Martina Phillips

Martina Phillips has practiced yoga since 1991 and has been teaching since 2015. A Level 2 Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher (CIYT) and Yoga Alliance RYT 500, she is dedicated to sharing the transformative power of yoga with students of all ages and abilities.

Martina has studied with senior Iyengar Yoga teachers around the world, including extensive travel throughout India, Nepal, and Europe. Her path has been shaped by many years of study with her longtime mentor, Julie Lawrence, and by her ongoing weekly online classes with Abhijata Iyengar since 2020. She has also studied mantra sadhana with Gitte Bechsgaard, deepening her appreciation for the philosophical and devotional traditions that enrich yoga practice.

Martina loves creating a welcoming environment where students feel supported, challenged, and inspired to explore yoga with confidence and curiosity. Her teaching combines thoughtful sequencing, precise alignment, intelligent use of props, and a sense of humor to help each student discover greater strength, stability, ease, and self-awareness. Rooted in the Iyengar tradition and inspired by a lifelong love of yoga and Hindu philosophy, she is passionate about making the practice accessible, meaningful, and transformative—both on and off the mat.