Daniele Gates & Monica Monfrey

Teaches at Yinsa Yoga

Daniele Gates - Founder of Yinsa
After exhausting every possible wellness channel available, Daniele found yoga in 2010 as a way to balance out the crazy lifestyle of a public school teacher and a single parent in NYC. She received her 200-hour certification from PURE Yoga in 2014, and has since completed additional training in Yin, Therapeutics, Sound Therapy, and Ayurveda. In addition, she creates ayurvedic skincare products and teachers private yoga, meditation, and ayurvedic wellness workshops and classes all over the city and Long Island.

Monica Monfrey - The Wellthy Teacher
As a dancer and former athlete, Monica finds the body is a tool of communication, one that transcends words. Her love of movement was equaled by her love of literature leading her to major in Literature and Dance in college. Post college and years working in higher education she found herself teaching high school English, sharing her love for literacy with urban youth. But the loss of her father found her looking for something different. She found this in the yoga studio and in the practice of yoga a way to calm her body and her mind. With yoga she was able to access power in actions and in stillness. This enabled her to find new ways to bring her truth alive and to share it with others. Monica invites you to join her, whether you are new to yoga or advanced in your practice, to tune into the body and breath through creative, powerful series leading to well-deserved relaxation and restoration. Monica completed her 200 hour training at Sacred Brooklyn under Stephanie Battle, Dara Cole, and Rachel Costello. She is registered with Yoga Alliance.