Purple Blossom Yoga Studio

Kaitlyn is an Aries who originally hails from Dallas, Texas. She found her way to North Carolina in 2011 for undergrad study at UNC Chapel Hill where she fell in love with NC and has lived here ever since.  Kaitlyn is a 3rd year medical student at the Brody School of Medicine. She plans to practice Family Medicine and someday open her own clinic. She is passionate about lifestyle medicine, and her dream is to empower others to lead healthier, happier lives.

Kaitlyn grew up competing in gymnastics for 21 years, so naturally she loves playing with her inversion practice and exploring new variations and movements. She feels happiest when outdoors - soaking up sunshine and enjoying quiet moments in nature. Kaitlyn loves taking trips to the beach, dancing around her bedroom at night, and recently started learning guitar (which has been both a fun and humbling journey). She has a very fluffy, incredibly sassy calico cat named Maddie whose favorite pastimes are playing with ribbons and eating all house plants.

She started practicing yoga in 2016 - mostly for my mental health and wellbeing. When Kaitlyn started medical school in 2018, the practice became even more important as she began to navigate an incredibly challenging chapter of her life. Kaitlyn completed her 200hr YTT through Samasti Yoga in Bali in July 2019. What began as a dream to become a yoga teacher quickly transformed into the most profound spiritual journey of her life. She is so grateful she took the leap of faith to become a yoga teacher as it turned out to be the best decision she ever made. Most recently Kaitlyn completed a workshop called “Bridging the Practice of Yoga and Modern Medicine” with Jessica Johnson, M.D., RYT.

Kaitlyn feels that through all the ups and downs, yoga has been the anchor that grounds her - leading her back to herself again and again. She is so genuinely grateful for her practice and hopes to share it with others through teaching.

Kelli is a full-time yoga teacher, reflexologist, and self-professed enjoyer of life, originally from right here in Eastern NC. A Sagittarius, she loves to spend time out-of-doors: hiking, skiing, snowmobiling, kayaking, paddle boarding, fishing, sailing and jet skiing – when she is not teaching/practicing yoga or spending time with her family and dog Siddhartha. She also loves to travel -- to both remote and resort style locations - domestic and abroad.

Kelli began practicing Yoga in community college as an elective. She says that “as soon as Yoga and I found one another, I knew we would be together forever” and that practicing yoga helped her tune into her mind/body connection and feel more present, in a way she hadn’t before. Teaching then felt like a very natural progression because she wanted to help everyone unlock the ‘secret’ she had found! For Kelli, yoga is a creative and playful way to get to know and express yourself.

Kelli completed her200hr Program with Transcending Yoga, a small training school in Swansboro, NC. During her training, they focused on Yoga philosophy, teaching & sequencing, and anatomy & physiology. She has received additional Restorative training with Donica Schmidt, Learn to Fly, attended a Learn to Fly workshop with Loretta Jo Schlatzer, and is Reflexology and Integrated Soul Therapy Certified.   

Liza is a pediatric occupational therapist whose yoga journey began many years ago in her birthplace of South Africa. She moved to Greenville 23 years ago and has practiced at Purple Blossom since it's first daays. She recently became an early-nester and was able to achive her goal of becoming a yoga instructor. She trained with Mary & Logan of Longawaveand is thrilled to combine her passions of development, movement, and growth as she joins Purple Blossom's instructors.  

Savannah is a Sagittarius from Chapel Hill, NC. She is a full-time graduate student in ECU’s Marriage and Family therapy master’s program, as well as a graduate assistant for the Human Development and Family Science department at ECU.

Savannah enjoys skateboarding, playing with her dog, playing the guitar, and volunteering as a panelist for the Jessie R. Peel LGBTQIA+ center. 

Yoga first saved Savannah from her chronic pain and depression and continues to give her strength physically and mentally for whatever comes her way. She received her license from the Asheville Yoga Center in 2018. She loves teaching yin classes, children’s yoga, yoga for athletes, and yoga that specifically nurtures mental health.

Savannah identifies as a queer woman and is always open for questions about the LGBTQIA+ community and how to be the best ally you can be!