Ashley McKeachie
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Ashley McKeachie, certified yoga therapist, registered yoga teacher, yoga educator, and health and wellness coach, has been committed to teaching the power of yoga since 2011. She received her yoga therapy certification in 2014, and a Master’s in Yoga Studies from Loyola Marymount University in 2017. Ashley worked as a yoga therapist for six years in a functional restoration program at the Orange County Pain and Wellness Center, implementing the tools and techniques of yoga to decrease the symptoms associated with anxiety and depression.
Since 2014, she has taught at Orange Coast College (OCC), where she created the 200-Hour Yoga Instructor Training Program, and lectures in the Integrative Health Coach Program, where students are certified to be health and wellness coaches.
In 2022, Ashley was hired as a seasonal fitness instructor at the world-famous resort, Rancho La Puerta, in Tecate, Mexico, where she teaches a variety of classes from chanting to aerial yoga, and from ballet to meditation. In 2023, Ashley began teaching for the Emeritus Health and Wellness program at Saddleback College, providing lectures and exercise classes to the active aging population in South Orange County.
Ashley has taught yoga at numerous Orange County facilities, corporations, and yoga studios, and enjoys serving as faculty and lead trainer for various foundational and advanced yoga teacher trainings in Southern California. Ashley is frequently booked as a special guest lecturer by corporations, colleges, and professional organizations, to speak about the healing tools of yoga, including breathing techniques, visualization, meditation, and yoga philosophy.
Formal Education
- Master's Degree in Yoga Studies, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, August 2015-2017
- Bachelor's Degree in Film and Media Studies and European Studies, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, 2005-2007
- Associate's of Arts Degree, Linguistics, Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA, 2000-2002
- Associate's of Arts Degree, Acting, American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Pasadena, CA, 1995-1997
Certifications and Training
- UCI Academic Integrative Medicine Certificate, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA, 2023
- Yoga Therapy Rx 800-Hour Clinical Certification, Levels 1, 2, 3, 4, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, October 2011-2014
- The Breathing Space Viniyoga Teacher Training, 250-Hour Certification, Los Angeles, CA, May 2013
- Larry Payne’s Prime of Life Yoga Level I, 50-Hour Certification, Los Angeles, CA, April 2012
- Hot Power Fusion Teacher Training, 200-Hour Certification, Core Power Yoga, Huntington Beach, CA, December 2011
- Power Yoga Level 2 Teacher Training, 32-Hour Certification, Core Power Yoga, Irvine, CA, November 2011
- Yoga Sculpt Teacher Training, 100-Hour Certification, Core Power Yoga, Huntington Beach, CA, October 2011
- Core Restore Teacher Training, 20-Hour Certification, Core Power Yoga, Huntington Beach CA, July 2011
- Power Yoga Teacher Training, Core Power Yoga, 200-hour Certification, Huntington Beach, CA, May 2011
- Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga Teacher Training, Newport Beach, CA, May 2011
Associations
- International Association of Yoga Therapists
- National Board of Health and Wellness Coaches
- Yoga Alliance