Danielle Locastro

Danielle Locastro, usually known as Dani, is a professional artist and a certified yoga instructor. She has been exploring her connection to something greater than herself her entire life through her art. She initially came to the mat 17 years ago as a way back to health after a near death experience during childbirth. When she started practicing with Charles Matkin and Lisa Bennet, she knew that this practice was transformative. The first time she moved her body and breath in a yoga class for her was like drawing, praying and painting. It too would be part of her life’s practice to maintain a healthy, mind, body, and spirit connection.

In 2013 Dani starting teaching after achieving her teacher certification, in the Raja Hatha Style of Yoga under Amy Pearce-Hayden. Her focus is on alignment with a dash of creative expression so that yoga on and off the mat is accessible for everybody. She works weekly in a variety of Hudson Valley Studios such as Elevate Yoga & Barre, Encourage, All Sport Fitness and Ascend Studio in her hometown of Cold Spring. In addition she works with numerous private clients to maintain wellness, promote balance, improve quality of life and explore creative expression.

Dani lives and breaths a life of creativity and connection with color, texture, pattern and form. Her dharma is to inspire others to tap into their creative potential too. She is both (500 E-RYT) yoga teacher and artist. Dani’s innate passion for color, texture and process led her from being a printmaking major in college to a veteran textile designer for over 35 yrs. in NYC & LA.. Her knowledge of design process, printed fabric and manufacturing is still sort after as a consultant and has taken her to create her own company in 2019 called Heartful Yoga.,LLC. Her energy is contagious and her passion for making art, teaching yoga  and capturing the connections is captured in her pottery, classes, workshops and retreats. She is very grateful to be part of this supportive community.