Alli began exploring yoga in her early teens. She studied Hatha yoga at Yandara Yoga Institute, & Kundalini with Golden Bridge Yoga. Her classes blend Iyengar alignment, Vinyasa flow & Kundalini inspiration to support the
navigation of life changes with grace & ease. As part-owner of the Yoga Center of Steamboat she aspires for yogic integrity to infuse business. She enjoys exploring community as a member of the Board of Directors for Yoga Teachers of Colorado. Her private practice of Theta Healing & Healing Touch energy work (for humans & animals) blends intuitive guidance with many other
self-awareness studies. She also offers Virtual Assistant services to help small business owners grow their dreams into reality. She is honored to experience the blending of spiritual connection into everyday life, & to play as both student & teacher. She enjoys teaching private & small group yoga, & is delighted to teach on yoga retreats with SoulSpark Journeys. To learn more visit www.allibrook.com
Nina
Darlington, E-RYT 500
Nina is one of the owners of the Yoga Center of Steamboat and has been teaching for 15 years. She is a graduate of the American Viniyoga Institute, a certified Ananda Yoga and Meditation Instructor and holds certificates in Yoga Teaching and Yoga Therapy from Svastha Yoga of Chennai, India. Nina has done advanced training in yoga therapy, including yoga for cancer survivors. She continues her studies with A.G. Mohan, Indra Mohan and Ganesh Mohan of Chennai, India. Nina leads retreats and offers private workshops and instruction. She can be reached at 970.879.3208 or via email.
Patty
Zimmer, RYT
Patty is a certified Chopra Center Yoga Instructor and partner in the Yoga Center of Steamboat. Inspired by the yoga style of Kate Potter, she teaches all levels and intermediate Hatha Vinyasa Flow, creating a sequence of movements that both invigorate and calm the body and mind. Patty is also a student and teacher of Ayurveda, a holistic medical system based on a 5000 year old sister science of Yoga. Patty offers Thai Yoga Bodywork, Yoga Retreats including an Herbal Sweat lodge, Yoga Nidra and dinner. Call for private or group retreats and lessons. You can reach Patty at 970.846-5608 or via email. Wishing you, “Peace, Harmony, Laughter and Love”.
Instructors are listed in alphabetical order
Alexandra
Pallut
Alex is certified through the Ashtanga Yoga School of Montreal. She took her first yoga class 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 enjoys organizing and teaching Creative Yoga Retreats through her business, SoulSpark Journeys. Learn more at www.soulsparkjourneys.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 214-245-4614 or via email.
Beth
Boyd
Beth, whose spiritual name is Sandhya Saraswati, is a disciple and teacher of the Satyananda Yoga tradition. In 2005, she spent 6 months living amongst her Guru, Paramahamsa Niranjananda Saraswati, at the Bihar School of Yoga, in Munger, India. Beth learned yoga as a way of life, and aspires to live and share this message. Since her first experience in India, she has completed her Yogic Studies 1 and 2 courses, as well as become an accredited Satyananda Yoga teacher. Her passion is to share the restorative practice of Yoga Nidra Meditation with her community. She has recorded a couple of CD's to help guide you on your path of restoration. Sandhya is a well rounded practitioner of the healing arts, and has been giving massage for 11 years, integrating many modalities into her work. She also offers watsu (water-shiatsu or aquatic body work) as well as private yoga instruction. Beth can help you create a practice designed to fit your needs, challenges, as well as aspirations on the path of Yoga. Please inquire at 970.846.2770 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.
Britny
Andrew
Britny grew up in Aurora, CO and is a newcomer to the Steamboat area. Before yoga, she studied Health & Exercise Science at Colorado State
University where she explored exercise prescription and health promotion. Her expertise and passion for wellness then converged with the bliss of yoga in 2008. Fascinated by the numerous healing benefits and inspired by the journey that one travels inside each asana (posture), Britny was moved to learn more. In 2009 she completed the Hot Yoga Intensive Teacher Training with CorePower Yoga in Denver and later went on to study Power Yoga. Britny strives to encourage her students’ learning to come from within; empowering them with the knowledge of anatomy and dynamics of posture while encouraging self conviction. Her hope is that you leave your mat feeling replenished, filled with a sense of inner and outer peace. Britny is available for one-on-one instruction and group sessions, 720.273.6719 or email.
Ellie
McAtee, RYT
Ellie is entering her 15th year in the Yampa Valley, and is a wife and mother of two (plus four dogs). She started studying yoga in 1999 while pregnant with her daughter, and knows she will be a student for the rest of her life. As a Kripalu graduate she hopes to return for her 500-hour training modules in 2011. She also enjoys traveling and continuing to train with both national and international yogi's. Her studies have given her the skills and perspective to accomplish slowing down. Ellie’s classes promote the inquiry to awakening the prana in order to honor the wisdom of the body and work according to its limits and strengths. Her teachings intend to access and claim the inner energy that creates health and happiness. Ellie is available for group and private classes and can be reached at 970-846-0620 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.
Karen
Goodman
Karen received her 200-hour yoga certification through the Marianne Wells Alliance School in Costa Rica and has been practicing varied forms of yoga for the past ten years. She is also a trained Mindful Life Yoga for Kids teacher which blends two of her loves - teaching children and yoga. Karen has been lucky enough to travel to far reaches of the globe and always finds her mat to be a safe and familiar place. As a lifelong lover of learning, Karen often seeks deeper understanding of different aspects of yoga and is always eager to share what she has learned with others. She can be reached at 970-846-4226 or via email.
Kriyadhara (Carrie
Nelson), RYT 500
Kriyadhara Saraswati (Carrie Nelson) has been imbibing and teaching yoga in the Satyananda (Bihar) tradition for 13 years. Her learnings have led her to New Zealand, Australia and to India to study with living masters of the Satyananda Saraswati yoga lineage. She recently traveled to India with her two young children and husband to receive Jignasu Sannyasa from her Guru, Paramahansa Niranjanananda. She strongly believes in the power of the children and they are the truest livers of yoga. She knows that yoga is a practice far beyond the mat and incorporates yoga into every moment of life. Kriyadhara has completed Yogic Studies 1 and 2 and is an accredited Satyananda Yoga teacher. Yoga is for every body, every mind. A personalized yoga program can be intuitively given by Kriyadhara if you would like to develop a home practice. She also enjoys teaching groups and for those in need. Contact her at 970.819.4335 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.
Mandy
Leonhardt, RYT
Mandy has been studying yoga since 1996 & is a certified Kripalu yoga instructor. She teaches a class that is inspired by the power of the breath, softening/opening of the heart, & trusting in one's own strength, while being compassionate, intentional & present. Mandy has an abundance of gratitude for yoga, as it has empowered her to explore within her own practice "on & off" the mat. Sharing the gift of yoga as a teacher brings great joy into Mandy's life. Yoga has inspired Mandy to share its benefits with the whole community regardless of age, body type, skill, level, injury, etc. Everybody is different & everybody can benefit from yoga. Mandy's class is a safe, supportive space for yoga students of all levels to explore their edge & breath. She is available to teach private & small group yoga. She can be reached at 970-846-5150 or via email.
Nicole
Idzahl
Nicole is a trained Dancer in Classical Ballet, Modern, and West African dance. She has been performing since the age of four, and since 2001 has shared her love of dance with students of various ages and abilities. She was initiated into the Satyananda Saraswati yoga lineage in 2004, and continues to immerse herself in this tradition. Nicole is now honoring Dance as a way to experience the Divine! Nicole: 901.326.8140 or 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.
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.
Sarah
Braat, RMT, NCTMB
Sarah has been studying & practicing Qigong for 10 years. She studied Qigong Healing & Qigong instruction at the Body Energy Center with Damaris Jarboux & has also studied with James MacRitchie, Daisy Lee, Michael Lomax & Madame Wang. She recently studied in China with Richard Leirer, Master Gu Shining & Master Jiang Fei. She is a member of the National Qigong Association & is nationally certified as a Qigong Instructor and Qigong Clinical Practitioner. Sarah is also a licensed, nationally certified massage therapist, Watsu Practitioner & certified Energy Healing Therapist. She offers Integrative Massage Therapy, Essential Oil Treatments, Qigong Healing & Qigong Instruction at her private practice, Sage Healing Arts, LLC. Sarah's passion lies in empowering people to help heal themselves. Sarah can be reached at (970) 846-0206 or via email.
Wendy
McMahon
Wendy moved to Steamboat with her family from the US Virgin Islands, where she owned and operated the Zen Retreat Wellness Center. Wendy is a graduate of the OM Center of NYC and trained with Cyndi Lee, Sarah Trelease and Joe Miller. She also studied at the Temple of Kriya Yoga where she developed her yoga practice into a lifestyle. Wendy offers private yoga therapy, teaches Iyengar yoga and focuses on alignment and biomechanical breakdown of poses, restorative yoga, vinyasa flow and partner yoga. She has experience in many massage modalities but specializes primarily in Neuromuscular therapy and Thai massage. Her goal is to empower, motivate and inspire people to live healthier and happier lives. Wendy has over 20 years experience as an integrated health practitioner and recently opened her private practice as a psychotherapist. She is currently studying for her PhD in Clinical Psychology at Walden University. For private yoga therapy, call Wendy at (970)367-6998 or she can be reached at UniQi Psychotherapy Services at 970-761-0048 or www.4balancedliving.com.
