​MORGAN is passionate about creating space where students can cultivate personal power through the challenge of asana. She believes in asana as a physical vehicle for transformation of mind and spirit. Originally drawn to yoga to reduce stress and to get a physical “workout,” she understands the many doors that can open the path to the larger Yoga.  From her first class at a gym she sensed there was more to it than just the physical, and her path continues to lead her to what that “more” truly is; towards the essence of both yoga and her Self.

Morgan uses alignment-based classes (both flow and form) to draw attention to habits and tendencies in a self-discovery process. Student empowerment surfaces through the cultivation of this awareness.  Each student is invited to challenge his/her own edge in the safety of Morgan’s guidance.  In carefully crafted classes, students are guided into challenging physical postures but asked to journey inward to look at their own reactions, tap into their strength, and become present. She believes each class is an offering of her knowledge and experience in an effort to invoke a process of transformation in students.

After 5 years of steady practice, she embarked on the Be Shri Yoga teacher training program (Greenwich, CT) where she received her 200hr certification.  Several years later, in the spring of 2015, she attended a workshop that set her on a path that would change the way she both practices and teaches.  After her first weekend workshop with Christina Sell, she became determined to continue to study with her.  Morgan credits Christina for her shift to clearer and more targeted teachings, both on and off the mat.   She completed the 300hr Alchemy of Flow and Form Advanced Teacher Training Program at the San Marcos School of Yoga with Christina Sell and Gioconda Parker.  Morgan is also the lead teacher of the Surya Yoga Teacher Training Program (both 200 hour and 300 hour) where she shares her passion for teaching with teacher trainees. In 2019 she also began to host yoga retreats and this has fueled a new passion to combine both yoga and travel.

Morgan spent 16 years in the northeast but returned to her hometown of El Paso in the fall of 2013 to open Surya Yoga. She holds a BFA in theater arts and a Masters degree in education. She spent several years acting in NYC and seven years teaching fourth grade in Connecticut. Her life has led her to share her voice in many different capacities, and she is grateful to be able to help expand the yoga community in her hometown.  Morgan is an animal lover at heart and can be found spending free time with her three dogs or rescuing cats.
  
  

ALMA Moreno's interest in yoga was piqued in 2022 when she discovered Surya Yoga's 200-hour teacher training program. Completing the training ignited her passion for both the practice itself and its underlying philosophy. Alma's teaching style seamlessly integrates alignment-based yoga, gentle flow, and restorative yoga. She not only takes pride in crafting purposeful classes that blend anatomy and philosophy but also prioritizes creating a safe space for her students to delve deep within themselves, encouraging them to find comfort and growth both physically and mentally.


Her dedication to continuous learning is evident through her ongoing professional training and consistent personal yoga practice. Currently, she is preparing to embark on a 300-hour Yoga Teacher Training with Morgan Mazza, supplementing her education with online yoga courses and research-based articles to nurture her inquisitive nature.


Alma holds a Bachelor's degree in Bilingual Education and a Master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction. Beyond her professional pursuits, she cherishes her roles as an introverted individual, a nurturing mother to three young adults, a daughter-in-law and a Labrador, a devoted wife, and an enthusiast of life's indulgent pleasures, particularly chocolate and cheese. During her leisure time, she finds solace in outdoor walks and embraces the enriching experiences of travel.

Kandy Aboud (Tattwamayi)
RYT® 500


MARISOL is an experienced and passionate yoga instructor with a deep love for wellness and health that has been with her since childhood. Growing up in Mexico, she started studying dance at the age of five, which led her to pursue a degree in nutrition in Mexico City and further her dance studies in Minneapolis.

Her journey with yoga began 20 years ago, and she has been committed to the practice ever since. After becoming a mom, she embraced the opportunity to deepen her knowledge by completing two 200-hour Yoga Teacher Trainings (YTTs)—one in Mexico and another in Chicago—as well as a 50-hour Yin Yoga training.

She is particularly passionate about power yoga, where she enjoys integrating inversions and arm balances. Her approach is to guide the mind into action, always aligning with the rhythm of your own breath.

Susan Jaffee
E-RYT® 500

YACEP®


KANDY Aboud (Tattwamayi) received her 200 hour yoga teacher training in Integrative Yoga Therapy in 2005 and her 500 hour Yoga Teacher Training through YAMA (Yoga, Ayurveda and Meditation Arts) Therapeutics in 2010 in Baltimore,  MD. She also completed an Ayurvedic Wellness Coaching Certificate in 2011.  


She has been practicing yoga for 20 years and made her first trip to India to the Sivananda Ashram in Rikhia Peeth with other yoga teachers in October 2010 for a Chakra Sadhana Retreat . In 2013 she went back to Mother India for the World Yoga Convention in Munger at the Bihar Yoga Bharati and back to Rikhia for a Prana Vidya Retreat. She received Mantra Diksha in 2010 and received her spiritual name of Tattwamayi from Sw. Satyasangananda Saraswati at that time. She received herJignasu Sannyasa (spiritual seeker) from Sw. Niranjanananda Saraswati in 2013 and her Karma Sannyasa in 2016 from Sw. Satyasangananda. She last returned to India to Sivananda Ashram in 2019. She also was trained in Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidra in 2018 at Anahata Ashram in Golden Bay, New Zealand with Karma Karuna Saraswati.


Kandy is a retired Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. She brings a spiritual quality to her yoga classes, incorporating pranayama, mudras,  chakras, and meditation in the Satyananda Yogic tradition of India.   

Alma Moreno

200 Hour Certified


Our Instructors


Andrew Cutler

200 Hour Certified Instructor




SUSAN, a devoted practitioner and student, is known for her integrated alignment based yoga teachings. Her classes combine elements of the practice including asana, pranayama and meditation. Her enthusiastic instruction is precise, educational and is infused with practical ideas for bringing the yoga practice into everyday living. She encourages students to discover their own unique qualities by becoming more curious and awake in their lives.

Susan is an E-RYT® 500 teacher who began her journey in the tradition of Iyengar yoga with Carol Carnes Johnson, the yoga pioneer in El Paso. She then discovered Anusara® yoga and became certified as Anusara-Inspired®. She is also certified as a Wisdom Warrior™ teacher—yoga for practitioners over 50 who want to continue a dynamic practice. She has studied extensively with Desiree Rumbaugh and Andrew Rivin. Through the years she has trained with Tiffany Wood, Bea Doyle, Martin Kirk, Ellen Saltonstall, Jill Miller, Sianna Sherman and Elena Brower.

 Susan is a licensed Speech Language Pathologist with a master’s degree in that field. She and her family can be found cooking, hiking and traveling together.

MICHELLE What began as a search for peace, contentment, and enlightenment has evolved into a lifestyle for Michelle. She began her yogic practice in 2014 and now a decade later her practice continues, stronger than ever. Over the years Michelle has experienced an advancement in her practice and has seen as well as felt the ebbs and flows, the highs and lows, and the connection and disconnection within her personal yogic journey. She remains curious and intrigued by the teachings of yoga and loves the challenge each yoga practice brings.

Michelle completed her 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training in October of 2021 and her 300 Hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training in February of 2020. Both trainings were attained through the Surya Yoga Teacher training program led by Morgan Mazza, E-RYTⓇ 500. Her yoga classes offer a physical and mental challenge that encompass a focus on alignment, strength, awareness, and contentment.

Michelle is a passionate and devoted Nutrition Advocate and through the practice of yoga she has learned the importance of whole self-nourishment. She is a firm believer that food is medicine, and nutrition is the foundation of wellness.

She holds a B.S in Human Nutrition and Food Science and a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA). By profession she is a Registered/ Licensed Dietitian, an Informaticist, and the founder and owner of Enlite Nutrition Wellness Services, LLC.

Michelle’s pride and joy are her two boys and her best friend, who also happens to be her husband! She loves music, experimenting with baking and cooking, practicing and teaching yoga, spending time with her family, and traveling.

Marisol Castaño

200 Hour Certified


Surya Yoga boasts some of the most experienced and widely trained yoga instructors in the El Paso region.  Come experience quality instruction in a safe and supportive environment.


All of our instructors have gone through teacher training programs recognized by the Yoga Alliance.


Michelle Salas

500 Hour Certified Instructor




CASANDRA has been devotional Yoga practitioner and meditator since 2000. "Together…we move and connect with our breath, embracing moments of silence and stillness, all in reverence to the quiet guidance of sādhanā. Yoga is a practice of truth, of remembrance. We tap into the heart and melt into the source… It’s my absolute honor to serve you on the mat."


CERTIFICATIONS:

  • 300-hour YTT, Radiantly Alive, May 2013, Bali, Indonesia
  • 100-hour Next Generation Yoga, December 2013, Mazatlán, México
  • 300-hour YTT Radiantly Alive, November 2014, Bali, Indonesia 
  • 200-hour YIN Yoga TT Radiantly Alive, December 2014, Bali, Indonesia
  • 100-hour Ashtanga TT Ashtanga Yoga Center with Tim Miller, July 2016, Encinitas California
  • Vipassana Meditation 10 day course, August 2017, Dharmsala, India 
  • 200-hour YTT High Vibe Yoga, February 2018, Bali, Indonesia
  • 65-hrs YIN Yoga TT Yinspiration, April 2019, Hongkong, China
  • 35-hrs Qigong training Forest Rock Taiji & Qigong School, November 2019, Bali, Indonesia
  • Wim Hof Method training with Wim Hof Wim Hof Method Center, July 2021, Stroe, Netherlands
  • Ashtanga Yoga workshop with Kino McGregor Ashtanga Yoga Paris, August 2021, Paris, France
  • 50-hr YIN training Soma Chandra, December 2023, Bali, Indonesia.


Additionally, she continues to travel extensively in order to expand her knowledge by training with other world class teachers. Including Edward Clark, Damien De Bastier, Alanna Kaivalya, Deborah Williamson, Sebastien Pucelle, and Tias & Surya Little.


She holds a B.A. of Communication Advertising, a Master in Brand Management from Polimoda in Florence, Italy and speaks four fluent languages.


“Yoga has helped me achieve a healthy balance and quality of life by aligning my goals to my purpose, seeking congruence in everything I do on and off the mat. I am grateful to be able to share my experience with the world. Yoga has enriched my life, I could not do without it.”


Other things she couldn't do without: Music, traveling, hiking, time in nature, family & friends, animals, pizza and chocolate. Cas is a person who’s and old soul and young at heart at the same time, rebellious and a free spirit. Shine on!


…come find YOU.

 

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Morgan Mazza

Owner

E-RYT® 500

YACEP®


Adriana Garcia

RYT® 500


ANDREW, raised in El Paso, began his yoga journey in 2018 and has stayed a devout practitioner ever since. As someone who goes to the gym often, he found yoga to be the perfect balance for weightlifting to give him more functional mobility because yoga combined proper form with building muscular endurance; while also allowing everyone a fun way to just move!
As a registered NASM Certified Personal Trainer, he loves to work with people on their mobility and weightlifting strategies to further better themselves, and yoga has become another great way he can help people achieve that. 
In 2025, Andrew decided to take his yoga practice further by embarking on the Surya Yoga 200 Hour Teacher training of which he gained immense knowledge of not just the physical aspect of yoga, but the mental and spiritual side as well.

Andrew's teaching style uses many traditional yoga postures while combining modern corrective exercises for the knees, elbows, hips, wrists and back. He is more than excited to continue his yoga journey teaching fellow yogis and embarking on a meaningful practice together.

ADRIANA began practicing yoga about 7 years ago, but feels that she didn't really begin to understand it until recently. She is now extremely passionate about the overall mind, body, and spiritual connection that yoga brings in practice and philosophy. For Adriana, yoga is place where she can go to find herself in the midst of chaos related to daily life. She hopes to give the same sense of connection and pace in her classes, as well as an understanding of the asana practice and alignment.

In her own practice, Adriana finds most joy in that connection of the self to the self, and an overall acceptance and appreciation of life and living in the moment. She hopes to do this through her classes that offer challenges to push personal limits, both physically and mentally, while helping others know to live yoga both on and off the mat. Adriana completed her 200 hour yoga teacher training led by Morgan Mazza at Surya Yoga Studio in October of 2018, and will continue to commit to learning more about yoga in the 300 hour teaching training in 2019 at Surya.

Adriana holds a Master's degree in Education (Curriculum and Instruction), and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst who provides therapy based on applied behavior analysis to children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. She is a proud mom to a pitbull mix and a small kitten. She loves traveling, music, art, animals, and yoga!


Casandra Salas-Porras

500 Hr Certified