Carol Rossi was on the faculty at Loyola Marymount University for 9 years and she now leads workshops on yoga and meditation throughout the community. Carol is a certified yoga instructor and spiritual director, and holds M.A. degrees in both Dance Ethnology and Applied Experimental Psychology. In addition to her yoga studies (which began in 1991), Carol has a decade of training in diverse movement genres including ballet, modern dance, traditional dance forms such as West African and Javanese dance, and aerobics. In her day job, Carol is a researcher for a popular consumer website.

Carol's studies, practice, and teaching include attention to all aspects of yoga: postures, breathing, meditation, chanting, philosophy, and lifestyle practices, which she presents in appropriate combinations according to the needs of the individual student or group. Her group classes and workshops include breath-based postural practice, whether the students are young and athletic, executing tricky vinyasa sequences, or practitioners who need a more gentle approach.

Carol’s distinguished teachers have included the late Trish O'Rielly; Sonia Nelson, Director of the Vedic Chant Center in Santa Fe; and renowned yoga therapist Gary Kraftsow, all of whom have studied extensively with T.K.V. Desikachar. Carol has studied Iyengar yoga with Lisa Walford.  Carol is actively involved in the Contemplative Way meditation group led by Dr. Jim Finley. She holds certificates in both Spiritual Direction and Yoga Philosophy through LMU.

Also a karma yogini, Carol is also a passionate contributor to the local community. She is a co-founder and former chair of Positive Yoga Los Angeles, an annual fundraiser for cancer research. Carol was the Coordinator for LMU's Yoga Studies Program during its inaugural year, has produced concerts for Krishna Das, and has been involved in a myriad of organizations from arts education to feeding the homeless.