Juliana Zappitell

Juliana Zappitell is a certified E-RYT 200/YACEP Vinyasa and Yin Yoga instructor from Santa Barbara, CA. She specializes in trauma-informed practices. Juliana was introduced to yoga in 2012 in by a close friend and since she has found solace in her practice during significant life transitions. Juliana started her own yoga community when she moved across the country during the global pandemic. She facilitated a safe space for UC Santa Barbara students living in uncertain times to move their body and connect with each other. She did this through starting a wellness blog and incorporating weekly hybrid yoga and meditation classes. As businesses began to re-open, she stumbled upon Yoga Soup and immediately felt at home. She has taught there for the past year and is now running a women's circle and hosting a retreat in Mexico. She furthered her understanding of the mind-body connection by completing an "Anatomy of Trauma" training and taking several courses in Hinduism and Psychology.

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