Instructors

Audrey completed the 200 hour Power Yoga Training through CorePower Yoga in 2013 as a means of connecting deeper to the practice. What she found through this training was a calling to guide others into finding their most vibrant and authentic selves. Audrey has been teaching Power Yoga for over 3 years and is extremely passionate about the physical and mental benefits that arise from this type of practice. Her Vinyasa style classes are invigorating and will challenge your physical body in order to look within. Audrey also became certified to teach Barre classes when she was 7 months pregnant. After practicing Barre throughout her pregnancy, she became extremely educated & mindful about controlled movement in the body and how to effectively & safely tone large and small muscle groups, alike. Now a mom, Audrey has discovered a newfound passion to guide prenatal and postnatal women through supported and safe movement in order to find their best selves.

After moving in to the neighborhood in Berkeley, Caitlin fell in love with the intensity and alignment of Barre classes. It took her four years of being a student to realize that she was meant to be a teacher as well, and thus became certified to teach through The Dailey Method – Denver’s intensive teacher training program. Caitlin’s passion as an instructor is rooted in inspiring individuals to make healthy decisions, both in and out of the studio. She teaches from a place of thoughtful alignment and safety, creating space for any individual to join regardless of injury, prenatal | postpartum mommas or brand new to the platform.

Caitlin and Daniel live near Ohana with their toddler son, Nash, and their second child (a little girl this time!) due in early September, 2017.

Taking a break from athletics, she attended Columbus College of Art and Design with a focus in Interior Design. Shortly after college, she fell in love with yoga and got more involved with group fitness. She always knew that she wanted to inspire people with fitness, but it wasn’t until she moved to Denver and became certified to teach Barre and Lagree method that she found her true passion.

Callie brings high energy, intensity and motivation to each and every class she teaches. You can expect to work, you can expect to shake and, most importantly, you can expect to have fun.

With this in mind, she completed her barre certification early this year to broaden her practice and teachings alike. She draws from both modalities when teaching and with a focus on alignment and breath, she encourages her students to explore all layers of themselves- from the physical sheath to the more subtle aspects of energy and spirit. Her classes are both challenging and supportive, offering a balance between freedom to move and time for stillness and contemplation.

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson

Cecilia pursued her passion for dance and was accepted into the MFA dance program at the University of Oregon. After performing at the Kennedy Center, Cecilia decided to leave her program to join contemporary company BRIAH Danse in Boulder, CO. Currently, Cecilia dances professionally with Iluminar Aerial Dance and DAMAGEDANCE. When Cecilia is not training or performing, she works as a dance educator. She teaches multiple age groups in the public school system and private studio setting. Additionally, Cecilia is a barre instructor at Ohana Yoga + Barre in Denver and The Dailey Method in Boulder. Cecilia’s classes focus on discovering alignment, elongating the spine, working through the body as an integrative whole, and finding movement efficiency through the recruitment of smaller muscles. She is dedicated to helping her students develop their body awareness, inner strength, and confidence.

Alongside yoga, Christina’s professional life and passion lies in teaching Developmental Psychology and inspiring others to incorporate transformation into their lives by learning about self, following their passion and connecting mind/body/spirit. Christina believes in keeping an open beginners mind in everything she does and brings that into all of her classrooms.

Courtney & her husband, Andy, returned to Denver after a 2+ year stint in Sioux Falls, SD in October 2016. They welcomed their first child in January 2017. Their son, Avett, has lead them on the wild ride that is parenting. They have loved getting to know their little guy and can’t wait to watch him grow up in beautiful Colorado. They are so happy to be back home!

Out of a passionate desire to take yoga into untraditional places, Devon founded OmniYoga Project in August 2015, a company that focuses on corporate yoga and Workplace Wellness, as well as other on-site yoga opportunities. In March 2016 she moved to Tel Aviv, Israel: an adventure that lent her much insight on the broad and accepting nature of yoga. Experiencing yoga around the world has been an eye-opening experience for Devon’s teaching style, which continues to value both creativity of the physical body and the power of mindfulness. Devon now teaches in Denver, her hometown, where she is gratefully a part of the Ohana Yoga + Barre community.

After many years of practice, Emilie now believes that yoga is more than just a set of exercises paired with pop beat music and hip spandex pants; to Emilie, yoga is a philosophy of good living. In 2012 Emilie made the leap of faith and enrolled in her first yoga teacher training program through CorePower Yoga. After successfully completing her training she immediately started teaching full time. By 2014 Emilie had acquired her E-RYT 200 designation and has since lead (5) 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training Programs as well as multiple continuing education programs. When she’s not at the yoga studio, the best place to look for her is in the high peaks of Colorado pursuing her other passions of ski mountaineering and downhill mountain biking, where she is constantly pushing her boundaries, redefining her limits, and practicing her good life philosophy. Emilie’s classes are thoughtfully designed and intended to help her students break down their preconceived notions on what it possible in their own yoga practices, but most importantly within their own lives.

She believes yoga is a great metaphor for life and that if we can learn to breathe and stay present on our mats, through challenging postures, we can do the same in life, through difficult and challenging situations.

She completed her 200- hour teacher training through CorePower Yoga in 2014 and loves sharing the gift of yoga and wellness with others. She is happily married and a mama to 8-year old twins and one golden doodle.

She also believes that the mental component, specifically the mind-body connection, should be strengthened in every session. Heather absolutely loves teaching fitness as it makes her soul sing and her inner fire ignite. She believes that everyone should be so lucky to feel such a level of passion in what they do. Heather loves to share her passion by creating fun, welcoming, and “ass-kicking” classes.

Outside of teaching or personal training, she is happiest when her own body is in motion from barre, weight lifting and her yoga practice as well as playing with her eight year old son. Being still is a definite challenge for her. When not working out, you will find her sipping on some red wine, listening to Spotify and hanging out with her wonderful husband and crazy, fun, cuddly son.

Whoa! What a difference quality instruction and heat can make! She’s been hooked ever since.

In 2009 Kristy completed her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training, and has completed trainings in Group Fitness/Spinning (Real Ryder) and Yoga Sculpt/Yoga FiiT. As an instructor, Kristy finds that she’s still the student, learning and growing from every new experience. Her classes are about having fun and making her students’ bodies feel good! Kristy strives to combine creative and mindful sequencing with a spirit of playfulness and inspiration in hopes that you’ll leave your mat feeling happy, balanced, and full of that healing energy that will not only make your day better, but everyone else around you.

Jen is so very thankful to have found her life’s work after years of suffering with her identity decomposing while she made millions for others and finally realizing that there was more to life, more to her, than the all mighty dollar. Teaching found Jen at a time when she was the most polluted, and slowly began to uncover the joyous person that had been buried for decades.

A healthy mind, body and spirit has allowed Jen to experience life so differently. The crazy journey of life is only as challenging as oyur perspective. Have you ever met someone that had a terrible tragedy in their life, but posseses the most exuberant outlook on life?!?! They all have one thing in common…a untarnished perspective that life is not just good, but great.

Jen’s goal in every teaching opportunity is to provide students with an uplifting experience. Perhaps today it is just a smile because she likes to drop old school hip hop jams and dance around like a child (eek) 😉 or give you an extra exuberant hoot of encouragement when you are trying to hold a pose for five more breaths. Or maybe something deeper, something more attached to your every action and reaction that keeps you from this healthy view that life really is THIS GREAT. Sometimes a good sweat, a good intention is all you need to shed the layer of masking we add to cover up something profound from within….patience, kindness, empathy, or maybe acceptance for all the quirkiness that makes you fan-fn-tastic.

Walking out of a class should transform you in some way… get you out of your head so you can focus, relax your tension from life, motivate you to SURRENDER to the simplest task of folding a mountain of laundry stacking up or the grandest opportunity like letting go of self-doubt and really change your life so you can live a happier and healthier life! Best lyrics to sums up a mama Jen class: “No limits, Just epiphanies”.

Jen’s motto is simple: Think LOVE, Speak, LOVE, Feel LOVE. She can’t wait to share some of this light with you!

Daily, she enjoys the incredible sunshine of Colorado and balancing a mix of consulting, designing, traveling, and making new concoctions in her Vitamix! Yoga is an adventure. Every day that we can make it to our mats to explore, we gain more clarity, more strength, and more patience. Fueled by a restless creativity, Lindsay’s classes are unique, ever-evolving, and occasionally twisted. Her intention in yoga and design is to create spaces that connect and energize people!

“I began teaching in 2004. It has been a continual learning experience and incredible opportunity to connect with the practice and with community.”

Marta cultivates an energetic, expanding and grounding practice. Each class has intentional flow with breathing techniques, asana sequence, timing and music.

“Born and raised in Iowa, I have called Denver home since 2003. I am passionate about living an aware life full of love, adventuring travel, artistic expression, study and connection to authentic self.”

Inspired by: Erich Schiffmann, Kundalini, meditation, local studios, daily practice, fellow yogis & yoginis, pilates, reading a variety of yoga books at a time with an occasional fictional mystery, healthy lifestyle, time with family and manifesting through daily intention…(!)

Meghan has now been teaching yoga for almost ten years and she is beyond grateful for the ongoing journey and meaningful relationships she has made along the way. Her yoga and overall fitness community has been in the Highlands neighborhood for many years now and she is thrilled to be joining the family at Ohana as we embark on a new chapter together.

She strives to teach classes that are challenging, fun, and that can be tailored to any fitness level.

Melissa has always been athletic and passionate about physical fitness; she did gymnastics for years and ran track at Middlebury College in Vermont. Professionally, she previously worked as a Mandarin Chinese teacher and a foreign policy researcher. She still loves to throw a Chinese or K-Pop song on her playlist from time to time! Melissa enjoys eating good food, traveling, and spending time with her husband, Dan, and their two (soon to be three! children.

Since then, she has danced professionally in Los Angeles, performed on a Holland America Line cruise ship, spent some time in upstate New York and now calls Colorado home. Sam is continuing to dance and perform in musicals throughout Denver and spends her free time reading, traveling and trying to keep up with two crazy puppies. Her personal mantra is to be positive and always welcome new opportunities. Sam is excited to be a part of the Ohana family and can’t wait to see you at the barre.

Sarah earned her degree in Kinesiology and has over twelve years of experience as a fitness professional. Sarah is a wife and a mother of two amazing little girls. In her free time, she loves spending time with her family, usually outdoors and playing on or in the water, frozen or otherwise. Sarah is continually grateful for the opportunity to share her passion with others while teaching classes that are safe, effective, educational, and fun!