Join Our Teaching Team

At The Practice Space, we cultivate a diverse and dynamic team of educators, each contributing at different levels of involvement to create a strong, collaborative teaching environment. Our unique hiring structure supports a system where every teacher plays a vital role in our community:

  • Subs ensure the consistency and reliability of our offerings. We are hiring subs now!

  • Affiliate Teachers bring creativity and flexibility to our weekly schedule.

  • Full-Time Educators drive innovation and educational excellence in the world of mindful movement.

Explore the roles below to find the best fit for your teaching journey at The Practice Space. We’d love to have you on our team!

Not sure if The Practice Space is the right fit for you? Send us proof of your yoga or Pilates certification or confirmation that you're currently teaching in the Portland area, and we’ll give you 10 free classes to experience our community firsthand. Come see if our studio aligns with your personal teaching mission!

Meet the Program Directors

Meghan Maris

Through over 20 years of devoted yoga practice and teaching, Meghan has dedicated her life’s work to guide others.

She uses the body, breath, mind, and yoga philosophy as gateways to explore the relationship between our inner workings and outer experience.

She advocates building the structure of the postures from the ground up, harnessing the breath as a conduit of electricity, and illuminating the interior with the light needed to examine the contents within – practices integrated into The Practice Space’s Curriculum.

She guides by staying true to the teachings and attempting to remain humble, authentic, and in the spirit of selfless service, offering support and encouragement to all the teachers she instructs.

Krista Lennartz

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Krista, a Portlander born and raised, started teaching movement over 26 years ago.

After receiving her BA in dance education and psychology from Marymount Manhattan College in 2005, she got her certification as a Pilates instructor from the Kane School of Core Integration in New York City.

In 2012, she added yoga instructor (Yoga Bhoga RYT 200) to her skill set, a practice she incorporated into her life and in the studio. In 2015, she received her Master’s in Motor Learning and Control from the Teachers College Columbia University biobehavioral sciences department – the answers she unveiled from that research would change the way she looks at Pilates forever and become the lynchpin of The Practice Space’s curriculums today.

Yoga Educators

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Pilates Educators

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