Dana Flynn

Dana Flynn, recognized throughout the yoga community as a true teacher’s teacher, brings an ecstatic expression of movement, music, and community to her practice and students. She is the cofounder of Laughing Lotus Yoga Centers and Lotus Flow Yoga. A former stockbroker, restaurateur, and MTV personality, she turned a life in the limelight into a spiritual transformation, studying with legendary yoga teachers Sharon Gannon and Rodney Yee. With studios in Manhattan and San Francisco, Laughing Lotus is a diverse community of creative, spirited, and playful yogis. Dana has been called the “Janis Joplin of yoga.”

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