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Teachers

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SARAH MONTROSS / ALICE VIÉVILLE / RHIA ROBINSON / GIOCONDA PARKER 

Sarah Montross / Founder

Sarah has been practicing yoga since 2002, and teaching yoga since 2007. She started her yoga journey primarily practicing and teaching in the vinyasa style. Over the years, her practice has slowly evolved to be entirely influenced by teachers in the Iyengar method, and this shows in her alignment classes. She has traveled to India many times, usually taking students along for the profound journey. Sarah teaches in a way that honors yoga’s philosophical roots while making teachings relevant for the challenges of today’s student. Sarah teaches primarily alignment yoga and also Yoga Nidra and philosophy classes.

Sarah received her 200-hour certification from Laughing Lotus Yoga Center and her 500-hour certification from Yogamaya, both in New York City. Sarah is a Houston native who after graduating from the University of Houston started a long career in publishing. This career took her all over the country for work travel and also to Cincinnati, Austin, Chicago and New York to live. She has since left the publishing industry, grateful for all the years and what she experienced and gained, to focus her time and energy on bringing yoga to more students. 

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Alice Viéville

Alice began her daily Ashtanga practice in 2014 after a chance introduction to the method in Europe. Drawn to its discipline and depth, she began studying at Ashtanga Yoga Houston in 2016 and made her first trip to India that same year.

She met Paramaguru Sharath Jois in 2019 during a workshop in Stanford and later studied with him at the Sharath Yoga Center in Mysore in 2022. In 2023, she received Level 2 Authorization to teach.

Alice’s teaching is rooted in the traditional method, shaped by years of dedicated practice and mentorship. Originally from southeastern France, she also has a background in language education and brings warmth, clarity, and care to her teaching.

To register for Ashtanga Yoga classes, please visit the Mysore Houston site.

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Rhia Robinson

Motherhood, meditation, travel, writing, and deep reflection are ongoing sources of inspiration for Rhia, shaping both her life and her teaching. In her classes, the physical practice becomes a doorway into the subtle dimensions of yoga—inviting students to notice mental and emotional patterns, deepen awareness, and reconnect with their innate joy. 

Teaching since 2002, Rhia offers public and private classes, workshops, and teacher trainings. She holds certifications with Rod Stryker and continues to study deeply within the tradition.

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Gioconda Parker

Gioconda has been practicing and teaching yoga for over 27 years, and is still learning something new every day. Her enthusiasm for the practice is contagious and her dedication to yoga comes through in every class. Whether you are flowing in her artfully sequenced vinyasa classes, or moving through the layers in yin, her guidance and support keep you reproduced, steady and focused. In addition to decades of yoga training, she holds a Master’s Degree in Transpersonal Psychology and is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner.

Gioconda leads classes, retreats and teacher trainings around the world. When not traveling she teaches classes locally in Austin, Texas and has a therapy practice there as well. Find out more about her at www.giocondayoga.com.