Courtney Harms is an experienced Yoga teacher based in Venice Beach,California. Courtney began practicing yoga in 2003 to heal her body from years of competitive track, dance, soccer and gymnastics. After falling in love with the practice, she enrolled in her first yoga teacher training in 2006 at Yoga Works in Santa Monica, California with the inspirational Annie Carpenter and James Brown. Later that year, Courtney continued her education completing Yoga Ed. grades K-8th certification with Lori Burgi in order to work with children in a fun and positive way. In 2007, wanting to explore the practice more in depth, Courtney began the Yoga Works Professional Program under mentor, Jasmine Lieb. Upon completion of the program she became a 500 hour Yoga Alliance registered yoga teacher and later in 2009, Yoga Works Certified.

Courtney is most influenced by the Ashtanga and Iyengar methods with a particular passion for Vinyasa Flow. She is also inspired by her love of dance, kundalini yoga and yoga therapeutics. Every class incorporates knowledge, spirit, and a sense of humor with the intention of sharing her love for yoga. In addition to teaching yoga, Courtney is a personal trainer and an experienced dance and gymnastics instructor. She received her Bachelor of Arts in 2002 from the University of California, Santa Barbara.