Andrea LaVare Malagon (she/her), RYT 500, YACEP, Y12SR Leader*, began practicing yoga over twenty years ago. In 1996 she earned her BFA in Dance from Cornish College of the Arts. And she acquired her Health and Fitness certification through the American College of Sports Medicine in 1998.
Throughout her career, she has taught in the corporate, non-profit, and private health and fitness sectors. She teaches at the Gates Foundation and at Starbucks Global Headquarters. She serves as the group fitness coordinator for Rainier Health and Fitness, a registered 501(c)(3). She worked at the Washington Athletic Club, a private social and athletic club, for over a decade prior to opening Salud in 2010.
Currently Andrea is perusing her Advanced Integration of Trauma-Informed Yoga and Somatics certification through Collective Resilience. She would like to thank her esteemed teachers: Melina Meza, Claudette Evans, Chiara Guerrieri, Jenny Hayo, Nancy Burtenshaw, RW Alves, Tracy Hodgeman, Pat Hon, and Wade Madsen.
*Y12 “Yoga and 12 Step Recovery”