YBL™ | What Lindsay's clients are saying...
"During my time as a Head Coach for the Chivas USA Team I had the opportunity to bring Lindsay to our team. The main reason was to introduce my players to Yoga. This is a discipline that helped the players to understand the balance between mind and body. Lindsay was extremely professional working with 25 men every week throughout the season and guide them to achieve very good results. Breathing, stretching and the body balance were some of the key components the players learned and enjoyed while working with this wonderful instructor."
~ Wilmer Cabrera | MLS Chivas USA Head Coach
"My name is Tom Gilson and I play Wide Receiver in the Arena Football League. In 2015 I played with the LA Kiss and had the pleasure of working with Lindsay for the entire season. I've done yoga before but not on a consistent basis and I've never done it during the season. Right away I noticed a big difference in how quickly I was able to recover each week. I saw a improvement in my flexibility, and I believe working with Lindsay each week was a big reason why I stayed healthy all season long. Lindsay did a great job of demonstrating each movement while also helping each one of us achieve proper technique in each stretch. In the future if I had the chance I would absolutely work with Lindsay again."
~ Tom Gilson | Wide Receiver | LA KISS + Portland Steel
"It has been a pleasure working with Lindsay these last few months. She not only has taken my flexibility to the next level but also gave me a much greater understanding of yoga. She is an amazing instructor/person. She makes yoga very easy to understand and keeps it loose enough to relax and be yourself. That does not mean she will not push you to your limit and more! I am very thankful to call her my coach and friend."
~ KC Serna | Shortstop, Philadelphia Phillies
"Lindsay is awesome, her fun outgoing personality is very motivating and contagious. Her yoga training helped me gain strength, flexibility, and balance to help improve my performance on the field. I believe her sessions also helped speed recovery along with keeping me injury free throughout the season!"
~ Tony Lockhead | MLS Chivas USA
"I started working with Lindsay while I was training for one of my marathons. As a consistent runner, often running 40-50 miles each week, I began to feel all of the tall tale signs of repetitive stress injuries: sore back & knees, tight hips & hamstrings. A friend urged me to try yoga as a complementary workout to my training routine, in which I was referred to Lindsay. Lindsay and I met once a week in private sessions and twice a week in a group sessions over the course of a few months. Our private sessions were designed specific to my goals as a runner, catering to the tighter areas within my body, slowly coaxing them to open and release in a safe way. I quickly noticed an increase in range in motion within my stride, a more balanced strength throughout my body and carriage, as well as a more focused mind. We also spent a lot of time coordinating breath work which correlated to my running routine, allowing me to tap into this meditative breath when I needed to reply on it most (especially around that 20 mile mark!). I would highly recommend Lindsay to anyone looking to add Yoga into their athletic conditioning routines."
~ Jennifer H. | Marathon Runner, Springfield, VA {photo at DisneyWorld Marathon, where Jennifer ran the Full, Half AND 5K in one weekend}
"Lindsay facilitated yoga sessions for students in our Clippers FIT program. Many of the students had no idea what yoga was, however Lindsay taught her sessions in a way that was so simple, and so fun! Her energy and sweet spirit are contagious - Our students continue to ask when they can do yoga with Lindsay!"
~ Latoya Jackson | Los Angeles Clippers
when i first met lindsay i was in bad shape. i had a knee-injury and my previous yoga classes weren't fun so i was hesitant to try a new instructor. but lindsay gave me new wings. lindsay's jovial personality and focused attention to my specific needs made me feel better both physically and spiritually. i can honestly say i am 100% better since i started working with her.
~ Rohitash Rao | Co-Author & Illustrator, Herbert's Wormhole & Creature Keepers
"Lindsay is a true “pro” in the field of Yoga. Her understanding of the human body, and personal touch combine together to create a positive healing environment. "
~ Tony Katzenmeier | Professional Basketball Athletic Trainer, Oklahoma City Thunder
"Linds, I think you are the greatest! You are like a best kept secret that I want people to know about!"
~ Angie Akers | Professional Volleyball Player & Netherlands National Beach Volleyball Asst. Coach
" I worked with Lindsay during my last season playing in the MLS. Through her sessions, she stressed the importance of a regent program, leading us through flexibility and recovery techniques, taking the tension out of the muscles letting us to recover quicker and preform better on the field. Preseason, we focused on balance and strength setting us up for the long season ahead. Her style of yoga is approachable, and while tough, easy to apply to our position. And she is tough on you when you are not flexible!"
~ Carlos Bocanegra | U.S. National Team Captain, Two-time MLS Defender of the Year, current Atlanta FC Technical Director
"Over the seasons, you get bumbs and bruises. Yoga takes the tension out of my body and stretches me out."
~ Dan Kennedy | Goalkeeper, Chivas USA + LA Galaxy
"My agent sent a few players and I to work with Lindsay and Kent before the NBA draft last year. It was my first time doing yoga. It was hard! It got right into the areas that were the tightest. I could see why guys get hooked on this – it’s so different than the lifting we do in the weight room and what we do on the court. Whew! I could tell a big difference in how stretched out and relaxed I felt by the time I left vs how tight they were when we started."
~ Collegiate Basketball Player & NBA Draft Candidate, Syracuse, NY
“As a former college athlete, I do not have the prototypical body-type for yoga: my shoulders, hips, chest, and back are all over built and fairly inflexibly. Worse, I have long-standing injuries that have left some joints less than stable. Lindsay’s instruction allowed me to work my way into a yoga practice that was both appropriate for my physical and mental state (as an inexperienced yogi). This was powerful, because it allowed me to address years of imbalance in a healthy manner. For those athletes seeking balance and centering, Lindsay offers a mode of teaching that will welcome you to yoga, while challenging you to improve in areas in which you might need the most change, but never knew.”
~ Miles Gerson | former Collegient Athlete, Wesleyan University + University of Wisconsin
"I have taken Lindsay's class every week for the last two years and wish it was offered every day!"
~ Anonymous, YogaWorks
"I love Lindsay’s yoga class. I’ve been doing sessions with her once or twice a week for the last few years, and I can tell you that I am a less stressed and more energetic person because of these classes. Lindsay is a very caring, gentle instructor who serves as a calming presence as you flow through the poses. The pacing and cadence of yoga practice with Lindsay is perfect. I always leave class feeling relaxed, refreshed, and in a better state of mind than when I walked in the door. If you are injured or prone to injury, Lindsay is the yoga instructor for you. She takes the time to help you find alternative poses or workarounds if a pose is too stressful or if it aggravates an injury. She is always happy to speak with her yogis before and after class and is thrilled with any opportunity to get to know students better so she can tailor the class to their needs. Highly recommended for anyone looking to practice yoga in the Westwood area."
Catherine P | U.C.L.A., Los Angeles, CA
"Practicing with Lindsay has truly been the most comprehensive and joyful of all my yogi experiences. As an Orthopedic Surgery Physician Assistant I hold anatomy at the core of my life and I was thrilled to have such knowledgeable professional taking me each class on such a fun journey. Whether you want a happy, free spirited experience or are looking for top of the line athletic strengthening you are going to find it with this fabulous woman. She has shown me that fitness, spirituality, and taking care of me can be accomplished in one arena. It has been a pleasure to find so much passion and warmth in this instructor."
Brianne Bennett | Orthopedic Surgery Physician Assistant
"First time doing Yoga and Lindsay, you are AWESOME!!! I’m hooked now."
Ashley A | U.C.L.A., Los Angeles, CA