Steph Gongora (@casa_colibri) is a yoga and aerial arts teacher
currently based in Uvita, Costa Rica. She completed her first formal 200HR training with Meghan Currie in Nicaragua, and continued to pursue an additional 300HR training with Christina Sell at The San Marcos School of Yoga. When living in Austin, she regularly attended additional training and one on one work with Erinn Lewis of Sukha Yoga, and recently started another online 200HR with Alanna Kaivalya.

An athlete her whole life, Steph practiced gymnastics until high school, taught pole fitness and aerial dance during college (where she majored in Biology and Chemistry), and started a serious daily yoga practice over five years ago. Her teaching style combines precise breakdowns of form and anatomical cuing, with a creative flow style, stressing unusual transitions and authentic movement practices. She has developed a deep love and respect for inversions of all kinds, and is the author of multiple books including – The Beginner’s Guide to Handstand, The Beginner’s Guide to Handstand Pressing, and TheBeginner’s Guide to Starting a Yoga Practice.

Steph is happily married with 3 furry children and moved down to Costa Rica in the Fall of 2016 to start construction on a Functional Med/Yoga retreat center on the South Pacific coast. When she isn’t doing yoga, she enjoys reading, writing, anything outdoors, and spending time with her little family.