Anna Mae
(STUDIO MANAGER)
Yin Yoga + Qigong + Sound AlchemyAnna Mae is a Trauma Informed 500hr Yoga + Embodied Presence Guide, with an additional 100hrs of advanced study in Yin (Taoist) Yoga & Chinese Meridians. An endlessly devoted student of the healing arts, she has spent the past 5 years continuing + deepening her studies within the realms of Sound Healing//Sonic Massage, Qigong, and Empowered Heart Intuitive Counsel + Facilitation.
Originally trained in Classical Voice, Theatre & Dance, Anna Mae continues to share her passion for music & the embodied arts through Transformative Sound Bath Immersions, Mythosomatic Qigong, Ritual Theatre Performance, Alchemical Songwriting, and her work as a Vocal Embodiment Coach.
As a practitioner//guide, her goal is to elegantly weave the magic of these sacred practices together, creating an empowering environment for clients//participants to “come home”. To the feeling sensation + pure presence of the body. To the alchemical + expressive magic of the voice. And the deep wisdom + calling of Anahata “the unstruck sound” within the temple of the heart.
annamaeyoga@gmail.com
Christine Schoper
Yoga TeacherChristine began her study of yoga from a small paperback book in 1988. Her love for the practice drew her to study with a variety of teachers over the years. In September 2012 she was invited to participate in a 200 hour Kripalu yoga teacher training. Upon completion she began offering classes. In March 2020 she completed an additional 500 hours of training with Tias & Surya Little, creators of Prajna Yoga followed by a year long training with Kaila June creator of Interdisciplinary Movement and Somatics. She also maintains a daily meditation practice with years of study in the Shambala and Insight traditions. Woven into all of her classes is a deep understanding of the healing process after 29 years working as an RN and 23 years as a licensed massage therapist. Her motivation for teaching yoga comes from a desire to pass along the deep joy as well as physical, emotional and spiritual renewal that comes from a regular yoga practice.
Please visit her website for more information.
Heather Sattva Sky
Yoga InstructorHeather has been teaching yoga since 1991. Her love affair with yoga began at the age of 19 in the Iyengar method, with its strong focus on alignment and keen attention to detail. While traveling throughout India in her late twenties she began to explore the multiple branches of yogic philosophy. Her practice today is influenced by Tantric philosophy as she finds inspiration through communing with nature, parenting, poetry, and dance.
With extensive training in massage therapy and therapeutic yoga Heather designs her classes to create an experience that will enhance each individuals health and well-being through careful sequencing and hands-on adjustments. She teaches an alignment based class, with breath awareness and ease of movement. Her teaching encourages a practice of deep listening and trusting in ones own innate wisdom and unique beauty.
360-301-4342
Ellen Falconer
Mindfulness Meditation InstructorEllen Falconer has been a Licensed Massage Therapist since 2006. As her skills in bodywork grew, she became increasingly curious about understanding the mind and its relationship to pain, and how the human has the capacity to suffer, become anxious, depressed, and gradually lose the precious quality of joyfulness as time goes by.
By means of satisfying her curiosity and to better support her clients with (chronic) pain, Ellen has had deep training as a mindfulness teacher with additional certification to teach Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction/MBSR.
Ellen is trained as a body-informed (somatic) life coach, following her certification in Mindful Awareness in Body-oriented Therapy/MABT in 2019. Ellen is eager to be a compassionate companion in your quest for well-being, as a massage therapist, mindfulness teacher and credentialed Somatic life coach.
For information about somatic/body-informed coaching, please visit: Ellen Falconer Life Coach
Mindfulness courses, retreats, hikes and additional resources: Olympic Peninsula Mindfulness
Merion Wright
Vinyasa Yoga Merion is a vinyasa style yoga instructor (RYT 200) whose classes are rooted in the connection between breath and movement. You can expect dynamic, energetic classes with opportunities for heat building, play and balance exploration. She is a forever student of yoga, and has taken courses in yin yoga, trauma informed yoga, and anatomy; she is currently pursuing her 500 hour certification through studies with Jason Crandell.
Yoga asana has been an integral part of Merion’s movement practice for over 16 years. It brought immense strength and grounding through multiple pregnancies, new motherhood, times of grief/loss and other tricky life transitions. Merion’s goal in her classes is to create space for students to listen to their bodies and reconnect with themselves, while offering guidance and support through challenging places.
When she’s not on her mat, you can find Merion adventuring outside with her family, baking bread, or storming through a good book.
To learn more about Merion + her offerings >>>
Heidi Mattern
Sing For Joy I have worked as a teacher, Nia dance instructor and life coach.
Above all I love to sing, and to share the joy of singing with others. I carry a repertoire of songs that help a roomful of people connect to body and soul, and to each other.
Songs are learned by ear.
These songs help heal our hearts, lift our spirits, and remind us we are part of the natural world.
heidim@olypen.com
(360) 774-6674
Amy Matthaei
Yuan Qigong Amy Matthaei is a Certified Level 6 teacher in the Ren Xue system and has been teaching Yuan Qigong since 2013.
She loves sharing the magic of qigong and supporting others in becoming their own best healers. Feel free to contact Amy with any questions.
415-342-3579
Yuan Qigong is a self healing practice of gentle movement that is part of the Life Cultivation system of Ren Xue, supporting health, wellness, balance, and aliveness in body, mind, and heart. Gathering Universal Qi, we open pathways for healing and growth in our bodies and our lives.
This class is open to beginners and all levels. Contact Amy, amyenergyworks@gmail.com or 415-342-3579 to register.
$60/5 class pass or $15 drop-in
For more information about Ren Xue and Yuan Qigong please visit renxueamericas.org or renxueinternational.org.
*Ask Amy about attending one class at no charge to check it out.