Lisa Black has brought her powerful, bright energy, expertise, and passion to teaching Creative Power Vinyasa Yoga to thousands of people over the past 26 years. As the founder of Shakti Vinyasa Yoga in 2003, Lisa directed three busy yoga studios in the metropolitan Seattle area of Washington for 20 years, creating connected communities and training hundreds of yoga teachers. While the Shakti Vinyasa Yoga studio spaces closed in 2022, Lisa continues to share her expertise and light with students through her daily classes at Sol Yoga in the Leschi neighborhood of Seattle, occasional workshops, and annual yoga retreats.
Lisa teaches with passion, humor, intelligence, and deep insight. Her challenging and playful method of teaching empowers each person to discover strength, possibility, and potential in their yoga practice and life.
Lisa lives in Seattle and has raised 2 teens whom she adores. When she is not practicing yoga or teaching yoga, she enjoys playing on several competitive USTA tennis teams, hiking, biking, and skiing.
