Yoga Teachers at The Center

Amey Mathews • Steve Zlatunich • Benji Quigley • Brittany Caesar
Nancy Finley • Kate Tripp • Anne Finstad • Tricia Hancock

Amey Mathews

Amey Mathews has been a student of yoga since 1993, and her love for the practice grows deeper every day. She began studying yoga as a student at Stanford University, and is always searching out ways to continue her yogic education. Over the years she has studied Iyengar, Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Anusara, Jivamukti, and Kundalini styles of yoga. "My goal as a teacher is to create an environment in which students feel safe, challenged, and enthusiastic about the many riches that yoga has to offer. Yoga is an optimistic discipline, which asserts that we all have vast potential beyond our current state. For me, the most exciting thing about yoga has been the process of watching this potential blossom in my life and in the lives of students in my classes." Amey teaches with an emphasis on the philosophy and concepts behind the postures, and works with themes from yoga philosophy that are blended into each class.

She received her first certification from the White Lotus Foundation in 1999, and in 2004 she completed a 110-hour teacher training program with her primary teacher, Kofi Busia. Amey offers her humble gratitude to the many amazing teachers who have guided her practice; most notably Kofi Busia and Sharon Gannon & David Life. 
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Steve Zlatunich

Since 1982 Steve has been guided primarily in the Iyengar system of yoga with John Leebold, Graham Hodges, and Kale Leaf in Australia and with senior instructors, Ramanand Patel and Kofi Busia in California. In 2005, he completed Kofi Busia’s yoga teacher-training course. Steve has been teaching since 1990. His quiet approach and choice of words guides his students towards contemplative focus and depth in their practice. Steve, along with his wife Nancy, continues to study weekly with Ramanandji in San Francisco and annually with him and Pandit Mukesh Desai in their Yoga and Sound retreats. 831.662.9132 steve@zlatunich.com For more information please check his website: www.stevezlatunich.com - Return to top

Benji Quigley

Benji has been a student of yoga since 2003. He began his study after living with years of chronic back pain and 3 back surgeries. He studied under some of the most capable specialists in the field and hopes to share his knowledge to help others. He specializes in Iyengar Yoga which uses props and aids to make possible the postures required to complete the asanas. Through this he has developed strength and mobility and would like to help people with similar conditions regain flexibility and ease of movement. 831.359.0506 benjiquiq@gmail.com - Return to top

Brittany Caesar

Brittany has been practicing yoga since 1995 and received her yoga teacher training in Santa Cruz in 2007. Her Hatha Vinyasa classes offer a challenge to the beginner and advanced practitioner alike. She also draws from Kundalini and Ashtanga yoga. Her classes include pranayama, sun salutations, standing balancing poses, seated postures, backbends, inversions and savasana. As a single mother of two, yoga has helped her find balance in her life. She is inspired by her teachers along the path and wishes to pass on her love of yoga to others. “I believe yoga offers us the chance to dive into our deepest self.” Contact Brittany at msbrit77@yahoo.com or 831.212.5792. - Return to top

Nancy Finley

Nancy’s background in Hatha yoga is inflenced by the Iyengar system as taught by Ramanand Patel, her primary teacher. In 2002, she became a FGNA licensed practitioner of the Feldenkrais Method® of somatic education. She completed yoga teacher training courses with Kofi Busia and Pranja yoga. With over 3,000 hours of yoga training and 4,000 plus hours of teaching yoga and Feldenkrais, her understanding continues to deepen. Please contact Nancy Finley at 831.662.9132 or heliosfin@hotmail.com or check out Nancy’s website: www.nancyfinleystudios.com. - Return to top

Kate Tripp

Kate took her first yoga class in 1996 and has been in love with the practice ever since. Her teaching is influenced by a variety of Hatha yoga traditions, including Ashtanga, Kundalini, and Vinyasa, and her classes include both asana and pranayama. In 2012, Kate completed her teacher training at Mount Madonna Center. Her instruction emphasizes uniting movement with breath and healthy, individualized physical alignment. Kate is particularly inspired by, and attuned to, the ways yoga can nurture, support, and balance the lives of busy people. As the mother of three young children, Kate deeply values the sacred space that is her yoga teaching and practice, and is grateful for the opportunity to share this with her students. Kate can be reached at 215.834.4350 - Return to top

Anne Finstad


Anne began her practice of Ashtanga yoga in 1996 unable to touch her toes. After many years of daily practice, and five trips to study in India with Shri K Pattabhi Jois, she received Shri K Pattabhi Jois' formal authorization to teach this method. She has personally witnessed the transformation and healing of mind and body that is possible, from her own journey and that of her students.

She is known for her gentle and loving approach to the fierce practice of Ashtanga Yoga. She believes that ANYONE can practice Ashtanga yoga, given love, commitment, and a sense of humor. She sees the practice as a way to heal, grow, transcend, and become yourself. You can reach Anne at 650.336.3169
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Tricia Hancock

Tricia is a clinical hypnotherapist and Neuro-Linguistic Practitioner. Since 1977 she has been in the field of personal growth and development. A popular speaker, Tricia has the opportunity to lecture throughout California. She is a healing voice in the field of self-awareness and human consciousness. She maintains a private practice here at The Center. Tricia began studying yoga in 1998, and much like her experience with NLP and hypnosis, soon felt the difference it made in her life. "I opened The Center in hopes that I could share the tools that continue to bring me personal fulfillment, joy, and ease of well-being. When teaching yoga, I continue to honor and be inspired by my teachers: Kofi Busia, Amey Mathews, Paul Gould, and Mary White Feather." 831.685.3596 - Return to top