Charles Matkin

Charles and Lisa Matkin have nearly 40 years of teaching experience between them, and are known nationally from the Yoga Zone television program. Charles was listed among the “Top 21 Yoga Teachers Under 40” by Yoga Journal. Lisa’s classes were rated the “best high energy in the country” by Allure. Charles, a third-generation yogi, developed therapeutic yoga programs at Beth Israel Spinal Rehabilitation Center, and his writing on therapeutic yoga appears in Yoga Journal. He encourages his students to celebrate freedom and self-awareness within their practice and beyond the mat. Lisa’s Yoga Zone: Power Yoga video was rated number one by Natural Health. She is the star of Anchor Bay’s Healing Yoga videos, and a contributing editor for Fit Yoga. Her teaching style finds inspiration from her own life challenges and experiences.

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