Zaquia Mahler Salinas (she/her) is a dance artist, educator, and long-time yoga practitioner from San Diego, CA. Her deep-rooted love of movement led her to develop a passion for the flow and vigor of power vinyasa.

Zaquia completed her 200-hour teacher training through CorePower Yoga in 2012 and has been teaching ever since. She loves learning and has continued to be a diligent student; she has expanded her knowledge with yin, restorative, and yoga wall trainings, and completed a 300-hour alignment-based program through Yoga One San Diego in 2019. In addition to her Yoga Alliance E-RYT 500 and YACEP credentials, Zaquia also holds a BA in Dance from UC Santa Barbara, and an MFA in Creative Practice from Saint Mary's College of California. You can expect her classes to be rooted in breath, anatomy, mindfulness, and intelligent sequencing.