There are a growing number of black yoga teachers with online classes especially due to the coronavirus pandemic. Even though yoga is for all, representation matters. It is affirming to practice with teachers that represent your image. Anything that can maximize black healing and health is needed in today’s world.


Bias and systemic racism contribute to trauma, mental illnesses, diseases, and death disproportionately impact African-Americans. According to the CDC, African-Americans are more likely to die early from all causes and are 20% more likely to suffer psychological distress than white counterparts. The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery are a reminder that racism runs deep and it is systemic in the United States (and, unfortunately, in other countries too).


Accessible, location-independent tools can maximize black health and empower a healthy, happy, and fulfilled life. Join these black yoga teachers with online classes to maximize your health regardless of your location.

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Starbird (Raleigh, NC)

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Starbird discovered yoga while in the midst of recovering from alcohol addiction. She is endlessly inspired by the natural flow of the universe, as well as helping others connect with themselves. Her classes are a mix of spirituality, strength building, and keepin it real.

She also uses her Instagram to inspire others through asana, and it has been featured in Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, MindBodyGreen, and The Huffington Post. She is eternally grateful for the peace and clarity she has found through yoga, and looks forward to sharing her passion with as many awesome people as possible.

Online classes:

  • Black Girl Magic Yoga
  • How to Pigeon Pose
  • Introduction to Yoga
  • Introduction to Inversions: A 3-Part Series
  • And, over a dozen others!

Follow Starbird on Instagram: @lotus_the_flower_so_bomb


Hortencia Campbell (Houston, TX)

[Black Yoga Teacher] Hortencia Campbell

After witnessing her mother use self-awareness practices and an alkaline, plant-based diet to cure herself of a rare form of cancer and type 2 diabetes, the trajectory of Hortencia “Tenci” Campbell’s life changed forever.

That day planted a seed in her of devotion to holistic wellness that inspires others to create their own well-being, define their own destiny, live for freedom, and feel free to BE… any and everything they choose. 

Tenci is a Certified Kemetic (Ancient Egyptian) Yoga Teacher, a holistic healer, a performing artist, and above all, a Freedom Seeker. Tenci and her husband, Maurice “Sol Xprsn” Clark, have created, Ufulu Child, a home for Freedom Seekers worldwide rooted in handcrafted arts and wellness experiences.

Online classes:

  • Introduction to Kemetic Yoga
  • A Deeper Look at Kemetic Yoga
  • Kemetic Yoga: Morning Rejuvenation & Self-Discovery
  • And, over 5 other Kemetic Yoga classes!

Follow Tenci: @ufuluchild


Tiana Hill (Scottsdale, AZ)

[Black Yoga Teacher] Tiana Hill

Tiana Hill is a 200-hour certified yoga instructor. Tiana started practicing yoga over a decade ago. Though, seven years ago her practice became a way of life as she was looking to deepen her understanding and grow on a personal level. Yoga keeps her balanced and emotionally at peace, most times! It is a practice!

In her classes, Tiana fuses her Ashtanga background with vinyasa, creating a powerful flow with longer holds.

Tiana is a mother to two beautiful souls, a vegan for the animals, and a native Phoenician, where she enjoys vegetable gardening, and raising her menagerie that includes 2 dogs and 7 chickens!

Online classes:

  • Yoga for Self-Care
  • Yoga for Strength & Flexibility
  • Quick & Easy Green Juice Recipe
  • And, many more

Follow Tiana: @tianahilllivewellbewell


Jessica Young (Cambridge, MA)

[Black Yoga Teacher] Jessica Young

Jessica Young started practicing yoga in college to help her deal with the stresses of student life and to cope with debilitating depression. Since 2006, she’s developed a practice that has sustained her on life’s journey. In 2010, she began studying at Tejas Yoga in Chicago, where she completed her 200-hour teacher training. Jessica is devoted to crafting yoga experiences that create a safe, balanced and engaging experience for every level of practitioner. She has found yoga to be a tool for connection, integration and a deep connection to the self and the Divine.

Online Classes:

  • Yoga Nidra
  • 10-Minute Guided Meditation for Calmness and Centeredness
  • Alternate Nostril Breathing
  • Sun Salutations Tutorial
  • Bedtime Yoga
  • And, more!

Follow Jessica: @jessmyoung


Erica Rascon (Cumming, GA)

[Black Yoga Teacher] Erica Rascon

Deeply Rooted Wellness + Yoga founder, Erica Rascon, is a 200-hr RYT yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance. She is currently a 300-hr YTT candidate. She specializes in integrated wellness, which unites the physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of health in pursuit of wholeness.

Online Classes:

  • Chair Yoga
  • Arm Balancing
  • Restorative Yoga + Meditation
  • Grounding Restorative Yoga
  • Working into Wheel
  • And, more!

Follow Erica: @ericarasconyoga


Bria Hamlet (San Diego, CA)

[Black Yoga Teacher] Bria Hamlet

After experiencing a traumatic health event, Bria began to explore yoga for stress management – the physical benefits were just an added bonus. Four years later, she would complete her yoga teacher training through Pilgrimage of the Heart, a well-regarded yoga studio in San Diego. Through Ashtanga-Vinyasa fusion, Bria’s classes encourage mindfulness in movement.

Bria also is a certified health education specialist and is passionate about holistic mind-body wellness. Bria also offers private lessons for local students.

Online classes:

  • How to Forward Fold
  • How Pyramid Pose
  • How to Staff Pose
  • How to Warrior I Pose

Follow Bria: @justbrifree


Sherrell Moore-Tucker (Upper Marlboro, MD)

[Black Yoga Teacher] Sherrell Moore-Tucker

During her enlistment in the Army, Sherrell began experiencing excruciating pain in her lower back. She was in her early 20s and had never experienced a health challenge like this before. She was in pain, unable to run PT tests, and depression set in. Turns out, it was arthritis. Her doctor recommended yoga and that recommendation and a recommitment to her faith transformed her life and opened the door to healing mind, body, spirit.

Since 2010, she has been educating communities and businesses about various forms of yoga, meditation, and breathing techniques for addressing stress, social and health-related trauma, as a form of self-care. Her local and global community service efforts include work with her non-profit, The Vet Space, local and international MindBody FAITH retreats, various faith-based organizations, churches, and missionary work in Africa, to include her honorable active duty service with the U.S. Army.

Online Classes:

  • Deep Stretch Yoga for Beginners
  • Faith & Flow Yoga

Follow Sherrell: @sherrellmooretucker


Wambui Njuguna-Räisänen (Helsinki, Finland)

[Black Yoga Teacher] Wambui

Wambui has been an Ashtanga yoga teacher and practitioner for nearly a decade. She was authorized to teach the Primary Series by R. Sharath Jois in 2016 and currently practices with Sharmila Desai at Ashtanga Yoga Morjim, Goa.

She began teaching Ashtanga yoga in 2011 at the Ashtanga Yoga School of Helsinki and leads regular workshops in Finland and Sweden. In addition, she co-teaches on workshops and retreats with senior Ashtanga yoga teacher, Petri Räisänen, who is also her husband. Together, Petri and Wambui approach the practice of Ashtanga yoga from a gently healing, inclusive and therapeutic perspective. 

When not practicing and advocating for accountability and radical self-honesty, Wambui is at home (and on the road) with her family, practicing the seventh series! She believes in travel as a wonderful way to keep her children’s worldview open, before setting roots down to write more and plant a lemon grove.

Online classes:

  • Introduction to Ashtanga Yoga
  • Desk Yoga Detox

Jasiri Nkalati (Washington D.C.)

[Black Yoga Teacher] Jasiri Nkalati

Jasiri Nkalati is a Transformational Wellness Coach and has been cultivating her craft for the past 10 years. She works with women both nationally and internationally that are passionate about living a full life but also struggle with turbulent and addictive behaviors connected to food, mind-body awareness, and self (inner) worth. As a coach, she provides them with personalized tools that help empower their choices around establishing vibrant lifestyles through movement prayers, yoga, wholesome medicinal foods, and transformative wellness coaching. Her training and certifications include Health Coach certification via the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, 200 hour yoga teacher training and certification with International Yoga Instructor Faith Hunter, first level Thai Yoga Massage certification, two-time featured chef at the USDA Farmer’s Market, and CPR/AED certification. The greatest part of her wealth is her passion and commitment to guiding you in living your best life!

Online class:

  • Release. Relax. Renew.

Follow Jasiri: @askjasiri


Jo-Jo Jackson (Nashville, TN)

[Black Yoga Teacher] Jo-Jo Jackson

The Yogi Bassist, Yoga & Ayurveda founder Jo-Jo Jackson is a Yoga Teacher & Ayurvedic Counselor based in Nashville, Tennessee. As a Vedic wellness practitioner, Jo-Jo’s aim is to move students—and herself—on the path of self-inquiry in order to discover their highest Truth, and she encourages students to seek liberation from what is holding us back.

Jo-Jo teaches with an Ayurvedic approach to create balance in the body, peace in the mind and unity with the soul. Her vinyasa classes are dynamic, vigorous, playful and creative; her restorative classes are grounding, relaxing, centering and peaceful. Yet whether she’s teaching vinyasa or restorative yoga, Jo-Jo always guides students back to steady witnessing of their own body-mind-spirit connection through establishing subtle inner awareness and developing a sense of curiosity, courage and compassion for their efforts.

Jo-Jo’s delighted to have the knowledge and ability to spread the simple, practical and intuitive wisdom of these ancient practices, and help cultivate conscious living in her community.

Online class:

  • New Moon Vinyasa Slow Flow + Guided Meditation
  • Full Moon Practice + Guided Meditation and Breathwork
  • Grounding Practice for Vata Dosha

Follow Jo-Jo: @yogibassist


Biola Akanni (Seattle, WA)

[Image] Biola Akanni, Founder of Trap Vinyasa (TM)

Biola Akanni is a 200 hour RYT certified Vinyasa yoga instructor, lifestyle healer and YouTuber for Yoga by Biola where she shares empowering yoga sequences and enlightening tips on how to liberate the mind and body. A bhakti yogi with a Bikram background, Biola’s soulful practice fuses fluid Vinyasa with meditative breathing and mindful flourishes to awaken the body. Motivational aspects encourage the celebration of incremental change, while leaning into areas of growth compassionately. The Nigerian-American self-love advocate is also the founder of TrapVinyasa (TM).

Online Classes: 

  • Yoga for Neck & Shoulders

Follow Biola: @yogabybiola


Jerrell Simpson (Chicago, IL)

[Image] Jerrell Simpson, Family Yoga

Meet Jerrell Simpson, founder of The Flow Up, Certified Yoga Instructor and Nature Enthusiast. Jerrell’s yoga journey started five years ago after the birth of her second child. Initially, she sought out yoga for strength, flexibility and stress relief. Over time, her path led to a more mindful union between mind, body + spirit. Jerrell holds an affinity for Vinyasa, a style of yoga, linking mindfulness to sequencing and connecting breath to posture in a very special way. It wasn’t long before Jerrell’s love of yoga organically poured into her family time routine. She found the benefits of practicing yoga with her children improved their body awareness and compassion for others around them. Jerrell is enthused to share the tools she’s learned and to inspire other families to connect through yoga and mindfulness.

Online classes:

  • Family Yoga

Follow Jerrell: @dreadlockyogi


Malikia Robertson (Raleigh, NC)

[Image] Malikia Robertson

Malikia Robertson is a certified Yoga Guide located in Raleigh, NC. She is owner and operator of Yoga 4 Us, LLC.

She is living breathing proof that yoga is for everyone. Her goal is to break down the barriers you may have built up between you and yourself. Her vision is to help further the mind shift within the Black community in terms of self-care, wellness, nutrition, and mindset. She is driven by the desire to create judgement free zones for others to cultivate their self-care regimens. She strives to create spaces where we can walk our wellness journeys at our own individual paces. Leave your ideas and perceptions of what yoga is supposed to look, sound, and feel like and arrive as a clean slate! It is beyond time to declare without hesitation that yoga is for us, including us, especially us…all of us!

Online class:

  • Menstrual Ease Yoga

Follow Malikia: @yoga4usofficial


Deylynn (Hampton Roads, VA)

Deylynn is a Certified Hatha Yoga Instructor with a specialized certification in Curvy Yoga.

Through her teachings and personal mantras, she’s working to spread the message that Yoga is for everyBODY. By showcasing accessible poses and supportive modifications, she aims to break down barriers of limitations that often prevent curvier bodies from believing that Yoga can benefit their wellness needs. Deylynn’s mission is to provide a safe space and a supportive entry point into embracing the full benefits of yoga. 

Online class:

  • Nurture Your Light

Tosin Adeniyi (Porto, Portugal)

[Black Yoga Teacher] Tosin Adeniyi

Tosin Adeniyi is a former division one athlete who found yoga through sports. As a newly motivated yoga instructor, Tosin looks to help athletes of all levels to connect their mind and body to maximize performance on the court, field, and in everyday life.

Tosin completed her 200-hour teacher training September of 2019 and has been teaching (online and in person) ever since. Tosin enjoys inspiring others to improve wellness and commit to long-term health through her instagram (@tosin_adeniyi13). Tosin’s style of teaching and classes are energetic, spicy, and “zen with some flair”.

Online class:

  • Yoga for Athletes: Flexibility for Quads & Hamstrings
  • Yoga for Athletes: Back & Shoulders

Follow Tosin: @tosin_adeniyi13


Kendra Payne (New York, NY)

[Black Yoga Teacher] Kendra Payne
Kendra Payne, the founder of Brown Girl In Balance, is a 500 hr certified yoga teacher, Ayurvedic coach, and herbalist. She has been teaching yoga for the past 8 years and recently began the process of opening an inclusive wellness space in the Catskills of New York. 
 
Kendra specializes in bringing the ancient practice of yoga and Ayurveda into our very modern lives. These timeless practices have helped people find balance for hundreds of years and through the constant discovery of the practice, we can also find balance. 
 
When Kendra’s not teaching yoga you can find her camping, dancing at music festivals, and traveling the world.
 
Online class:
  • Introduction to Ayurveda

Follow Kendra: @browngirlinbalance


Nikki Dixon-Ewing (Houston, TX)

[Black Yoga Teacher] Nikki Dixon-Ewing

Rose Garden Vibez creator, Nikki Dixon-Ewing is a 200-hour RYT Yoga Instructor with yoga alliance. She is currently in Houston where she teaches at a number of yoga studios.

Nikki has a love for meditation which she often shares via workshops as a means to introduce the metal and spiritual health benefits of both yoga and meditation. She discovered yoga while trying to heal from a knee injury. After realizing she was able to fully recover on her own through yoga, she adopted the practice as a lifestyle and later sought out her teaching certification. 

Today, Nikki offers private sessions and free community classes all while teaching at studios. Her classes are Vinyasa-based with a slower pace designed to feel the body working on every level; stimulating a deep stretch, toning, and strengthening. Nikki feels her classes cultivate a sense of empowerment by clearing the mind and feeling the body work with you instead of against you, which is how the true healing begins.

Online class:

  • 10-Minute Guided Meditation for Stress & Anxiety
  • Breathing Techniques to Relieve Stress & Anxiety

Follow Nikki: @rgvyoga


Chanel (Jackson, GA)

[Black Yoga Teacher] Chanel Sledge

Chanel helps women find calm in the chaos of life through a playful but safe yoga practice.

Most days you can find her on her yoga mat trying not to trip over my sweet fur baby, her face buried in a good book, seeking new adventures to share with her baby girl, or on my search for the world’s best spaghetti. 

People often refer to her as the super optimistic and vivacious girl who loves to make people laugh.

Along with her energetic nature, she’s super passionate about playing her part to end the obesity epidemic in the U.S.A. and environmental sustainability.

Online class:

  • 15-Minute Midday Reset

Follow Chanel: @chanel_sledge


Katrina Long (Los Angeles, CA)

[Black Yoga Teacher] Katrina Long

Katrina Long (She), the founder of Manifesting M.E. Wellness, is a clinical social worker, holistic therapist, creator, traveler, runner, and yogi.  She is a native of Inglewood, California who has always had a passion for helping others to see the light in their struggles and the strengths in their differences.  Through her own struggles, Katrina has learned that wellness is a constant, ever-changing journey which we manifest through our daily work to heal ourselves and those around us on a holistic level.  It is through her healing journey that she became inspired to create holistic healing services that are accessible to all and hold space for others to actualize their own healing.

Online classes:

  • Trauma-informed yoga
  • Yoga for Burnout

Follow Katrina: @manifestingmewellness


Shavaun Evans (Louisville, KY)

[Black Yoga Teacher] Shavaun Evans

Shavaun Evans teaches Hatha, Yin, and Vinyasa yoga. She began practicing yoga in 2012 with a small group class in her Washington, DC neighborhood. After sharing practice together, students shared conversation and a vegetarian meal together, helping Shavaun see the possibilities for creating community around the mat. She eventually moved back to her hometown of Louisville, KY and enrolled in Eternal Health Yoga’s 200-hour teacher training program. She soon began teaching yoga to her family, friends, and neighbors, reminding her of the powerful healing and community-building possibilities of yoga and meditation. Shavaun teaches weekly at Eternal Health Yoga in Louisville, KY, and offers community classes for grassroots organizations including Outdoor Afro Kentucky and Play Cousins Collective. Online class:

  • Intro to Yin Yoga
  • Yin Yoga at the Wall

Practicing as little as five minutes a day can be life-changing. Whether you want to trim down, tone up, gain flexibility, increase your energy, or find inner peace, these teachers have you covered.

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