Om Shanti Yoga Center
705 West Kettleman Lane - Lodi, CA 95240 [map]
(209) 369-YOGA

ABOUT US

The Om Shanti Yoga Chicks of Lodi is a mother and daughter joint vision and divine partnership. Having both been deeply integrated in the Silicon Valley High Tech suburbs for over 20 years – we’ve sought peace and balance through varied yogic practices while dancing day to day with the chaos of this mystic fiction we call life.

Together we wanted to share our combined knowledge and passion for deeper self exploration with the community in which we live. Our vision for a yogic divine hospitality center called to our hearts. Om Shanti Yoga was birthed on a quiet afternoon in the Spring of 2006 in a small bedroom community nestled quietly in the San Joaquin Valley of California called Lodi. Lodi’s community accepted us with a loving embrace as we transformed a beautiful Victorian home located on Highway 12, into a sacred oasis. We now offer a variety of yoga classes, workshops and wellness programs that focus on a person’s inner journey of self exploration, acceptance (exactly as you are), body awareness, health, and inner peace to promote a healthy and serene lifestyle.

LOCATION

Om Shanti Yoga is located in Lodi, California on Highway 12 just 35 miles south of Sacramento and 90 miles east of San Francisco. What you may not know about Lodi is that it’s thriving and aspiring to assume a rightful place alongside Sonoma and Napa as one of the states and nations favorite wine destinations.

GETTING TO KNOW US

Jessica discovered yoga 8 years ago after surviving a life threatening illness. She began practicing yoga to help assist with strength and agility then discovered, within months, more flexibility, balance and serenity. Recently retired from a fortune 100 company, as a Curriculum Design Manager and held global responsibilities as a Computer Support Engineering Program Manager, she decided to open a yoga studio of her own. Just 4 months after receiving her yoga certification from Nosara Institute Om Shanti Yoga opened her doors. Her comforting and nurturing attitude fully supports her Easy Now, gentle yoga practice designed for students working through illness, injury or chronic pain. She offers non-competitive, invigorating, low impact and restorative classes which focus self exploration on discovering inner beauty and acceptance of oneself – Exactly as you are!

Jessica is a mother of 2, grandmother of 3, a published author and is actively involved in alternative healing, she is a certified practitioner in a variety of energy works, and teaches classes in holographic living and neurolinguistic thinking.

Nicole has been actively involved in yoga for the past 9 years. She began her practice during her first pregnancy. After the birth, she found that a regular yoga practice showed her the way to balance & peace of mind through breath and body attention. Inspired by her own yoga instructors & the lack of yoga offered in Stockton/Lodi area, Nicole decided to go back to school. This time, to White Lotus in Santa Barbara where she studied yoga philosophy and trained with Ganga White & Tracey Rich. Nicole teaches with the White Lotus philosophy of spinal protection, extension, and attention. Her enthusiastic teaching style is energetic, playful and relaxed as she offers therapeutic hands-on assistance. Nicole’s classes are dynamic & unique as life itself; designed to bring balance and flow to body & mind.

Nicole is joyfully married & a mother of 3 extraordinary children. She holds a B.S. in physiology & chemistry, is a published poet, a massage therapist, an ALACE certified birth assistant (doula) & teaches a variety of bodywork & wellness classes. She enjoys working with individuals to help them find their own way to health, vitality, and peace of mind.