Curative Yoga™
Meet Our Teachers
Naader Shagagi
Founder & Teacher
Trained in Raja Yoga at the Self Realization Fellowship in Los Angeles, and Hatha Yoga at The Yoga College of India, Beverly Hills, Naader Shagagi has been studying and practicing Yoga & Meditation since 1983. A former Ph.D. Candidate in Engineering, Naader also studied Philosophy and Religion before coming to Los Angeles as a disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda in 1985.
A student of the great Yoga Master, Paramahansa Yogananda, and Sufi Mystic, Pir Inayat Khan, Naader brings a culmination of intensive study and personal experience presented to you through his Yoga of Mystics® philosophy.
Carolina Cotman
Owner & Teacher
Inspired to practice yoga to set an example of living a balanced life for her children, Carolina’s journey has taken her on a deeper path towards spirituality and guiding others seeking peace and harmony. While Carolina has received her 200 Hour Certification from Yoga of Mystics®, she believes that a commitment to teaching yoga is a lifetime journey in which she sees the teacher in all, in particular her well-intended mother, mystical father, supportive and loving husband, strong willed daughter, affectionate son and her trustworthy teacher.
Deedra Ryder
Teacher
Deedra’s yoga journey began in 2001 while living in Hawaii. She discovered a donation based class in a tiny portable building on the beach. The waves were crashing outside the window and so too the waves of understanding began opening up inside her.
She continued practicing and found her true voice through teaching in 2011 in Venice Beach, California. She brings the discipline from being a Jr. Olympic gymnast, combined with the love and joy she’s found through music, surfing and dance.
Now a mother to two year old Tao, the Divine Mother shines through to nurture those around her. Her class style encourages movement with breath, with fun and playful energy to move into Spirit. She can’t wait to see all your smiling faces on the mat!
Heather Mah
Substitute Teacher
Heather is a Montana native with a great love for being outdoors and adventuring. Her healthy passion for live music often steers her direction, and stepping out of the box (in costume, of course) is one of her favorite things.
Heather holds a BA/Marketing degree from Montana State University and is a Certified Health and Wellness Coach. Having practiced yoga for much of 20 years, a deep dive into the philosophy of yoga through teacher training was a natural step.
Heather is now the Director of Operations and Marketing for Samaa Retreat Center, a Spiritual Wellness and Integration Coach, and Yoga Teacher. It is her deep desire to demonstrate to others the divine power that lies within each one of us.
Bart Carter
Substitute Teacher
Bart is a 4th generation Montana native. A father, musician, outdoorsman, martial artist and carpenter, he began his journey with Curative Yoga in June of 2022, recently receiving his 200hr certification. Bart also has been training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu since 2015 and coaches as well.
Bart aims to bring humor and compassion into his teaching along with the knowledge of his teachers.
Hannah Kopen
Workshop / Specialty Class Teacher
Hannah Kopen is an empowerment health coach, somatic embodiment guide, and functional wellness expert now based in Bigfork, Montana. Originally from Michigan, she recently relocated from Los Angeles, California, bringing her unique blend of neuroscience, psychology, somatic attachment therapy, and feminine embodiment practices to her new home. Hannah is passionate about helping individuals transform their relationship with health, body image, and self-worth. Her work integrates dance therapy, intuitive eating, nutrition, and the energetics of the feminine and masculine, guiding clients to uncover the root causes of their challenges. Through her 1:1 coaching, group programs, and online courses, Hannah aims to create a ripple effect of empowered confidence, health, and positive habit change, impacting individuals, families, and communities at large.
Anthony Pietromonaco
Workshop / Specialty Class Teacher
Anthony Pietromonaco is a dynamic entrepreneur and seasoned martial artist with over 30 years of experience. As a sound meditation facilitator, breathwork guide, and flow state specialist, Anthony is dedicated to exploring and guiding others through altered states of consciousness. His mission is to create a unique physical and mental dojo—a transformative space where individuals can fortify their strengths, celebrate their journeys, integrate new insights, and, when necessary, release limiting belief systems. Through his work, Anthony empowers others to achieve profound personal growth and self-mastery.
Our aim is to help others REALIZE and spread the knowledge of UNITY, so that the bias of faiths and beliefs may of itself fall away, the human heart may overflow with love, and all hatred caused by distinctions and differences may be rooted out for the sake of harmony.
Our ideal is to educate the heart, mind and body of humanity, one at a time, in the Universal Ideal of ONENESS with GOD.
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