making a difference
Our mission at DelSol is to give people life long skill sets to find and access their own personal power and Divine Truth. In order to do that you need a tribe of knowledgeable, compassionate, and loving people. Every teacher at Del Sol was once a student at Del Sol. They are inspired to move you to be the best version of you and honor you exactly where you are.
Our Yoga Teachers
The greatest most enlightened teacher in the room....is you, in your body.
Claudia Castro-Leverett
Yoga Teacher, & Teacher Trainer, Owner, 500Hr Experienced Yoga Teacher, Yoga Alliance continuing education provider, Vegan Chef
Claudia has been teaching her love of yoga for the past 20+ years. She has studied Meditation, Vinyasa, Bhakti/Devotion and Mantra with those she considers her beloved teachers and mentors: Brigitte, Jonny Kest, Sharon Gannon & David Life with Jivamukti, Vanessa Stone, and Jai Uttal & Nubia Teixeira. Besides teaching, she has been leading teacher trainings, retreats, and plant based cooking. She is passionate about offering a pathway...
moreThomas Leverett
yoga teacher, & teacher trainer, owner, 500hr experienced yoga teacher, yoga alliance continuing education provider,
Thomas teaches with a deep understanding that people have the capacity to tap into their sacred selves and find real freedom. Understanding this Truth he fills his classes with the motivation and space to allow people to explore their inner world while finding strength, fluidity, and resilience in their outer world. He has been sharing yoga teachings for the past 6 years and copartners in leading retreats and 200hr and 300...
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Yoga Teacher, 500 Hour RYT
Jan understands yoga as a "life science", encompassing and influencing everything from diet to the approach and reaction of the world around you. The asana, diet, meditation and pranayama of the yogic lifestyle help peel away layer upon layer and helps one discover themselves, your "true self".
She teaches yoga because she loves helping others live healthier. Her mantra is "smile and be happy".
moreAlia Alsaffar
Yoga Teacher, 500 Hour RYT
Alia has been doing yoga the better part of almost 8 years now, finding spiritual solace and emotional strength thru its practice. Upon first trying out yoga, she felt an immediate connection to the postures, missing the passion with movement her dance background once provided. Alia teaches Sol Burn and appreciates the sense of therapeutic release it offers not only thru fluid, almost dance like movements but also in its deeper teachings...
moreZita Healy
Yoga Teacher, 200 Hour RYT
Zita attended her first “Yoga Temple” at Del Sol in 2016. From that moment she was “hooked” on the style of yoga offered by this unique studio. She initially embraced yoga@Del Sol for the physical and mental challenges expertly woven through each class. But what inspired her to cultivate a daily practice was the ability to transform her “time on the mat” into a “moving mediation” – a means of turning inward by connecting the breath with body...
moreHarper Connell
yoga teacher 200 hour ryt
Harper stopped by Del Sol one morning in 2017, about six months after her third child was born. After that first morning, she began showing up over and over, hooked by the people and energy of this place. She started to find pieces herself in the spiritual, emotional, and physical meditation this unique studio offers. She continues to be incredibly grateful for the practice and community of Del Sol. She completed her 200 Hour Yoga Teacher...
moreFaye Sokol
yoga teacher, 500 hour ryt
Faye began practicing Yoga at Del Sol in summer 2021 and was immediately touched by the spirit of the practice. Inspired by the unique and purposeful teachings of Claudia and Thomas, she quickly dove into their 200 and 300 hour teacher trainings. Now 500 hour certified, she hopes to share the great love and resilience Yoga provides with others.
Faye has been working with children since she was 12 years old, babysitting and more recently...
moreMichele Shipley
yoga teacher, 500 hour ryt
Michele Shipley
yoga teacher, RYT 500
Michele was a dancer early on in life, prior to transitioning to the corporate world. She discovered the power of yoga in 2002 and continued evolving in her practice as it became a healing mechanism for her chronic pain. Yoga profoundly impacted Michele – providing not only physical pain relief but aligning the mind, body, and spirit connection. She completed a Forrest Yoga Teacher Training...
moreKatie Hallberg
yoga teacher, 300 hour ryt
Katie began practicing yoga while training for triathlons. She continues to cycle, hike, snow ski and snow shoe. Her advocacy of wellness has led her to becoming a certified personal trainer and nutrition coach.
moreAngie Embry
yoga teacher, 200 hour ryt
Angie has been practicing yoga for over 4 years at Del Sol. Her journey began in 2020, just before the start of the pandemic, and it became a daily practice during a 30-day yoga challenge in April of that year. Since then, her passion and practice have grown stronger, leading her to complete the 200 hour yoga teaching training course at Del Sol.
The yoga works. Connecting breath and movement while learning to quiet the mind has...
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Thomas Leverett
Sifu
Sifu Thomas Leverett is a 10th Generation practitioner of the Northern Shaolin 7 Star Praying Mantis system of Kung Fu. He began his training in 1997 while completing his B.A. degree from the University of Texas Austin in Anthropology and Archaeology. After training for 6 months, Thomas was asked by his teacher to become an instructor and help teach some of the classes.
It was during this time that he discovered his own passion for...
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