Energy in Motion

Three instructors demonstrate how to dress for yoga success

Hala Khouri, a Ph.D. candidate in psychology, teaches yoga in Venice, California. She wears only natural fabrics made with socially responsible methods. Natural High Lifestyle hemp and Tencel tunic and pants ($72 and $62, naturalhighlifestyle.com). The silver and pearl Om necklace was designed by her student SaSa, of sasa design ($275, 800-345-5454).




Jesse Schein is a Vinyasa Flow instructor at Yoga Works Santa Monica whose private clients include Saturday Night Live cast members. Here she’s in a Divine sleeveless T-shirt ($52, divine-wear.com) and pink Hard Tail shorts ($42, hardtailforever.com).




Twee Merrigan used to be in corporate sales. In her new life, the Manhattan-based teacher has a very different dress code. Red heather halter and brown velour capris by Foat Design ($50 top, $88 capris, foatdesign.com). Her bracelet is by me+ro ($535, 866-meandro).




Twee: Light purple nylon and Lycra top by Faremon ($30, faremon.com).




Hala: Hemp-cotton blend bikini top, crop top, and bamboo cotton blend capris, all from Natural High Lifestyle ($18 bikini, $30 top, $72 capris, naturalhighlifestyle.com).




Jesse: Oxumwear double tank top ($48, 310-936-2728) and One Step Ahead cotton and Lycra leggings ($29, sandiegofit.com).



Credits: Photographs by Shay Peretz. Makeup by Thea Istenes at Photogenics. Hair by Sue Seo at Photogenics.