Whether it’s with yoga, hiking, gardening, biking or cross country skiing, movement is her medicine. With a passion for movement and a practicing Physical Therapist Assistant, come join Kirsten in healing movement through yoga. Adding to her knowledge of the body and more than a decade of experience as a therapist, Kirsten is certified with RY200 Vinyasa Yoga through Perennial Wisdom Teacher Training in Madison, WI. Often wondering why doesn’t everybody do yoga?; Kirsten will guide beginners and practiced yogis in exploration of dharma, breath work and asanas. Offering skilled modifications to poses to navigate current dysfunction, healing or old injuries, Kirsten will help guide you to find your own passion through movement.

Crystal Ann Hanson is an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher(E-RYT500), Certified Ayurveda Yoga Specialist (AYS), Certified Fitness Nutrition Coach (CFNC), Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP), Sacred Activist Leader and holds a BS in Psychology. She uses an integrative approach utilizing all of these modalities when conducting private client consultations, workshops and teaching classes. Crystal enrolled in her first 200 Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) in 2009 through the Himalayan Institute. After feeling the many emotional, spiritual and physical benefits that Yoga and Meditation brought to her daily life, she had a strong desire to continue to learn and share with others. Crystal has now completed a second 230YTT, 540YTT, Ayurveda Yoga Specialist Certification and Chair Yoga Certification. She is grateful to have had in-depth study-training opportunities with Indu Arora, Sarah Powers, Lauren Walker, Rod Stryker and many others from the Himalayan Institute and Kripalu for Yoga Nidra, Yin Yoga, Mudra, Energy Medicine Yoga, Yoga Therapy, Yoga Philosophy and Meditation. Her professional and personal studies are ongoing….. always a student of Life. Crystal teaches from her heart as she invites students to pause, connect, look inside and feel what is happening in the present moment, to observe the effects a practice reveals. Her classes are rooted in traditional Hatha & Tantra Yoga sharing from the lineage of Swami Rami (founder of the Himalayan Institute) and teachings of Indu Arora (International Ayurveda and Yoga). Crystal’s classes include Mantra (chanting), Mudras Pranayama (breath & prana practices) and other teachings from the Vedas (ancient books of “wisdom”). Crystal holds sacred that which Indu Arora has taught, “Yoga is a work IN, not a workout”. Crystal is honored to teach and share from all of her training, modalities and life experiences respecting an integrative approach. Crystal believes that we are ALL teachers and we are ALL students.

Meghan has found her way to yoga several times - always hungry. Whether hungry for joy as a dispirited teenager and discovering the thrill of a full inhale and complete exhale. Or hungry for connection as a young adult lost in the fragmented scenes of night life and taking the first steps into a public studio space. Or most recently, hungry for substance after closing her laptop in the early evenings and making the commitment to become a yoga teacher through Perennial’s Wisdom Yoga School in 2025.These pangs of hunger may be familiar and evolve over time, but a curious yoga practice can provide the sustenance to become the very best version of oneself. 

Meghan’s classes are taught with the enthusiasm of a passionate and active yoga student. Practice will be energizing for your body and playful for your mind while encouraging a sense of belonging for your inner self. 

Shandra Bauer is a curious seeker of what it means to be human and how we find meaning, connection, and joy in our lives. She invites others to connect to their inner wisdom, wholeness, and purpose through yoga, meditation, breathwork, and embodiment practices. Shandra teaches through a trauma-informed lens with the intention of creating a space that feels accessible, safe, and anchored in self-compassion. Shandra’s experience of deep loss and the ongoing healing journey informs her teaching. She uses her life experience and Mindful Grieving Yoga Therapy training to accompany others in their grief journey using meditation, yoga, and connection through community.

Amanda is a woman living in long-term recovery from alcohol use disorder and anorexia. She has been teaching yoga to kids and adults since 2010, and believes wholeheartedly in yoga's ability to heal and strengthen the relationship between mind and body. Her teaching focuses on using the breath as the vehicle to unite mind, body, and spirit. Amanda mentors women in early recovery, and is the Chief of Staff at Recovery.com, an online resource whose mission is to connect patients and their loved ones to the right treatment for them.

Amanda believes we are all inherently whole, born with all the wisdom we need to live a wholehearted, fulfilling life. However, due to societal conditioning, life experiences, or trauma, we develop limiting beliefs, unconscious behaviors and patterns that block us from embodying our wholeness. As a 200 hr E-RTY, certified sex, love, and relationship coach, somatic embodiment practitioner, Mindful Grieving facilitator, and long time educator, she uses yoga, embodiment practices, somatic parts work, mindfulness, breathwork, and nervous system regulation tools to support her clients and students to live more integrated lives in which they can thrive and come home to themselves. In her trauma-informed approach she creates an inclusive space that invites students to (re)discover deeper experiences of presence, safety, love, acceptance, curiosity, compassion, and belonging. She also guides people to learn to build inner resources in joy, pleasure, and authentic power. With sincerity, reverence, and humor, Amanda infuses creative, dynamic sequences with eclectic music that empowers students to embody their wholeness.

 

At the heart, yoga is a spiritual practice that creates a deep connection with Self. This understanding continues to inform my life and my work as a yoga teacher/therapist. I started practicing yoga in 2007, looking for a way to help me cope with chronic back pain. I fell in love with the movement, the teachings, and the way I felt after savasana. Magically (?), my back started feeling better. In 2009, I enrolled in yoga teacher training and almost immediately, I realized that my passion for yoga would far exceed my initial expectation. My personal experience led me to expand my study and in 2018, I completed the Yoga Therapy program at The Soul of Yoga in Encinitas, California. I am a certified yoga therapist, experienced 500-hour yoga teacher, and Level 2 iRest meditation teacher. I have been teaching yoga and meditation since 2009, while also working as a change leadership consultant, advising business leaders through complex organizational change. As a yoga therapist, I specialize in supporting people with spine health, pain care, mental and emotional well-being, and cultivating resilience. My yoga classes are steeped in the Hatha tradition and include a blend of alignment-based asana, somatic movement, pranayama (breath), mantra (chanting), and mindfulness. All of my work is trauma-informed, heart-centered, and accessible. In addition to group classes and private yoga therapy sessions, I offer yoga and meditation workshops, tailored to a specific group or need. I never tire of exploring the vast field of yoga. What started as a practice that might help me minimize back pain has turned into so much more. Yoga has taught me acceptance, presence and love. I look forward to continuing to learn and explore along with you and our beautiful Perennial community.