Meet the Team
Christine Fronterotta
Our beloved Saturday instructor! With 8+ years of yoga experience, Christine is passionate about sharing the gifts of mindfulness and holistic wellness. Her ample teaching experiences include her years in yoga studio management, teaching abroad in Costa Rica, yoga for schools, prison yoga Santa Barbara, company yoga, and much more. She is a certified Usui Reiki Healer, sound healer, and energy healing intuitive. She enjoys continuing her education in the areas of trauma awareness, somatic experiencing, and the decolonization of her personal and teaching practice. Additionally, she is a Yoga Educator with well over 1,000 hours of yoga instruction and has certified other students to become instructors. She is passionate about offering healing modalities and techniques to others.
Carina Murillo
My yoga journey began in 2014 and after 6 months of practicing dove into a 200 hour Power Yoga training at Corepower yoga in Santa Barbara then in 2016 flew to New York to complete a 90 hour Intensive Yin Yoga training with Torey Trover, a year later in 2017 I traveled to British Columbia, Canada to do a 40 hour Meditation Revealed course with Bernie Clark. Recently in 2023 completed a 32 hour Foundational Training (through the lens of Trauma and Incarceration) through Prison Yoga Project and I’m currently teaching at the Northern Branch County Jail teaching yoga to the men’s units. With the blend of these three yoga styles and the variety of teaching environments, my way of teaching has evolved and become naturally creative. My classes offer unique movements, transitions, breath work and a little taste of yin to guide students into recognizing their potential. Inspired by the creativity and freedom that vinyasa & yin yoga offer, she combines exploration, alignment, mobility, fluidity, strength, repetitive movements (to make it make sense) and meditation in her classes. I love to design and create playlists to lead you deeper into your flow and through all the uncomfortable moments on your mat.
Laura Urquidez
Laura has been practicing yoga since she was in high school and took her first teacher training by studying Ashtanga under Steve and Michelle Dwilley in Santa Barbara 25 years ago. Since then, Laura has studied Power Yoga, Vinyasa, Anusara, Kundalini, Yoga Nidra and more under some of the most well-known teachers in the world including Baron Baptiste, Bryan Kest, Maty Ezrati, John Friend, Shiva Rae, and Gurmukh. She also holds a Vinyasa Krama certification from Srivasta Ramaswami, the longest student of Krishnamacharya other than his own son, and completed a 2 week intensive learning every single syllable of the Bhagavad Gita in Sanskrit with him.
As a teacher, Laura loves to guide a strong vinyasa practice inspired by the ancient traditions, philosophy and devotion of yoga. She is drawn to Bhakti yoga “yoga of love,” where life and practice itself is a devotion to God. She often incorporates beautiful mythological stories drawn from Hindu literature, art and music in her classes. Her vast knowledge and extensive training in all aspects of the practice shines through in her classes as she elegantly shares what she has learned with her students.
Lynnette Kufeldt
Lynnette Received her RYT 200 yoga teacher training with Prema Yoga. Additionally, she received her chair yoga certification through Sunlight Yoga with Stacie Dooreck and has trained with Sonia Sumar and Yoga for the Special Child. Lynnette specializes in Gentle, Restorative, and Yin Yoga and is also a certified reiki practitioner. She is great at helping people find balance and a sense of calm and relaxation. She is a beautiful healer. Join her classes to rejuvenate and release tension and stress from the business of life.
Brittney Morettini
Brittney is passionate about group fitness and creating classes that leave students feeling strong, capable, and connected to their bodies. She fell hard and fast in love with Mat Pilates in 2018 and has now been teaching movement for seven years. Her genuine love of teaching shines through in every class, along with her enthusiasm for helping students build confidence and discover a practice they truly enjoy.
In addition to Mat Pilates, Brittney teaches Hot Power Flow and Outdoor Vinyasa, where she loves challenging students to explore their strength, endurance, and resilience on the mat. Her classes are energetic, encouraging, and designed to meet students wherever they are in their practice. Whether guiding students through a Pilates sequence or a yoga flow, Brittney’s greatest hope is to help others fall in love with movement and experience the joy, empowerment, and connection it has brought to her own life.
Stephanie Lewis
My journey with yoga began as an athlete searching for balance. What started as a way to improve recovery soon became a practice that strengthened both my body and mind, helping me slow down, manage stress, and reconnect with myself. Eight years ago, I discovered that yoga was more than movement; it was the place where I found clarity, presence, and a deeper connection between mind and body.
Although I've been leading fitness classes longer than I care to admit, earning my 200-hour yoga certification allowed me to combine my love of movement with my passion for helping others feel strong, grounded, and empowered. Rooted in yoga philosophy, my teaching is guided by the deep connection between mind and body, and I thoughtfully weave that connection into every class. By incorporating weights to complement the practice, my classes build strength and stability while honoring the mindfulness, breath, and intention that make yoga so transformative.
When I'm not in the studio, I'm a kindergarten teacher. Yoga is what fills my bucket so I can show up each day with patience, joy, and presence for my little learners. It reminds me that taking care of ourselves isn't a luxury; it's what allows us to care for others.
So grab your mat, take a deep breath, and join me. We'll move, we'll sweat, we'll rest, and, most importantly, we'll grow stronger in both body and mind.
Natalie Aceves
Movement has always been my home, beginning in early childhood through dance, where I trained, performed, and taught internationally for over a decade. This foundation deepened my understanding and relationship with movement through diverse disciplines, athletics, somatic practices, and cultural contexts, shaping my perspective of movement as both an art form and a pathway to wellness.
Yoga entered my life 18 years ago. After my first class, I experienced a profound internal shift that inspired me to deepen my practice on and off the mat and follow the joy of sharing it with others through the art of teaching. I completed my first teacher training in 2016 and my second in 2019. Within my movement-based lifestyle, yoga is my grounding light and continues to inform and guide my personal practice and teaching, honoring its roots through an embodied, evolving approach to movement and mindfulness.
I am grateful to have found Olde Oak Meadow Yoga, where I feel at home and get to do what I love. My classes blend challenge, play, and mindful movement to build strength, self-awareness, and resilience through breath and embodied movement. Students are encouraged to own their practice, honoring what they need in each moment while reconnecting with themselves from the inside out.
Sharde Shepherd
With over 10 years of teaching experience, I believe yoga is about more than flexibility. It’s about building strength and connection through movement. My classes are rooted in power yoga and designed to support athletes, active lifestyles, and anyone looking to move with greater intention.
I’ve taught throughout California, Colorado, Seattle, and Portland, drawing inspiration from each community I’ve had the privilege to practice with. Whether we’re flowing through a challenging sequence or slowing down for breathwork, my goal is to create a space where students feel empowered, grounded, and present.
Outside the studio, you’ll find me exploring new places, seeking out yoga classes in other languages, and discovering how movement connects people across cultures.
Kimberly Zimmerman
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