Lesley Kingsland is the founder and guide of WAYA Yoga — Welcome As You Are.

WAYA Yoga is home for what I value most about yoga: connection, inner strength, and inclusivity. My teaching style is grounded in gentleness; it is drawn from my own experience of using yoga as a return to self-love, balance, and strength.  Together, we use mind-body-breath as a reminder of wholeness. We practice presence over perfection.

Yoga is for all. I feel fortunate to have experience as a professional, parent, and humble human in working with allied health and neurodiversity. My roots begin in my home state of North Carolina.  I graduated in 2010 with a BS in Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology. Since then this journey has taken me so many places - from speech and hearing clinics, to entrepreneurship and family life.

My yoga mat has been with me through it all; a sweet reminder to stay curious and honor the journey. Whether in San Clemente or online, I invite you to arrive exactly as you are, and leave feeling a little more like you.

RYT-200 hour