Hi! I’m Nirel (she/her)!
I help tired people feel whole again.
As a Restorative Yoga teacher based in the San Francisco Bay Area, I guide you into deep rest so you can release stress, reconnect with yourself, and return to life feeling grounded and renewed.
My work is rooted in lived experience — moving through burnout, depression, imposter syndrome, and the kind of exhaustion that sleep alone couldn’t fix. Restorative yoga became a turning point, teaching me that true rest is layered, intentional, and transformative.
In my classes, you’ll find more than just stillness. You’ll find space: Space to breathe, to feel, to be. I blend mindfulness, intuitive movement, and embodied awareness to help you slow down and soften into yourself.
This is your invitation to reclaim rest as a source of power and healing.
Rest to feel again. Rest to grow. Rest to be at your best.
Upcoming Events
Nirel discusses the importance of rest, practicing Restorative Yoga, tiredness in the Filipinx American community, and her own intergenerational trauma and healing with Angela Pedrigal at Therapinxy’s GAMOT event.
Never having had prior experience with yoga and being in my mid-70's I was glad to discover Nirel as a yoga instructor and am happy to recommend her to others.
Nirel’s sessions move seamlessly from beginning to end with detailed instructions that begin calling attention to mind and body awareness, transition through a series of poses, and ends with a sense of peace and serenity. Though guiding a group practice, her attention seems personal. Her practice is thoughtful, is expressed through physical strength, grace of movement, and is easy to follow. Her pace considers the ability levels in the session enabling novices like me to move from feeling tentative to improving balance and precision.
Nirel has a welcoming, friendly demeanor that invites questions and instills confidence. She meets students where they are and invites them to learn and progress at their own pace and comfort level. Best of all, I feel warm, strong, tall, and optimistic at the end of each session and always look forward to my next practice.
-Bill L.
Resources
The variation of a twist includes a weight, which can help your body feel grounded in this twist. Additionally, using a rolled-up blanket between your legs can give a surface for your legs to rest on and facilitate releasing of your leg muscles. Weight alternatives can be a weighted blanket, a bag of rice, or even another bolster.