Meet The Team
Tiffany Teh
Co-Owner & Instructor
Yoga has been woven in and out of Tiffany’s life for as long as she can remember. Growing up, she watched her dad practice yoga and meditation and still has fond memories of him doing headstands around the house. Those early experiences planted a seed that would eventually grow into a much deeper love for the practice.
In 2022, Tiffany traveled to Bali to complete her yoga teacher training—an experience that deepened not only her practice, but her appreciation for the connection, healing, and community that yoga can create.
Today, she loves stepping in to teach as a substitute at Morgan Hill Yoga Collective and co-hosting yoga retreats in beautiful destinations around the world. For Tiffany, MHYC has truly become a home away from home. She loves the friendships, laughter, and sense of belonging that make this community so special and feels grateful to be a part of it both on and off the mat.
Jen Carrubba
Founder, Co-Owner & Instructor
My name is Jen Carrubba and I am 56 years old. I am a married mother of 2 and I've lived in Morgan Hill for 31 years. I've been practicing yoga for 16 years and teaching for 9. I practice yoga for my mind, body and spirit. I practice yoga for the community. This community has loved and supported me through tough times. MHYC studio is a dream come true. It is a way for me to give back to a community that I am forever grateful for. My intention is to create a space where people feel safe, acknowledged, appreciated and loved. I am looking forward to seeing students become stronger mentally and physically. To make connections with each other. We are all the same. Human ❤
Kayla Lyn
Co-Owner & Instructor
Hi! I’m Kayla and I have been teaching and practicing for over 12 years. I found yoga in my college years and it's been the one constant in life ever since. My teaching style is a fun Vinyasa flow that will challenge you through longer holds and balancing poses, ending with a sweet savasana! I like to spend my spare time with my dogs, hanging at the beach, or working out at the gym. I bring the element of weight lifting into my Pilates Sculpt classes to build strength. I believe weight lifting and yoga compliment each other well. My love for traveling and exploring this beautiful world has lead to hosting yoga retreats in the most beautiful places. See you on the mat or on a retreat!
Paula Rasmussen
Founder & Instructor
Hi! I’m am a certified Pilates instructor, have been teaching for 10 years and have been practicing yoga for the past 30 years. I retired from the law in 2022 and before that I was a professional opera singer for about 16 years. Yoga has been a big part of my life and wherever I was in the world, I always found a studio to call home. I began Pilates in 2014 and found it helped me stabilize my core and gave me deeper, inner strength far more than my usual gym workouts. As a body builder in my 20s, it was hard to stop the mentality of pushing myself to the limit every time I worked out. Now I understand that stillness and working smarter can be better than just working harder. My journey of learning to pay attention to my body and give it what it needs has been life changing and I love to share these lessons with others. When Jen and I built this yoga studio in 2022, we had no idea what an amazing community of yogis would come to call MHYC home! I’m honored and grateful to continue to teach here and continue to watch it grow.
Liz Falvey
Instructor
Hi I’m Liz and I have been teaching and practicing Yoga for over 25 years. I earned my Master of Fine Arts Degree in Dance and I am currently an associate Professor of Dance at Evergreen Valley College. I love teaching others about movement of the body, whether the focus is on Yoga, Pilates, Dance or Fitness. I’m so excited to work at Morgan Hill Yoga Collective and create a community where people can learn, grow and practice new skills for a more balanced and peaceful life. Yoga is a daily practice in my life as it is a physical, mental and spiritual practice. This ancient practice helps to keep me grounded and living in gratitude and my hope is to share with others all that I have learned. I’m also looking forward to learning and growing myself in this new beautiful community and space. Namaste.
Stefani Clark
Instructor
I'm Stefani and I have been practicing yoga for over 20 years now. I started yoga as a kid when I was a dancer. Yoga became the calm I needed to tame the crazy!! I'm grateful everyday that I get to make it to my mat for practice, and I love to share yoga with everyone. I feel blessed to be part of our always growing community here in Morgan Hill. I have two wonderful kiddos and the most wonderful husband. Yin Yoga is my passion because with its long holds and breathing techniques, it helps everyone work through so much, inside and out, on and off the mat.
Jessica Lipinski
Instructor
Hi, I am Jessica and I am so excited to be part of this collective. I have taught yoga and embodiment practices for over 15 years. I bring a playful and grounded awareness to my classes while emphasizing presence and curiosity. I teach an alignment based flow class for all levels and encourage all students to tune into what they need in the moment. I believe that our yoga practice is “practice for real life” and the choices we make on our mat prepare us for all the choices we make off of our mat. I also believe that life is better when we do it together. Our shared experience feeds the core of who we are. While not teaching yoga, I am a mother of 3, wife, circle leader and artist. I aim to curate experience for humans to embody, create and connect. I look forward to practicing with you.
Sheila French
Instructor
Greetings! My name is Sheila. I’m thrilled to be a part of the Morgan Hill Yoga Collective. I have practiced and taught yoga since 1997. I love to say “YOGA SAVED MY LIFE.” It’s true in so many ways. For years, I struggled with back pain and depression and yoga has been instrumental in helping me physically and mentally. In addition to those benefits, I have also met friends for life which I like to call my yoga family. I am a 200 hour certified YTT instructor who started teaching yoga for kids. This has grown into teaching adults, seniors, colleagues, family and friends. I absolutely love, love, love to share my passion for yoga with everyone. My motto in class is: BE SAFE and HAVE FUN. I teach vinyasa flow, slow flow, hot yoga, yoga sculpt and restorative yoga.
In my personal practice I enjoy inversions and arm balances because they give me a feeling of flight, empowerment and extreme joy. I have boy-girl twins who were born in 1995. They both live locally and will occasionally come to class. My partner, Dave, and I moved to Morgan Hill in September of 2022. We live with our mini schnauzer Cowboy just a few minutes away from the yoga studio. I recently retired from a 30+ year career as an elementary school teacher…now it’s time to continue teaching….YOGA!
Please come and join me in class, ask questions, and let’s practice!
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Kelly Barikmo
Instructor
Yoga has been a part of my life for 15 years and I became a certified yoga instructor in 2017. For me, yoga is so much more than movement - it brings me mental clarity, builds strength, and creates a sense of balance and connection. I especially love the community that comes with it.
When I'm not on my mat, I'm kept very busy by my three boxers. They bring so much joy personality, and adventure into my life. These days, I'm especially enjoying getting into the show ring with my younger boxer and experiencing that journey together.
Yoga, dogs, community, and always finding ways to grow - that's a little bit about me.
Dolores Kent
Instructor
Dolores has been in the fitness and health industry since 1989. In the early 90’s, she had challenges with her health and needed to focus on her lifestyle when she discovered yoga in '94. Dolores found healing in the practice and decided she wanted to share this art with others. She has trained with teachers from different backgrounds such as Vinyasa, Iyengar, Ashtanga, Yin and Anusara yoga where she earned yoga credentials. Her mission in her yoga classes is to create a peaceful, safe and healing environment so students of all ages and abilities can have fun, feel good and cultivate self-awareness. Dolores's classes integrate body movement with breath awareness, flexibility with strength, and relaxing into the moment. She brings profound enthusiasm and knowledge into her teaching. She earned degrees from Bauman College in Clinical Nutrition Degree and a Plant-Base Nutrition Certification from Cornell University. Dolores leads "Plant-Power" nutrition classes and pot lucks, detoxification workshops and "Vivid Women"/"Vivid Menopause" retreats. She is a facilitator for Healing Strong an online group for managing and preventing Cancer with nutrition.
Christene Joy
Instructor
Hi, I'm Christene Joy! Back in 2015, Yoga was the first thing that gave me a whole-body cathartic release. Moving my body, resting from my responsibilities, and focusing on myself cracked me open in the most joyous way. That's when I knew I wanted to become a student of Yoga -- and in 2018, I officially became a teacher. Out of that practice, I founded Lead with JOY in 2022, a Filipina-American owned small business uplifting humans to ground their overwhelm and to trust their inner nature. From pretending “everything is fine” while feeling depleted, Yoga has only helped me ignite my mission and mantra: JOY is to compassionately Just Own Yourself. By guiding trauma- and Yoga-informed practices, I create healthy pathways for all humans to connect inward and with each other. This work shows up through mindset and integration coaching, community care workshops and events, and classes.
Chloe Bell
Instructor
“Hi i’m Chloe! I am a Doctor of Physical Therapy with a passion for exercise and mobility. I love to snow board in the winter, camp in the summer, and explore national parks all year around. If I’m not in the studio getting a sweat on, you will probably find me walking my dog Blu. I hope to see you in my class, Sculpt ‘n Sweat, soon!”