Thrive Yoga & Wellness Staff Bios, Oregon City, OR | Yoga Studio near me in Oregon City, OR

Kari

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Mckenzie

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Rachel

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AM AB Yoga Level 3 (Intermediate): ONLINE

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AM AB Yoga Foundations: ONLINE

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Amanda

Amanda discovered yoga years ago, desperate for help with her chronic pain. Little did she know it would be a path to emotional healing as well. She became a hard core believer in this beautiful practice. Amanda received 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher training and certification at Thrive Yoga school and retired her wedding florist business of 18 years.

Her heart is, and always have been, for women who are hurting from past trauma and/or abuse. She seeks to empower and help lead them through healing and to prove that every BODY can do yoga, no matter your size!

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Dr. Leasa

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PM COMMUNITY WORKSHOP Yoga for Bone Health with Dr. Leasa Lowy IN-PERSON

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Andrea

Angela

Liisa

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PM COMMUNITY WORKSHOP Meditation for Regular People - Like You and Me with Liisa Pruzek IN-PERSON

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Diane

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Mary

Mary's purpose as a teacher is to inspire her students through yoga, and to empower them to unlock their strength and potential both on and off the mat. With a soothing voice and a gentle presence, she leads them to discover their true nature through breath awareness, flowing movement and core connection.

Through yoga, meditation and a lot of self inquiry, Mary found her way into recovery from alcohol/drug use disorder, depression/anxiety and perfectionism. Her genuine hope is to share her path with others and guide her students to live a life of freedom and ease in body, mind and soul.

Mary has been studying and practicing yoga for over 10 years. She completed a 200 hour teacher training in Classical Yoga in 2009, and a 300 hour training in Yoga Therapy in 2014. With this strong foundation and a love for vinyasa flow, she went on to complete Level I and Level 2 Baptiste Yoga training in 2016 and 2018, respectively.

Mary is currently certified as a Tier 1 Baptiste Yoga Leader.

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Chris

Jaime

Jaime was born and bred in the Pacific Northwest. A lifelong explorer, she has travelled and lived in England, New Zealand, Denmark and Spain where she studied Literature, Languages, Theatre, Film and Social Sciences. Yoga entered the scene 11 years ago via Bikram Yoga but her true love is Hatha. Jaime trained with Rachel Lundberg’s Alignment Based Yoga and is particularly interested in Yoga as a holistic path to achieving enlightenment. In addition to Yoga, Jaime teaches Language Arts at Heartlife Imagineering Home School Co-op, is working on her 4th book and her first music album. She currently resides in Milwaukie with her Danish husband Tobias and her 2 year old Espen.

Jamie

Karen

Karen’s path to yoga was in 2012 when her doctor in Oregon advised her to practice yoga in order to reduce stress and manage sciatica pain. Yoga has not only helped to reduce stress and manage the pain, but also opened the gate to a whole new world that led her to research about the meaning of life. Karen learned how to listen to her inner voice and connect with her higher self. On her new journey she was looking for some answers about life, after life, dharma, and more…she decided to search for the answers through Yoga teacher training at Yogawood NJ. Her daily Yoga practice improved her physical health, her ability to focus, and see things clearer. Yoga became a way of life. In 2018 Karen completed 300 hours of Ayurveda consulting training from American institute of vedic studies by Dr. Frawley, which led her to a path of healing work. In 2018 she led couple of healing workshops that combined tools from Yoga and Ayurveda; breath-work, Yoga for osteoporosis, Yoga for stress and insomnia, Yoga and essential oils and more.
In 2019 she volunteered as a Yoga instructor at the veterans’ home in Vinland NJ focusing on chair Yoga and guided meditation.
Karen decided to share these magical healing tools with the world not only on a physical level, but also on mental, emotional and spiritual level.

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Jessica

Kayla

Kayla Huitt began yoga with her mom throughout her adolescents. Yoga became a place of compassion, awareness and community for her. This introduction to yoga aided in Kayla's decision to obtain her 200 hour teaching certificate in Spring of 2017.

Kayla achieved her teaching certificate at Thrive Yoga and Wellness studio in Oregon City, Oregon, led by Marci Jory and Jordan Castellanos. The program was highly informative, full of anatomy, breath work, alignment, prop use, and much more.

Kayla’s yoga teaching is focused on the same place of compassion and awareness that led her to yoga, and now that is educated through Thrive Yoga and Wellness. She is also informed by art and rock climbing, which adds visual cues and a focus on strength and endurance to her practices.

Mary

Mary's purpose as a teacher is to inspire her students through yoga, and to empower them to unlock their strength and potential both on and off the mat. With a soothing voice and a gentle presence, she leads them to discover their true nature through breath awareness, flowing movement and core connection.

Through yoga, meditation and a lot of self inquiry, Mary found her way into recovery from alcohol/drug use disorder, depression/anxiety and perfectionism. Her genuine hope is to share her path with others and guide her students to live a life of freedom and ease in body, mind and soul.

Mary has been studying and practicing yoga for over 10 years. She completed a 200 hour teacher training in Classical Yoga in 2009, and a 300 hour training in Yoga Therapy in 2014. With this strong foundation and a love for vinyasa flow, she went on to complete Level I and Level 2 Baptiste Yoga training in 2016 and 2018, respectively.

Mary is currently certified as a Tier 1 Baptiste Yoga Leader.

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Mackenzie

I was born and raised in Milwaukie, Oregon. I live on 10 acres with my Husband, two sons, 6 cats and 1 dog. I am a Holistic Health Coach, Yoga Instructor, Personal Trainer and Fitness Nutrition Specialist.

My intention is to help bring fitness, health and confidence to women who are too afraid to step out of their shell and come to a studio. I want to be that cheerleader to get ladies to try that fitness class! I want to supply a safe space where one can just come and have fun and not worry about ego.

I started my own journey in 2015 weighing 222 lbs and gaining. I was very ashamed and embarrassed of myself, so I hid away. I worked hard and lost 80 lbs. I really got into working out and felt like it was a huge release for all things bothering me. I began to get super sore, so I started doing Yoga. WOW, what a game changer, the ability to slow the mind a little. Around this time my brother crashed his mountain bike at Ski Bowl and became paralyzed from the waist down. Yoga was my ultimate go to for dealing with this tragedy.

I really want to help women feel empowered and try new things. I want to lead women who wouldn’t normally go to yoga or to the gym, or maybe that runner who would never think about coming to a Yoga class. I want to bring Health back to our community and I want YOU to come play Yoga with me!

Marci

500-ERYT, YACP, Health & Wellness Coach and owner of Thrive, Marci brings her education and life experience to her students. Marci's bachelor degree in psychology and masters degree in exercise science and health promotion give her a unique understanding of the mental, emotional, and physical benefits of yoga.

Marci has seen the benefits of yoga in her life both physically and mentally. She was able to use the practice of yoga and mindfulness to overcome and deal with an anxiety disorder that was taking the joy from her life.

Marci's passion is to empower other women both on and off the mat. She believes that woman are stronger than they often realize and loves helping others tap into their power through her teaching and coaching.

Marci especially loves working with students dealing with stress and anxiety, physical limitations and pain; to help them discover the tools they need to THRIVE!

Stacy

With a passion for Pilates, Stacy is centered and balanced between family and fitness. She has been blessed with her high school sweetheart Corey and their two beautiful children. She was born and raised in Oregon City and currently lives on a 5 acre farm in Beavercreek. Cooking, crafting, and gardening are a few of her hobbies. She has worked for Starbucks for 14 years and has 10 years of Pilates instructor experience. Originally certified through Fitour, has since trained at Imagodei Pilates Studio to gain further knowledge and precise technique. She is knowledgeable in Classical and Contemporary Mat Pilates. Her teaching style is calm, fluid, and low impact with a blend of stretch and strength. Stacy loves to embark on new challenges and meet new friends. Stacy encourages fitness for all ages and is excited to be a part of your healthy lifestyle.

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Victoria

Victoria Koopman is a dedicated yoga student, instructor, and believer that health can be found through movement.

Victoria’s yoga journey started out casually in 2014 as she began to explore many different yoga practices to release tension and stress and add more physical movement into her daily adult life. Her childhood spent as a dance student lent an easy transition into yoga and Victoria quickly picked up the movement skills necessary. Yet, the demands of life kept Victoria from practicing consistently until 2018 when she embarked on a journey to health to aid in chronic pain management and to develop finer self-care and mental health habits, driving Victoria to realize she needed to make a major life change and leading her into Yoga Union’s 2019 200-hour teacher training. Amid her initial 200-hour training, Victoria also completed Yoga Union co-owner Annie Adamson’s Primal Vinyasa teacher training, to further up level the skills and movement practices Victoria can offer as a yoga instructor.

As a new instructor, Victoria approaches yoga with excitement and vigor. She is inspired deeply by the teachings and wisdoms found within the yoga community, as well as anatomy and functional movement, driving her to continually study deeply to further her knowledge regularly. Victoria hopes to teach students new skills to use while on their mats and outside the yoga studio. Victoria believes in an inner wisdom inherent in our physical bodies and aims to bring this innate wisdom back to life.
When not on her mat, Victoria can be found adventuring in the Pacific Northwest with her new husband, being a mom to their three fur babies, or reading a good book.

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Thrive Yoga & Wellness

Yoga Studio in Oregon City , OR