About Cara K. Griffin

I’m a yoga educator and movement practitioner, and the founder of Free the Pelvis — a functional movement method centered on the pelvis as the body’s primary organizer for strength and movement.

Woman with curly hair smiling and posing outdoors with green mountains in the background, wearing a gray sleeveless shirt and a tan hat.

My teaching is rooted in Yoga…

…and is informed by a wide range of movement disciplines. I draw from the Krishnamacharya lineage and continue to study with my teachers, while working across functional movement, biomechanics, and nervous-system science.

I focus on helping people understand how movement works — and how to apply that understanding across bodies, stages of life, and real-world demands.:

A woman practicing yoga outdoors on a dirt ground with palm trees and hilly terrain in the background during sunset.

Over time, one truth became unavoidable: the pelvis is not a secondary concern in movement. It is the structure through which strength is organized, balance is negotiated, and force is transmitted through the body.

Free the Pelvis emerged from this realization — as a way of teaching movement that starts where coordination actually lives.

I’m known for precise cueing, layered sequencing, and an attentive, hands-on approach that meets people where they are. I care deeply about clarity, efficiency, and helping movement make sense.

I also like to laugh. Learning works better that way.

A yoga class in progress with an instructor assisting a woman in a white shirt and black leggings into a forward bend pose. Several students are seated or lying on yoga mats in a wooden-floored studio with natural light. Some students are watching, others are resting or preparing for poses.

I teach in-person and online classes, work one-on-one with students, lead 200-hour and 300-hour teacher training programs, and offer prenatal movement and birth preparation. I teach locally on Maui, work online with students around the world, and travel to teach workshops and intensives.

Alongside my teaching practice, I’m also a visual artist. My art and movement work share the same foundation: attention, embodiment, and staying in relationship with what’s real.

→ View my art practice here

→ Inquires & Collaborations

A group of women practicing yoga on a beach, standing on yoga mats with arms extended and one leg bent, near the shoreline with trees and houses in the background.
A woman in white tank top and teal leggings assists a person in purple leggings and a lavender top with a yoga pose on a mat outdoors during dusk, near trees and a wooden structure.
A woman with curly red hair, wearing a black sports bra and pink workout pants, smiling while extending her arms outward, leaning against a wooden wall.

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