After nine years of working in the fitness industry, both as a personal trainer and an instructor of several different types of fitness classes, Jesse began to look for something deeper and more meaningful, this is when she found yoga. She began her journey seven years ago when she stepped onto a yoga mat for the first time and since then her life has never been the same. Jesses powerful classes are infused with light, as spirit merges with self. She encourages students to explore their physical practice with awareness, trust and faith, so that ones journey may unfold through each breath with ease. Jesse also brings her extensive knowledge of how the body works onto the mat, and thus provides a safe and beneficial class for all. “I am grateful everyday that I am able to bring the light of yoga into peoples lives.” Jesse received her first 200 hour certification for Power Yoga in 2003 and her second 200 hour Vinyasa Yoga certification in 2006. This summer she completed an intensive Naam Yoga Therapy training program to add to her continued yoga studies and has collectively completed 800 hours of training recognized by Yoga Alliance. In addition, Jesse also carries certification in nutrition. She has over 16 years of experience teaching in group settings and working with individuals on personal physical needs and goals through exercise, yoga, meditation and nutrition. Jesse continues her studies traveling regularly to New York City for Naam Yoga Therapy trainings and to study privately with her teacher, Gurunam.

Leah has practiced yoga for the past 10 years and has been teaching yoga for six years. She delivers authentic, safe, affirming and fun Anusara-Inspired yoga classes that blend alignment principles, and the Tantric philosophy of inherent goodness. She sees yoga practice as a means to renew and connect people more fully to their own hearts, to one another and to nature. Rooted in the belief that teaching is a learning profession, Leah is an avid student. She has completed teacher trainings, immersions and workshops with some of the top teachers in the yoga community including John Friend, Sianna Sherman and Amy Ippoliti and is actively pursuing Anusara certification. Along with yoga, Leah’s taught bilingual third grade, completed her Masters in Education at Stanford and presently coaches urban schoolteachers in Denver Public Schools. In her own experience, practicing yoga consistently helps Leah to know herself better, maintain optimal health and to consequently make choices that enhance her life and the lives of others. Leah studied and taught at Samadhi over five years ago and is extremely excited to be back!

Sarah is a certified Ashtanga yoga instructor. She completed her 200 hour teacher training in October of 2008, at It’s Yoga under Larry Schultz. Followed by a 50 hour Rocket Training with David Kyle. Being moved by the strength and power behind Ashtanga, her classes incorporate an upbeat, fun and energetic Ashatanga based flow. Sarah strives to lead a class in which individuals of all levels and yoga backgrounds feel comfortable and able to develop their own personal practice.Having a certificate in Ayurvedic yoga massage Sarah works with students to find space within each asana (pose); along with working with the breath as the foundation of the practice. Sharing her personal practice through teaching has been one of the most rewarding activities she has taken part in and she hopes she can inspire others as her teachers have inspired her.With Bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Human Development, Sarah places great value on the mind and body connection. She believes that yoga is her personal means of finding balance within her own life and attempts to assist others in finding this through her teaching.

Carrie has been a avid practitioner of yoga for over eight years. She began teaching yoga in 2007 after graduating from a 200 hour yoga teacher training in Parker, Colorado. She recently returned from India where she completed a course in yoga science for wellness and yoga therapy. This experience imbued her faith in the science of yoga for the treatment and prevention of disease and for integration of the individual toward life more abundant, peaceful, harmonious and free. Carrie is also a Reiki Master Teacher and practices under the direction of the guru Sri Aurobindo. She integrates her knowledge of our energetic subtle body systems, meditation and spiritual teachings in order to present a holistic approach to healing, health and happiness through yoga. “I have found yoga to be a powerful tool for personal transformation. It is my intention to guide my students through their practice so they too may discover all the joy and freedom which has flowed into my life as a result of yoga.”

Qiana discovered Yoga ten years ago in Denver. Like many students, she fell in love with the asana practice and then was called to delve deeper into the philosophy of Yoga. She received her first 200hr yoga teaching certification in Spring of 2011 from Samadhi Center of Yoga and Meditation. Qiana is grateful to have apprenticed with the Samadhi’s very own Paul Haffey, assisting in his classes for four months. Qiana’s classes are focused on guiding students through a safe and rich asana practice while providing class themes that are connected to the philosophy of Yoga and offering visualizations to help students get in touch with subtle body energies. Most importantly, she brings a healthy dose of humor to lighten up the class. Though she is not attached to whether or not students laugh at her corny jokes, she aspires to one day have a whole class cracking up while in tree pose. Qiana is also a Reiki practitioner of the Usuri Reiki tradition and a research analyst at a local non-profit.

My practice was born 3 years ago when I moved to Denver and longed for something other than a gym routine! I feel very connected to my personal practice and feel that I am actively learning from my students, and well as my teachers, every time I enter my practice space. I enjoy being creative in the studio and I love to try new things, on and off the mat. I aim to create a space that allows everyone to explore their own unique connection to the physical body, and open the mind to the possibilities that unlock when you pair your life with asana. My curiosity for physical and mental strength still fuels my practice, and now my goal is to spread my love for this ever challenging expression of the free spirit! I completed the Samadhi Yoga Teacher Training this past April and am so happy and honored to be teaching at this lovely studio. I show great respect for everyone who has encouraged me, and for all of my teachers who have filled me with knowledge and passion for the practice.

Katherine M. Coleman began her journey into wellness in 2004, while attaining her B.A. in English Literature and Communication Studies at the University of Iowa. Before she knew it, Kate had become a steadfast yogini, practicing both yin and yang styles. Influenced by Paul Grilley, Sarah Powers, Baron Baptiste, and others, Kate completed her 200 hour certification at the Cincinnati Yoga School in 2008, and has since been blessed to volunteer for Yoga Bear, a national 501 (c)3 that connects cancer survivors with yoga studios.

In 2011, she became a Master Nutrition Therapist at the Nutrition Therapy Institute of Denver, specializing in digestive disorders, food allergies, and autoimmune conditions. Kate is dedicated to helping individuals find joy in developing balance through yoga, meditation, and nutritional wisdom. She believes that a happy heart and an open mind are tantamount to healthy meridian and organ systems.

Many have found themselves mesmerized by her passion, moved by her honesty and changed by her insights. Cheryls classes are fun and motivating, have great energy and will leave you awakened. She is known for great adjustments, teaching for all levels and delivering an intelligently sequenced challenging class.Cheryl has studied yoga for 12 years and taught for 11. Her greatest teaching influence comes from her students. She completed Basic and Advanced Teacher Training Intensives with Ana Forrest and Ashtanga Teacher Training with David Swenson. She has also studied Iyengar, Power, Vinyasa, Anusara and Jivamukti yoga. Cheryl is a 500 Hour RYT with Yoga Alliance.”I want to be present and pure enough to reflect to my students their own light so that they can be as touched and rejoiced by it as I am. I believe the truths and peace we find on our mats have an instant effect on the whole world!”- Cheryl Deer

Crystal, humbled by the vast knowledge of yoga, studies the lineage of Anusara Yoga founded by Mr. John Friend. A method of opening to grace, creating more joy, more beauty and more love to serve spirit. Yoga brings awareness to all aspects of your being, harmonizing you into alignment with your deepest nature by being conscious and selective but also celebrating in the heart and freedom of each moment. This practice continues to blow her heart wide open.Co-founder of The Chanda Plan Foundation and adaptive yoga teacher she studies with Mr. Matthew Sanford of Mind/Body Solutions, integrating the mind/body/spirit connection into the healing process. No matter your level or mobility impairment, yoga is for everyone.

For more information on Crystal www.crystalhinton.org For more on adaptive yoga www.mindbodysolutions.org

Marcy was first introduced to yoga over a decade ago by her mother, also a yoga instructor. As a dancer, Marcy brings grace and awareness into her classes. She believes the yoga practice creates greater freedom through a shift of consciousness and of the heart. Marcy is a student of Anusara yoga and is progressing along her trajectory toward certification. By focusing on the Universal Principles of Alignment, Marcy ensures effectiveness and safety in the poses. Marcy weaves heart-oriented themes into her classes, creating a graceful and freeing space for practice.

It has been a tremendous honor and joy for me to share this sacred yoga experience with others. I remember the first time I ever attended a yoga class. It felt as though I had finally come home after much searching. And since then, I have been blessed with many profound and divine experiences of body and soul. It is my goal to share that with you through yoga.While I have studied with many teachers, my greatest teacher is the one inside. That is the teacher I hope to help awaken in each of you; your own inner Guru. I invite you on an adventure to your true self; a space where there are no limits placed on you by a hardened heart or a confined mind. Step and even leap into the unknown, a space where you will experience yourself as pure light, love, power and peace.

Phillip Rotherham, RYT is a strong believer in the benefits of yoga for everyone regardless of age or ability. Just a little patience, motivation, and persistence with your practice can transform your body and your life. Transformations achieved not through wishing, pills, or shortcuts but through honest, regular, and achievable practice. An Ashtangi at heart, Phillip has focused most of his training and intensives with Ashtanga’s elementals: Tim Miller, Richard Freeman, Annie Pace, and David Swenson. The solid foundation in this lineage, along with the comprehensive training he received at Denver’s Axis Yoga Teacher Trainings, allow Phillip to explore and value contributions from the myriad traditions and approaches to yoga. A focus on the common threads of breath, alignment, and bandhas allows us to start where we are today, instead of worrying about where we might or “should” be. When not learning about, practicing, or teaching yoga, pranayama, and meditation you can find Phillip riding his bicycle, reading, working with technology, parenting, volunteering, or any combination of the above. “Practice and all is coming!” —K. Patabhi Jois

Wendy Correa LMT, RYT, CCCE is a licensed massage therapist certified in Swedish, Prenatal, HotLavaStone and Ashiatsu massage; Yoga Alliance registered yoga instructor (hatha, vinyasa flow, prenatal, gentle); nationally certified childbirth educator, breastfeeding counselor, CPR instructor and doula (labor support). In addition she has training in hypnosis for childbirth and is a contributing writer for Mothering Magazine.For more information about massage, yoga, “Comfort Measures for Labor” and “Breastfeeding Basics” please contact her at 303-335-7086 or wendy@urbandesigner.com.We are pleased to have Wendy join our Yoga Teacher Training teaching team for the Pre and Postnatal Yoga trainings! Learn the ins and outs of teaching yoga to new moms.

For decades, Kat thought she wasn’t good enough. Whether through drugs, a demanding job, or a negative body image, she found countless ways to mask her true self. When she unrolled her yoga mat, she finally took a step towards self-acceptance. Through yoga Kat discovered the beauty of authenticity and learned to live from a place of truth. She knew she had to share this experience with others. Kat invites her students to uncover and express their most powerful and authentic self. In every class, Kat co-mingles a wild playlist with a creative Vinyasa flow to encourage an atmosphere of playful challenge and self-discovery. Whether you’re moving to the beat of Lady Gaga, or musing on the poetry of Rumi, you’ll never come to the same class twice. But, one thing is certain: Kat’s class is a celebration. You can always expect to leave the room uplifted by the reminder that you are awesome – exactly as you are. Kat graduated from Laughing Lotus’s College of Yoga in NYC and is also certified in prenatal yoga by the The Prenatal Yoga Center in NYC. She counts Dana Flynn and Amy Ippoliti as two of her most influential teachers.

Massage Therapist and Yoga Instructor, Kirstin Harper, also known as Asiana, studied at the Ayurvedic Institute and the New Mexico School of Natural Therapeutics, in Albuquerque, where she received her certifications. Specialties include Ayurvedic Lifestyle consulting and Natural Therapeutics. Recent travels throughout India, Thailand, and SE Asia afforded opportunities to study Thai massage and gain a deeper understanding of the technology available to us through meditation and yoga. Along with facilitating Yoga classes in the Evergreen, Golden and Denver areas, Asiana offers integrated bodywork treatments specializing in Core Synchronism, Polarity, Therapeutic and Thai massage. She has also been trained in modalities such as Swedish, Shiatsu, Reiki, and Prenatal. Through the ever-changing sensations of existence and the power of nature and spirit, Asiana is honored to be a part of this journey and facilitate harmony and integration in these bodies.

Holly “Dharani” (Goddess of Mother Earth) feel deeply in love with the beautiful practice of Yoga in 2005 and has been a devoted student ever since. She found her Teacher, Lisa Rapp at My Yoga Spirit in 2006 and began heavily practicing Jivamukti yoga, created by David Life and Sharon Gannon, with whom shes also taken numerous workshops with in New York City. Jivamukti yoga is the style she is most inspired by and that truly shines through in her classes through sequence, chanting, and especially MUSIC!! Holly received her 200 Hr RYT certificate in June 2008, and has been teaching 1-3 classes weekly ever since in various studios. Holly is also an avid Hula Hooper (www.hollyhoopsva.com), seamstress, and artists of many mediums. She enjoys serving others, making people laugh and smile, learning about crystals and their energetic powers, attending music festivals, wearing the brightest, sparkly colors out there, and absorbing all of the wonderful information Denver beings and the universe have to offer. Having lived in Norfolk, Virginia since birth, Holly just moved to Denver in March and is happier than she’s ever been in her entire life. She offers much thanks to Samadhi Yoga Center for constant inspiration, the wonderful classes, intelligent teachers, happy students and beautiful studio. She is incredibly grateful to be a part of Samadhi working the front desk, teaching Monday Nights and being your guide for Spiritual Cinema which begins the first Saturday of the month starting in August. She looks forward to connecting with all who cross her path and always hopes her students leave class with an overwhelming sense of happiness in their mind, goodness in their body, love in their heart and soul, and brightness in their spirit. Namaste

In 2005, Paul graduated from the Denver Institute of Yoga. He also studied extensively at the Indra Devi Institute located in Buenos Aires, Argentina while teaching locally for the greater part of 2006.Paul’s classes are focused on breaking down postures and giving students the opportunity to explore the organic and muscular sensations of each pose in hopes of affording the student both subtle and physical benefits of asana.Currently, Paul is in the process of applying to medical school. He aspires to begin a medical practice that will use yoga as medicine to promote healing, increasing health and vitality, and calming the aging process.

Sara is a mom, clothing designer and graduate of the Samadhi Yoga Teacher Training program. She has the exceptional ability to touch hearts while strengthening and opening bodies in a way that gives every student the freedom to be all that they are. Her wonderful sense of humor and loving compassion make it easy for any student to find space within themselves to deepen and grow in a flowing and fun environment!! Her innate wisdom helps guide the body, mind and soul through not only a powerful practice on the mat, but through an awakened life as well.We are delighted to have Sara as an esteemed member of our teaching team for the Samadhi Yoga Teacher Training program. Discover your True Self through her loving and compassionate guidance in meditation.

Alya was originally drawn to the yoga for its wisdom and its ability to help maintain her body and soul under a rigorous performing schedule. She began as a professional dancer dancing with many greats like the Jose Limon Co. She is a movement analyst and past faculty at the Laban Inst. of Movement Analysis in NYC. Alya is a myofacial bodyworker CTT and is faculty for the teacher training in this modality too. An experienced teacher of dance, choreography and movement analysis to dance companies and universities all over the world, Alya soon made the seamless shift to teaching yoga. Alya has been teaching for over 30 years, whose life’s purpose has been to discover ways to create more life, joy, energy and expression in and through the body. Alya is an Anusara Inspired teacher and is also Certified in Bikram’s and Corepower yoga. Currently living in Carbondale, Colorado Alya was the General Manager for Vital Yoga Cherry Creek and steered the conversion and expansion to the Kindness Yoga Centers; co- creating special events, teacher training along with leading her own retreats internationally. Taking a sabbatical from administration, Alya is thrilled to be back in the studio teaching classes and to be part of an expanding Wellness program in Mustique. Her classes, keep you engaged, on your toes and are thoughtfully planned for all levels.

Growing up, Allison’s father introduced her to Kundalini yoga in their backyard in Florida. In 2005 she traveled to Anandpur Sahib, India to complete the KRI Kundalini Yoga teacher training program. Allison sees yoga as a toolbox for accessing and sustaining abundant energy and inner peace. Her classes are designed to awaken the power of breath and the inner stillness that follows mind-body connection. When not teaching yoga, Allison is a Certified Rolfer at Highlands Wellness Center and teaches meditation to expecting mothers at Belly Bliss in Cherry Creek.

Adam Ayers has been teaching yoga since 2001, in his hometown of Rochester, NY, Scottsdale, AZ and, since 2009, various venues in Denver. He is an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT) with the National Yoga Alliance. He has studied Anusara Yoga with Desiree Rumbaugh, Christy Burnette and Martin Kirk ; Restorative Yoga with Judith Lasater ; and has completed an Iyengar Yoga teacher training with Francois Raoult of Rochester and Leslie Bradley and Craig Kurtz of Denver. His classes are a blend of precision, campy humor and commentary on the absurdity of the yoga subculture.

Buffy Barfoot is a yoga teacher whose love of yoga runs deep within her history.  Buffy’s family remains her brightest inspirations as she weaves story into the alignment of the body.  After achieving certification in Anusara Yoga, Buffy chose to take this education and evolve it into her own creative style of teaching.  Buffy considers herself to be always learning, evolving and refining, and her daily practice is the richest fuel for her teaching.  She uncovers more each day that inspires her to share the gifts of yoga, providing entryways kinesthetically through the body, philosophically through the mind, and devotionally through the heart.  She binds herself to the belief that yoga can create more vibrancy in all the parts of us, from the inside out.  Buffy’s classes marry clear alignment direction with playful commitment to awakening the heart.  She also employs the southern tradition of storytelling to make complex yogic teachings more accessible to her students.

Always a dancer, Buffy was performing before she could speak.  The body’s relationship to spirit was clear to her from the beginning, and yoga was a natural and inevitable landing pad.  In the great lineage of dance she gives thanks to Don Steffy and Mary Lou Hume, Erika Randall, Cornelius Carter, Sara Hook and Cynthia Oliver.

Many people, writings, art, music, and an ever-expanding list of interests help to light Buffy’s imagination and creativity for teaching.  Among these are: Annie Dillard, Pablo Neruda, Edward Hopper, Urban Bush Women, Eudora Welty, Tennessee Williams, Jolie Holland, Etta James, Solomon Burke, Toni Morrison and Annie Ellington Barfoot.

For Buffy, Yoga has been a catalyst for healing chronic injuries and connecting to alignment in the highest way.  Buffy’s deepest gratitude lies in her connection to her teachers who have helped to pave and influence the way of her unfolding.  She offers her sincere thanks to John Friend, Amy Ippoliti, Sianna Sherman, and Douglas Brooks ~~ All these teachers opened doors for her and continue help to give her yoga a resonance of wisdom and weight with permission to trust her own stories.

Teaching yoga has become a way for Buffy to share the wisdom that has fueled her own life with such clear and gleaming possibility.  The vibrancy that has risen to the surface is remarkable, and she sees it daily in the lives of her students.

Brooke Lyn Seiz discovered yoga through her experience in dance and performance. She began teaching in 2004 in New York City, balancing her work as an actress, singer, and dancer. In the last seven years, she has routinely taught yoga for her fellow artists, combining the breath and grounding of yoga with the focus performers seek before walking onstage. Brooke went on to become a 500-hour registered yoga teacher in 2009 through Yogaworks of NYC. She’s volunteered in Ghana, West Africa, teaching yoga to local drummers & dancers, and moved to Denver in 2010 to begin a two-year holistic nutrition program at the Nutrition Therapy Institute. Brooke’s classes include a balance of flow with alignment. She hopes to provide a space for people to discover, grow, and find peace in their own lives.

Dave Briggs is a 200 CYT from Samadhi Center for Yoga and he is a constant student as well, participating in workshops and trainings with Madhuri Martin, Ana Forrest and more.

Yoga asks us to experience from the inside out, to find joy and wonder, in our bodies and in our worlds, in the present moment, learning to experience the profound in the mundane. Continual remembrance that this place, this body is full of wonder, that we have the choice to engage and see the fullness of the moment in every moment.

Dave draws from a wide range of influences and teachers to keep inspiration and a freshness in his classes. Dave teaches and practices yoga in hope that we all can bring more joy, awareness and openness to our lives!

“The first yoga class I took was at Samadhi. I never left. I hope you experience the joy of Samadhi also! Namaste”

Mike is the co-founder and co-owner of Pranava Yoga Center in Colorado Springs with his lovely wife Charlotte. Mike, also known as Saddhu Om, who studies directly with Dharma Mittra as well as many other yogi greats, teaches a fun Raja yoga class for seasoned practitioners. Expect to experience smiles, laughter, friendship, some crazy yoga poses, photos being taken and a whole lot of LOVE!! It is obvious that Mike lives his yoga and we are very fortunate to have him share it with us.

Since childhood, he has pursued the growth and development of both mind and body in what started with a deep interest in the martial arts. After reaching a second degree black belt in Taekwondo, he went on to teach as an assistant and many years later found Capoeira where he trained and taught with the American Capoeira Association in Boulder/Denver, Colorado. His interest in the development of the self, led him to meditation, further opening the doors to yoga and healing. He began his study of various forms of yoga in 1998, later receiving his teaching certification in Nasik, India in classical yoga (the original 8-limb ashtanga practice as outlined by Patanjali). He is also a Reiki Master in the Mikao Usui tradition. His yoga and meditation classes seek to incorporate the holistic practice of yoga illuminating the transcendental element of yoga’s deeply spiritual origin. His time off the mat is usually spent immersed in the beauty of the Rocky Mountains or in his musical passions of djing/producing ethnic-electronic music and the exploration of trance-dance as a method for healing, expression, and self-realization.

My name is Colby Collins and my expertise lies in the beautiful presence that dwells within all of us, the presence of eternal love and light. Becoming aware of our own true origins and how our connection to the eternal life force affects every aspect of our daily lives is an essential part of the great secret of life. The secret is: It’s all up to you. You are the creator, you are the healer, and you are the master of your own universe. My job is to help you connect to that part of yourself by connecting myself to your energy system. I am a Usui and Karuna Reiki Master, Yoga-Alliance Certified Yoga Instructor, Ordained Minister from the Church of Wisdom, Doctor of Metaphysics from Delphi University (delphiu.com) and also an intuitive/spiritual counselor having experience in teaching reiki and other spiritual healing classes, giving present and long distant reiki/trance treatments, and personal readings about health, love, and finding your own inner strength. I discovered at an early age in my life that I had the ability to “see” inside a person’s energy system or aura and locate blockages that inevitably create disturbances in their physical body. I can not only sense physical ailments, but also emotional and mental distresses or events in your present life or past lives that have contributed to your present condition. I initially connect with your higher self and explain the love and beauty that always resides there. Once connected to your own unique energy system, I then begin to feel where your trouble areas are, where they came from, and how to release them using your own personal power from within. I also can send powerful Reiki energy over long distances that aid and accelerate pain relief, stress reduction, and inner awakenings prompting powerful reactions within your energy systems that can bring new perspectives into your awareness. Healing is a gift that we all possess. I use my healing and spiritual gifts to not only comfort, explore, and shed light on issues that make us feel lost and alone, but more importantly I offer advice about how you can awaken your own innate healing abilities and special gifts that can change your life in a way you never imagined!

love, love, love. Lately this is what I hear when I close my eyes and I know I have yoga to thank! Studying Kundalini Yoga has been like nothing else I have experienced. Aside from my undying gratitude, one thing stands out when I think about my Kundalini Yoga education – profound familiarity. I often feel I am slowly being reminded of knowledge that is buried inside of me. This knowledge is gently being unearthed by each breath, each meditation, each act of discipline and commitment. I feel blessed to be able to share the technology of Kundalini Yoga as a tool to access the deep wisdom we all possess.I teach Breathwalk, Kundalini Yoga and yoga on horseback. The more I practice, the more I teach, the more I ride, the more I feel myself shifting to an intuitive, heart-centered place. I also see this shift happening in others. That is one of the profound joys of teaching yoga – holding a space for people to safely expand their awareness and being part of a community that is bringing light and love to the planet!

Madhuri has trained with Richard Freeman and Shri K Pattabhi Jois since 1986. In 1990, she started her studies wirh John Friend, embracing his principles of structural and spiritual alignment. Madhuri is considered one of Johns top students, travels extensively with John and teaches workshops thoughout the United States and Abroad.

Please see her website: www.muddyoga.com for more information.

Foremost in her aspiration is to serve students in a way that supports the experience of transformation from stress and suffering to deep well-being and insight. Beth’s classes are deeply inspired by her primary teachers, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hahn, and Ayurveda Practitioner and Teacher, Alakananda Ma. She received her yoga teacher training certificate in 2000 from the Iyengar-inspired Shoshoni yoga center and her teaching style has been described as mindful vinyasa with a poetic touch. While she provides a format for the countless benefits of physical exercise, she prefers to offer a work-in rather than a work-out. She invites all people seeking meditative depth in their yoga practice and in their daily lives.

There are many paths to enlightenment. Yoga is one of the paths Jordan has chosen. Physically, yoga has improved his skills at snowboarding, break dancing and other physical activities, while preventing injury. Mentally, the art of yoga has introduced him to meditation and mindfulness. Spiritually, yoga has given Jordan a stronger connection to his authentic self, the Spirit of Life and Divinity. He is honored to share this knowledge with you.His mission is to empower and guide others to deeper body-awareness and understanding of their Temple (body). The human body has a beautiful and innate ability to heal itself. We can learn how to activate that healing process through yoga and taking responsibility for our health. All modalities of therapeutic healing movements are incorporated into his classes, giving you the greatest benefit to heal in whatever way is necessary for your body. In addition to yoga instruction, Jordan is also a personal fitness trainer and nutrition specialist.

Ashley Curran has always been on the move. Born in Colorado, Ashley was a competitive figure skater for 10 years, a dancer and an avid skier since the age of 3. Ashley Curran has been teaching yoga since 2002. Ashley received her hatha yoga training through Denver Institute of Integrated Yoga. In 2010 Ashley took Matthew Sanford’s adaptive yoga level one training. This training really changed Ashley’s life. Ashley now teaches adaptive yoga and finds so much inspiration from her adaptive students. Ashley takes inspiration from many different styles of yoga. She has studied with many great teachers such as Rodney Yee, Seane Corne, Shiva Rea, Rod Stryker, Tias Little, Judith Hansen Lasater, Ana Forrest, Matthew Sanford & Richard Freeman. Her vinyasa class combines a good mix of pranayama, asana and yoga philosophy with extra special attention on alignment. Ashley strives to guide her students to have their own spiritual experience with yoga. Ashley is the mother of two wonderful children, Caroline and Jack and finds herself practicing yoga off the mat everyday while raising her family.

Meredith Abbott is a Colorado Native who specializes in progressive vinyasa flow.  She started yoga based on the recommendation from a former colleague in the corporate world for stress and anxiety relief.  She fell in love with the challenges of the mental focus, centering, and feeling grounded in the body.

She offers stress reduction techniques and alignment-based instruction woven into a self-empowering flow in her classes.  She also does flexibility training for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and mixed martial arts athletes. Her students can expect clear instruction and demonstration on how to deepen their practice safely.  She enjoys offering her students a fun challenge and creating space for individual inspiration.  She specializes in progressive sequencing, teaching directly from her own practice, not only to move her students towards those “challenge poses,” but also to deepen the mind/body/spirit connection.  She studies regularly with local teachers such as Cheryl Deer, Mike Matsumura, and Desi Springer.  She is an RYT 200 Hour under the direction of Shannon Paige Schneider.  She has also completed intensives with Ana Forrest, Desiree Rumbaugh, and Tiffany Cruikshank.

Certified Primordial Sound Meditation Instructor at the Chopra Center in San Diego California – Yoga Certification at Samadhi – Prenatal and Restorative training. Understanding how your emotions and thoughts affect every cell in your body changes how you live in your body, and in the world. Practicing yoga and mediation gives you access to an empowering, health-enhancing, balanced, centered inner guidance system. I believe we need to share what we know and what we’ve been through with others. For me the practice is about feeling……deeply…… and remembering who we are. Yoga has been transformative on many levels, but getting to the core message “you have it in you” has been a long journey.

Sara’s classes, much like her, are broadly influenced, but grounded in teaching people to explore their yoga and find joy in the process. As a natural seeker she has and continues to explore many realms and finds her mat to be one of the best places to process what she discovers.

‘Yoga allows me to remain a student, but to also spread my wings as a teacher. When I am teaching I know I am in the right place. I challenge myself to communicate as much and in as many ways as possible with my students to help them find their space on their own path that allows them to receive.’ After earning her BA in Communications, teaching yoga helped her to expand her fondness for creative coaching and public speaking. Sara has been teaching yoga for 9 years. She spent 2010 traveling as a Teacher Trainer for The willPower Method and cultivating a passion for continuing education and leadership. Beyond yoga and wellness she fills her time with family, friends, two chocolate labs, and making the most of what Colorado has to offer.

A Certified Anusara Yoga teacher, Julieta Claire has been practicing Anusara for ten years. Julieta leads heart centered, playful, and inspiring group classes that incorporate detailed alignment instruction into a fluid asana practice balanced with meditation and relaxation. Julieta enjoys instructing all levels of students, from beginners to the most advanced practitioners.

Brittany is new to Colorado and is grateful and honored to have found Samadhi Yoga.

Brittany Belisle has been practicing yoga for 12 years, and received her Ashtanga Vinyasa 200 hour in 2009 and Pranayama and Philosophy 100 hour in 2011 at Centered Yoga in Koh Samui, Thailand. She believes that yoga is a way to heal the body, put stillness in the mind, and ignite the soul. Her classes combine vigorous series of Ashtanga and Jivamukti influenced sequences with attention to breath, physical adjustments, and playfulness with inversions and arm balances. Pranayama, meditation, chanting, and Sanskrit are added into most classes; also a bit of humor.

She wants to inspire a passion for growth and practice as her teachers have for her. The practice is the real teacher.