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Lilly Rikhter and the WIP teaching team
Our team

The people who hold the space.

Each WIP practice is led by experienced teachers who bring authenticity, care, and deep practice to every session.

Lilly Rikhter

Founder & Sound Bath guide

Lilly Rikhter

Lilly founded WIP in 2016 with a single intention: make wellness accessible to everyone. A practitioner of yoga, sound healing, and meditation for over a decade, she leads our Sound Bath sessions and guides much of the community spirit at WIP. Her vision shapes the Center, the Sunday gatherings in the park, and the spirit of every retreat.

Sound Bath & MeditationSpecial Retreats
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Senior yoga teacher

Yogini & Sadhu Lilapriya

Disciple of a realised Guru from the tradition of immortal yogis, Lilapriya brings authentic Himalayan teachings to WIP. She leads our Easy Yoga and Himalayan Yoga sessions, weaving ancient practices of pranayama, pranavidya, and meditation with deep care for each student — beginner or advanced.

Easy YogaHimalayan Yoga
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Mindfulness teacher

Laveena

Laveena guides our mindfulness sessions and silent retreats, combining contemplative tradition with modern, evidence-based mindfulness practice. Her approach is gentle, structured, and deeply human — designed to be immediately useful in everyday life.

MindfulnessSilent Retreats
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Sound Bath volunteer · free-style percussion

Dave

Dave joins Lilly for our Friday Sound Bath sessions, layering handpan, percussion, and sacred instruments into immersive vibrational experiences. A WIP volunteer for several years, his music has become part of our community's signature sound.

Sound Bath & Meditation
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Beyond our instructors, an extraordinary team of volunteers — musicians, facilitators, organizers — keep WIP alive every week.

Meet our volunteers
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Practice with us.

Every week, our instructors guide hundreds of practitioners through yoga, breath, and silence. Come meet them in person.