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Leah Gillman was born in Oregon, spent her childhood playing in snowy Montana and her teenage years dancing in sunny North Carolina. College and her 20’s was spent in New York where she shifted from her early love of modern dance to the world of cycling and yoga. She moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1999 where she began her studies, and then career, as a yoga teacher and bodyworker, and became a mom! Summer backpacking trips became an integral part of life and in 2020, her nest empty, she moved her primary residence up to beautiful Sierra City, CA for the mountainous hiking, biking, lake swimming and a quieter life (think: Northern Exposure with a hint of Deadwood). It wasn’t part of the plan but Sierra City turned out to be ideal for group retreats; yoga combined with: hiking, lake swimming, and… snowshoeing, anyone?

Oakland is still ‘home’ for a week, every other week, for Barefoot Bodywork sessions and to teach an in-person yoga class.

When in Oakland, or in Sierra City, Leah sees local clients and students for bodywork and private yoga. And, she teaches yoga virtually on Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m. no matter where she is.