Vineyard Vinyasa was founded by Erika Davies in service of the year round and seasonal yoga community of Martha‘s Vineyard.
Our mission is to share the sweaty, grounding, and empowering practice of hot vinyasa yoga with the island community, its diverse visitors, and the world.
We practice and teach hot power yoga and movement in the heart of Edgartown because of the results it produces physically, mentally, and spiritually the impact that extends to our community. Our intention is to support collaborative community; to celebrate each individual's creative gifts in service of transformation and growth; and to EMPOWER, INSPIRE, and UPLIFT each practitioner through our core values of VITALITY, GROWTH, CONNECTION, CLEAR COMMUNICATION, and SHARED EXPERIENCE.
This profound practice is accessible to everybody. Every single body is empowered by the enlivening practice of increased awareness and presence.
We invite you to get curious about what might be possible for you to accomplish outside of your perceived limitations. Come experience Vineyard Vinyasa. We can't wait to meet you.
Erika Ann Davies is from Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, a tiny town on the island of Martha’s Vineyard. She was initiated into to the practice and eventual study of yoga as a dynamic young person with a host of imperfections, insecurities, inconsistencies, weaknesses, and character defects. Now, nearly 20 years later, as a revered community leader, studio owner, professional yoga teacher and eternally devoted student- Erika possesses improved range of motion, increased strength and flexibility, a host of imperfections, insecurities, inconsistencies, weaknesses and character defects, and a much improved sense of humor (depending on who you ask).
Erika attended her first yoga class in college in 2001, and began practicing vinyasa in 2006. She trained extensively with the Sivananda International School, a monastic order of Yoga Vedanta since completing her first 350 hr immersive Teacher Training in Taichung City, Taiwan in December 2013. She continues her studies under the guidance of Swami Sitaramananda in the subjects of Hatha Yoga, Pranayama, Meditation, Jyotish and Ayurveda at the organization’s West Coast Ashram in Grass Valley, California. Erika completed the Advanced 500hr Teacher Training in April 2016 in Dalat, Vietnam, and exhausting the school’s curriculum since then, she has surpassed well over 1,400 hours of internationally accredited study.
Erika opened Vineyard Vinyasa Hot Power Yoga in July 2020 after having taught workshops, public and private classes regularly since 2014. An eternal student of what it means to live with integrity, Erika brings her diverse knowledge, experience and committed personal study to the service of the island community, and continues to teach and practice daily. Outside of the studio, she spends most of her time in woods with her dogs or playing records.
Additional courses and certifications:
⁃ August 2014, Sivananda Yoga Farm, Grass Valley, California. Ayurveda and Yoga Wellness Counselor Certification, 100 hrs.
⁃ September 2014, Integral Yoga Academy, Satchidananda Ashram, Yogaville, Buckingham, Virginia. Recovery Counselor Certification, Integration of Yoga, Ayurveda and 12-Step Principles to aid those overcoming addictive and self-destructive behaviors, 65 hrs.
⁃ October 2014, Sivananda Yoga Farm, Grass Valley, California. Food As Medicine, Ayurvedic Nutrition and Cooking Module, 100 hrs.
⁃ November 2014, Sivananda Yoga Farm, Grass Valley, California. Vedanta and Silence Course, theory and practice of Advaita Vedanta, 10 day vow of silence (Mouna) and Self Inquiry, 100hrs.
⁃ October 2015, Sivananda Yoga Farm, Grass Valley, California. Advanced Anatomy and Physiology for Teachers and Yoga Therapists: Communication, Protection and Stress in the Body, 30hrs.
⁃ Correspondence Cource 2015-present), American Institute of Vedic Studies, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Ayurvedic Healing Course, 400 hrs.
⁃ June 2016, CCAR Recovery Coach Academy (Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery Course offered through Island Wide Youth Collaborative of Martha’s Vineyard Community Services) 30hrs
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