MEET NATALIA, Your Teacher.
Natalia Rodriguez Arango is an internationally respected Yoga, Meditation, Breathwork, and Stretch Therapy specialist, as well as a Holistic Health and Wellness Coach, Creative Director, and multi-business founder. With over 30 advanced certifications in the fields of yoga, contemplative sciences, therapeutic movement, and meditation, her education reflects the highest standards of research-based and lineage-rooted instruction. Her studies include university-level coursework and formal training in Yoga philosophy, Hinduism, Buddhism, and South Asian languages, bridging classical wisdom with contemporary pedagogy.
Beyond academic study, Natalia’s expertise is grounded in extensive international pilgrimage and field immersion, having explored religious traditions, cultural lineages, and embodied spiritual practices across numerous countries. These lived experiences deeply inform her teaching methodology, offering students an authentic, culturally informed, and integrative approach to mind-body disciplines.
Natalia is the Founder and Creative Director of several successful wellness enterprises, including Higher Waves Experiences, a global platform for healing arts retreats; Higher Waves Holistic, a botanical herbal apothecary; and Higher Waves The Label, a signature yoga and lifestyle apparel brand developed through curated collaborations. Each venture reflects her commitment to ethical wellness, aesthetic excellence, and educational integrity.
As a senior educator, Natalia leads multiple advanced Yoga Teacher Training programs and professional certification modules worldwide, including Yoga Nidra Teacher Training, Restorative Yoga Teacher Training, 300-Hour Advanced Teacher Training, Pranayama Teacher Training, Meditation Teacher Training, Chakras and Kundalini Yoga studies, Pelvic Floor Yoga training, and Performance Stretch Therapy programs. Her curricula are known for their rigor, therapeutic relevance, and philosophical depth.
Natalia has worked extensively with private students, public figures, professional athletes, and internationally recognized corporations, offering bespoke wellness programs, executive coaching, and therapeutic movement interventions. Her clientele spans diverse populations and cultures across multiple nations, reflecting her ability to adapt sophisticated practices to a wide range of professional, clinical, and personal contexts.
Renowned for her precision, cultural sensitivity, and pedagogical clarity, Natalia Rodriguez Arango continues to shape the global wellness landscape through education, mentorship, and visionary leadership—dedicated to elevating the standards of yoga, meditation, and holistic health worldwide.
Photography by Ramon Frias
San Diego, CA 2021
2026 Transcendental Meditation
Trilogy Sanctuary with with Keith Donohue
2026 YS 130 | Yoga & Psychedelics
YOGIC STUDIES with Dr. Stuart Ray Sarbacker
2026 YS 111 | Women & Yoga
YOGIC STUDIES with Dr. Ruth Westoby
2026 YS 210 | The Dattātreyayogaśāstra
YOGIC STUDIES with Dr. James Mallinson
2025 YS 136 | Straps, Mats, and Huts: A Visual and Material History of Yoga
YOGIC STUDIES with Dr. Seth Powell
2025 YS 132 | Kuṇḍalinī: In Body, Text, and Context
YOGIC STUDIES with Dr. Ruth Westoby
2025 YS 206 | The Amṛtasiddhi: Haṭha Yoga’s First Text
YOGIC STUDIES with Dr. James Mallinson
2025 YS 203 | The Haṭhapradīpikā
YOGIC STUDIES with Dr. Seth Powell
2025 PERFORMANCE STRETCH THERAPY ON THE TABLE LEVEL III
The stretch therapist INC, Canada, Devon MD Jones & Sarah Mariano
2024 YS 124 | The Yogic Body
YOGIC STUDIES with Dr. Lubomír Ondračka
2024 YS 208 | Devīmāhātmya: Greatness of the Goddess
YOGIC STUDIES with Dr. Raj Balkaran
2024 YS 122 | Āyurveda, Yoga, and Alchemy
YOGIC STUDIES with Dr. Dagmar Wujastyk
2024 YS 107 | Yoga and Śaiva Tantra: An Uncharted History
YOGIC STUDIES with Dr. Ben Williams
2024 YS 106 | Śākta Tantra: Yoga and Hindu Goddess Traditions
YOGIC STUDIES with Dr. Sravana Borkataky-Varma
2024 YS 104 | The Story of OṂ: Sacred Sound and the Vedic Roots of Yoga
YOGIC STUDIES with Dr. Finnian Gerety
2024 YS 101 | An Introduction to the History and Philosophy of Yoga
YOGIC STUDIES with Dr. Seth Powell
2024 Harmonium Magic 101
Sacred Sound Lab with Sheela Bringi & Brent Kuecker
2023 YS 105 | A Brief History of Āsana
YOGIC STUDIES with Seth Powell
2023 PERFORMANCE STRETCH THERAPY LEVEL II
The stretch therapist INC, Canada, Devon MD Jones & Sarah Mariano
2022 PERFORMANCE STRETCH THERAPY LEVEL I
The stretch therapist INC, Canada, Devon MD Jones & Sarah Mariano
2021 YIN YOGA
The highly adaptive Yoga Teacher with Masako Miyakawa
2021 SPINE ANATOMY SPECIALIST – INTENSIVE
The highly adaptive Yoga Teacher with Juliana Mitchell
2021 BREATH ANATOMY SPECIALIST – INTENSIVE
The highly adaptive Yoga Teacher with Juliana Mitchell
2021 PELVIC FLOOR YOGA SPECIALIST – INTENSIVE
The highly adaptive Yoga Teacher with Juliana Mitchell
2021 RESTORATIVE YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
The highly adaptive Yoga Teacher with Juliana Mitchell & Tejal Patel
2020 ESSENTIAL OIL SPECIALIST
DoTerra Education
2020 INTRODUCTION TO INTEGRATIVE THERAPIES AND HEALING PRACTICES
University of Michigan
2020 ANATOMY OF THE CHEST, ABDOMEN, AND PELVIS
Yale university
2019 FUNCTIONAL RANGE CONDITIONING®
FRC® Functional Anatomy Seminars
2019 ADULT MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID
ThriveNYC Mental Health First Aid Training
2019 ADULT AND PEDIATRIC FIRST AID/CPR/AED
Aquatic Solutions (Renewed 2025)
2019 ADVANCED PRE-NATAL STUDIES
Harnessing Prana with Juliana Mitchell
2018 HERBALISM FOR HEALTH & WELLNESS
The Herbal Academy of New England
2018 YOGA NIDRA
Science & technique of Yoga Nidra meditation with Sho Higuchi
2018 SLINGS & ROPES FOR SCOLIOSIS & BACK CARE
Yoga Union Back-care & Scoliosis Center with Allison West
2017 PRE-NATAL YOGA
Carried Downward Breath with Juliana Mitchell
2016 200-HR VINYASA YOGA
Hanuman’s Tale • The Yoga Room Astoria
2014 ISSA Personal Trainer
