Our Team
Ariel Gunn
ERYT500, Owner Yoga Chikitsa
Ariel loves teaching and practicing many styles of yoga, but one of her main specialties and passions is Ashtanga. She specializes in teaching it in both Led and Mysore formats and believes wholeheartedly it is a practice adaptable for any and all. Ariel treats it as a medicine for the body and soul and as a supportive foundational tool that can be utilized throughout the whole of one’s life. It is her goal to hold a sacred space for people to work to uncover the best versions of themselves through this practice. Ariel is a dedicated practitioner and student, having interned under Diana Christinson (Authorized Level I and II by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and R. Sharath Jois and additionally certified and taught by Tim Miller).
Other passions include Wall Ropes, Vinyasa, and slower styles where she can let her creativity shine. She loves to create meaningful, stress relieving classes with elements of play, work, deep stretch, and mindfulness.
Trained by Katherine Galligan for 200/500hrs
Studied under, Mentored with, and Certified by Diana Christinson of Pacific Ashtanga Yoga Shala in the Ashtanga Primary Series (her first ever mentorship and certification program of 100hrs)
Reiki Master Level under Sonja Kabell
Additional certifications and training: Wall Ropes Yoga Certification, Body Wheel Therapy Yoga Wheel with Eugene Sabala, Mindful Resilience For Trauma Recovery Certified, Prenatal Yoga with Tara Kristoff, Meditation Teacher Training with Reverend Michael Gadway & Katherine Galligan, Kids Yoga Teacher Training with Yogees4Kids
Molly Rodriguez,
RYT200
Molly believes in the healing power of yoga and it’s ability to help people rekindle a conscious connection to themselves. This belief as well as her passion for the cosmos and their connection to each of us is felt in her classes. She believes it is not the asanas alone that transform, but the use of them in combination with pranayama and meditation. This is how transformation happens, and this is what Molly wishes to share with her students.
While living in Mexico City for five years, Molly went deeper into her yoga and spiritual practices, completing her yoga teacher training in Puerto Vallarta. She began her teachings by leading moon circles on full and new moons before returning to Texas and coming on board with Yoga Chikitsa.
200 hour certified with Anna Laurita at Davannayoga in Puerto Vallarta 2018
Yin Yoga certified with Sam Cress at Davannayoga in Puerto Vallarta 2020
Certified Teacher of Meditation and Mindfulness
Cindy Caperton, RYT500
Cindy discovered yoga in 2000 and used it to support the imbalances in her spine, find freedom in her range of motion and cultivate a new sense of awareness she never knew was possible. She began to conquer the fear in challenging yoga poses that was symbolic of the fear in other areas of her life. Since yoga has always been a source of healing for Cindy, she is very passionate about sharing it with others. She brings compassion and experience from her own healing process to guide others on their own path to wellness. Through ongoing study and personal practice she keeps a fresh attitude of exploration that she brings to her teaching. It is her desire to help others create a happier, healthier and more balanced life through the moving meditation of yoga.
See our Body Rejuvenations page for info and availability on Cindy’s Thai Bodywork Treatments
Trained by Ganga White and Tracey Rich (White Lotus Vinyasa Flow.) Trained by Michelle Andrie for Yoga Therapy and by Phoebe Diftler for Thai Yoga Therapy
Molly Reid, CYT200
Molly has always loved movement and began studying ballet at the age of five. She continued studying dance through her childhood and adolescence and took her first yoga class as a teen as a way to cross-train. Molly received her BFA in dance from Fordham University/the Alvin Ailey School in 2007 and danced for various small modern companies in NYC. She completed her 200RYT at YogaWorks in 2013. She first taught at a YMCA in Brooklyn before returning to her hometown of Dallas where she taught at several local studios. After a hiatus to focus on her two young children, Molly is excited to be teaching again. Molly’s classes focus on alignment while remaining playful; to her dancing, yoga, and other mind-body practices are equal parts self actualization and pleasure.
Julia Matocha,
CYT500
Julia discovered yoga through a recreational center catalog and her practice began with Hatha yoga. She found Yoga Chikitsa and immediately fell in love with the studio, instructors, and the abundance of offerings. Discovering so much more than just physical practice, Julia found tools to cultivate a healthy body, mind, and spirit. She loves sharing yoga with students, friends, and her family. She studied under Ariel Gunn ERYT500 and Katherine Galligan Lee ERYT500 to receive her certifications.
When not in the studio, Julia likes spending time with family and friends, traveling, and watching movies.
Meagan Morton, CYT200
It was the hope of healing an injury and trying something new that brought Meagan to yoga, but it was the union between the mind and body that captured her heart. She completed her 200HR certificate in 2021 in her home studio of Yoga Chikitsa with Ariel Gunn and began teaching in August of 2022.
Meagan is passionate and genuine. Her thoughtful classes are rooted in the eight limbed path of yoga and she works to inspire people to learn more about their practice by going beyond the asanas and deeper into the self, an aspect of yoga she prioritizes.
“I cannot express the joy and honor I feel in my heart to be a part of your yoga journey.” -Meagan
Kerry Silver, RYT500
Kerry helps students find the benefits of yoga through gentle flow, breath work, stretch, and mindfulness. Her classes are accessible to all levels and are designed to improve flexibility, strength, and balance. She is additionally certified in Senior Chair Yoga, Restorative Yoga, and Yin Yoga.
Kerry has practiced yoga for more than 20 years. She is grateful to her early teachers, Anil Gupta and Ruth Lurie, who inspired her passion for yoga and sparked a desire to continue learning.
300 hour certified with Samantha Martin (eRYT-500), Melanie Butz (eRYT-200 & RYT-500), and Alex Gandy (RYT-500) in 2023
200 hour certified with Ariel Gunn (eRYT-500) and Katherine Galligan Lee (eRYT-500) in 2019
Charry Morris, CYT
Charry “Shakti Om” was introduced to yoga asana as a way to cross-train for soccer in college, and she continued to practice and study throughout her 10 year professional soccer career. Charry is a lineage holder in the traditional hatha raja tantric yoga lineage of self-realization, having studied under Sri Andrei Ram since 2012.
With an MA in Economics, Charry eagerly continues her academic journey and is on target to graduate in 2024 with an MA in Counseling from The Pacifica Graduate Institute. Her therapeutic orientation is depth psychology and post modern Jungian.
Charry has led retreats, courses, workshops, consults, and taught privates since 2002. Since the Covid shut down, she began practicing a dreamwork technique called Embodied Imagination to assist people with transitional phases of life, relationships to self and other, as well as trauma related symptoms. Charry is additionally Prana Nidra certified and enjoys sharing meditation insights from her practice in the Dzogchen tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Charry has led yoga teacher trainings since 2010. Together with her guru, Sri Andrei Ram, she opened a school of Yoga which is Yoga Alliance certified.
Charry’s classes are fluid and diverse- just like the world we are living in. The main practice in all of her classes is non-friction/Ahimsa. Attainments from her classes include, but are not limited to feelings of great joy, inner harmony, and bliss. Pre-requisite for Charry’s classes: receptivity.
Jessica Quinn, CYT 500
Jess developed a passion for yoga around 2018. She began her training with a Yin Yoga teacher training and has continued her yoga studies ever since. She enjoys yoga as a means to go inward and bring calmness to the mind. She loves connecting with her students, helping them connect with themselves, and the sense of community she has created in her classes at Yoga Chikitsa. She strives to bring relaxation into her students lives and encourages everyone to have some kind of daily practice. Jess recently completed her Master Level Reiki training and loves using this healing modality to bring emotional and physical healing to those she works with.
Trained by Ariel Gunn ERYT500, Katherine Galligan ERYT500, Stephen Bison for Yin
Rebekah Brown, RYT500
Growing tired of traditional forms of exercise, yoga stumbled into Rebekah's life in January 2011. After months of struggling through a repetitious and mundane large gym routine, she happened into a group fitness class and was formally introduced to the world of yoga. Instantly she fell in love with a practice that fulfilled her need to move and "workout" yet left her feeling happier and more at peace than when she began. That fall she enrolled in a teacher training program and never looked back.
Trained by Toni Farris, ERYT500 and Laura King, EYRT500
Robert Mason, RYT500
Robert shouldn’t like yoga. He was raised in a traditional Southern home with plenty of instruction on who he should be and what he should do, but none of that made sense to him and so began a life of self-exploration. His first yoga class at age 15 was little more than an advanced stretching class, but something about it clicked. He continued to attend classes over the next two decades, eventually fully embracing the yogic lifestyle. Originally trained in hot vinyasa and Ashtanga styles, Robert prefers the healing side of yoga and regularly teaches Yin and restorative yoga classes. Today, he is a spiritual yogi in the direct lineage of Parmahansa Yogananda, and tries to incorporate that philosophy into his daily life, even going so far as to run for US Congress on a vedic, vegan platform endorsed by the Green Party and the Humane Party. His yoga name, as bestowed by a Sihk guru, is Jaiprem Singh, which translates to “victory through love.”
Robert is an RYT500 yoga teacher with a certification in Thai yoga massage. He holds a BA from the Virginia Military Institute and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University. He is currently completing a PhD in Positive Neuropsychology and working towards certification as an Ayurvedic Counselor.
Trained by Jim Mielke for meditation, Tonya Brueggemeyer and Howard Roth for RYT200, Shannon Caldwell and Teresa Bybee for RYT500 and Thai yoga massage, and Stephen Bison for Yin Yoga
Katherine Galligan Lee, ERYT500 & Ayurvedic Counsel
Katherine shares her passion for using yoga and ayurveda to create a healthy mind, body and lifestyle. Her love for cultivating her students' wellbeing and growth brings great meaning to her life. Her biggest joy in teaching yoga is the people who make it possible.
Trained by Toni Farris, EYRT500, Ricky Tran, EYRT500, DeAnna Shires, EYRT500, Arpita Shah, EYRT500, Patricia Wickman, Dr. Vasant Lad