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the 8 Limbs of Yoga and the practices of Ayurveda to the adventures of family life.
Rev. Alan L. Pritz is a disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda and Interfaith Minister. Author of award-winning book, Meditation as a Way of Life (Quest: 2014), he offers meditation instruction and spiritual life-coaching/ counseling for individuals & couples, plus services for organizations. Alan also leads occasional public meditation and Kirtan programs from the Yogananda tradition. See: www.Awake-InLife.com.
Colleen Quiram is an avid vegetable and herb gardener. When not playing in the dirt at home, she plays in the dirt at work as a garden center manager for Untiedt’s Vegetable Farm.
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Calley Bliss’s yoga journey started at her university’s rec center. Yoga would become her most powerful and versatile implement in her “life toolbox,” helping to deal with bouts of anxiety, depression, and stress. Calley believes “The science of the mind” is often an emotional journey by way of a physical practice, but always a practical tool to combat all of life’s challenges and to find happiness in everyday life.
Elizabeth Eilers Sullivan (500RYT, SomaYoga Therapy and Yoga Calm Teacher, SourcePoint Therapy Practitioner, and Birth Doula), practices and teaches at Tula Yoga & Wellness and Yoga North. She writes Adventure Yogi, bringing
Kate Robertson is a professional writer, yoga instructor and mother to her beloved bichon-poodle, Bentley. She enjoys outdoor yoga, afternoon naps and Nebraska football.
Gracia Gimse McKinley radiates warmth and acceptance. She acts as a mirror to reflect the pure goodness and beauty that exists in each of us. Her students learn to rely on themselves as their own authority and trust their own experience as the ultimate source of information. Gracia teaches at yoga studios, conferences, and corporations,
such as Microsoft and Amazon. She is an ordained householder swami and initiates seekers into the Kriya Yoga Lineage. She and her husband, T McKinley, are the co-founders of My Spirit Community in Northfield. See www. myspiritcommunity.org
Lindsay McCoy is a Restorative Exercise Specialist who focuses her work on pelvic floor and core health. Her business, Mama Aligned, offers private sessions, workshops, and group classes in Minneapolis, where she lives with her husband and 4 young children.
Marcia Appel, ERYT500 formerly a journalist and corporate executive, founded Green Lotus Yoga and Healing Center in 2007. With her business partner, Merry Beth Freienmuth, they operate integrative centers in Mendota Heights and Lakeville. The com-
pany’s first licensee, Amy Dirksen, opened a Green Lotus in Eden Prairie in October 2015. Marcia earned her 300-hour certification in Mindfulness Yoga and Meditation.
Nita Martin is a home brew master and SCOBY Whisperer. Nita lost her mother to stomach cancer in 2014 and has since has focused on healing her gut, and sharing her passion of good gut flora with others. She is a loving wife, mother of four, and enjoys yoga, running, and traveling. Her organic and vegan probiotics can be found in the hands of many throughout the north metro. Nita can be found on social media @nitas.kombucha.
Dr. Rachel Allyn is a licensed holistic psychologist, yoga teacher, columnist and retreat leader working in private practice in Minneapolis. As
a self-proclaimed Pleasure Expert she helps individuals and couples find more pleasure in their life, work, and relationships. Dr. Allyn offers yoga classes aimed to help students enhance their sensuality and is currently writing a book called The Pleasure Is All Mine: How to Have a More Sensual Life. Learn more at www. DrRachelAllyn.com
Sophie Geisenhoff is a wardrobe and interior stylist, who moonlights as a yoga instructor at DharmaCycle Yoga in her spare time. You can follow her musings and fashion advice on her website, Trends & Tribulations.
Senia Mae Tuominen fell in love with holistic healing more than a decade ago. She’s now the holistic health expert on Twin Cities Live, and has regular appearances on Kare 11, WCCO, and in local publica-
www.mnyogamagazine.com