OUR TEAM
Julia Morrison
Founder & Retreat Leader | RYT-500, E-RYT 200 & YACEP
Julia Morrison is a yoga and meditation teacher and experienced retreat leader who curates immersive wellness experiences around the world.
Through Wave Yoga Retreats, she guides transformative journeys that bring people together through movement, mindfulness, and travel — experiences that awaken curiosity, presence, and connection. Julia believes that when like-minded individuals gather with shared intention, profound transformation unfolds, both individually and collectively. Her retreats weave yoga, philosophy, and nature into an atmosphere of self-discovery, community, and growth.
Julia studied yoga asana and philosophy in Bali, India, and the United States with her cherished teacher and friend Megan Mulrine, in the direct lineage of Krishnamacharya. She also holds a degree in Philosophy from the University of Connecticut, where her academic studies deepened her passion for the wisdom traditions of yoga.
Her signature style is a creative and challenging vinyasa flow that invites students into an invigorating physical, mental, and spiritual experience.
Megan Mulrine
Retreat Leader | E-RYT 500+ & YACEP
Megan Mulrine is a yoga teacher, teacher trainer, and retreat leader whose work is rooted in devotion, philosophy, and storytelling. She spent a decade living in Asia — first in Iwakuni, Japan, and later in Bali, Indonesia — where she immersed herself in the study of yoga philosophy, Buddhism, Hinduism, and meditation.
During that time, she trained more than one thousand students to become yoga teachers, leading programs for various schools in Bali and the United States, as well as through her own yoga school, Yogatrotter Academy. Her area of specialty lies in the mythology of the Hindu gods and goddesses and the ways their stories illuminate yoga asana, mantra, and spiritual practice.
Now based in Connecticut, Megan is the owner of Niantic Yoga Studio, where she continues to share her teachings with her local community. Her approach bridges ancient wisdom with modern life, inviting students into a yoga practice that is both devotional and deeply human.
Monica Brodeur
Retreat Leader | RYT-500
Monica is a 500-hour registered yoga and meditation teacher, as well as a certified Death Doula and founder of Grace & Soul. She helps souls pass with grace through peace, presence, and comfort, while also guiding students in uniting mind, body, and soul through yoga. Trained under Megan Mulrine of Yogatrotter Academy, Monica infuses her classes with pranayama and meditation techniques that encourage students to take their practice beyond the mat and into daily life. Based on the Connecticut shoreline, Monica brings a holistic approach to both her yoga teaching and end-of-life work — creating space for healing, presence, and wholeness at every stage of life.
Ola Michalewicz-Halas
Retreat Leader | RYT-500
Ola is a yoga teacher and retreat leader based in Poland whose teaching blends movement, mindfulness, and presence. She trained with Megan Mulrine in Bali and India, where she deepened her understanding of yoga philosophy, meditation, and the subtle art of guiding students into embodied awareness.
Ola leads transformative retreats and events across Europe, creating experiences that extend beyond the mat. Her classes are intuitive and flowing, integrating conscious breath, meditation, and gentle transitions that invite students to move with ease, clarity, and connection. Many say her teaching “moves more than just the body,” leaving participants feeling light, grounded, and fully present in their own experience.
Vicky Cooley
Yoga Instructor | E-RYT 200, Ayurvedic Health Counselor, Certified Massage Therapist
Vicky Cooley was first introduced to yoga at a young age, remembering a class that felt like play and sparked a lifelong love for the practice. Yoga has since become an essential and beloved part of her life.
Initially trained in Ashtanga Yoga, Vicky received her 200-hour teacher training through Ashtanga Yoga Puerto Rico in 2017. She considers herself a lifelong student of yoga and Ayurveda, with a particular passion for anatomy, both physical and energetic.
Vicky teaches private yoga sessions and maintains her own massage therapy practice, Victoria Cooley Massage, in Essex, Connecticut. She is drawn to the intersection of Western and Eastern science, exploring how body, mind, and energy come together to support holistic well-being.