OmBodies Yoga With Heather

Heather Otterbine is an experienced yoga educator, teacher trainer, and lifelong student of movement, anatomy, and mindful living. She is a double 500-hour certified E-RYT 500, a Yoga Medicine Registered Therapeutics Specialist, a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP), and a Functional Nutrition Guide. Heather is the founder of OmBodies Yoga and the creator of The Empowered Path, an innovative approach to yoga education that emphasizes embodied learning, functional anatomy, critical thinking, and sustainable practice. Over the past two decades, she has developed and led multiple Yoga Alliance–registered teacher training programs, including 200-hour and advanced-level trainings, and has guided hundreds of students through transformative educational experiences. Her teaching is rooted in clarity, curiosity, and respect for the individual. Rather than rigid systems or prescriptive methods, Heather supports students in understanding why practices work, how to adapt them intelligently, and how to apply yoga in ways that are both accessible and meaningful in real life. Heather has completed more than 1,800 hours of training across a wide range of yoga traditions, yoga therapeutics, functional anatomy, and functional nutrition. She has studied extensively with teachers including Tiffany Cruikshank, Seane Corn, Tias Little, Rod Stryker, Maty Ezraty, and many others. She is currently completing her thesis toward the 1000-hour Yoga Medicine Registered Therapeutics Specialist certification. Today, Heather focuses on education, mentorship, and creating learning spaces that invite depth without pressure, structure without rigidity, and growth without burnout. Her work supports practitioners and teachers alike in building confidence, discernment, and a lasting relationship with yoga that evolves over time.