YogaByCandace began with a straightforward idea: answer the practical questions Candace had once had as a yoga student and make useful practice available to people who could not regularly pay for studio classes. That origin still explains the brand better than any follower count. The public work has since expanded into strength, mobility, personal training, retreats, and lifestyle content, but its roots are in approachable online yoga.

Official YouTube: YogaByCandace on YouTube

One naming note matters. Historical sources use both Candace Cabrera Moore and Candace Moore, while the public brand is consistently YogaByCandace. This profile keeps those source-specific names rather than assuming they are interchangeable in every context.

A teacher before she became an online creator

In a detailed 2018 Pathless Path interview, Candace described a career that began far from influencer culture. She studied Spanish, trained as a schoolteacher, and taught in both rural and urban settings. She traced her interest in teaching to the satisfaction of finding a clearer explanation when a classmate was stuck.

Her first encounter with yoga came earlier. She said her mother took her to Kripalu when she was 15. She outwardly resisted the mother-daughter trip but privately valued the sense of safety and acceptance she felt there. Yoga initially appealed to her as physical activity; its mental dimension became more important during her teaching career.

The same interview gives the clearest account of YogaByCandace's beginning. After a serious illness and a long recovery period, she traveled to Thailand for yoga teacher training and bought the yogabycandace.com domain on the final day. She said the site began around 2012 as a blog, with YouTube videos added to solve a real access problem: students wanted guidance but could not always afford or reach a studio. She did not initially know that YouTube could be monetized.

That practical, entrepreneurial history distinguishes her from a channel built only around camera-ready flows. Candace has described learning video, voiceover, affiliate publishing, brand work, workshops, and product creation by doing them. Her early self-produced DVD cost relatively little by commercial production standards and, in her own retrospective judgment, was imperfect. The willingness to discuss that imperfect first product makes the later brand growth more credible, even though revenue and audience claims remain self-reported.

What YogaByCandace represents now

As of this research date, the official About page says the brand has moved beyond yoga alone. It frames Candace's current work around strength training, mobility, posture, fitness programming, personal training, and wellness coaching as well as yoga and retreats. The same page describes her as a trauma-informed E-RYT 500 yoga teacher and a NASM-certified personal trainer. Those are current first-party claims; this profile did not independently inspect certification records.

That evolution means readers should not assume every recent offering resembles an early YouTube flow. The website's official yoga-video archive includes short yoga practices, longer classes, pose education, strength projects, mobility material, and multi-day programs. The channel may therefore be most useful to someone who likes yoga but does not want it isolated from resistance training and general fitness.

An older 2019 teacher-training page offers a snapshot of her educational priorities at that time: sequencing, yin, meditation, restorative practice, yoga nidra, anatomy, practical teaching, and the business of building a teaching career. It is an expired sales page, not evidence that the advertised 2020 event took place, and it should not be used as a current course listing.

The illness story—and the line this profile will not cross

Candace has repeatedly discussed a severe Lyme disease experience as a turning point. In an interview republished on Medium, she described being unable to walk, receiving extended antibiotic treatment, and later changing her diet and other routines. She also said that during the worst period she stopped physical yoga and used only yoga nidra.

The most responsible lesson is not a recovery protocol. It is her warning against forcing a physical practice when the body cannot tolerate it. Claims in that interview about the GAPS diet, gut healing, infrared sauna, probiotics, or the cause of her recovery are personal accounts, not established treatment recommendations. Readers dealing with Lyme disease or any other medical condition need qualified medical care; a creator's story can offer context without becoming a prescription.

Who may find this channel useful?

YogaByCandace may suit readers who:

  • want short practices they can fit around work or travel;
  • like yoga presented alongside strength and mobility;
  • appreciate a direct, modern voice rather than a highly ceremonial class;
  • want a large archive to search by duration or body area; or
  • are interested in how an independent creator connects free education with broader programs.

Another teacher may be a better first choice if you need slow, highly repetitive beginner instruction, specialist prenatal guidance, individualized rehabilitation, or a library with a single consistent format. A broad archive can be an advantage, but it also asks the viewer to choose carefully.

A four-video sampling route

Use the channel like a library, not a treatment menu.

  1. Start with a 10- or 15-minute practice appropriate to your level. Avoid selecting by a pain-related promise. Assess cue timing, camera angle, and pace.
  2. Try a longer all-levels flow on another day. See whether the transitions remain understandable as fatigue increases.
  3. Sample one clearly labeled strength or mobility session. This shows how the current, wider fitness direction differs from classic YogaByCandace material.
  4. Finish with a restorative or yoga nidra practice. Decide whether the voice and amount of guidance help you settle.

Check the publication date and description before each session. Older videos may refer to discontinued apps, products, studios, or programs. Use props when offered, skip any movement that causes sharp pain or neurological symptoms, and do not treat a general routine as individualized care.

What the evidence cannot tell us

The archive is rich on Candace's early business story but weak on a systematic comparison of her classes. It does not establish the current size of the channel, the present status of every historical product, the outcome of teacher trainings, or the effectiveness of health programs. It also contains marketing pages and interviews shaped by Candace's own account. Those are valuable for understanding intention and chronology, but they are not independent outcome studies.

About this profile: This source-based profile introduces YogaByCandace using the sources linked below. It distinguishes the free library from paid programs and coaching; medical outcomes are not established by a creator profile.

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