Alya Howe (E-RYT 500, YCAP, CMA) is a teacher of teachers and a longtime teacher trainer. She was the founding General Manager for Kindness Yoga Studios in Denver and a beloved teacher at Samadhi. Now based in the Roaring Fork Valley, she teaches at TNHA and Vimana House.

Alya weaves together alignment, somatics, and deep presence to help students experience ease, belonging, and freedom in their bodies.

Ally Watters Morrison is a seasoned Myo-Fascial Release Bodyworker, Yoga Health Coach and Wellness Educator. Her extensive training in a variety of healing arts modalities informs her unique approach with pain and healing, one that guides you into layers of body alignment, deep-tissue awareness and seasons of change. 

Aminah Franze is a Certified Radiant Lotus Qigong Instructor and Embodiment Guide who offers an intuitive approach to healing with a rich practice deeply rooted in feminine yin energy, fostering balance with masculine yang energy to support inner harmony and overall well-being.

Anthony Jerkunica is a former professional ballet dancer and co-founder of Coredination and Bonedale Ballet in Carbondale, Colorado, where he also teaches yoga, Pilates, and ballet. He incorporates his deep understanding of technique, core strength, and expressive movement into his teaching philosophy.

Brittany, born in Aspen and raised in Boulder, discovered yoga during her early college years and instantly felt at home on her mat. As an E-RYT 500 instructor, she teaches a variety of yoga styles, including vinyasa, hot, restorative, and Myofascial Release (MFR). Her extensive training spans Power, Hatha, Alignment, Yin Yoga, and RAD Mobility. Brittany’s classes are a blend of authenticity, empowerment, and community, offering a safe space for students to connect, grow, and explore their best selves—all set to her love of music. A lifelong learner, Brittany embodies the wisdom and evolution of yoga in every practice.

As the manager of Vimana Yoga in Basalt, Carlie has spent years fostering a welcoming and vibrant community dedicated to connection, growth, and transformation. With 7 years in the Roaring Fork Valley, she has enriched the local yoga scene with her unique blend of pranayama (breathwork), sound healing, chanting, and the wisdom of yoga’s ancient principles.

A 300 ERYT-certified teacher with a master’s in education, Carlie’s classes emphasize balance, alignment, and the integration of body, mind, and spirit.

Carolyn is a Yoga Alliance–certified instructor (RYT-200) with additional training in Yin Yoga, a NASM-Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Mobility Coach through The Ready State (Levels 1 & 2), and a Certified Ripple Effect Strength & Conditioning Coach for Mountain Athletes. She also holds a Master of Education from Harvard University, where she focused on curriculum design—an approach she now applies to creating intentional, progressive movement experiences.

Chrissy is a blue belt Nia instructor who has been practicing the art of Nia since 2011. She was drawn to the power of this multi-layered dance fusion practice by its ability to heal and bring together the joy of movement and music. She is happiest when she is out on a trail somewhere with her two dogs, Karma and Kooster.

Marco is a messenger of yoga. Marco, called Coco, is a student of yoga and a teacher of yoga. His teachings follow the Krishnamacharya tradition. He trained to be a teacher under the guidance of Chuck Miller and Maty Ezraty, creators of YogaWorks, in Los Angeles in 2003. For seventeen years, Coco led classes in New York City in studios such as YogaWorks, ISHTA, Pure Yoga, and Equinox. Coco is bilingual and will be infusing Spanish into his classes for any Spanish speaking students present.

Trained in Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Bhakti, modern dance, ecotherapy, and transpersonal, somatic, and eco-psychology, Colleen has been a practitioner + teacher of movement-based practices for 20+ years, with a focus on intentional healing arts practices.

She is an alumni graduate-student of Naropa University and holds a MA in Transpersonal Ecopsychology. She is currently a PhD. doctoral student studying Transpersonal Somatic Psychology.

Davis Cowles is a Life, Breath, and Movement Coach with a deep background in wilderness-based leadership education, yoga, and outdoor adventure. He's fascinated by the place where breath and movement merge, and passionate about supporting bold individuals in their process of becoming, one breath at a time. mnbcoach.com.

Eliza, born and raised in Mount Shasta, California, is passionate about movement, music, nature, and community. With 14 years of practice and 6 years of teaching experience, she holds certifications in Prana Vinyasa, Yoga Nidra, Yin, and Restorative Yoga. Eliza completed her 200-hour training at the Colorado School of Yoga and has continued her education with renowned teachers like Rod Stryker and Devon Sweeney. Currently pursuing a 500-hour RYT certification with the Samudra Global School of Living Yoga, her classes blend structure and flow, focusing on energetic alignment and sustainable breath flow.

Ellen is a Level 2 Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher (CIYT) and a Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT). She came to yoga from a gymnastics background and found her truth in the teachings of B.K.S. Iyengar and the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. The systematic journey of exploring one’s embodiment to understand the mind and reveal the Soul continues to provide Ellen with a deep sense of purpose and appreciation of life.

Emily’s absolute joy is connecting her students to their body, mind and spirit in a safe and meaningful way. Hatha and Vinyasa Yoga 200HR trainings, functional fitness certifications and somatic studies have taught her how to weave subtle nuances into your breath and movement exploration. She loves crafting functional and harmonious movement progressions designed to progressively prepare all of you for your deepest expression. Emily is currently studying the art and science of Yoga through self study with Rod Stryker and working towards her 500HR Therapeutic Yoga certification with Yoga Medicine.

Originally from the South of France, Emma began her yoga journey in India in 2018, where she completed her first teacher training in Mysore. Her teaching has since been shaped by years of study and practice throughout India, Thailand and Europe, alongside trainings in Pilates, functional movement and Thai Yoga Bodywork.

Deeply influenced by the Ashtanga tradition, Emma teaches a mindful and accessible practice rooted in breath, alignment and embodied awareness. Her classes weave together strength, mobility and presence while honoring the individual.

Jen Campbell has been happily teaching movement for over 3 decades. Starting as a young dancer, moving onto teaching Pilates and then into teaching Yoga, she cannot remember a time where she wasn’t studying movement, bodies, hearts and souls. She has completed two 200-hour Yoga Teacher Trainings, in 1998 and 2010. She currently studies with Tias Little. She also completed comprehensive Pilates Teacher Training in 1993 and has taught both students and future teachers over the many years.

Jennifer is a nurturer, teaching to body, heart, and mind. In her classes you’ll experience a deliberate cadence, one devoted to inviting spaciousness into your limitations and softness into your strength —aspects not found in a hurry. Through attention to physical detail, she guides you through the deepening of your inner connectivity, bringing a joy and lightness to the challenge. Come discover a gentler way to tone while being held in an atmosphere of steadfast acceptance.

Joanne began yoga to heal a back injury, and thru consistent practice healing her physical body while learning the importance of connection to mind,body and spirit. She is a 500+RYT, finding her joy in teaching Stretch, Yin and Restorative practices. She has studied with Judith Hansen Lassiter as well as Chakra goddess, Anodea Judith. Joanne often finds a blend of stretch, yin and restorative to create a slow moving, comfortably edgy class, releasing deep tissue and leaving you feel relaxed, rejuvenated, and grounded.

Kate Mulheron is a deeply experienced teacher (18+ years) and the founder of Earth Ways Yoga. Through her work stewarding this practice, she builds a thoughtful connection between Mother Earth and the human experience to unlock barriers that hold her students from walking a greater path of vibrancy in this life. As a teacher, Kate incorporates guidance through the Natural World and uses intuitive energy work to help people live in a better, more balanced way as a human being.

Kerrie is an E-RYT 500 yoga teacher, Ayurveda Yoga Specialist, Holistic Health Coach and Perinatal Consultant. Her primary teachers include Shiva Rea (prana flow), Maria Garre (ayurveda), Marc David (mind body nutrition), Sunny Rose Healey and Rebeka Rose (ayurveda and perinatal health). Over the past 15 years she has supported women to align with their inner compass and fine tune how they nourish themselves in heart, body, mind and spirit.

E-RYT 500 teacher Kerry Kleisner has taught yoga continuously for almost 25 years, and for True Nature since 2008. She teaches flow, yoga basics, restorative yoga, and yoga nidra. Kerry discovered yoga through a back injury, healing it through therapeutic yoga that focused on developing a stable core and backbody. Kerry completed her 200 hour teacher training in Asheville, NC and 300 hour teacher training through Rod Stryker, from whom she learned the art of class sequencing.

Kris Walters has been practicing yoga for over a decade and recently completed his yoga teacher training. He is excited to be guiding classes at True Nature and sharing the practices that have had such a meaningful impact on his life.

Kris enjoys offering thoughtful vinyasa flows and restorative stretch classes, often incorporating breathwork and meditation to create a balanced and accessible experience. 

Through yoga, he has discovered invaluable lessons in presence, resilience, and self-awareness, and continues to deepen his practice and understanding every day.

He is grateful for the opportunity to support others on their own journeys and honored to serve as a guide along the way.

Lindsay is a RYT-500/ERYT-200 certified yoga teacher who has been teaching since 2014 and remains a dedicated lifelong student. With over 1,500 hours of training with renowned teachers including Tiffany Cruickshank, Tias Little, Kali Durga, Deva Shantay, and Rod Stryker, she specializes in Myofascial Release (MFR), Yin, and Restorative Yoga, with additional studies in SATYA (Sensory Awareness), Yoga Nidra, meditation, pranayama, Hatha, and Vinyasa.

Mindy Arbuckle, E-RYT 500 and former studio owner, has been practicing and teaching yoga since the late 90′s. Her deep love of yoga, Vedanta, and tantra enables her to bring spirit down to earth with compassion, connection and generosity in her life and with her students. She is a heart-felt teacher that adds shakti, universal love, and joy into all she does. She loves meeting people right where they are and guiding them forward on their journey of awakening to the light of the soul.

I discovered Nia in Sun Valley, Idaho where I trained with one of the original Nia trainers and became a certified Brown Belt instructor.  Nia blends 52 movements to joyful holistic expression for all ages.  Later, I studied Inner Radiance Qi Gong and Congolese Dance.

These practices rooted in mind body and spirit - guide my teaching philosophy: Show up, MOVE and be present in your NOW body.

Nicole Lindstrom is a yoga and meditation teacher who teaches all over the world. She is the co-author of “WANDERLUST: A Modern Yogi's Guide To Becoming Your Best Self" and founder of GLDMND, guiding individuals and groups to the gold that lies within.

From guiding hikes and meditations with Wanderlust to leading global retreats with Yogascapes and Lead with Love, Nicole has an incredible depth of expertise and knowledge in holding space and curating group experiences.

Nicole is also the Yoga Program Director at True Nature Healing Arts.

After 18 years of childhood-early adulthood experience in ballet I began to feel a pull toward deepening my life’s alignment with movement and I pursued my 200hr certification. I was able to incorporate yoga into my work with the Peace Corps Madagascar 2022-2024 when I served as an English teacher in Arrivonimamo, Fianarantsoa, and Manakara. I am passionate about working to increase the accessibility of yoga and my purpose is aligned with customizing my classes to the needs and desires of students. I enjoy getting creative with my classes and love to pull in herbs, chakra work, and themes that honor and inspire Divine Feminine energy.

Following a traumatic life event, Ryn, a registered nurse, was first drawn to yoga because of the release she experienced during high energy practices. Soon, however, she began to realize deeper peace and satisfaction through the more subtle aspects of yoga, e.g., pranayama, meditation, mantras, yin and restorative work. Seeking to drive her personal practice deeper, Ryn obtained her 200-hr YTT certification and it was only then that she sensed a desire to try to help others discover possibilities within their own yoga practices. She now teaches Vinyasa, Yin, and Restorative, and remains herself a lifelong student and practitioner of yoga.

Vanda Ciceryova is a yogini, yoga & meditation teacher, somatic educator, EFT practitioner, nutritionist, a recovering serial entrepreneur and mother of two. She lives in Carbondale, CO with her husband and kids.

Over a decade of experience in the health and wellness fields has led her to develop her own alchemy of Eastern and Western approaches. She integrates spiritual traditions of mindfulness, yoga therapy, Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine, with cutting-edge research in neuroscience, nutrition, nervous system regulation, somatic movement therapy, neuroscience, and depth psychology. And always a generous side dish of warm heart and common sense.