Our Staff

Autumn Bolin

Autumn has been practicing yoga for many years and has explored many different styles but chose to become certified in Vinyasa in 2006.  The classes she leads focus on the connection of breath and movement, pranayama, and meditation.  In addition to Yoga, she is earning certification as an Ayurvedic consultant and relies on the wisdom and science of Ayurveda in how she teaches and practices yoga.  Her teaching experiences (aside from ten years of teaching English) have been all-levels flow, kids’ yoga, prenatal yoga, and discussion classes based on Vedic texts, such as the Bhagavad Gita.  She believes that one’s practice of yoga is enriched by the study of texts, as well as the study of one’s self.  Her current roles in the studio are teaching flow classes and acting as a yoga advisor.

Instruction:

* Flow Yoga

Geoffrey Taylor

Geoffrey Taylor was born and raised in Flagstaff and now shares his Yoga practice at workshops and trainings here and abroad. His parents introduced him to Yoga before public school. He began teaching Yoga at age 14 to other junior high kids. At age 15 he was teaching in athletic clubs and studios. Geoffrey is now pursuing projects with poetry and music as they relate to Yoga, and the science behind enlightenment.

Instruction:

* Vinyasa Yoga

* Slow Flow Yoga

Jayne Lee

Jayne comes from a dance background, she began to practice yoga in 1983 and she is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner® with a practice in Flagstaff. She has taught various forms of movement for more than 30 years. Jayne’s class will be Iyengar based, it will also include some Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® principles and will have a dance quality.

Instruction:

*Iyengar Yoga

Jessica Fetzner LMT

Jess is an Arizona State Licensed and Nationally Certified Massage Therapist. Jess is a graduate of the Sedona School of Massage and the School of Shiatsu and Massage in Middletown, CA. She has training and experience in Swedish Massage, Connective Tissue Massage, Neuromuscular Therapy, Polarity Therapy and Cranial Sacral Therapy. Jess integrates these modalities to address each client’s needs.

Massage:

*For an appointment call 928-774-3144 or email massage@northernarizonayogacenter.com

Karlie Kundtsen

After nearly a decade of yoga practice and four years teaching experience, I train students to connect practice on the mat with life outside the studio: combining physically restorative biomechanics with real life experiences. I came to the practice of yoga as a college student completing a double BA in Philosophy & Religious Studies, emphasizing South Asian Studies. With my first hatha yoga class, I knew that yoga was not only an interesting tradition for academic study, but that yoga’s array of energizing, healing, meditative, and heartfelt practices would be a part of my life forever. Within my first year of a tremendously transformative practice, I began preparing to share the gift of yoga with people desiring to learn the practices and expand their bodies, minds, and hearts. Now an international yoga instructor, offering summer intensives in India (see “Upcoming Events” for more info), I encourage students to live deeply and authentically, working through life with skill and clarity while affirming their inherently blissful natures.

My training includes Anusara Level 1 teacher training with Desiree Rumbaugh, Ashtanga-Vinyasa teacher training and Tibetan Vajra Yoga certification in India. My classes are generally suited for all levels of practitioners, from beginning to advancing, and focus on alignment, breath, flexibility, and strength, woven together by themes cultivating mental equanimity and physical health.

Instruction:

*Alignment Flow Yoga

Katie Brizendine

Searching for ways to strengthen a broken ankle, Katie found Bikrim Yoga at 17 years old. She then moved to Vinyasa Yoga which quickly led to a love of Ashtanga Yoga. Unfortunately an old shoulder injury started acting up and the lesson of ego and listening to the body began. She strives to aid her students in increasing their internal awareness, enabling yoga to be led by ease not ego. Katie teaches a 50 min vinyasa class. Her class contains mostly basic postures presented in a challenging way all the while maintaining a focus on the breath. This class is suitable for all levels.  Expect some flow to energize as well as holding poses for several breaths for focus. The goal: you’ll leave her class feeling physically challenged, mentally focused, and energized for the rest of the day.

Instruction:

* Energizing Yoga

Maggie Hopson

Maggie has been a registered yoga teacher since 2001 having completed her training with Integrated Yoga Therapeutics. As a physical therapist she became interested in integrating Yoga practices with Western Medicine. Her focus is on teaching classes that include all aspects of a yoga practice, meditation, pranayama, asana and relaxation techniques. Her background in physical therapy is helpful in promoting correct anatomical alignment during the asana practice making this yoga practice one of healing and not harming. Maggie is also certified in Thai Yoga bodywork.

Instruction:

* Yin Yoga

* Flow Yoga

Malisa Bobbitt

The journey of teaching from the heart began in 1998. Malisa has taught many disciplines to many ages since then.

Instruction:

* Beginning Yoga

*Yin/Yang Yoga

Steff Revering

In 1995 Steff began practicing yoga in Flagstaff, his first exposure being Iyengar style classes. Ashtanga Vinyasa came next during two school years spent completing a BFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Ashtanga Vinyasa remains his primary practice.

Instruction:

* Vinyasa Yoga

* Ashtanga Primary Series