STAFF BIOS
About Our
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CREATIVE DIRECTOR Sami Lea Lipman is the Creative Director for Yoga + Life Magazine and a yoga teacher in Boulder, CO. She has taught at various festivals, internationally, and on the White House lawn. Sami chronicles the journey of love and loss on her blog: grievingmybeloved. blogspot.com. Learn more about her at samileayoga.com.
YOGA & WOMEN’S STUDIES
BEND DON’T BREAK
Beth Berila PhD, LLC, RYT is the Director of the Women’s Studies Program and Professor in the Ethnic and Women’s Studies Department at St. Cloud State University. She is also a registered yoga teacher and a leader of the Yoga and Body Image Coalition.
Amy Kenow is a registered Yoga and Pilates Teacher, Certified Personal Trainer, Fitness Instructor, SUP yoga Instructor and a Certified Natural Health & Nutrition specialist. Her background is teaching, health education and Corporate Wellness. Amy is a lifelong athlete and enjoys anything outdoors from hiking, fishing to camping. Amy resides with her husband and children in the Grand Rapids area.
Model: Ayan Hassan Photographer: Corrin Saintey www.corrinsainteyphotography.com Location: The Art District, NE Minneapolis Clothing: Lucy
YOGA FOR RECOVERY Kristi (Abbott) Mulvihill, is the owner of BodySava in Moorhead, MN and teaches yoga for addiction programs. She resides in Fargo, ND and is a massage therapist and reflexologist.
CURVY YOGA
ASK THE SWAMI
Maggie Frye is a wife, mother of two young girls, and a meeting planner. Yoga is what keeps her sane in her busy life. For her, yoga is a way of life, not just exercise.
Gracia Gimse McKinley is an ordained swami in the Kriya Yoga lineage. She teaches yogic meditation, philosophy and spirituality. She has a master’s degree, E-RYT 500 designation with Yoga Alliance, and more than thirty years of yoga study.
JOURNEY TO SVARUPA
COPY EDITOR Randy Grubba is also a copywriter for Minneapolis advertising agency, Kruskopf & Company, and has side gigs as a trivia host with Trivia Mafia and as a wedding DJ with Instant Request Disc Jockey Entertainment. In his free time he enjoys traveling, beach-bumming and getting down to live music.
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Zoe Grubbs has had many careers as a professional photographer, a producer/ director, a writer, and now works as a websystems architect and legal advisor at a marketing and advertising company in the Twin Cities. Recently completing her 200-hour yoga teacher training, she hopes one day to take the lessons she has learned from her journey and help people realize that being their true self is the greatest privilege of all.
YOGA AND TR AUMA Sarah Super trains and consults on trauma-informed practices in the Twin Cities. She strives to create a world where all people are treated with dignity and compassion. Sarah is currently the only Trauma Center certified trauma sensitive yoga instructor in Minnesota.
CURVY YOGA NATURAL MAT RC Victorino is a writer and filmmaker based in the Pacific Northwest. He is the principal blogger for Yogasana. He uses yoga in order to mentally and physically unravel from a life spent staring at computer screens.
Elisabeth PletcherHarincar is RYT200 certified through the Curvy Yoga Teacher Training Program®. Elisabeth is excited to bring the Curvy Yoga philosophy to Minneapolis, inviting those who are uncertain about whether yoga is for them (yes, it is!).
5 ETHICAL SHOPS Sophie L. Geisenhoff is a writer, fashion designer, and hot yoga addict. You can follow her musings and fashion advice on her website, www.trendsandtribulations.com
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