Our Team Members

Owner/Operator of Yoga Kula Project, Trudee Sanbonmatsu, BS, AYT has been a student of yoga since 1991. She is a certified Yoga Instructor through Yoga Union and is trained in the arts of Thai Yoga Therapy and Reiki Healing. Additionally, she is a certified Ayurvedic Yoga Therapist.

She received her yoga certificate in Power yoga in Bogota, Colombia in 2015. After teaching yoga in multiple places around the world she decided to adventure to India for her second YTT where she is now certified in Ashtanga and Hatha yoga.

Melissa is an Anusara Elements Yoga teacher who loves weaving heart-centered themes into her alignment-based yoga practice. She enjoys creating accessible sequences for yogis of all levels. Her sequences integrate asana, breath work, meditation, as well as restorative elements for a comprehensive experience to improve strength, flexibility, and balance.

Joie Astudillo fell in love with the mountains and snow of Utah. Argentinean by birth, she dove into the world of yoga 10 years ago. She attended The Integrated School of Yoga in Salt Lake City and studied the Purna Yoga Method, meaning to “integrate or combine.”

Ann Debenham Phillips, Ann1has been passionate about yogic practices for many years. She completed her Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training in India and enjoys teaching yoga and meditation.

Jenna has been an avid yogi since 2010 and completed her comprehensive Yoga Teacher Training through Yogaworks Houston; strongly influenced by Anusara, Forrest and Baptiste yoga styles. She is, also, an experienced Reiki Master and received her Master III training from the Usui System of Natural Healing.

Emily Podschweit dove hard into her yogic journey after multiple knee injuries and surgeries from years of damage from volleyball. She received her BA in Miami at Florida International University where she played D1 beach volleyball.