Instructors are listed here in alphabetical order. Click on a website or 'email' text for a link.

Alexandra Pallut

Alex is certified through the Ashtanga Yoga School of Montreal.  She took her first yoga class here in Steamboat over 7 years ago and since then has traveled the world with a yoga mat in her backpack.  Alex enjoys sharing her passion for ashtanga, vinyasa flow and restorative yoga with her local community. Learn more at www.alexandrapallut.com or contact her at 510.882.7126 or via email. Alex will also be organizing and teaching Creative Yoga Retreats through her new business, Soul Spark Journeys. Learn more at www.soulsparkjourneys.com

Alli Brook, RYT

Alli began exploring yoga in her early teens. She is a Hatha Yoga graduate of Yandara Yoga Institute, and a Kundalini Yoga graduate of Golden Bridge Yoga. Her classes blend knowledge of Iyengar alignment, Vinyasa flow & Kundalini inspiration to support the navigation of life changes with grace and ease. Her work as part owner of the YCOS is currently from afar, maintaining the virtual presence for the studio, with visits to Steamboat to teach classes and meet her hug quota. She currently serves as Western Slope Representative on the Yoga Teachers of Colorado Board of Directors. Her private practice of Theta Healing & Healing Touch energy work (for humans & animals) blends intuitive guidance with many other self-awareness studies. She also enjoys teaching private & small group yoga: 970.227.7297 or email. Visit www.allibrook.com

Anne van Kleeck, PhD

Anne became a certified Ananda Yoga instructor in 2008, & teaches at the Park Cities Yoga in Dallas as well as substituting at the Yoga Center of Steamboat during the three months of the year she lives in Steamboat. She was first introduced to yoga in the mid-1970s, & began a regular practice eight years ago. Her yoga teacher at the Dallas Yoga Center is an advanced Iyengar instructor. Yoga is an important balance to her position as a professor & researcher in the School of Behavioral & Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas, where she studies children’s language acquisition & their preschool foundations for later literacy development. When in Steamboat, she can be reached at 970-879-2063 or via email.

Beth Wood, M.A., L.P,C.

Beth is a retired licensed psychotherapist who has turned her energies to the study and practice of yoga.  She is a certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher and has pursued advanced training at Kripalu, Svasta Yoga and Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy. She continues her studies in chant, meditation, asana, and yogic philosophy with A.G. Mohan. She can be reached at 303.956.5865.  

Carrie Nelson, RYT 500

Carrie, also known as Kriyadhara, has spent 10 years trekking the globe and learning yoga with living masters of the Satyananda/Bihar Yoga tradition. She is blessed to share yoga in this life. She can be reached at 970.819.4335 or via email.

Cyd Franken, RYT

Cyd has practiced yoga for eight years, participating in various forms including Iyengar, Ashtanga, Anasura, Core Power and Shambhava. Trained at the Shambhava School of Yoga at the Shoshoni Yoga Retreat and Ashram in Nederland, Colorado, Cyd integrates vinyasa, pranayama and meditation into her classes. A lifelong learner by nature, Cyd plans on continuing her education in 2009 with the Shambhava School of Yoga to further develop her skills both in her personal and professional practice. Other than practicing yoga, Cyd enjoys skiing, hiking and enjoying the beautiful nature of Steamboat Springs with her young children and dogs, as well as spending weekends working at the Bud Werner Memorial Library. She can be reached at 970.759.1267 or via email.

Dana Colgan, M.Ed

Dana is a certified yoga and meditation instructor from the Shambhava School of Yoga, a certified High Touch Jin Shin practitioner and instructor, and a student of the Moving Center School (movement and dance meditation). She is committed to creating a space that facilitates an experience of a deeper, truer sense of ourselves. She is available for private yoga, meditation, or High Touch Jin Shin sessions with children or adults. She can be reached at 970.819.1216 or via email.

Danielle Preissing

Danielle has been studying and practicing Yoga since 2001.  She was introduced to yoga while earning her undergraduate degree at the University of Colorado in Boulder.  Shortly after graduation, she spent a month at the Nosara Yoga Institute in Costa Rica, where she earned her 200 hour certification.  In 2008 Danielle trained with Julie Rader in Los Angeles to earn another 100 your graduate yoga certification.  Danielle will finish her 500 hour certification this fall with Julie Rader in Los Angles.  She has studied Ashtanga, Anusara, Vinyasa, and Kundalini, and Pregnancy forms of Yoga and enjoys blending the modalities in a class that is focused on building strength, flexibility, and balance, while softening the mind and focusing on the breath.  Danielle encourages students to focus on alignment while flowing through the postures, transforming the body, mind, and spirit. Contact her at 303-902-5187 or via email.

Jeanne Upbin, RYT

Jeanne is a certified yoga instructor from the Shoshoni School, emphasizing traditional Hatha Yoga. She teaches throughout the region specializing in arthritis therapy education and enhanced balance for seniors as part of the VNA Aging Well for 50 and Better Program. She is trained to provide Pilates Mat instruction and is available for private sessions. Contact her at 970.846.3326 or via email.

Jill Barker

Jill is a certified yoga instructor from the Shoshoni School, outside of Boulder. She has been teaching for 8 years. Her teaching has been most influenced by Marie Aguirre. Contact her at 970.846.4183 or via email.

Linda (Jaya) Sheean, RYT 500, CMT, CD (DONA)

Linda (Jaya) is a certified Kripalu Yoga teacher, Pregnancy Yoga teacher, Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapist, Certified Massage Therapist, and a Birth Doula certified through Doulas of North America. She is also certified in The Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Massage. Linda sees private clients at her Oak Street office in the Solstice Building downtown. Contact her at 970.871.9829 or via email.

Neil OKeeffe, L. Ac.

Neil is a board certified acupuncturist practicing in Steamboat Springs since 1998. He is licensed in Colorado and certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. He obtained his Masters of Science in Oriental Medicine from Southwest Acupuncture College in 1998. He is a practitioner of Yang style and Wudang Taiji Quan, Qigong and Daoist Internal Alchemy and has studied with a variety of Taiji and Qigong masters including Kai Ying Tung, Wudang Daoist Priest; Yun Xiang Tseng, Eva Wong and Ken Cohen. Neil can be reached at 970-819-2835 or via email.

Nina Darlington, E-RYT 500

Nina is a graduate of the American Viniyoga Institute, a certified Ananda Yoga instructor, and a Svastha yoga student, currently studying with A.G. Mohan and Indra Mohan of Chennai, India. She leads retreats and workshops and is available for private instruction. She can be reached at 970.879.3208 or via email.

Pamela Turner, MSPT

Pamela is a Principal Educator for Polestar Pilates and holds a Master of Science degree in Physical Therapy. She has worked as a PT and Pilates teacher in a variety of fitness and rehabilitation settings over the past 10 years, including orthopedic physical therapy clinics, whole wellness centers, and fitness centers. She holds certifications in the Gyrotonic Expansion System and Polestar Pilates Rehabilitation Curriculum. She has a gentle and intuitive way of working with her fitness and rehabilitation clients and students so as to best achieve their goals using a scientific and eclectic approach.  Pamela is also available for private sessions or Physical Therapy. She can be reached at 970.819.3570 or via email. To learn more visit her website www.pamelaturnerpt.com.

Patty Zimmer, RYT

Patty studied with Deepak Chopra and Dr. David Simon and is a certified Chopra Center Instructor.  She is also certified in Thai Yoga Massage.  “I love to incorporate both the Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga and Thai Bodywork techniques into my classes.  I am also offering Mini Yoga Retreats one Saturday a month at the Yoga Center.”  The Retreats are available for private bookings as are individual yoga instruction and Thai Yoga Massage.  You can reach Patty at 970.870.9985 or via email. “Peace, Harmony, Laughter and Love”.

Paula Begay, RYT, CMT, LMT

Paula received her Yoga Teaching Certification in 1993 from Desert Song Yoga in Phoenix.  She has taught Yoga for 14 years both in Phoenix and at Steamboat Springs Health and Recreation Center.  She is also a licensed and certified Massage Therapist practicing for 15 years.  Paula´s favorite times for teaching are early morning classes providing long slow stretches and warmups that help students to begin their day with a better mind/body connection.  Private instruction is available in her downtown massage studio.  She can be contacted at 970.879.6022 or via email.

Sandy Peddie, RYT 500

Sandy has a Bachelors of Science degree in Human Development and Performance from the University of Oregon.  She has been practicing yoga for ten years, exploring Sivananda, Ashtanga and other Hatha yoga practices, and finally finding a home in the Viniyoga tradition.  Viniyoga recognizes that each individual has a unique combination of needs and capabilities.  Sandy offers a challenging yoga experience, including many adaptations for the practitioner to choose from in order to individualize their own practice.  Contact her at 970-846-4366 or via email.

Shannon Connell, RYT 500

Shannon currently holds over 700 hours of teacher training and is working toward 800. She is certified through Core Power Yoga to teach Power yoga and Hot yoga (the bikram series). Shannon has also been certified and blessed by her teachers David Life and Sharon Gannon to teach in the Jivamukti lineage. For more information on Jivamukti yoga see website at jivamuktiyoga.com. You can contact Shannon at 970.819.8684 or via email.

Susan Mead, M.H.

Susan has been teaching yoga since 2000 when she completed a Hatha yoga certification by The Yoga Circle (Chris Lee). She is also a certified Master Herbalist (1996, Artemis Institute), has a B.S. degree in Business Administration (1980, University of Nebraska) and is the author of Take Back Your Body. Susan has continued her yoga training by attending many conferences, workshops and classes with a variety of teachers including Rodney Yee, Judith Lasater, Sean Corne, Gary Kraftsow, Angela Farmer and John Friend. She is currently studying Anusara yoga and enjoys offering a stronger practice which is accessible to most people. Blending these skills and experiences, Susan is dedicated to helping others heal through her writing, speaking, consultations and yoga instruction. She is a volunteer Ski Patrol. She can be reached at 970.222.3095 or via email.