Catherine Pompeo (Chandika) is a graduate of the 200-hour Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training Course, which she completed in 2014 at the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat Bahamas. Encouraged by the ashram staff to share yoga with those in recovery from addiction, she pursued additional training with Y12SR (Yoga of 12-Step Recovery), Yoga of Recovery, and Prison Yoga Project. She is also a certified iRest Yoga Nidra Level 1 and Sunlight Chair Yoga teacher. Chandika has been leading classes since 2015 and is a dedicated 12-step member and advocate for holistic healing.