Our Instructors

Welcome to our instructor page at Joiful Yoga! Our skilled and passionate yoga instructors are dedicated to guiding you on your journey towards health, balance, and inner peace. Each of our instructors brings a unique perspective and a wealth of experience to their classes, ensuring that you receive personalized attention and instruction in every session.

We believe that yoga is not just a physical practice, but a way of life. Our instructors incorporate the teachings of yoga philosophy and mindfulness into their classes, helping you to cultivate a deeper awareness of yourself and the world around you. They encourage you to connect with your breath, listen to your body, and move with intention and grace.

At Joiful Yoga, we are proud to have a team of talented and compassionate yoga instructors who are committed to sharing the transformative power of yoga with our community. We invite you to come practice with us and experience the joy, peace, and vitality that yoga can bring to your life.

Cassie Dowell

Owner

Cassie is the owner of Joiful Yoga and a Kundalini Yoga teacher, Reiki Master, meditation teacher, and certified teacher of metaphysics with a passion for exploring the connection between energy, spirituality, and the body. She especially loves teaching meditation, mantra, breathwork, Reiki, and the more subtle aspects of yoga, as well as hosting workshops that invite people to learn, connect, and grow. A newly minted empty nester, Cassie is embracing this new chapter with her young adult children—and when she’s not at Joiful, you’ll likely find her line dancing, learning tango, reading one of several books at once, or drinking entirely too much coffee.

Christina Rodriguez

Christina is an E-RYT 500, YACEP and her teaching is grounded in trauma-informed principles, Buddhist mindfulness, and classical yoga philosophy. Christina believes that every body is worthy of practice and strives to create an inclusive environment where students feel safe, supported, and empowered to honor their own unique experience. She encourages curiosity over perfection, offering clear instruction, meaningful education, and plenty of space for students to make each practice their own.

Jessica Calderon

Instructor

Jessica, a native New Yorker, is a Yoga + Meditation {E-RYT 200} Teacher, Reiki Master, and Shamanic Healer with over 13 years of teaching experience. Her classes blend alignment-based asana, breath-work, and meditation, guiding students to deepen their awareness of the physical, mental, and emotional body. With a warm and inviting approach, Jessica empowers others to show up as their best selves on and off the mat.

Isabel Aviles Moreno

Instructor

Isabel is passionate about the connection we achieve with ourselves through our bodies. Something that she began to build from a very young age dancing ballet, and that she rediscovered years later through the practice of Yoga. She is a dedicated practitioner and student of Ashtanga Yoga, who in her class seeks to inspire the same passion in her students.

Doug Johnson

Instructor

Douglas Johnson - E-RYT 500, YACEP is a highly experienced yoga teacher with over 1000 hours of training and 25 years of teaching experience. He is the founder of the Mahapatha Yoga community and has trained with prominent yoga teachers like Paul Grilley, Amrit and Kamini Desai, Andrey Lappa, Deva Parnell, Rod Stryker, and ‘Yoganand’ Michael Carroll. Douglas is known for integrating the ‘yoga of sound’ into his teaching, studying Kirtan with renowned masters like David "Durga Das" Newman, Jai Uttal, and Sean Johnson, and Vedic mantras with Russill Paul. Additionally, he is a certified Gong Yoga Therapy practitioner and Amrit-Method Advanced Yoga Nidra Facilitator, offering meditation guidance for over two decades.

Surely Alvelo

Instructor

Surely (pronounced Sue-reh-lee) has always been drawn to finding simple, meaningful ways to let go of everyday stress and come back to a more centered, balanced place. Her personal yoga practice has been a steady anchor in her life, teaching her how breath, movement, and stillness can bring the whole body back into harmony. That love for healing eventually grew into Golden Light Healing, where she now blends intuition, sound healing, Reiki, and other energetic tools. Over time, her path has naturally shifted toward sound and energy work, and she’s grateful to share these practices with others who are looking to reconnect with themselves on a deeper level.

Fiona Joi

Instructor

My name is Fiona Joi. I’ve been an instructor for ten years now, and I am driven and devoted to community, family and my practice. So excited to connect on this journey together!

Kayla Weiner

Instructor

Kayla is a 200 HR RYT specializing in Hatha, Yin, Pilates & Childrens Yoga. She started yoga 9 years ago while competing as a Nationally Qualified Sponsored Bikini Fitness Athlete. She fell in love with yoga through her practice and started teaching Childrens, Hatha, and Yin Yoga in 2022. She's currently in my 3rd trimester of her first pregnancy and in training to receive her Prenatal Yoga Certification. Once certified she will be offering prenatal classes and workshops. Her focus areas include breath, balance, and flexibility.

Erin Squance

Instructor

Erin completed her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training in Atlanta in 2023 after being a dedicated practitioner for more than five years. A former corporate finance executive, Erin embraced yoga later in life and found in it not only a practice, but also a path to balance, strength, and connection.

Now retired from the corporate world, she devotes much of her time to volunteering with Atlanta-based nonprofits that support children and animals. Off the mat, she enjoys hiking with her husband and their two dogs. In her classes, Erin brings a warm and encouraging approach, helping students of all levels improve strength, flexibility, and balance while cultivating the ability to age gracefully—both in body and in spirit.

Erin Austin

Instructor

Erin Austin is a 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher trained in JM Vinyasa under the guidance of Jared McCann, Jolin Conine, and Rebecca Causey. Taking influence from Ashtanga, Dharma, Bikram, Forrest, and Iyengar yoga and rooted in the belief that yoga is a lifelong practice of self-discovery, Erin’s classes weave together mindful movement, breath, and meditation to create a space for students to cultivate strength, presence, and authentic connection. She is committed to fostering an inclusive and welcoming environment where students can explore their practice with curiosity, integrity, and compassion.