Leanne

Studio Director

Leanne, aka Evil Pixie barre teacher (a title she earned from one of her students) has been teaching barre, Pilates, and yoga for over 8 years and is passionate about the brain-body connection. She teaches barre here at Yoga Pod and also works with students 1:1 for their specific needs.

She grew up in Phoenix AZ and has lived in Austin for 3 years. Before teaching, Leanne was a ballet dancer, with awards from prestigious ballet competitions including Youth America Grand Prix, World Ballet Competition, and Berlin and Beijing International Ballet Competitions.

After burnout and injuries, she stopped ballet and danced professionally with various contemporary companies in Phoenix and taught ballet. Leanne majored in psychology and anthropology in college, and studied neurobiology with Z-Health Performance Solutions to further her knowledge in the brain-body connection for her students.

Leanne was Operations Manager at Yoga Pod for a year and a half, helping with behind the scenes operations, social media, marketing, workshops, shirt designs, and community engagement before becoming Studio Director.

Leanne's teaching style is about exploring variety of movement and having fun with it. She offers many modifications while encouraging her students to listen to what they need. She believes that giving 100% looks different every day. When she isn’t teaching, she loves to travel, be in nature, and read.

Leanne loves the community feel and the kind and positive people at Yoga Pod!