Where Every Breath
Tells a Story
A decade of guiding students from Portland and beyond toward greater health, self-awareness, and joy through the ancient art of yoga.
Portland
Born from a Need for
Authentic Connection
In 2015, Maya Krishnamurthy walked into a gleaming Portland gym, rolled out her mat in a corner studio packed with sixty people, and realized something was missing. The sequence was fine. The teacher was competent. But there was no soul — no real conversation between teacher and student, no sense of community, no space for the practice to become something personal.
Maya had practiced yoga since the age of twelve in her grandmother’s home in Chennai. She had trained in Mysore, completed her 500-hour teacher training in Rishikesh, and spent three years studying anatomy at Portland State. What she carried home from India wasn’t just a teaching certificate — it was a vision of what a yoga studio could be at its finest.
So she signed a lease on a 3,000-square-foot space in the Pearl District, painted the walls a warm sage, installed bamboo floors, and opened ZenFlow’s doors to its first twelve students on a rainy October morning. Today, over 800 members call ZenFlow home.
Mission, Vision & Values
Three pillars that shape every class, every interaction, and every decision we make at ZenFlow.
Our Mission
To create an inclusive, accessible sanctuary where every person — regardless of background, body type, or experience level — can discover the transformative power of yoga and build a lifelong practice rooted in self-compassion.
Our Vision
A world where mindful movement is woven into the fabric of daily life — where communities gather on the mat to breathe together, heal together, and grow into kinder, more present human beings. ZenFlow aspires to be a living example of that world.
Our Values
Ahimsa — non-harming in all we do. Authenticity — honest teaching, honest community. Accessibility — yoga is for everyone. Growth — we never stop learning as teachers. Joy — we take the practice seriously, but not ourselves.
Instructors Who
Inspire & Guide
Our teachers are scholars, artists, and dedicated practitioners who bring the full breadth of their experience to every session.
Maya Krishnamurthy
E-RYT 500-certified with 15+ years of teaching. Trained in Mysore under BNS Iyengar. Maya’s teaching weaves classical philosophy with modern anatomical understanding, creating classes that are deeply intelligent and profoundly moving.
Marcus Jenkins
RYT-300 certified and former collegiate basketball player. Marcus discovered yoga through injury recovery and never looked back. His classes are challenging, athletic, and surprisingly meditative — even when you can’t feel your arms.
Leila Moreau
E-RYT 500, licensed physical therapist, and trained somatic practitioner. Leila’s Yin classes are quiet, deep, and often deeply healing. She holds a particular gift for creating safety in the room that allows students to release what they didn’t know they were holding.
Suki Tanaka
RYT-200 with specialty certification in Prenatal and Postnatal yoga. Suki is a mother of two and a certified doula who brings enormous warmth and medical precision to her classes for expecting mothers. Her community of mama practitioners is fiercely devoted.
Priya Subramaniam
Meditation teacher, Pranayama specialist, and scholar of Vedic philosophy with a master’s in contemplative studies from Naropa University. Priya’s guidance quietly dismantles the idea that one has to quiet the mind to meditate.
Daniel Rivera
RYT-300 certified Vinyasa and Acro Yoga teacher with a background in contemporary dance. Daniel’s classes are beautifully sequenced, precise in their alignment cues, and always finished with a particularly generous Savasana. His morning classes are legendary.
A Studio Designed
for Practice
Two practice rooms, a tranquil lounge, infrared heating, and a wall of windows overlooking the Pearl District.
