Whitney Allen

Whitney began her teaching career in 2003 right here at Center for Yoga, and has taught classes here ever since. In 2016, Whitney became a founding teacher for Wanderlust Hollywood, taught festivals for the company, and served as the music supervisor for Wanderlust for the next 3 years. She also continued to teach for YogaWorks and Equinox. When the pandemic hit, Whitney and her partner moved part time to a small town in the state of Michigan, on the Lake Michigan coast, and now is based there for 6 months a year. When in LA, you can find her here at CFY with students she’s known for 20 years, plus new faces, sharing the tradition of this beautiful practice together. A recent battle with breast cancer has given her relationship to yoga a whole new perspective and depth. Her classes are challenging but inclusive, with a focus on agility and flow, keeping the body vibrant. Her dedicated practice has mostly been shaped by her devotion to Ashtanga Yoga, but she’s always been willing to try new things on the mat, and loves all forms of movement (lately it’s Tracy Anderson Method and lifting heavy weights!) Before becoming a yoga teacher, Whitney worked as a Broadway performer in New York. One longtime student described her class as “the perfect blend of the gym, therapy, and church.”