Inspiring Actions LLC - River Falls Staff Bios, River Falls, WI

Ali

Yoga Instructor

Ali describes her discovery of yoga as a breath of fresh air…though since her background is rich in Hot Yoga, that “fresh air” is relative! Ali’s path to becoming a teacher has lead her through Bikram, Vinyasa, and Restorative Yoga as well as meditation practices, including a training with Rama Jyoti Vernon. A perfect reason to take a class with Ali is that she embodies what we are: a yoga and wellness center. Ali’s professional and educational life centers on whole body health, so in addition to teaching yoga, Ali has a master’s degree in Holistic Health Studies as well as certifications in several health-related modalities, making her the perfect candidate to answer your questions regarding healing and wellness. That’s her life’s work, and she’s excited to share it!

Related Certifications:

200-hour RYT certification, Boulevard Yoga and Healing Arts, Kansas City, MO
Yoga for Recovery, Recovery Yoga Meetings, St. Paul, MN
Trauma-Informed Yoga, Firefly Yoga International
Yoga for Cancer Care, Green Lotus Yoga & Healing Center, Mendota Heights, MN
MA Holistic Health Studies, St. Catherine University, Minneapolis, MN
Reiki Master Teacher, Angelic Healing Center, Norwalk, CT
Healing Touch Levels 1 and 2, Healing Touch International

Friday

6:00

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7:00

PM Detox Flow Indoor River Falls

Amy

Adventure? Sign her up! This paddle boarding, hiking, travel-loving yoga teacher took

the flight path less traveled and chose to live in Costa Rica for a month to complete her

yoga teacher training. Pura Vida! But that’s not all. If you’ve ever witnessed a kids yoga

class, you know that that is an adventure in and of itself! With a background in early

childhood education, Amy is just the person to lead our littlest learners through their

toppling tree poses, ferocious lion breaths, and tail-wagging downward facing dogs.

Expect to also see Amy on the schedule for the opposite end of the energy spectrum:

meditation classes.

Related Certifications:

Sacred Heart 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training

Reiki, level 3

Kids’ yoga, 95-hour Teacher Training

Thursday

4:15

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5:00

PM Inspiring Kids Yoga for 4-8 yrs River Falls

Angela

Yoga Instructor

Angela began her yoga path in 2008, and since then she says, “I haven’t found a style yet that I haven’t enjoyed!” Originally drawn to Vinyasa styles, Angela has morphed into the go-to woman for all things restorative at Inspiring Actions. Not every studio can say that their lead restorative teacher has trained with Judith Hanson Lasater, the foremost expert in Restorative Yoga in the United States, but we can! It is this love for – and experience in – many styles of yoga that makes Angela feel that essential part of that process is the exploration of the here and now because the yoga our body craves from day to day, month to month, and year to year will change. She is skilled at helping students figure out when each style of yoga is right for their body, so please ask her! Angela’s most recent trainings are in Thai yoga bodywork as well as restorative and yin yoga styles, and if you’ve ever taken one of her classes, you’ll feel her expertise immediately. We’ve found one problem with that though: when the time is up, no one wants to leave her class!

Related Certifications:

200-hour RYT certification, TeriLeigh LLC, Hudson, WI
300-hour RYT certification, Ignite Yoga and Wellness Institute, Orlando, FL
Relax and Renew® Restorative Yoga Teacher, Judith Hanson Lasater
Thai Bodywork, Yoga & More, Hudson, WI
Reiki First Degree
YogaFit level 1
First Aid certified
CPR certified
AED certified

Anjelica

Anjelica Kinney, RYT 200

Yoga Instructor

Each of us deserves a welcoming and safe environment to give back to our mind and body. Anjelica has used this as a guiding principle in her Hatha-based classes in studios, at festivals, and in community education since she began teaching in 2015. It's pretty special when personal and professional interests both align with wellness center offerings, and this is at the heart of Anjelica's strengths. Her parallel paths of practicing reiki, working as a birth doula, and pursuing a doctorate in acupuncture and Chinese medicine inform her yoga classes, but we would argue that being a ceramic artist comes up just as much! Just like when hands transform simple clay into captivating sculpture, transformation happens on our mat, and the possibilities are endless. Anjelica, a teacher with an artist's mind, helps her students leave the outside world at the studio doors and re-enter after class sculpted just a little bit differently.

Related Certifications:

200-hour RYT certification, MCTC, Minneapolis, MN

Usui Level 2 Reiki Healer

Yoga Nidra Certification, Shiva Shakti School of Yoga, New York

Birth Doula Certification, Enlightened Mama, St. Paul, MN

CPR and AED certifications

Sunday

10:00

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11:00

AM Mixed Level Yoga Indoor River Falls

Ashley

When your life is centered around health, it’s only logical that yoga will sooner or

later become a part of it, as it did for Ashley in 2006. By day, Ashley works as a

vendor relations manager for a healthcare manufacturer and distributor, but

healthy practices aren’t just work for her. A longtime runner, snowboarder, and

hiker, it’s no surprise that her primary practice is vinyasa flow—this woman likes

to move! Good thing, too, because her home life causes her to be constantly

chasing after the littlest members of the family, furry and otherwise. Ashley

understands balance, however, and she keeps space for gentle yoga and

meditation. You can find Ashley subbing a wide variety of classes at Inspiring

Actions, so you’re bound to see her. And if you need someone to “ooh” and “ahh”

over the latest photo of your dog, Ashley is your girl!

Related Certifications:

Devanadi 235-hour Yoga Teacher Training

Dana

Yoga Instructor

Dana first started practicing yoga when Inspiring Actions opened in 2008, and she shortly realized that yoga had significantly increased her flexibility and decreased her pain after back surgery. She was hooked! From then on, Dana sought to learn more and became part of the inaugural class of Inspiring Actions Teacher Training, spurring her interest in vinyasa flow and other heated practices. Since then, Dana has also completed Inspiring Actions’ Yin Yoga training and also trained with John Friend, the founder of Anusara yoga. Dana is also the girl to go to if you simply need someone to brag to about your latest catch because your family doesn’t want to hear it any more – Dana is musky-killing powerhouse!

Related Certifications:

200-hour certification, TeriLeigh LLC, Hudson, WI
YogaFit level 1
CPR

Wednesday

5:30

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6:30

PM Barre Yoga Indoor River Falls

5:30

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6:30

PM Barre Yoga Virtual FB

Debbie Hill, RYT 200

Yoga Instructor

Since 1994, Deb’s yoga path is one that has included experiences from Yoga Fit trainings, to practicing Bikram yoga for two years, to teaching Downward Facing Dog and Warrior poses to kids in a village in Africa in 2011! Her “day job” as a flight attendant brings her all over the world, so it’s appropriate that her yoga practice has taken a similar journey, pulling from various traditions and including a little bit from here, there and everywhere.

Related Certifications:

200-hour RYT, TeriLeigh LLC, Hudson, WI
Yoga Fit level 1
CPR

Denise

Every once and a while, it seems, employers will absolutely hit it out of the park. Denise

happened to work for one that opened a fitness center…JACKPOT! On-site classes at

work provided her introduction to yoga, and years of a steady practice later, she took

advantage of retirement and completed a yoga teacher training program. Denise

teaches our Karma Gentle Yoga class at Inspiring Actions, and students will notice that

she loves to explore multiple limbs of yoga in each class. Not only does Denise guide

gentle postures (asana), but she routinely integrates focused breathing (pranayama),

and meditation (dhyana) into the practice. But it doesn’t stop in the studio! Denise is a

believer in taking those same breathing principles we learn on the mat out into our

everyday lives—for her, it comes with animal training, snowshoeing, golf, and kayaking

—so don’t be shy about asking if you’re curious what kind of breathwork could support

your activities.

Related Certifications:

235-hour RYT certification, Devanadi Yoga, Minneapolis, MN

Trauma-Informed Yoga, Yoga Vidya

Elemental Meditation, Yoga Vidya

Monday

10:00

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11:00

AM Gentle Yoga Indoor River Falls

Sunday

4:00

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5:00

PM FREE Karma Gentle Yoga Indoor River Falls

Erin

Yoga Instructor

Coming from a long line of teachers, Erin began practicing yoga in 2004 as a way to find balance to her day job teaching high school French and AP Art History in Lakeville, MN. Having grown up in River Falls, she came back to the area to teach yoga at Inspiring Actions in 2009. Erin’s classes are infused with a strong alignment focus and a holistic view, speaking not just to the physical but to the energetic body as well. With a “yoga mutt” background that includes Iyengar, Bikram, Ashtanga, Yin and Anusara, Erin’s primary practice is Power Vinyasa, and she has attended trainings with Baron Baptiste, David Swenson, Seane Corn and TeriLeigh Schmidt. Come to Erin’s Power Vinyasa classes to get your butt kicked….in a very fun-loving way that will keep you coming back, of course!

Related Certifications:

300-hour RYT certification, TeriLeigh LLC, Hudson, WI
200-hour RYT certification, Sun Moon Yoga, Mankato, MN
CPR

Jackie

Yoga Instructor

In her first yoga class ever, Jackie made a startling (albeit, common) discovery: for 51 years she had be breathing wrong! Yikes! While it quickly gave her tools to reduce stress, Jackie is an avid equestrian and was amazed at what yoga contributed to her riding skills as well as just about any other skill needed to shine throughout the day. If you attend one of Jackie’s classes, you will notice her skill in applying what you do on the mat during your yoga practice to what might be included in your life off the mat. Simply because she has used her yoga skills off the mat in productive ways and is continually learning, Jackie is a great sounding board for those questions, so don’t be afraid to ask! One of her goals in teaching yoga is to help share with others how you can maintain balance, strength and flexibility while you age….and how to do that with both grace and humor!

Related Certifications:

200-hour RYT certification, TeriLeigh LLC, Hudson, WI
Certified Personal Trainer

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