We offer retreat-based immersive trainings and fully virtual self-paced trainings which makes going deeper into movement and meditation possible for those with busy schedules.

Our trainings include everything we wanted when we started teaching: intelligently creative sequencing and modifications for all populations, rich discussions on history and yoga philosophy informed by the most current research, and yoga for social justice and resources for yoga in action to live our practices. 

Lila means “divine play” in Sanskrit and our strength as educators is to keep the playfulness in our approach, and convey the rich history and breath of yoga in a way that honors its cultural origins while finding relevance in modern day society.

Lila Flow movement trainings are designed to elicit knowledgeable, inspired and compassionate yoga and pilates teachers. 

ABOUT PATRICIA PINTO

↠ BA/MA in Art History
↠ 12 years experience as a full time yoga teacher in New York City’s best studios
↠ Over 1000 hours of training, including in numerous forms of yoga asana, meditation, Pilates, Kids Yoga and Shamanic Therapies.

Patricia turned to exercise right after September 11, 2001, where she worked a few blocks away from the World Trade Center. After the attacks, the downtown health and fitness community was giving away free yoga, Reiki and gym passes for those affected locally, and she took full advantage, introducing her to the holistic and mindful ways of healing with mindfulness.  

She received her first certification of yoga back in 2008 in a classical Power Yoga form from the lineage of Baron Baptiste Power Yoga. Since then, she has completed over 800 hours of trainings through various styles, including Kula Yoga Flow advanced teacher training, Conquering Lion teacher training (Jivamukti lineage) Kundalini, Kids Yoga, Pilates mat, Barre, and Pilates Reformer/Cadillac training. She is a Shamanic Practictioner, and Level III Reiki certified. Patricia teaches meditation for numerous corporations including The United Nations and Banesco Bank in Spain. Lastly, Patricia was the first RKYT (Registered Kids Yoga Teacher) to create and certify teachers to teach in Asia and developed a widely recognized Kids Yoga Teacher Training used by Om Factory globally.

In addition to her yoga practice and teaching, Patricia is an avid surfer and lover of the ocean. She has combined her passions of yoga and the water by founding Love Surf Yoga and curates many retreats around the world based on the practices of yoga and surfing. 

Patricia is based in New York City and Miami Beach and is a full time yoga and Pilates teacher. She teaches at Exhale, Equinox, Lucent Yoga and for many private clients.

ABOUT TARYN VANDER HOOP

↠ 2009, 200-HR RYT Yoga Teacher Training, Yoga Effects, NYC
↠ 2009, Pilates Mat Certification, The Kane School, NYC
↠ 2013, 300-HR RYT Yoga Teacher Training, Laughing Lotus, NYC
↠ 2014, 50-HR Aerial Yoga Certification, Om Factory, NYC
↠ 2015, Yoga for Cancer (y4c) Certification, NYC
↠ 2015, 36-HR Anatomy Studies for Yoga Teachers, NYC
↠ 2016, 40-HR Bhagavad Gita Training, Nikki Costello, NYC
↠ 2017, 40-HR Prenatal Certification, Shakti Yoga, Uganda
↠ 2021, 50-HR Yin and Meditation Training, Yoga Medicine

Taryn Vander Hoop, is a lifelong student of movement, dancer, choreographer, and international yoga and dance teacher known for her long unique sequences and encouraging spirit. She helps her students find joy in movement and freedom and ease in the body and mind.

Taryn received her 200-Hour yoga certification from Yoga Effects, and 300-Hour yoga certification from Laughing Lotus Yoga Center, Aerial Yoga Training from Om Factory, and is a Yoga for Cancer (ycC) certified teacher. Her recent accomplishments include leading 200-hour teaching trainings for Om Factory worldwide, teaching at the Korean National Yoga Conference, Union Square Summer Thursdays, and leading two yoga retreats to India with participants from all over the globe. Taryn also started the first Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training program at Rutgers University, which she co-teaches with Blair Ritchie.

The practice of yoga has transformed Taryn's mind and body and she has been able to translate much of her yoga practice into her daily life. By finding her exhale on the mat, she was able to release tension from her body throughout the day and in her dancing. Mantra and meditation practice enhanced her focus, confidence, and performance on the many stages of life. The list goes on and on. Yoga has given Taryn more than she ever could have imagined and her mission is to help people find confidence and joy in movement and fullness and mindfulness in daily life. Her aim as an educator is to help her students see fewer limitations and realize more possibilities.

EDUCATION
↠ 2008, University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.S. in Dance with additional majors in English Literature and Spanish
↠ 2010,NYU Tisch School of the Arts, MFA in Dance Performance and Choreography