Serge Bandura has been teaching yoga and meditation since 2001. In classes, he blends his knowledge of traditional yogic practice and philosophy from years living in ashrams and studying with masters, alongside thousands of hours of current training in Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Hatha, Yin Yoga, Rudra, Kundalini Tantra, and Tibetan Buddhism. A musician, a kirtan player, a ceremonial leader, pujari, and director of both Shivakali Yoga and Light and Space Yoga, Serge is known as a teacher's teacher. He seeks to bring the depth of tradition into the contemporary practice we know as yoga.

Gloria Marie Baraquio is a yogi and educator from Hawaii. She grew up the youngest of 10 children on the island of Oahu, praying and singing in the Catholic Church. Intrigued with other spiritual traditions from a young age, Gloria explored a multitude of philosophies and religions, connecting deeply with the teachings of Hatha and Vinyasa yoga, Baha'i Faith, Tibetan Buddhism, Kundalini yoga, and Krishna Consciousness. She has practiced at temples, ashrams, churches, and healing centers around the world from India to the Islands, and has been teaching yoga and meditation for 15 years.