training and experience
Daphne Larkin is an inspired vinyasa yoga teacher and industry leader based in Nashville, Tennessee. Her work and her life are based in a deep trust in the flow. In 2004, she co-founded Sanctuary for Yoga where she directs Sanctuary’s Teacher Training programs and has been training teachers since 2008. Over her 20-year teaching career, Daphne has created 2 popular instructional yoga DVDs, an online studio featuring 21 Days of Yoga and most recently released her new book A Curated Life: Creating Space for the Life You Crave. In 2021, she took another bold leap and rebranded Sanctuary and relocated the studio to the heart of West Nashville.
Always inspired by the creative process, Daphne’s life has included extensive work as a performing artist and a vibrant 12-year music industry career. Committed to fully immersing herself into her studies, Daphne dedicated a decade-plus to traveling and studying yoga, finding inspiration in many teachers. Her most profound influence has been Shiva Rea, with whom she spent more than 10 years studying and assisting around the world.
As a teacher, she is known for the fluid grace of her practice and her skillful balance of alignment and flow. Her teaching is clear and authentic - fueled by her passionate curiosity about both the shapes and alignment of poses, but also transitions and the powerful potential of the space between. Her classes are fluid journeys through an intentional sequence of poses that lead us deeper into ourselves. The effect is grounding, spacious and balanced.
She is most grateful for her wife Stephanie - her partner in the flow of life. There is nothing greater than love.