BIOS

 

Ann Blackburn - Hatha Flow Vinyasa

Ann Blackburn began practicing yoga 25 years ago and continued through three pregnancies.  Having completed 200 RYT hours and additional prenatal yoga training, she is grateful to share her experience of hatha yoga, vinyasa and prenatal yoga. Most recently Ann, received vinyasa certification through intensive training with master teacher Seane Corn.

Sheila Burns - Restorative Yoga and Yoga Therapy

Sheila Burns was introduced to yoga 40 years ago and has been practicing (on and off) since then. Her formal yoga training began in 2005 and she has since completed over 1000 hours of teacher training, working with gifted Master teachers such as Mukunda Stiles, Jnana Chapmman, Richard Miller, Sarasvati Buhrman, Kelly McGonigal and Larry Payne. Sheila has also has been a presenter at several workshops and conferences including the Annual Minnesota Nurses Conference (2009) and Hamm Clinic Health Fair (2010) and "Yoga Day" at Horace Mann Elementary school in St. Paul (2009). Sheila a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT 500) through Yoga Alliance and owner of Bliss Yoga and Wellness Center. She is also a certified (300 hours) Yoga Therapist and a Meditation Teacher.

Sara Halverson - Vinyasa

Sara began doing yoga 12 years ago and focused heavily on Kundalini Yoga.  As she porgressed on her yogic journey she found the mental and physical benefits of yoga exceed anything she has ever done for herself and she began to practice all kinds of yoga.  She bacame a certified yoga instructor after completing 200 hour program at Core Power Yoga in April 2011.  Sara likes to blend the movement of Vinyasa yoga with aspects of Kundalini Yoga to achieve mental focus and clarity.  Sara thinks of yoga as a time for both play and meditation and finds these two go hand in hand in her practice. 

Sherri Juenemann - Hatha Yoga

Sherri began practicing yoga fifteen years ago and is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT 200). She is also a certified Yoga Calm® instructor specializing in yoga for children. Her intention as both a practitioner and instructor of yoga is to still the mind and create vibrant space in the body. She uses Anusara alignment principles, breathing techniques, Vinyasa flow, and the Hatha balance of active and receptive energies to guide students in a fun practice. Sherri teaches middle school science in Richfield when she’s not doing yoga, bicycling, cross-country skiing, or camping.

Mary Kokkinen - Power Vinyasa

Although Mary’s first exploration on a yoga mat took place in 1999, the practice did not truly begin to resonate with her until 8 years later.  A former Ohioan, Bostonian, New Yorker and Chicagoan, Mary came to yoga when she finally found time to slow down upon moving to the Twin Cities in 2007.  Yoga then became a regular part of Mary’s weekly routine: at times, a great workout, and at times, a much needed refuge and safe place to collect herself and step outside of life’s daily ups and downs.    Today, yoga has become an integral part of Mary’s life for its many physical, emotional, mental and spiritual benefits. As a former dancer and musician, Mary is drawn to the unified breath and movement of yoga and is inspired to complement this musicality in the yoga space she creates through her teaching.   Mary is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT 200) recognized by Yoga Alliance and is a graduate of the Power Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training program at CorePower Yoga.


Maggie Miley - Gentle Vinyasa

Maggie’s yoga journey began with a videotape (Ali McGraw Yoga Mind & Body) at age seventeen.  That tape was a constant companion through several years before taking her first class in a studio in Denver.  Practicing in a studio setting provided a whole new world of beginning to understand what Yoga is, and how it works in every aspect of life.  Upon moving back to Minnesota, Maggie began to practice different styles of yoga such as Kundalini Yoga at the Center for Happiness, Meditation at the Institute of the Himalayan Tradition, Hot & Vinyasa at Corepower Yoga.  Since completing a 200 RYT Teacher Training Program in November 2008, she has embraced the opportunity to share the gift of Yoga with the Twin Cities’ amazing Yoga community, and offers all she knows and loves about Yoga from her heart!

Brianna Zeigler - Vinyasa

Brianna began practicing yoga over ten years ago right here in the Twin Cities. She has recently returned to the area after attending college in Iowa, graduate school in Michigan and serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Tanzania. Yoga has allowed her to know herself more deeply and love the world more freely. She has found inner and outer strength and softness through learning about and practicing all eight limbs of the tradition. Brianna completed her 200 hr level training with Hilaire Lockwood at Hilltop Yoga in Haslett, MI. She has found that teaching has opened her heart in ways that her practice alone could not. Yoga is an ancient and sacred tradition that everyone should feel comfortable and free to participate in.