Rachael Croll, RYT - Salty Buddha Founder & Owner/Instructor

Rachael has been teaching yoga for nearly a decade and it has become her life’s work to share its many gifts and benefits with the community. After leaving behind the world of corporate finance, fatigued from cubicle life, she began to design the life she always envisioned. Merging business knowledge with her passions she formed Salty Buddha in 2016. Rachael is an E-200Hr RYT yoga teacher and a level 2 Reiki Healer. Rachael leads SUP Yoga Teacher Trainings- certifying yoga instructors across the world to teach SUP Yoga. In addition she hosts international yoga retreats, women’s empowerment circles, and kids paddle camps.


Jessica Powers, RYT - Studio, Beach & SUP Yoga Instructor

Jessica stumbled upon a Baron Baptiste DVD at a yard sale over a decade ago, and immediately fell in love with the physical practice of yoga. After undergoing a spinal fusion, she had to learn how to slow down and to be more understanding of her body. She brings with her a lighthearted attitude toward yoga. Jessica’s goal is to create a moment in which all bodies will feel comfortable to move and breathe. She enjoys teaching the 8 limbs of yoga through the physical practice, and helping others to find the peaceful power that she has found through her yoga practice. For the past 3 years she has brought yoga and mindfulness into her middle school classroom. Jessica feels that with enough breathing and moving, you can calm anyone.


Carly Burdick, Reiki Master - Studio Manager & Instructor

Carly is a certified Reiki Master and Women’s Guidance Facilitator who is excited to guide you through a transformative session that promotes balance, relaxation, and well-being. With a deep passion and curiosity for energy healing, Carly immersed herself in the ancient practice of Reiki, a transformative modality that channels universal life force energy. As a Reiki Master, her purpose is to facilitate healing on a physical, emotional, and spiritual level. She believes in the innate power within each of us to find balance and harmony, and her classes, workshops, and private sessions are designed to unlock that potential, fostering a profound sense of peace and renewal. Carly teaches a weekly Restorative Yoga w/ Reiki class, monthly Reiki workshops, and Reiki trainings and certifications at Salty Buddha.


Alyssa Montana - Studio & SUP Yoga Instructor


Amanda Gray, RYT - Studio Yoga Instructor

Amanda is a 250 hour instructor who began practicing vinyasa style yoga in 2011 in the midst of changing careers. Immediately recognizing the emotional and physical benefits of her practice, she was inspired to share it by teaching to others. In Amanda's classes you will find accessibility and modifications for all levels, thoughtful transitions and a feeling of deep connection and restoration. Studying under Natasha Rizopolous of Down Under Yoga in Boston has influenced Amanda's style to rely deeply on the alignment in flow as well as to reflect upon the Yoga Sutras, an ancient yogic text. Combining alignment cues, playful energy and healing words, Amanda creates a welcoming environment to all students of all levels. Amanda is a 250 hour RYT with certification’s  in restorative and prenatal yoga. She is also a certified end of life doula and Reiki Level 1 practitioner.


Tammi McCoy, RYT - Beach Yoga Instructor

Tammi is originally from Kansas City and has made the island her home for the last four years. She began practicing yoga in 2013 loving the fitness aspect focusing on the strength of a power practice in the beginning but realizing that it was the grounding and therapeutic aspects that began to really resonate with her. In 2020 she decided to become a certified yoga teacher through her practice Power Core Yoga. Her dedicated practice informs her beautiful classes weaving a strong practice and nature into each beach class.

 
 

 

Victoria Riccio

 

Aloha and Namaste, my name is Victoria Riccio and I would consider myself a hospitality, activity and fitness guru who lives for the Ocean and my yoga practice everyday. I have lived my life constantly searching for aquatic adventures and thrive on my daily yoga practice. I earned a degree from Florida Gulf Coast University where I studied Resort and Hospitality management; in addition I have achieved several fitness certifications along with my RYT200 Yoga certification, SUP Yoga, Aerial yoga certification, L1 Paddle instructor certification,Group X and personal training certifications. 

I moved out to Maui, Hawaii in 2017 to surf and live with the love of my life where we thrived on paddle boarding, surfing, diving, our canoe club and embracing all that nature has to offer! My husband and I recently married on Maui and due to unfortunate circumstances of the West Maui wildfires that happened in August,2023 we have moved home to start our family here in our hometown of Bradenton, Florida where we were born and raised. I started my own business ‘In-House Retreats’ in Maui Hawaii offering on-site Resort Recreation programs and yoga classes and will continue this here in Florida. I am very excited to get back into the Yoga community here and look forward to all the classes I teach!

I strive to spread love, light, and smiles to everyone I surround myself with and look forward to flowing with YOU!