Paula Vera

About

Paula Vera was born in Colombia and has called New Rochelle home for over 25 years. She has been practicing yoga since 2000, and in 2022 completed her RYT200 Yoga Instructor training at WYOGa Teacher Training under the guidance of Wendy and Samantha. In 2024, she continued her studies with Radhi Yoga and Julian at a school in Colombia.

Paula is also a Reiki Master, having trained with Lisa Pearls at the Phoenix Rising Wellness Center, and has studied Prana Nidra with Andrei Ram.

Through yoga, Paula found a profound calling: to teach in Spanish — specifically for and within her community. Her mission is to reach those who speak the language, those unfamiliar with the practice and its benefits, and those who simply need a safe space to find themselves — a space where language is no barrier, because yoga speaks a universal language: the love for the practice itself.

Her classes focus on connecting with the present moment through breath, mindfulness, and a loving awareness of the body — exploring the realization that we are healers by nature, always honoring the true essence of yoga: the union of mind, body, and spirit.

"If you are breathing, you are already practicing yoga; inhaling and exhaling is the only certainty we have of the present moment — right here, right now."