Niema Lightseed has been a student of healing her entire life. A passionate but shy budding theatre artist, she discovered Yoga in 1998 as a way to transform her relationship with her body and the world around her. She was trained and certified as a Hatha Yoga teacher by the Temple of Kriya Yoga in Chicago in 2004, and since then has studied with a variety of excellent teachers of many modalities, including Anusara, Iyengar, Restorative, and classic Hatha. She is currently deepening her understanding with Scott Blossom.

Niema's classes are a blend of precise, classic, detailed alignment with juicy exploration and radical self-acceptance; informed by a deep love of the human body and Mama Gaia. She also continues her exploration of the movement and verbal arts, and brings an inspiring passion and delightful turn of phrase to her teaching. She strives to have everyone feel welcome and appreciated in her classes for being the love that they already are, while challenging them to discover their authenticity, purpose, and soul-joy. Niema is also a Jazz and Kirtan singer, Performance Artist, Reiki practitioner, priestess, and beautifier.