Leah Vernon, the owner and founder of Yoga Kai, completed her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training in Ventura, CA through Dancing Shiva Yoga & Ayurveda. Following her 200-hour training, Leah completed her Intensive Training in Long Beach, CA at Trilogy Yoga through Dancing Shiva Yoga & Ayurveda. Through her training, Leah was able to expand her knowledge of ayurveda as well as learn how to transform her vision of flows into heartfelt sequences full of life and energy.
After moving from Southern California to the Hawaiian island of O’ahu, Leah decided to combine her passion for yoga and the ocean as she began to immerse herself in the world of Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) Yoga. Traveling back to Southern California, she completed her SUP Yoga Teacher Training and returned to Hawaii ready to start something new and exciting, Yoga Kai.
Yoga Kai was established in the summer of 2014 and has been a major outlet for Leah to grow and share SUP Yoga in Honolulu, Hawaii. Aside from her role at Yoga Kai, Leah is a proud military spouse and a mother of two.