꩜⋆.°⭑ Meet The Founders ꩜⋆.°⭑
Sierra Berkeley Fisher
Co-Founder, They/Them
Sierra has 400+ hours of training in Vinyasa, Yin, Hot, and Aerial Yoga with trauma informed training as well. They are currently studying to complete their 500hr teacher training. They come from a background in dance and performance. Sierra blends together their knowledge of the body and movement from their performance degree with their vinyasa training to create a class that is well rounded and multidisciplinary. Sierra's classes are made to be accessible for any type of student whether it is your very first yoga class or your 100th, and made to have some fun! Sierra's classes are all about choosing your own adventure: what feels best for you and your body. In the end they hope you leave feeling held by the class and yourself.
Sammie Claire ("NYMPHIE")
Co-Founder, She/Her
Sammie Claire, known in the Performance Art world as “Nymphie” (named after the fact that she is a Forest Nymph and also very much a creature: both in the way she moves and also her physical expression / existence), is a multidisciplinary movement Artist and explorationist, a dancer, model, Performance Artist, and instructor with a background in aerial arts, more formal dance, interactive arts, and creative direction. Her classes are rooted in curiosity, self-expression, embodiment, self-awareness, and personal empowerment, blending technical training with emotional honesty and full freedom and unlocking of movement.
She brings years of both technical and non-traditional experience in performance, choreography, and bodywork to her teaching, creating spaces that are playful, trauma-informed, adventurous, and inclusive. Whether you’re looking up at the pole for the first time or coming in to refine and expand your flow, Sammie’s teachings will help you connect to your power, artistry, and authentic self.
Expect a balance of strength and softness - a space to explore, move intuitively, and feel fully at home in your body. ꩜⋆.°⭑
@NY.MPH.IE | @sammie.the.moon
Sierra & Sammie's Origin Story ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ
Sierra & Sammie met at a cute lil' yoga studio in Williamsburg, where Sierra was teaching YIN and Sammie was taking care of the space. They immediately bonded over Sierra's t-shirt about cats, and shared a piece of vegan mushroom jerkey. And it was in that moment that their story began.
At this time, Sierra was looking for a new housing situation and Sammie was living in the Bronx (for reasons), but she really wanted to live in Brooklyn, just had no idea how that re-transition was going to look like. They decided they would casually start looking for places together, and see what happened.
And what happened was magic: Sierra and Sammie found a place together and moved in the month after meeting one another. "It just felt right", they tell people in passing nowadays, and it did. Fast forward to now, Sammie and Sierra have been living together for over a year, and quietly dreaming up For the Love of Good and The Atrium (two of Sammie's lifelong dream projects, actually - which is wild), the whole time without even realizing they were - and we are so excited to bring this vision to you today. Eventually to be a multi-room space, The Atrium on Decatur Street aims to serve our beautiful population of movers, makers, Artist, circus freaks, pathway explorationists, movement freedom enthusiasts, and do-gooders from all over the world, at the lowest rates on the markets, with the highest vibes known to humankind.
You can find Sierra on Instagram at @sierra.berkeley | @ultraviolet.yoga, and Sammie (aka "NYMPHIE") on Instagram at @NY.MPH.IE | @sammie.the.moon 🌙 The Atrium is on Instagram at @theatrium.space. We can't wait to welcome you into our community!