Meet your instructors
Rachel Lawrence-Mor
Studio Owner
I was born in Oklahoma. Both sides of my family came to Indian Territory in the 1860’s. They were teachers, doctors and saddle makers. I assume they were seeking to find their place in the world and a good life. Me too. I am a mother, wife, lawyer and yoga student.I began practicing yoga and meditation in 1971 because I really needed it. I had panic attacks which were making my life small. I had difficulty living within my body and mind. With the urging of my brother, I moved to California and studied with yoga master Baba Hari Dass, who with the Hanuman Fellowship, created the wonderful Mount Madonna Yoga Center. I began teaching yoga to high school students in 1978. When I began to practice yoga, I don’t recall that we put names to a particular practice. In any event, I have studied Hatha, Iyengar, Ashtanga, Restorative, Kundalini, and Yoga Nidra. I intend to continue to deepen my yoga practice. I do yoga and meditation today because I still really need it.
Emily Naifeh
Studio Manager
Come to one of Emily’s yoga classes for feel-good sequencing, real-life philosophy, and heartfelt connection, and stay for the restorative poses and deep breath work that is sure to leave you feeling revitalized and at peace. When she's not teaching yoga posture classes, Emily leads community members through transformational yoga circles once a month which cover the history and philosophy of the ancient yoga practice, guiding students to take their yoga off the mat and into daily life. You can also attend one of her sound bath experiences to find profound stillness within. Her extensive knowledge and experience include earning over a decade of yoga experience, over 500 hours of yoga training, working in yoga studio management for 3rd Street Yoga, directing the Edmond chapter of Yoga in the Park: a volunteer-led program providing free yoga to the public, and leading classes for the Metropolitan Library System. Whether you’re practicing for mental, physical, or spiritual health, Emily is ready to hold space for you. Emily is also available for private one-on-one or private group classes upon request.
Lisa Hashemi
Yoga Instructor
Lisa has been practicing yoga since 1999 and started practicing at 3rd Street Yoga in 2003. She started a regular yoga practice after the birth of her children finding that with a regular yoga practice she had much less pain with her neck and back as well as finding a great sense of peace and calm. Lisa finished her 200 hour RYT teacher training with Karen Prior-Samatva Yoga in June of 2009. She finished the program with over 280 hours of training. Lisa teaches Samatva, to find your inner state of harmony and balance. Contact her for private lessons or pelvic floor evaluations.
405-503-7522
Kristi Roy
Yoga Instructor
I've been teaching yoga since 2015.
I found yoga because of my scoliosis and back pain. I stayed because of the spirituality and as a result, I transformed my life into one that I love living.
Allix Stewart
Yoga Instructor
My very first yoga class was at 3rd Street as a teenager, and I consider myself very lucky to have come full circle in my practice. I earned my 200YTT under the Akhanda lineage in mid-2020 after practicing for well over a decade - since then, I have also completed my 60hr Trauma Informed YTT and became certified in Meditation and Pranayama. I earned my master’s degree in 2022 with a focus in critical trauma studies and social work, which complemented my professional background in advocacy and victim services. I currently specialize in yoga for mental health and trauma, and have extensive experience working with refugees and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. I also provide yoga to students receiving inpatient mental healthcare services. I firmly believe that yoga should be available to everyone, regardless of income or accessibility.My practice has made a profound impact on my life and I’m grateful to be able to hold space for students inside and outside of 3rd Street! I love creatures big and small, and enjoy reading, writing, and being outside as much as possible while finding new ways to live simply and sustainably. I am available at request for private sessions.
Shana Anderson
Yoga Instructor
I am a retired Addiction Counselor and Anger Management Specialist. I utilized Yoga, Pranayama, and Vipassana Meditation to treat my clients in my private practice. I found this approach to be very effective, especially when other modalities had failed. I have practiced Yoga for many years. My journey with Yoga and Meditation has assisted me with numerous personal tragedies, self-esteem, and courage. I decided to become a teacher in 2013. I received my 200-hour certification at Spring Stone Yoga. I then went on to complete my 500-hour and beyond certification from Etowah Valley Yoga. I feel I have found my tribe at 3rd Street Yoga and I look forward to teaching and learning in this beautiful space.
Laughlin Dibble-Banaszak
Yoga Instructor
Laughlin has been practicing yoga for a decade and teaching for the past 5 years in Georgia, Germany, California, and now in Oklahoma. Her love affair with yoga began as a recommendation from her South Asian doctor to try yoga to help with anxiety. She received her teacher training certificate from the Satchidananda Ashram Yogaville in 2018 and has been teaching group classes, private sessions, and working with the military ever since. Her classes include meditation, breathwork, yoga philosophy, and movement and are for beginners and long-time practitioners alike! Her goal is to help as many people as possible integrate yoga into their daily lives mindfully and with knowledge and reverence for all the tradition has to offer. Available for private sessions/events.
703-508-6214
Katrina Loos
Yoga Instructor
Katrina Loos is a 500-hour certified yoga teacher and practitioner, writer, and handmade collage artist. Katrina became a 500-hour certified yoga teacher in under two years, receiving her 200-hour certification from My Vinyasa Practice in 2021 and her 300-hour certification from Dragon Yoga in 2022.
Her special points of interest as a teacher of yoga and student/practitioner include but are not limited to pranayama breathwork, meditation, the 8 Limbs of Yoga, mindfulness, chakras and energy systems, duality, awareness, consciousness, sound healing, mudras, and quotes and sayings from readings through her studentship on and off the yoga mat.
Katrina works with the yoga practice to deepen her personal studies of Self-exploration, Self-realization, and consciousness. She shares what she learns on and off her yoga mat and the wisdom she acquired from life experiences to empower and inspire students, seekers, and practitioners to cultivate and nourish a deeper understanding of themselves, wherever they are in their journeys.
