MIND BODY BADASS OFFERS CUSTOMIZED PRIVATE YOGA, MEDITATION, AND SOUND HEALING CLASSES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — NOW BOOKING 2025!
Mind Body Badass
mind-body wellness for the badass yogi
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MIND BODY BADASS
At Mind Body Badass, we’re proud to have a team of professional yoga instructors who are the best of the best in San Diego, Palm Springs, Los Angeles, and beyond!
Our teachers are committed to helping you unlock your inner strength, find peace, and become the best version of yourself. Each member of the Mind Body Badass private yoga team brings a unique blend of expertise, energy, and heart to every class, ensuring that you receive the highest quality instruction and support on your yoga journey. Whether you’re a seasoned yogi or brand new to the mat, our instructors are here to meet you where you are and guide you toward your goals with compassion, encouragement, and a whole lot of badassery.
Get to know our team below and join us on the mat for a transformative experience that leaves you feeling empowered, rejuvenated, and ready to conquer the world!
Mind Body Badass Owner and CEO, Yoga, Meditation + Fitness Instructor, Sound Healer
Amy Baack is the creator + leader of Mind Body Badass, with over a decade of experience leading group wellness classes. Her warmth and professionalism make every session with her a truly special experience. She has a passion for spreading wellness and helping others reclaim their inner badass.
Amy started out working as a television writers’ assistant on shows in Los Angeles after graduating from USC film school. When she realized she needed to make a big change to improve her health and her life, she left the entertainment industry and started teaching full-time in 2014.
Amy has taught yoga, fitness, and meditation nationwide—everywhere from Sunset Cliffs in San Diego to the Aulani Disney Resort on Oahu. She has a diverse education and background, with certifications in yoga, Meditation, barre, spin, Lagree, paddleboard yoga, aerial yoga, and more! She is also a Sound Healer with a strong musical background and grounding energy. Amy brings a positive, upbeat energy to all her classes while teaching mind-body awareness and proper form and alignment—rooted in heart.
Yoga + Fitness Instructor, Sound Healer
Danielle MacGregor is a San Diego-based yoga & barre instructor, sound healer, and retreat leader who brings movement—and mindfulness—to wherever she goes. With a 500-hour RYT from Yoga Alliance and a background in barre and fitness training, she teaches with grounding energy, expert alignment, and a generous sense of play.
Originally from Seattle, Danielle has shared her teachings around the globe—from leading retreats in Bali, Mexico, and Thailand to hosting yoga classes for bachelorettes and private groups here in San Diego. She’s the creator behind Move with Danielle and Get Stretched SD, where she offers hands-on stretch recovery sessions. Danielle has a strong passion for full-body activation, intentional recovery, and joyful connection.
Yoga Instructor + Reiki Practitioner
Amanda Joy Coleman, MPH, RYT is our queen of all things Yoga, Reiki, and Animal Energy Healing in San Diego. Amanda is an internationally experienced yoga instructor and reiki energy healing practitioner. She has lived around the world and taught in places such as sailboats in French Polynesia, villages of Fiji, and retreats in New Zealand.
Amanda holds her Masters in Public Health in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention and dreams of opening a healing center for people and animals in the future. Amanda’s charming personality and relaxing aura bring bliss to all her San Diego classes. You can find her teaching Dog Yoga classes all over Southern California, as well as private sessions and events with her company Joy Healing Collective!
Yoga + Meditation Instructor, Sound Healer, Reiki Practitioner
Madi Creese is a welcoming and unfiltered holistic healer who offers yoga, reiki, guided meditation and sound healing. She’s been practicing these different modalities for over a decade and brings a warmth and realness to her sessions that make everyone feel like they belong.
Her classes are filled with compassion, patience, body awareness, and a sense of playfulness. Madi guides students to be present by connecting with their breath, to become aware of their bodies, and to flow in a way that helps them uncover their own strength, grace, healing abilities and infinite potential.
Yoga + Fitness Instructor
Daisee Duran has been teaching yoga since 2022, and since then it has allowed her to connect with people and places around the world. She completed her Yoga Teacher Training in the Costa Rican jungle and has taught in diverse locations, including the Amazon in Ecuador, her home in Central California, and now San Diego.
With an education in mental health and background in fitness, Daisee offers a variety of yoga styles. Her grounded and delightful energy creates an inviting space for yogis of all levels. When she is not teaching, she works as a therapist, helping others to live their best lives in all ways mind and body!
Karli
Yoga Instructor
Karli Wagner is based in San Diego and found the magic in practicing yoga during her junior year of college, when she was taking a class to fulfill a gym credit. After class ended, she kept searching for this peace that was instilled in her mind, body, and spirit during those sessions. Karli found Yoga with Adriene, which solidified her love for yoga (and finding what feels good). Simultaneously, she studied and learned about Buddhism and spirituality. Karli completed her 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training with Soultribe Yoga.
She loves to spend time in nature, and with good music. Her teaching style and personal yoga practice is heavily influenced by all of these wonderful guides, and her class will leave you feeling grounded, playful, and disarmed. Her creative class flows are balanced and fun, inviting you to come back home to yourself.
Yoga + Fitness Instructor, Sound Healer
Jackie Kowalik is a Philly-born yoga teacher, fitness coach, swim instructor, and sound healer based in San Diego (as well as a badass mom of two). Her classes are a vibrant mix of movement and mindfulness—combining mindfulness, crystal bowl sound healing, and intelligently sequenced flows that leave you feeling both grounded and uplifted.
With her signature blend of soulful energy and playful authenticity, Jackie creates space for people to show up exactly as they are. She’s a staple in the San Diego wellness scene, offering donation-based public classes, exciting wellness events, and private sessions under her company Yoga Jawn. Jackie’s offerings are rooted in body awareness and self-acceptance and will leave you feeling more connected with yourself and others!
Yoga Instructor, Sound Healer, Reiki Practicioner
Cassondra Lopez first discovered yoga while studying at UCLA and quickly realized its impact extended far beyond the mat. Her passion for learning has since expanded into completing her Yoga Teacher Training as well as specialized training in Prenatal Yoga, Yin Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Kids Yoga, and Chair Yoga.
Cassondra’s classes are designed to be welcoming, non-intimidating, and accessible to all ages and abilities. She believes yoga is for everyone, and her approach emphasizes ease, openness, and joy.
In addition to yoga, Cassondra has deepened her offerings with Sound Healing and Reiki, creating an even more holistic experience. By tending to mind, body, and spirit, her sessions invite deep relaxation, energetic balance, and a sense of wholeness. With a background in nursing and a natural gift for caregiving, Cassondra is committed to guiding others on their healing journey.
Juan
Operations Manager
Our setup king! Juan Montes de Oca is Amy’s partner and assists with setting up events, sourcing equipment, and more to keep Mind Body Badass running smoothly.
You might see him loading up the car, carrying in groceries to help out a Bachelorette, or fetching iced coffees for after yoga!
Are you a yoga teacher/wellness practitioner interested in working with us?
All Mind Body Badass yoga instructors have completed a minimum of 200 hrs teacher training and are certified by the Yoga Alliance. They are warm-hearted, insured, and ready to make your next San Diego private yoga class an incredible experience!
Your next step
Ready to become your most badass self? Book a session!
Mind Body Badass offers public and private Yoga and Meditation training in San Diego, throughout Southern California, and online to empower you to reclaim your health, peace + strength.
