about village yoga
Village Yoga is a community space and yoga studio in Tequesta, FL that was created with the intention to bring yoga and other mindful practices to the Village of Tequesta. Founded in 2021, we offer heated power, vinyasa, ashtanga yin, mysore and more. Check out our pricing page for packages and also special rates for first responders, teachers, nurses, students, and more.
Chelsea Paine is a 500-hour Registered Yoga Teacher with over 500 teaching hours and a deep passion for movement, mindfulness, and community. Her teaching blends intelligent sequencing, functional anatomy, and breath-led flow rooted in both tradition and modern movement science.
Chelsea completed her 200HR Vinyasa-based teacher training at Breathe Salt Yoga in 2021, followed by a 20HR Yin Yoga training in 2023 at Village Yoga with Posey Daves. Most recently, she graduated from her 300HR advanced training with Lakshmi Rising and Dr. Liz Lindh in 2025.
She has experience teaching a range of styles including vinyasa, power yoga, yin, and Ashtanga-inspired practices. Her classes often weave in breathwork, meditation, and mobility work to support students on and off the mat.
Chelsea is also NASM certified (2025) and completed a StrongFirst Kettlebell workshop, bringing a well-rounded approach to strength and functional movement. She integrates principles from other fitness modalities including Pilates and mobility training into her yoga classes for a truly holistic experience.
When she's not in the studio, you'll find her paddleboarding, strength training, reading, or supporting local businesses through her marketing company, Influence Florida. Chelsea is the co-founder of Village Yoga in Tequesta, where she is proud to share this ever-growing community with her students and fellow teachers.
Registered with Yoga Alliance.
chelsea paine
Shelby first came to yoga in 2006. From the very first class she took, she knew there was something special about the practice of yoga and the linking of breath and movement. Her yoga journey began with Vinyasa yoga, and completed her first teacher training in Vinyasa yoga in 2015.
From there, she found yin and Ashtanga Yoga. Ashtanga has a very special place in her heart because it empowers students to practice on their own. Shelby traveled to Mysore, India in the summer of 2018 and completed one month of study at K.P.J.A.Y.I. (the K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute) under Sharath Jois. Shelby loves working alongside practitioners and seeing them progress, or surprise themselves with their ability. Another love of Shelby’s is working with students who want to become teachers. She has conducted many teacher trainings and workshops in the area, and it truly fulfills her to work with students more closely to develop their practice, their voice as and expand their knowledge as teachers. Come take a group class with her, catch a workshop or book a private session with her!
Shelby Hunzinger
Jen loves to teach classes that immerse a practice in the beauty of nature and classes that nurture strength, flexibility, balance and the mind. She often includes breath-work before her yoga flow as she finds it clarifying and grounding, setting the path for breath to be connected to the postures. From the book, ‘One Simple Thing – A New Look at the Science of Yoga and How it Can Transform Your Life,’ she connects with the quote attributed to Pattabhi Jois, “When the mind is quiet, the asana is correct.” (pg. 62). Jen likes to bring positive energy and warmth to her classes.
She loves to teach early morning classes as yoga is an incredible way to set the tone and perspective for the day ahead. It also brings in her love of nature as the experience of the changing sky from when one enters class to when one leaves class is often quite breathtaking in the beautiful Florida landscape.
Jen earned her RYT 200-hour certification from Breathe Salt & Yoga in Jupiter, Fla.
jennifer brindise
Maggie is a certified instructor and a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance and has been teaching yoga for over 14 years. When she began practicing yoga in 2008, it transformed her life. "Yoga is a passion for me. Whether I am taking class to strengthen my practice or teaching class where I can help others see the countless benefits it has to offer, I am rewarded on so many levels."
Her unique form of Power Yoga has amassed a following since moving to South Florida in 2016. Maggie's classes appeal to all skill levels and she aims to help her yogis get the most out of their time together, physically, mentally, and spiritually.
Outside of the yoga studio, Maggie is the owner of Werk Dancewear, a rapidly-growing dance and athleisure wear company based here in Florida. You will often see Maggie wearing clothes from her own line in the studio! When not running her own business or spending time with her husband, three children, and Cockapoo puppy, she is a regular fixture at Perk across the street!
Maggie Denooyer
My yoga journey began 8 years; my first class ever being with Andrea! Having struggled with anxiety for 10+ years, yoga was the only tool I had in my bag to relieve me of any stress. Not only that, yoga has helped to ease my mind. It has enabled me to dig deeper and find my truest self.
Furthermore, I received my 200 RYT in July 2020 at Breath Salt Yoga in Jupiter (specializing in Hot/Warm Vinyasa). However, I will ALWAYS be a student and a teacher. One of my favorite parts of being an instructor is the possibilities are endless! There is so much to learn and I have only brushed the surface.
My passion is building strong minds and bodies. I encourage all my students to use their your breath as a guide for their yoga flow. I can’t wait to flow with you, Yogi’s!
Nicole Rojas
Originally from Greece, Sofia Drekou is a mom of two preteen girls and a puppy. During Covid she decided to leave her Real Estate carrier and focus on her love for Yoga. She has been practicing for as long as she can remember but finally got Certified in 2021 though the Breath Salt Yoga studio.
Yoga is so much more than physical and she truly weaves that in to her classes that are a happy mix of pranayamas, asanas and meditations. Her flows are fun, mindful, and gentle.
She wants her students to feel strong and confident but also challenged in her classes. Yoga has always been a positive influence on her physical and mental state and she loves to share that with her students.
Beyond yoga she is always looking for a fun activity and she spends most of her time outdoors and at the beach and loves to travel with her friends and family.
Sofia Drekou
Ang found yoga through her meditation practice and decided to do a teacher training in 2015 at Anuttara Yoga to learn more about it. She loved it so much she dove into another YTT for Hatha in 2017. Since then, her love for travel
and adventure have led her to teach yoga from the jungles of Costa Rica and Ecuador to Alaska, and a little bit of everything in between. Yoga has personally helped her surrender to the unknown and to have more discipline.
She believes that in serving others, you find yourself. She has recently become a mom and has settled in Jupiter, Florida where she is excited to share her love for the practice with you!
angela fina
I discovered yoga in 2021 through YouTube videos and quickly found myself practicing daily, noticing a powerful shift in both my mental and physical health. As a former dancer, yoga felt like returning home— like I was dancing again but on my mat.
After a year of self-practice and a cross-country move to Florida, I found Thrive, where my journey truly deepened. I completed my 200-hour teacher training and started teaching a couple months after I gained my certification.
My goal for teaching yoga is to create classes that leave students feeling grounded and present on their mats—so they can carry joy, gratitude, and contentment with them off the mat and into daily life. I want to encourage students to discover their practice, themselves and ultimately who they want to be and who they want to become. There is no destination but the goal for me is to guide people to their highest version of themselves through this beautiful practice we call yoga.
mia moyano
As a yoga student for over 10 years, Jordyn has always been drawn to the profound healing effects of yoga. She decided to take a deeper dive into her practice within the past 3 years, which led her to become a 200 hour RYT specializing in Hatha vinyasa in June 2022.
She is grateful to share this sacred practice with her students as she leads them through a unique journey within. Her style of teaching is slow and intentional - aiming to create balance in the body and mind. This is achieved through physical postures and breathwork.
Jordyn is Trauma Informed, certified by Connection Coalition, an organization that’s purpose is to create self-regulation through mind and body practices.
She is proud to be a Jupiter local. When she’s not teaching or practicing, you can find her playing in nature, especially at the beach, or working out. Jordyn believes being in community is the key to living a happy supported life and strives to cultivate it whenever she can.
Come get blissed out!
jordyn binkowski
My name is Zoe and I and humbly greatful to have the opportunity to create space and spread love & awareness on your healing journey.
4 years ago walking into my first yoga teacher training I had no background knowledge of the practice or where it would lead me. Little did I know that my view of universe, the world, myself, my body and healing would completely transform.
I became fascinated with energy, the human body and the abundance of healing that can be done with movement, frequency and intention.
My passion for health and wellness roots in observing the dis-ease and chaos that reaps havoc within our bodies and through our external world. I hope to create a safe space to reconnect to ourselves, rediscover our power and spread conscious awareness to intentional practices that promote true healing and balance of the Mind, Body and Spirit. Everyday I’m blessed to be doing what I love and share My passions with so many like minded souls!
zoe sallach
Laura Cresci is an E-RYT 500, YACEP with more than 20 years teaching experience in the fitness industry. Her yoga journey began in 1997 as an Ashtangi at TriYoga, London with a shift to vinyasa when she moved back to the U.S. She completed her 200-hour YTT plus 150-hours of advanced studies at Juluka Yoga, NJ and her 300-hour YTT plus am additional 110 hours pre/ post natal training from both Laughing Lotus and Sonic Yoga in New York City.
Laura encourages students to have fun on the mat and move in a way that suits them best. She offers creative sequencing and connects each shape with logical and seamless transitions. Her playlists are carefully constructed and she aims to inspire, elevate and empower each student to break free from self-imposed limitations and leave the mat feeling transformed; grounded and invigorated at the same time.
laura cresci
After 14 years as a competitive gymnast (and several years coaching), Hope found herself chasing career dreams in Washington, DC. Fast forward to 2021 -just days after moving to FL- she found yoga on a beach and never looked back. She loves how the practice builds physical strength and the mind-body connection, while also relieving pain from chronic migraines and injuries. Hope is Yoga Alliance certified and completed her 200 hour training with Jupiter Yoga.
Hope’s classes are a fun mix of power and vinyasa, with a unique focus on arm balances and inversions. She is a live music junkie and curates each practice’s playlists with intention. Hope’s favorite part of teaching is watching her students beam with pride after they crush a new challenge (or at least try!).
Out of the studio, Hope is probably on the beach, doing a DIY project, or vegging out on YouTube. You can also catch her traveling the world with her fiancé or hanging with their 3 teens!
hope canipe
Caralyn is a native Floridian who’s had a lifelong passion for health and wellness, from competitive weightlifting in high school to long-distance running after college. Through her health journey, she discovered Pilates in 2018 and fell in love with the mind-body connection and integration of functional fitness. Caralyn has a Bachelor of Health Science from the University of Florida (go Gators!) and is earning her Master of Science in Integrative Medicine/Nutrition from George Washington University.
After making a career change, she earned her comprehensive Pilates certification through Club Pilates in 2020 and is also certified in TRX and Barre Above. Caralyn brings her vivacious spirit to teaching and loves to add a contemporary spin to Joseph Pilates’ original exercises during each of her classes. She believes that Pilates is for every body and focuses on building strength, flexibility and mobility for all clients. Beyond Pilates, Caralyn enjoys lifting weights, practicing yoga, and reading by the pool.
caralyn maerz
