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Kristi Willbanks

E-RYT 200, AFAA, ACE
Kristi Willbanks is a highly experienced yoga instructor with over 30 years of teaching experience.Learn More

Kristi Willbanks is a highly experienced yoga instructor with over 30 years of teaching experience. She is passionate about helping people live happier, healthier, and more fulfilled lives. Kristi started teaching group fitness classes in college and has since taught a variety of other formats, including Step, Strength Training, Cycle, Kickboxing, Boot Camp, Aqua Aerobics, Jazzercise, Pilates, and Barre. For the past 11 years, Kristi has been teaching Yoga and is committed to bringing the benefits of yoga to more people by teaching in an accessible, inclusive, nurturing, and supportive manner so all participants feel successful in their yoga practice.

Kristi is a lifelong learner and is currently working on earning her 500-Hour RYT designation, which she plans to complete in 2024. She holds multiple health- related certifications, including ACE Health Coach, AFAA Group Exercise Instructor, Yoga Alliance Experienced 200-Hour Registered Yoga Teacher (E- RYT 200), and ACE Behavior Change Specialist. Kristi is a Master Trainer for YogaFit and holds a Master’s degree in Psychology.

In addition to teaching yoga, Kristi leads wellness-related seminars and webinars and has expertise in employee wellness, human resources, corporate training, and organizational development. Kristi enjoys spending time with her husband and two adultish kids, spoiling her two rescue pups, attending Broadway shows, working part-time at her local library, traveling, buying books for her ridiculously long TBR (to be read) list, and reading as many of those books as time allows. Kristi’s passion for yoga and her commitment to helping others lead healthier lives make her an excellent choice for anyone looking to improve their physical and mental well-being.

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Parna

E-RYT 500, YACEP, INHC
Parna is a dedicated yoga instructor who has been practicing yoga and meditation since childhood.Learn More

Parna is a dedicated yoga instructor who has been practicing yoga and meditation since childhood. She believes that we all have the power to mold our future into something worth living. Her desire to grow led her to earn a Bachelor’s degree in Science (Biology) and a Master’s degree in Sociology. In 2010, she further enhanced her knowledge by taking an “Advanced Anatomy and Physiology” course, which helped her understand the intersection between the study of life, society, and yoga.

Parna strives to create an anatomically and emotionally safe atmosphere where all students find joy and peace. She believes that yoga teaches us that life is about more than being perfect or competitive. Life is truly about working towards our goals while accepting our true selves and allowing them to blossom.

Parna has completed several yoga training courses, including the 200-Hour Power Yoga Training in December 2014, Restorative/Yin, Hot Power Fusion, Face Yoga, Kids Yoga, Yoga Pilates, and Strength Training. In 2016, she added another 200-hour Yoga Instructor course consisting of Asana, Pranayama, Meditation, Kriyas, Chanting, Yoga Philosophy, and Teaching Methodology. This Yoga Instructor course emphasized teaching patients with “Diabetes Mellitus” and was conducted by Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (VYASA)- Houston. She completed 300-hour International Yoga Teacher Training from India in 2020. Now, she is an E-RYT 500 and YACEP.

Parna has conducted many yoga workshops such as “Yoga for Diabetes”, “Stress Management”, “Meditation & Yoga Nidra”, “Corporate Yoga” etc. Her extensive training and experience have enabled her to create a safe and nurturing environment for her students to learn and grow in their practice. She is passionate about helping others achieve their goals and live a healthy, balanced life.

Parna has also graduated as an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach from IIN New York. She has enhanced her knowledge of various nutrition concepts, modern issues, advanced health coaching, healthy eating, and living. During health coaching, she assesses her clients’ state of well-being first and then works alongside them to create a personalized wellness plan to fit each client’s unique needs and goals. Her path to wellness involves more than just diet and exercise. She guides her clients towards other wellness methods as well such as self-care rituals, mindfulness practices, healthy lifestyle changes, and more to take their health and wellness journey above and beyond.

In her free time, Parna loves walking in nature and playing/teaching piano to children.

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Annie Vinje

RYT 200, RYT 500
Annie Vinje is a certified yoga, meditation, and barre teacher with over 24 years of experience in the field.Learn More

Annie Vinje is a certified yoga, meditation, and barre teacher with over 24 years of experience in the field. She has taken and taught different types of yoga in different facilities, honing both her practice and her teaching abilities so that her clients walk away from every class in a more zen state than when they arrived. Her teaching style is wholly based on the clients in her classes. She wants to learn about their injuries, their yoga interests, what they want to work on, and how to stretch, strengthen, or ease their pain.

Annie’s training and certifications include 200-hour Vinyasa yoga teacher training, 12-hour Yin yoga, 32-hour Restorative yoga, 200-hour Meditation teacher training, 300-hour Advanced Priestess training, and 190-hour Barre teacher training.

Annie has taught yoga and meditation in a variety of forms and facilities. She started teaching yoga in barre and yoga studios. From there she transferred to virtually during the pandemic, where she loved connecting with people around the world. Most recently she taught at Wells Fargo Corporate, giving her the chance to help stressed employees find more ease in their bodies and less stress in their minds.

When Annie is not teaching, she loves reading, attempting to knit, cooking delicious vegan food, dancing, and exploring nature with her husband, three kids, and three dogs.

Testimonials:

  1. I have had the good fortune of working with Annie in both group and individual settings and benefited greatly from both! In our group setting, Annie was very informative at the start, ensuring that each member knew what type of meditation and how best to practice. My individual sessions with Annie have been incredible! Annie took the time to learn what I wanted to get from my meditation practice and helped me not only engage in a variety of different types to find what best connected with me but also how to set a proper meditation schedule, how to take time to come out of a meditation properly and did her best to create that individualized coaching I so greatly needed. Annie is a wonderful meditation coach who can help get you where you need to be in your meditation practice, even if you have no idea where to start! - Michael Girard
  2. Annie is a great instructor! Anyone wanting to reduce stress should seriously think about it. I believe it can better your life and already I am feeling less pain in my lower back! - Gayle Hoffman
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Gabi Gazzola

RYT-200
Gabi is a yoga instructor with a unique background that has helped her develop a comprehensive understanding of the mind, body, and soul.Learn More

Gabi is a yoga instructor with a unique background that has helped her develop a comprehensive understanding of the mind, body, and soul. After graduating in law, Gabi felt an urge to discover her true self and make the world a better place for every living being. She moved to India at the age of 25 to embark on a journey of self-discovery, where she was introduced to the real world of yoga and the true nature of the human being. Gabi took a post-graduation course in Yoga, Human Consciousness, and Alternative Therapies for a year in Haridwar, and stayed in India for 6 more months to study Pranic Healing on a deeper level, being certified as a master after all.
Gabi’s life was saved by yoga and meditation. In 2016, while traveling alone in Vietnam, she lost her memory after an accident and discovered she was suffering from hydrocephalus. Her mind was strong enough to deal with that situation in the best possible way. Upon her return to Brazil in 2017, Gabi opened her own therapy center. She shared with others what she had learned during her time out and helped people to help themselves through a Yoga Therapy program she developed, and through the power of Pranic Healing.
Gabi’s life experiences have given her a unique perspective on the world. Having lived in 5 different continents and experienced the most different life situations and learning with many exquisite cultures, Gabi has developed a strong sensitivity to read through others and is an empathic person. Today, she has a better vision and knowledge about mind, body, and soul, which allows her to help others in a more comprehensive way.
Gabi’s passion for yoga and helping others is evident in her work. After moving back to Brazil in 2019, Gabi gave private yoga classes at student’s homes in Rio de Janeiro and online and kept her non-stop work as a therapist (online and in-person) until the beginning of 2023. During her journey, Gabi did three Vipassana courses, which helped her see the impermanence of all things and to be present, besides the inner growth it had provided her. In 2022, Gabi published a book about self-knowledge, spirituality, and inner and outer journey, which was a best-seller on Amazon Brazil.
Today, Gabi is an experienced therapist and human being, with an urge to share it with other people who are willing to improve their emotional intelligence and to go deep within, finding their own unique nature. Gabi’s unique background and experiences make her an excellent yoga instructor who can help others achieve their goals in a holistic way.

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Kathleen Charles

E- RYT 500
Kathleen Charles is a yoga instructor at Namaste Studios. She was born in Colorado and discovered yoga in Boulder in the year 2000. Learn More

Kathleen Charles is a yoga instructor at Namaste Studios. She was born in Colorado and discovered yoga in Boulder in the year 2000. Her interest in the practice grew as the years passed and she continued to practice through each of her pregnancies and then with each of her three young sons. Kathleen began teaching after her family relocated to Brisbane, Australia, because she noticed yoga wasn’t as common in that area and felt she could help share it with others. She first trained to teach children with Angel Yoga in 2014 and went on to complete a 500-hour training with Being Yoga. Additionally, she trained to teach seniors specifically through the Australian College of Classical Yoga and Pine Rivers Yoga, all in Australia. Her training has included prenatal yoga, restorative, teaching meditation and mindfulness, and yoga with trauma awareness.
Kathleen’s family returned to Colorado to make their home here in July 2019, and she then also received the SilverSneakers certification. She began teaching with Parkinson Association of the Rockies in November of 2021. She currently teaches about 14 classes/week in various styles, many of those to seniors or people with mobility limitations. Kathleen is humbled by the opportunity to be able to share the ancient, transforming practices of yoga and meditation with others and plans to continue training and learning throughout her life.
When not teaching yoga, Kathleen enjoys any type of fitness and meditation, particularly being outside hiking, skiing, walking and cycling. She also enjoys volunteering in various ways, cooking yummy, nutritious food, reading, traveling and spending time with her cute, crazy family. Plus, she admits she needs a mindless hour of trashy TV in the evenings to decompress from her day.

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