Emily Ridout

Founder and AstroYoga Specialist

M.A., E-RYT 500, YACEP, Astrologer

Emily Ridout is an AstroYoga specialist committed to sharing the astrology-mind-body connection with the world. She is the author of AstroYoga for an Aquarian Age and founder of the International School of AstroYoga. She holds an MA and BA in Folklore, and her work has been featured in Reader’s Digest, Well + Good, Women’s Health, and Yoga Journal. You can find her at emilyridout.com or out hiking in the mountains with her dog Wally.

Rachel Leghissa

Instructor and Social Media

E-RYT 200, YACEP

Rachel is a gifted teacher with a strong connection to her community and students. She specializes in AstroYoga, combining Yoga and Astrology to navigate time as an embodied being. Initially focusing on Power Yoga and Vinyasa, she expanded into Lunar-encoded practices like Yin Yoga and Yoga Nidra. Rachel's yoga journey began during her time as an athlete in the sport of synchronized swimming, and found emotional calm and mental clarity with the practice of yoga. Beyond her competitive athlete background, she's a CSEP Certified Personal Trainer and Fascial Mobility Therapist with a Diploma in Fitness and Health Promotion. She enjoys family time with her husband and son on the beaches of Tofino and Australia.

Sheri Craze

Quintessence Membership Consultant

E-RYT 500, YACEP, Certified Alchemical Astrologer

Sheri Craze will teach you tools you can use daily to manage stress levels, empowering you to live your best life through a multi-faceted wellness approach. Using astrology charts, the best blueprints we have for the energies we're working with, Sheri will help you live a life you desire instead of one you just move through. Sheri considers herself a lifelong student and loves to share the information she learns. She has been practicing meditation since 1992, yoga since 1999, studying crystals & energy work since 1993, teaching yoga since 2016, and AstroYoga since 2021. Her passion is facilitating massive transformation as her clients become better versions of themselves. Through awareness & self-discovery, all things are possible!

Ginger Kesey

Course Instructor, RYT 500, Certified Sound Therapist, TIYT Level 2

Ginger began her journey with the healing arts through yoga, completing both her 200-hr and 500-hr teacher trainings through Two Birds Yoga Training in Eugene, Oregon.  During her 500-hr training she was introduced to AstroYoga.  The teachings of AstroYoga resonated with her deeply - many of the principles reflecting the way she inherently organized herself in the world.  Astrology paired with yoga illuminated a way for her to dive deeper, exploring the different aspects of herself and providing a solid foundation on which to root, explore and grow.  She loves sharing these connections with her students so they can discover how these energies enliven their lives.   She went on to study Trauma Informed Yoga, completing an Advanced Yoga Therapy Level 2 Training through Sundara Yoga Therapy.  Through her various yogic studies she was continually nudged toward sound as a modality for healing, creativity and self-discovery.  A year later she enrolled in a Globe Sound Healing Institute and completed two years of study to receive both Sound Therapy and Advanced Sound Therapy Certifications. This medley of complimentary teachings - yoga, astrology and sound - provide a rich tapestry on which to find health, healing, creativity, meaning and connection.  They support one another in the most fluid and beautiful ways and forge connection and harmony within the mind, body, soul and spirit. 

Yuko Takeuchi

AstroYoga Japan Lead Coordinator

In 2022, Yuko established the translation of Emily Ridout's AstroYoga training in Japan.

Yuko held workshops and teacher trainings for Emily's AstroYoga teaching and works to offer AstroYoga in Japanese. 

Yuko is an Aroma Yoga instructor and also a digital designer involved in the construction and production of online courses. Currently, she is in the process of preparing online courses for the instructor training sessions held in Japan.

Yuko is currently living in Malaysia, with her 9-year-old daughter and three cats.

Mehtab Benton

Course Instructor and AstroYoga Specialist, E-RYT 500, YACEP, Vedic Astrologer

Mehtab is a certified Vedic Astrologer, a mentor in the American College of Vedic Astrology, and author of Astrology Yoga: Cosmic Cycles of Transformation, the first comprehensive book on using the science of Jyotish in the practice and teaching of yoga.