Max Kopeikin
He/Him & She/Her
Vinyasa
Hatha
What is something that would surprise me about you?
I love fishing
What can I expect from your class?
Detail-oriented alignment and prop use with a big dose of silliness and humor
What is the most essential part of practice for you?
The healing effects I receive for body mind and spirit through the practice.
Max Kopeikin (he/him & she/her) is a yoga nerd with a deep passion for the practice. His classes are alignment-centered and can range from quite dynamic to gentle/restorative.
Max has practiced various forms of yoga over the last decade of practice including Iyengar Yoga, Jivamukti Vinyasa, Restorative Yoga, Gentle Hatha, Yoga Wall Ropes, Anusara and AcroYoga. He is a Hatha Yoga ERYT-500 teacher and teacher trainer, and a Level 2 AcroYoga teacher and AY Immersion Instructor. Max has spent the past few years focusing on teaching yoga teacher trainings and mentoring yoga teachers in San Francisco. He co-developed and taught in a Trauma-Informed Yoga teacher training before moving to focus more on clinical trauma-informed yoga in his work in private practice as a psychotherapist. Max is studying right now to become a Iyengar Yoga teacher under his mentor Scott Hobbs. Max holds a his Masters from CIIS in EXA and has a Postgraduate Degree in Dance/Movement Therapy. Max began his career teaching yoga and AcroYoga in Barcelona at yoga con gracia, and he still travel teaches in Europe. Max continues teaching regular classes, trainings and workshops in San Francisco, and retreats around the world.
What is something that would surprise me about you?
I love fishing
What can I expect from your class?
Detail-oriented alignment and prop use with a big dose of silliness and humor
What is the most essential part of practice for you?
The healing effects I receive for body mind and spirit through the practice.
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Lauren Cohen teaches yoga throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and leads retreats all over the world. She is passionate about sharing yoga as a life practice, one that goes far beyond the mat. Lauren was a dancer and competitive figure skater for nearly 15 years and first started practicing yoga in college. She completed her first 200-hour training with Marni Task in 2011 and has been teaching ever since. She has studied under masterful teachers including Jason Crandell, Janet Stone and Stephanie Snyder and is currently continuing her education with Tias Little, focusing on yoga as a therapeutic path to true healing. Lauren’s classes are often described as grounding, soulful, strong and intentional. Read more about her journey and offerings at laurencohenyoga.com.