Stefan Storace
Stefan was born and raised in Los Angeles and received his first Dan Black Belt from 9th Dan Grandmaster Dennis Ichikawa T.O./Westlake Karate in 1981 and started teaching at age 12. He was introduced to Bryan Kest in the early 90’s and started practicing yoga regularly which led to the launch of Live Yoga Productions.
He was formally trained and received his first yoga certification in 2001 from the White Lotus Foundation with Ganga White and Tracy Rich in Santa Barbara. A 10 day Vipassana meditation course followed to deepen the cultivation of Sthira the steadiness, motionless, gentleness and softness in our yoga practice.
Completed teacher trainings have included Rod Stryker, Larry Payne, Ph. D, Erich Schiffmann, Matthew Cohn, and Cheri Clampett.
Yoga workshops have included Gary Kraftsow, Paul Grilley, Natasha Rizopoulos, Matt Schwartz, Desire Rumbaugh and Patricia Sullivan. Several Yoga Journal Conferences thoughout the United States and the Ojai Yoga Crib held by Kirra Ryder.
Advanced Para Yoga Master Training Program
1. Yoga Sutras: Light on Self-Mastery
2. Vinyasa Krama: The Energetics of Sequencing
3. Yoga Marma: Principles of Teaching Hands-On Adjustment
4. Yoga Marma: Principles of Enlighted Practice
5. Tantra Shakti: The Power and Radiant Soul of Yoga
6. Kosha: Unleashing the Science of Soul
In 2021, Stefan completed the Prime of Life Yoga teacher trainings Level 1 & 2 with Larry Payne, Ph. D. Yoga After 50 is a specialty program focusing on Yoga for midlife and beyond.
Stefan began his yoga journey more than 25 years ago when a fellow musician friend brought him to his first Yoga class. Physically, mentally, spiritually and emotionally the yoga practice and lifestyle totally transformed his life from the inside out. His goal has been to heal, inspire, and teach yoga to anyone and everyone who is interested in this dynamic practice.
Stefan is a Los Angeles based drummer, singer/songwriter, published writer for Drumhead magazine, SAG/AFTRA and has worked, recorded with several grammy award winning producers and artist. He has a Bachelor of Arts in the major of Sociology from the University of Santa Barbara.
Diana Storace
As a Southern California native Diana Storace knows how challenging it can be to find space, solitude and peace in this wacky, crazy, busy city. Where can one go within?It is because of these challenges that she places extra emphasis in her classes to create a place of refuge, a sanctuary where one has the opportunity to leave all distractions at the door and focus on one thing: The BREATH!
First introduced to yoga while taking Ballet and Modern dance classes, Diana’s love of movement and dance discipline help guide her flow and focus on breath and alignment. Her quest for healing after 3 surgeries led her back to yoga after college directly to Kundalini yoga where she studied philosophy, mantras, meditations, breath work and exercises with Yogi Bhajan and Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa. Since then she has studied a variety of styles with many different and amazing teachers who have all been influential.
Diana received her teachers training from Erich Schiffmann and continues her education through workshops and advance trainings such as pregnancy yoga with Gurmukh. Most recently she has been studying pranayama, tantra, bandha, asana and philosophy in depth with Rod Stryker of Para Yoga. While her teaching style is always evolving and growing, one thing will always remain a constant-she is always teaching from the heart.
Advanced Para Yoga Master Training Program
1. Yoga Sutras: Light on Self-Mastery
2. Vinyasa Krama: The Energetics of Sequencing
3. Yoga Marma: Principles of Teaching Hands-On Adjustment
4. Yoga Marma: Principles of Enlighted Practice
5. Tantra Shakti: The Power and Radiant Soul of Yoga
6. Prana: The Power and Path of Yoga
In 2021, Diana completed the Prime of Life Yoga teacher trainings Level 1 & 2 with Larry Payne, Ph. D. Yoga After 50 is a specialty program focusing on Yoga for midlife and beyond.
In addition to yoga Diana has been studying Eastern philosophy/religion, and herbal medicine since college. She loves to read, dance, has a passion for music, her two cats (named Frankie and Peanut) and her husband Stefan Storace.