Move better. Feel stronger. Come home to your body.
Traditional Ashtanga Yoga, intelligent movement, and deeply personalized instruction—taught in a warm, non-dogmatic studio where every body is met with care.
You do not need to fit the practice. The practice should meet you.
The Yoga Shala blends the depth of traditional Ashtanga Yoga with a modern understanding of anatomy, rehabilitation, breath, and the nervous system.
- Individual instruction within class
- Thoughtful modifications for your body
- A warm, lighthearted environment
- Support for beginners and experienced students
- Practice built around breath and awareness
- Tools that carry into daily life
A practice for where you are—and where you want to go.
Build a consistent yoga practice, retrain how your body moves, or receive focused one-on-one guidance. Every path begins with careful attention.
Mysore Ashtanga
Learn one-on-one within the energy of a shared room. Begin as a complete beginner or deepen an established practice at your own pace.
Explore Ashtanga
Body Mechanics
Build functional strength, mobility, balance, and brain-body connection through slow, precise, intelligent movement.
Explore Body Mechanics
Private Instruction
Focused sessions shaped around your structure, history, goals, injuries, and the specific support your body needs.
Explore Private SessionsStart without pressure. Discover what feels right.
for new students
Explore Mysore-style Ashtanga, Body Mechanics, or Sound Bath sessions. Experience the teaching, the studio, and the community before deciding what comes next.
The posture is never more important than the person practicing it.
The Yoga Shala is rooted in authentic Ashtanga tradition, but never in rigidity. We teach the person in front of us.
The goal is not simply greater flexibility. It is strength you can use, awareness you can trust, and a practice that continues to teach you over time.
“The Yoga Shala is more than a studio. It is a place where you are seen, supported, and taught how to trust your body again.”Student testimonial
Deep roots. Modern understanding. Teaching that meets the person.
Krista Shirley founded The Yoga Shala to preserve the depth of traditional Ashtanga Yoga while creating a space where students can learn without intimidation, performance, or rigid expectations.
Her teaching draws from more than twenty years of dedicated practice and study, extensive time in Mysore, India, and a deeply personal understanding of injury, rehabilitation, and the nervous system.
A studio built for practice, learning, and real connection.
The Yoga Shala is home to daily practice, focused workshops, special events, retreats, teacher development, and a community of people who value curiosity over perfection.
Your practice has a home in Maitland.
140 Circle Drive, #4Maitland, Florida 32751
Located behind the former Buca di Beppo, near Winter Park Whole Foods.
Your practice does not need to be perfect. It only needs to begin.
Come experience thoughtful teaching, personal attention, and a community that values real growth over performance.
