About Sunray
Sunray Gmeiner–Perez
(He/Him, They/Them)
Sunray is a Filipino-American traveling yogi based in the Pacific Northwest. He is a community builder, yoga teacher, and nature enthusiast. He has facilitated and taught at various retreats in the US, Canada and Mexico. He shares his unique perspective of Eastern wisdom and spirituality from a Western point of view, combining elements of Tai Chi and Qigong in his teaching styles. Sunray strives to create spaces for balancing strength, authenticity and self-exploration to help students find personal healing and transformation. Whether you identify as queer, straight, transgender, BIPOC, non-binary or just uniquely you, you’re welcome in his classes.
Outside the studio Sunray can be found at home with his partner gardening with regenerative techniques, converting their urban yard into a more native habitat, or trekking various regions of Cascadia on wilderness adventures.
Learn more about Sunray’s yoga journey.
“Sunray is skilled at cultivating resilience, while modeling how to stand humbly, but firmly, in one’s own dignity.”
— Heather Heater, California
“I loved Sunray’s class. He brings warmth, care and enthusiasm to every one of his class members that make me feel like I’m held in a warm sunny yoga room with him, even if I’m meeting with him across Zoom thousands of miles away. I highly recommend his class!”
— Eric Nielson, Greece
“Sunray’s contagious feel-good energy, his smile and his approach to yoga are friendly, fun & invigorating. I know that I can expect a challenging flow but every pose we take is never beyond my reach.”
— Vadim Avakyan, Oregon