Megan McCarver, M.A., C-IAYT, E-RYT500, IYA co-founded Santa Monica Yoga Studio in 1993, the same year she earned her Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling degree from Phillips University, Encino, CA. 

A lifelong learner, Megan’s yoga journey flowered with the Krishnamacharya and Gitananda lineages. She holds numerous certifications from YogaWorks, Loyola Marymount University’s Yoga Therapy Rx Program, and most recently, the Yoga: Step-by-Step program by Yogamaharishi Dr. Swami Gitananda Giri, led by Dr. Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani. Her practice is enriched by Arun Deva and her mentor, Dr. Sangeeta Biagi, lifted up with Buddhist spiritual traditions. 

Megan created and led Yoga Therapy at the Orange County Pain and Wellness Center (2011-2014) and assisted with the Loyola Marymount's Yoga Therapy Rx program at Venice Family Clinic (2012). She’s been a featured SYTAR Morning Presenter (2015, 2017), published in Somatics Magazine (2019-2020), and authored a six-week yoga series for the India Times (1999). 

Today, Megan co-directs and teaches at the AlcheMe Yoga Therapy Program, offers private yoga therapy sessions in South Orange County and online, leads transformative yoga retreats, and cultivates meaningful mentorships. She also collaborates with Tess O’Hern, DPT, C-IAYT, on their Yoga Expansion Series (YES!), an online mentorship program for Yoga therapists, Yoga teachers, and health care providers.