Yogaterrium Grand Avenue

Miranda Ligon- Usui Reiki Master, Intuitive Energy Medicine Practitioner, QHHT/SCHH hypnotherapy practitioner, Ancestral Healing 

I’m a Fort Smith native who recently returned after living in Portland, OR for almost 7 years. I fell in love with reiki after my first session. The level of peace and balance I felt was immeasurable. From that moment, I knew reiki was my foundation and the beginning of a life changing journey that would ultimately lead me back to my community to assist others on their own path. My passion is helping clients work through trauma, discomfort, illness and energetic blocks that have held them back from connecting with their inner joy and life purpose. As an intuitive practitioner, I combine my training and education in the areas of Usui Tibetan reiki, medical intuition, bioenergy medicine, breathwork, ancestral medicine, shamanic healing, meditation, pranic healing and QHHT/SCHH hypnotherapy. Some of my biggest influencers, mentors and teachers include Carolyn Myss, Dr. Daniel Foor, Frank Coppieters, Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk, Delores Cannon, Sandra Ingerman, Michael Harner, Julia Cameron, Tina Zion, Deborah High, Delores Cannon, Louise Hay, Rumi, Phyllis Furumoto, and Thich Nhat Hahn

 Hi! I’m Makayla Teague. I have always been interested in yoga philosophy and lifestyle since I was a teenager. I practiced the asanas at home off and on for about a year. Then in 2018 I decided it was time to finally step in a studio. I did my research on yoga studios near my area and decided to go with Yogaterrium. Ever since then, I have been diving deeper into the yoga of my life. Yoga has been a blessing for me in all ways. I have experienced and continue to experience so much growth. I’m thankful to have yoga in my life and to share the love and community that yoga brings. In September 2018 I graduated with my 200 hour RYT through Powered by Heart and Yogaterrium with Terri Hargrove and Crystal Beshears. Training with this group has supported my personal development and my own practice. I am passionate about helping others grow with the tools that yoga can offer all of us. I am also a Speech-Language Pathology graduate student at Northeastern State University in Muskogee, OK. I love communication, language, and helping others find their voice. I believe that everyone has a right to communicate no matter the circumstances. I also love my family, my dog Cooper, music, and being outside(: I’m very thankful for the life that I have and all that yoga offers. Namaste

I started yoga in 2017. The first yoga class I went to resonated greatly with me. It changed not only how I felt mentally and physically, but how I perceived the world around me too. I felt more calm and capable, and more at ease with myself. It has taught me to be a better person. Yoga has brought me joyfulness and a sense of flow to my life. After only a few classes I knew I would want to teach yoga so I could share the gifts it has given me to others. I was lucky enough to go through and complete my training with Terri and Crystal for my 200 hour YTT program through Powered by Heart. I believe everyone deserves to find a sense of well-being and self acceptance within themselves, through the power of their own abilities. Everyone of one of us has the power to do so and I am passionate about helping others implement the teachings of yoga into their own lives. I aim to make class an uplifting and deeply connected experience, whether its a high intensity workout or a deep relaxing yin practice. I look forward to practicing with you!

Hello! I’m a full-time student majoring in Business Administration with a concentration in Business Economics at UAFS. I’m also a mother and a musician! I have been practicing yoga for several years, and I’ve been teaching yoga at Yogaterrium since October 2019. I teach privately as well, so ask me about private lessons (virtual and in-person)!

After committing to the practice my life changed drastically for the better, and I get as much joy out of teaching as I do through my own self-study.  For me, yoga is all about balance – the balance of breath, strength, physical and mental flexibility, exertion, and release. So, my classes combine it all into a dynamic, full body Vinyasa Flow style. Expect to move, sweat, breathe, and to get out of your head and into your body!  You can also find me every Sunday at 2pm for the Long Slow Deep (LSD)/Yoga Nidra class – a vastly different pace than Vinyasa – for 75 minutes of deep relaxation. I tend to focus more on heart and hip opening sequences, so if you’re ready to get into your feels, I got you. Can’t wait to meet you on the mat!

Namaste,

Kellie

Greg Burns is a Sound Practitioner hailing from the mountains of Virginia. For a number of years now Greg has been using Sound as a tool for wellness and transformation, working with a range of communities and individuals. Using a variety of instruments such as Singing Bowls, Gong, Chimes, Drums, Rattles, etc...Greg facilitates group and individual experiences that use Sound and Vibration to offer a wide range of benefits to participants. Greg regularly offers these experiences throughout Virginia and the east coast at many locations including yoga studios, theatres, festivals, schools and retirement centers, demonstrating the ability of the experience to reach people across various ages and walks of life. This type of Sound experience generally relaxes the body and helps the mind reach meditative states, and this combination of effects (among other factors) helps the body/mind/soul to be able to do deep self repair work. Greg has also worked with individuals dealing with a wide range of challenges, such as tinnitus, end of life transition, bodily pain, depression and more helping these individuals find relief. Greg is trained in therapeutic application of Sound and worked for 15 years in a western therapeutic rehab setting, allowing him a unique perspective on the healing process. 

Jo Johnson graduated as a 200 hour Registered Yoga Teacher from the Powered By Heart training at Yogaterrium in January of 2018.

As a registered nurse , she has worked in many fields over the last 14 years, including ER, OB/GYN, and Hospice. Jo recognizes the incredible health benefits yoga provides such as improved physical fitness and stress reduction.

It is Jo’s goal to continue to learn more about yoga and it’s sister science Ayurveda, so that she can share her knowledge with the community.  Ultimately she hopes to offer services as a compliment to traditional Western medicine, providing more holistic health options for those who seek such guidance.

Jo hopes to offer classes to suit every need.  She can’t wait to share her love of yoga with all of you.

Courtney YOUphoriafy is a multi-talented yoga instructor, meditation teacher, and transformational coach. She has been a professional circus performer since 2010 performing and instructing all over the US. With her previous background in circus arts, she founded Sacred Somatics Circus arts, a professional circus arts performance collective.

Ready to connect deeper and help others connect to their own inner joy, Courtney became certified as a 200-hour E-RYT through the Yoga Alliance in 2017 and has now taught over 1200 hours of yoga. She teaches a powerful yoga class with a focus on the parts of practice that reflect off the mat as well as on the mat. Her certificates as a Level 2 Reiki Practitioner, Certified Meditation Teacher, and Life Coach allow her to bring an interesting perspective into self-discovery and exploration using the mind, body, and spirit to come into alignment with our natural state. Since then, she has continued her formal yoga training and completed her 500-hour teaching certification. In the last few years, Courtney has stepped into the role of public speaker giving talks and lectures at events speaking to the ability to connect with our true nature through creating our life expression. 

Find her offerings in person at Yogaterrium, as well as virtually via her website.

Chloe’ Mims recently transplanted to Fort Smith in spring 2018 and was more than delighted to find a like minded yoga community, who think the benefits of yoga can and should be accessible to all.

Chloe’ happened into her first yoga class, as a collegiate golfer looking for exercise more suited to flexibility and balance. Though, it wasn’t until eight years later and walking into an Intro to Ashtanga class at Cherry Blossom Yoga in Houston, TX that she fell in love with more than the physical practice and found a love in all eight limbs of yoga. Wanting to share with all not only the physical, but mental, emotional, and spiritual benefits she experienced in the safest and most encouraging ways, she began her teaching journey in February 2017 with Ally Ford Yoga, an Ashtanga based teacher training in Shreveport, LA. In September 2017, Chloe’ was issued her 200 RYT Yoga Alliance Certification. She couldn’t be more excited to share her practice and passion with you.

my heart loves laughing, dancing, yogaing, traveling, friends and family, especially my two daughters

evidence of my fitness to serve you includes:

1. chiefly, doing the work myself from my life, in my life, for my life & for my children, for my community, for the world & as my legacy
2. doctorate of philosophy in education with a focus in social science & inquiry, registered yoga instructor, igolu: level I certification, educational researcher, coach and national school reform leader
3. work in my community and abroad
4. Nearly 500 hours in Yoga and Fitness Education, I am an E-RYT200 (experienced and registered yoga teacher) through Yoga Alliance, A Schwinn Certified Spin Instructor.

work in my community and abroad ranges from total school transformation to yoga teacher trainings and . you can follow my blog, which follows me around the world, here: https://godsaidkeepdancing.wordpress.com/

Jan has been practicing yoga off and in since the 1970's. While living in Johnson City, TN in 2004, her interest in teaching started after a weekend intensive with Todd Norian at the Asheville Yoga Center. After moving to Roanoke, VA in 2005, Jan became certified in Body Flow by Less Mills, and started teaching yoga and Pilates. Then after relocating to Corpus Christi, TX she was able to receive her 200 hour RYT with Christina Sell through the Yoga Studio of Corpus Christi in 2009.

Yoga has been a part of Jana’s life for nearly a decade, and has helped her overcome two serious spinal injuries, and the trauma of a life threatening experience while on active duty military. Jana has benefited greatly from practicing yoga during multiple pregnancies and throughout the postpartum period.

Jana’s classes are taught in a nonjudgmental and welcoming style. Her classes are focused on quality movement, joint health, and overall increased well-being. Classes are accessible for beginners while still providing a challenge for each individual student. A brief section of positive philosophy is included during class, but it is never dogmatic and completely optional.

Jana’s classes implement the ancient wisdom of yoga philosophy in a simple and understandable format. The practices used in classes are rooted in the original tradition, but are geared toward modern understanding, biomechanics, and physiology. Props and modified postures ensure each student feels confident and comfortable, no matter where they are physically.

Hello, I am Robert Hutchens. I have been practicing yoga for 3 years now and received my 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training certificate in August 2018. I first started yoga because I was suffering from a stomach condition called H-pylori. I was severely fatigued and mentally exhausted. Yoga helped immensely with my overall energy and digestive system. I became more energized than I had ever been and began to feel relief from my stomach condition. My initial practices were long, slow, and deep. I enjoyed the slow flow of yoga and desired its' steadiness . As my yoga practice developed, I discovered my joy for power yoga. Power yoga enabled me to not only challenge my body but also my mind. I look forward to sharing my passion for a powerful class and motivating others to reach beyond their preconceived notions of what their body can do.

My first yoga class was 7 years ago and it took 3 years to develop into a daily lifestyle practice, but once it did my journey has been an amazing season of growth ever since. The transformation it has had on my own life led me to teaching. I received my 200 hr training at Yoga Gypsy University with Teri Honeysuckle. My passion is healing for the mind, body & spirit, and I absolutely love watching new students grow. I am a massage therapist, and hypnotherapist as well and I bring all my training into my sessions and classes. I am a very hands on teacher and my styles of teaching range from gentle, restorative to upbeat Vinyasa’s. I love sharing tools with people they can use to bring balance to their lives so they can live in the freedom of their true self! I am so grateful to all the people along my path that have taught me so much.

This beautiful soul full of light and love began her yoga journey as a “closet yogi” for 2 years before making the bold move to walk into a class. A couple of years later she realized how deep her love was for the practice and began her journey into teacher training. She is passionate about the outdoors, her new beautiful daughter Everest and finding adventure in everything!  She will love you, encourage you and challenge you.

My name is Misty Carney, I am a mother of 3 and nana to 3, and I’ve been practicing yoga for the better part of my life. I got my 200 RYT at Yoga & Ayurveda center in Pennsylvania. I am a certified chair yoga instructor, Ayurveda specialist, and certified in restorative yoga training and immersion.  I am a trauma informed instructor and mental health worker.  I am currently seeking my 300 RYT in kundalini yoga through Yoga Farm in Ithaca, New York. I am excited to continue growing my knowledge base and eager to share that knowledge with you all.