Masuda is the founder and director of Radiance yoga studio. She is grateful to have the opportunity to open a yoga studio in Old Town, Alexandria and teach full time. In her classes, Masuda creates a warm and inviting space for students to relax, laugh, expand their awareness, discover their power, and connect with their creative essence. Masuda has found yoga to be a powerful tool in experiencing peace, healing, and transformation.
Masuda discovered Kundalini yoga while teaching writing and outdoor living skills at the Mountain Institute in West Virginia in 2002. She fell in love with the practice and finished her teacher training with Darshan Yoga Studio in 2004. She also completed her pregnancy-teacher training at Golden Bridge yoga center in New York. Masuda has studied with Gurumukh Kaur Khalsa in New Mexico and Guru Dev in Italy. Yogi Bhajan, master of Kundalini yoga gave her the spiritual name, Sat Meher Kaur, which means “True Blessing and True Compassion.”
Masuda holds a Master’s degree in creative writing and a Bachelor’s degree in philosophy, both from George Mason University. She has been published in the Washington Post Magazine and featured in National Geographic Magazine.
