YOGA…

Yoga is for everyone. I am devoted to creating safe, grounded, and beneficial experiences for all levels and all bodies. I have been professionally trained in Heart Inspired Hatha, and feel strongly about connecting with nature, mindful movement, breath, and community.  

To the best of my ability, I practice presence, teach from personal experience and the heart, and attune to nature.

I am humbled and grateful to be a teacher and enjoy living yoga. I believe that inspiring personal practice is key! The greatest teacher is the one singing and dancing in your own heart. Yoga is a lifelong journey with the self, and this journey is about discovering our true potential in relationships and in the world. I look forward to sharing the practice.

-Erica Hartnick RYT 500 / E-RYT 200 / YACEP

 Here is what some of her students are saying:

"Erica's yoga retreat not only benefited my physical yoga practice, but my inner yogi as well. She offers so much inspiration and insight on things that will help you on and off your mat. I could not have asked for a better week and am so happy I had the opportunity to be a part of it. " -Jessica Freiden

"Erica Hartnick has a beautiful way of teaching yoga. She has a way of connecting you to what is happening in the world by bringing compassion, love or simply thought, but also bringing that connection to yourself. She has a strong love for nature which shines through in her practice. Erica truly inspires me and teaches from a place of love."  -Kylee Young

"She works hard, puts her heart and soul into her teaching, and then laughs at herself during class. It's a wonderful balance to be in the presence of, and the yoga is amazing!"  -Kyle Connally

LIFE PATH…

Erica took her first asana class in 2001. She began to become more curious about yoga but it was not until several years later that she committed to a regular practice. Her practice allowed her to find restoration and balance from many years of action sports. She completed her first 200 hour training at Yandara Institute in 2010. In 2016, she completed a 300 hour Living Yoga Alchemy training and a 100 hour Ayurveda course. 

She feels blessed to have the opportunity to study and practice with many amazing teachers.

She first started teaching yoga in California in 2011 where she developed a winter yoga program at Kirkwood Mountain. She also organizes summer outdoor yoga meetups in South Lake Tahoe.

She has been a seasonal resident yoga teacher in Costa Rica, Morocco, Fiji, and Indonesia, and has designed and hosted over a dozen retreats in southern Costa Rica.

She snowboarded regularly for over 10 years and continues to passionately learn from surfing and the sea.

Some life highlights include; working at a Heli-Ski Lodge in Alaska, teaching yoga at a remote eco surf retreat in Sumba, and solo backpacking the Tahoe Rim Trail.  

She has taken courses in CPR, First Aid, AIARE Avalanche I + II, Wilderness First Responder. Freediving I + II, and Lifestyle Herbalism. She has completed a Permaculture Design Course and can converse in Spanish. 

She is the Founder and Co-Creator of Yoga Trade (worldwide yoga jobs, events, and community) and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business from Menlo College.  

She enjoys sharing experiences and inspiration through writing and her work has been featured in several top publications, including Elephant Journal, Tahoe Quarterly, WeTravel, and Yoganonymous. Erica has been a sponsored athlete + ambassador for Carve Designs since 2006.