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  • XPLOREFIT RETREAT ‘S FOUNDER

    Katerina founded XPLOREFIT in 2015, when she began offering her signature XPLOREFIT class—a dynamic blend of fitness and yoga—at her neighborhood park in Castro Valley, California.

    Since then, Katerina has evolved into a dedicated yoga teacher, 200-hour Yoga Training Facilitator, and Legacy Ambassador recognized for her expertise in wellness. Beyond her classes, she has curated and led international yoga and wellness retreats around the world, creating transformative experiences that inspire connection, growth.

    Her passion for health and mindful living shines through in everything she does, and she’s deeply committed to helping others achieve their fitness and wellness goals.

    In her free time, she enjoys spending time by the beach, visiting art galleries, and savoring a cup of coffee over great conversations.

  • YOGI AND SPIRITUAL LEADER

    Caramia began practicing yoga in 1978 in Minnesota, at Shanti House, a home for homeless and recovering teens. This physically and mentally challenging experience saved her life, and lit the yoga path to living a life filled with stability and acceptance.

    Throughout her adult life, she felt compelled to establish real connections and give back. First,  serving as a VP of sales training in cosmetics which later led  to becoming a Wellness Advocate and Director of Marketing in San Francisco for Brown and Toland, a prestigious Bay Area Medical Services organization.

    Due to a demanding career life, along with parenting two children (and a failing marriage), her yoga practice slipped to the side and she hit the hard wall of burnout and emotional fatigue.  In 2008, with an urgent need to heal and transform, coupled with a burning desire to leave the “health care” industry and help those in need of REAL health care, she made a courageous decision to return home.....to her mat and enrolled in a yoga teaching training program.With an emphasis on each person's intimate journey, Caramia currently leads Yoga Teacher Trainings, yoga retreats, workshops and private clients.  Her upbeat classes are vinyasa based, meditative, breath centric, and include anatomical alignment, and injury management prevention. 

  • PVOLVE TRAINING DIRECTOR BAY

    Bay Area Native, with over a decade of experience teaching group fitness. She has certifications in Vinyasa Yoga, Yoga Sculpt, Barre, Pilates, and Personal Training. A former triathlete and swimmer, fueled with a passion for movement and breaking through mental and physical barriers. She is dedicated to helping her clients achieve their goals through a safe, empowering, feel good, results driven workout! When she isn't at Pvolve you can find her with her two teenage kids, cooking with her husband, taking her two Great Danes on long walks, traveling or sitting in bed and reading.

  • PVOLVE OWNER BAY AREA

    Venetia Vonich is a Bay Area–based healthcare professional and fitness entrepreneur. After more than a decade working in pediatrics at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland, Venetia discovered Pvolve while recovering from a back injury and was inspired by the method’s restorative, strength-building benefits.

    In 2024, she opened Pvolve Walnut Creek, becoming the first to bring the franchise to the Bay Area. Building on that success, Venetia is preparing to open her second studio in San Francisco later this year, expanding access to Pvolve’s functional movement–based training.

    Through her work, Venetia combines her medical background with a passion for fitness to help others achieve lasting health, mobility, and confidence. Her leadership continues to shape Pvolve’s growth in Northern California, inspiring her community to embrace sustainable, transformative fitness.tem description

  • YOGA INSTRUCTOR AND DANCER

    She comes from a dance and choreography background and obtained her first certification as a Yoga and Pilates Teacher in Russia in 2015, where she is originally from. She completed a 200-hour Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training in Berkeley, California, in March 2019, followed by a 300-hour Ashtanga and Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training in Ubud, Bali, in November 2023. She graduated from the Pilates Moscow Institute in 2015 and from EQUINOX in 2023 as a certified Pilates Mat Teacher. She has also studied Ashtanga Yoga with renowned masters such as Kino MacGregor and Talia Sutra.

    With yoga practice experience since 2013 and teaching experience since 2015, she has collaborated with brands like Lululemon and has served as a guest instructor for companies such as Gap and Google. Currently, she is a regular instructor for IBM, Abbott Diabetes Care, Alexza Pharmaceuticals, and several yoga studios.

    Her passion for teaching yoga stems from her deep desire to help others and her love for movement and mindful practice. She is dedicated to helping people relax, breathe deeply, reduce stress, and cultivate positivity in their lives. Embracing challenges as opportunities for growth, she strives to inspire her students to rise to the challenge of powerful Vinyasa flows while honoring their individual needs and limitless potential. She loves teaching Vinyasa, Slow Flow, Power Yoga, and Yoga Sculpt, and believes that one’s only true limit is in the mind.

  • OWNER OF DRAGONFLY YOGA AND LEAD SINGER OF MUSTANGS OF THE WEST.

    “Yoga is a dance of strength and grace, one that unexpectedly brings the mind in tune with the heart.” –Suzanna Spring

    Owner of Dragonfly Yoga + Wellness studio and a practitioner of yoga for more than twenty years, Suzanna Spring is a Yoga Alliance 500-hour E-RYT (Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher) and YACEP (Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider). Suzanna has studied both Iyengar and Ashtanga yoga traditions. She holds a certification in Prana Vinyasa yoga from Shiva Rea’s Samudra School, as well as training in Neelakantha Meditation and teaching certification for Yin yoga. Suzanna has taught at many yoga studios in the East Bay and worked with military veterans in the Polytrauma Unit of VA-PAHCS and in the Veterans Center at Las Positas College, teaching yoga asana and meditation. Suzanna is also Co-Director and teacher trainer for Dragonfly Yoga Teacher Training Programs. A skilled meditation instructor and a strong believer in the body’s innate ability to heal, she offers challenge and strength in her vinyasa classes and a meditative, breath-centered practice in her yin classes.

  • YOGA INSTRUCTOR, LEAD TRAINING FACILITATOR AND PHOTOGRAPHER

    Laurie brings over two decades of yoga teaching experience to her classes. A teacher of teachers, she has taught Dragonfly's 200-hour and Advanced 300-hour level Yoga Alliance approved Teacher Training Programs, developed in-depth curriculum and has created a comprehensive asana manual, for mindful vinyasa flow teachers. Laurie believes that yoga practice has a deep purpose and aims to support yoga practitioners in their quest to discover their true Selves. Laurie is also a professional photographer and offers location photo sessions.