OUR TEAM

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Julia Morrison

Julia Morrison, co-founder of Wave Yoga Retreats, is a 500 hour registered vinyasa, hatha, and yin yoga and meditation teacher. Julia began her personal yoga practice while in college just looking for a workout. Julia studied in Bali, India, and the US with her cherished teacher and friend Megan Mulrine. Julia’s passion lies in curating yoga & wellness retreats around the world. She is inspired by the powerful transformation and profound growth that occurs when a group of like minded individuals come together with a shared intention. Julia’s teaching style involves challenging and creative sequencing with a focus on the union of the mind and body through the breath. In her classes she blends yogic philosophy and elements of power and heat for an invigorating physical, mental, and spiritual experience.

To connect with Julia email waveyogaretreats@gmail.com.

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Holly Coppes

Holly Coppes, co-founder of Wave Yoga Retreats, is a 200 hour registered yoga teacher and has been teaching vinyasa yoga for over two years with a style based in fiery and challenging flows. Holly began her yoga practice years ago as a way to get out of her head and into her body. You can expect anything from a spicy power flow to a juicy slow flow in Holly’s classes, always set to a killer playlist and filled with creative transitions for a new experience every time.

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Megan Mulrine

Megan Mulrine is an E-RYT 500+ hour yoga teacher and yoga teacher trainer. She spent the last decade living in Asia (first in Iwakuni, Japan, then in Bali, Indonesia for the past seven years) studying yoga philosophy, Buddhism, Hinduism, and various meditative practices. During that time, she trained more than one thousand yoga enthusiasts to become yoga teachers, leading teacher trainings for various schools in Bali and the US, including her own yoga school, Yogatrotter Academy.

Megan’s area of specialty is the Hindu gods and goddesses as they relate to yoga asanas and mantras. In Bali, she runs her yoga school at the retreat center of her teacher, the Balinese priestess Ibu Ati, along with kirtan artist Thia Moana.

On Wave Yoga retreats, Megan leads vinyasa and yin yoga classes in which she beautifully weaves in yoga philosophy and the stories of the gods and goddesses. She also leads various styles of meditation and workshops all deeply connected to the roots of the practice.

To connect with Megan directly or learn more about her yoga teacher training program, visit yogatrotter.com or email megan@yogatrotter.com.

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Vicky Cooley

Vicky Cooley was first introduced to yoga at a young age, having a fond memory of attending a yoga class and thinking to herself how fun it was to see adults engage freely in what seemed like play. Yoga has since become a necessary and beloved part of her life.

Initially, Vicky trained in Ashtanga Yoga, though she is interested in every style of yoga. She received her 200 hour teacher training through Ashtanga Yoga Puerto Rico in 2017. Vicky considers herself a forever student of yoga and Ayurveda, with a specific passion for anatomy, both physical and energetic. Vicky is an Ayurvedic Health Counselor and Certified Massage Therapist, drawn to the crossover between western and eastern science.

To connect with Vicky or book a massage with her, visit inhalexhalemassage.com.

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Ola Michalewicz-Halas

Ola is a 500 hour certified vinyasa, yin, and yoga nidra teacher. Ola studied yoga in Bali, India, and her home country of Poland. She loves hosting yoga retreats, cacao ceremonies, and exceptional experiences on and off the mat for her students. Her classes focus on intuitive flowing movements. Her students often say that her class ‘moves more than just the body.’ In every class Ola curates an integrated, calming practice through meditation, conscious breath work and inspiring yoga sequences with soft transitions between asanas where you’ll feel light and comfortable in your body - regardless of your experience level.

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Monica Brodeur

Monica is a 500 hour registered vinyasa yoga and meditation teacher. She trained with Megan Mulrine of Yogatrotter Academy and is under her continued mentorship. Monica takes a holistic approach in her teaching style to emphasize the unification between the mind, body, and soul. Her classes infuse pranayama and meditation techniques that leave you feeling ready to take your practice off of the mat—to live your yoga. Monica is based on the Connecticut shoreline and currently teaches at Soul Sweat Yoga Studios and Niantic Yoga.

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Valerie LeBlanc

Valerie is a 500hr registered yoga teacher, passionate about yoga both on and off the mat. She is dedicated to empowering others to take control of their health and well-being through mindful movement and self-awareness. Valerie’s teaching focuses on personal growth, self-love, and the transformative benefits of yoga.

A lover of travel and human connection, Valerie finds inspiration in exploring new cultures and the stories that unite us all.

Born and raised in Québec, Canada, she is currently adventuring around India and New Zealand for the next few years.