Wendy Hassenpflug

Wendy, founder and owner of Vayu Yoga®, has over 25 years of experience teaching dance, movement, and somatic (mind-body) practices to students of all ages in both private and public sectors. Wendy holds a Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science, as well as a Master of Science in Kinesiology, with emphasis in dance. She has been a member of the dance faculty at College of the Canyons since 2006, and kinesiology faculty at California State University, Northridge since 2009. Prior to teaching higher education, Wendy taught high school dance programs for ten years in Texas, Nevada, and California. She is a former executive board member for the California Dance Education Association, and advocate for high-quality dance in secondary and higher education. She studied under Kent Bond, Ganga White and Tracey Rich with White Lotus Yoga Foundation, where she headed her 200-hour certificate. She also studied with numerous YogaWorks teachers to earn 300-hours, and has taught yoga since 2008. She holds certifications in personal training (NCEP), holistic nutrition (NCEP), Sound Healing Level 1, YogaWall Level 1 & 2, professional teaching licenses in Texas and Nevada (grades K-12), is a registered yoga teacher E-RYT200 (Yoga Alliance), 350 hours with Yoga Works, and certified Pilates® teacher (Pilates Method Alliance).