Carling Harps

Author of Move Better, Feel Better (Hachette)

Carling Harps is a globally recognized yoga teacher, movement educator, and creator of sustainable strength and mobility programs rooted in both science and storytelling. With over a decade of experience training thousands of students and teachers across the world, she is best known for making movement more accessible, intelligent, and emotionally honest. She is the co-founder of Awakening Yoga, founder of her own teacher training school Awakening Yoga Academy, and shares her signature method that blends biomechanics, breath, and embodied movement via conferences, educational workshops,
teacher trainings, and retreats across the globe.

Carling’s work has been featured by brands such as Lululemon, Forbes, Virgin Active, Alo Yoga, and Urban Outfitters, and she has owned yoga studios in both Los Angeles, California and Seattle, Washington. As a neurodivergent mother and entrepreneur, she brings a sharp wit, deep  passion, and grounded empathy to all of her writing, translating complex movement science into deeply personal and practical tools for everyday life and longevity.