Bluewater Yoga Teachers

About the Teachers
	Kristina Ahern, R.Y.T. and certified teacher with the Krishnamacarya Healing &Yoga Foundation (KHYF), has been guiding and empowering students on the path of Yoga for over 10 years. She is currently participating in an intensive four year Yoga Therapy Training, conducted by KHYF and Kausthub Desikachar, to deepen and broaden her abilities to work effectively with students individually. She has also attended workshops with Sonia Nelson (Vedic Chant Center) and Gary and Mirka Kraftsow (American Viniyoga Institute). The healing potential of sound/chanting, along with supportive posture, breath and meditation techniques, are all explored with attention to individual needs in her classes, workshops and private sessions. When not indoors teaching or practicing Yoga, Kristina can often be found riding her horses, walking her dogs or exploring the joy of movement and breath in the natural world.
	Carolyn Hedin, E-R.Y.T., founded Bluewater Yoga studio in 1996 in order to offer ongoing Yoga classes to the Red Wing community. Carolyn is certified by the American Viniyoga Institute, is registered with Yoga Alliance at the E-500 hour level, and is a Yoga Teacher certified and affilated with the Krishnamacarya Healing & Yoga Foundation (KHYF) in Chennai, India, through which she continues her Yoga studies with Kausthub Desikachar.
	Lisa Walker, a Guild-certified Feldenkrais Practitioner has completed an extensive four-year Feldenkrais Practitioner Training Program. Interested in movement and self-awareness since childhood, she has experience in dance, sports, meditation, and in the martial arts. “I’ve found this practice to be a joyful companion to every aspect of my life, every activity I do. Whether I’m at work, on the ski slopes, or sitting quietly, self-awareness emerges through embodied experience.”
	Elizabeth Witt, R.Y.T., began her practice in yoga and mindfulness in 1997. Her experience with yoga includes private study, workshops, and professional training. She completed her 200 hour yoga teacher training in 2005 at the Riverbend Yoga Studio under Maggie Kessell. Betsy is registered with Yoga Alliance and is certified by, and affiliated to, the Krishnamacharya Healing Yoga Foundation in Chennai, India (KHYF). In 2004, Betsy trained with Jon Kabat-Zinn in mindfulness meditation. In 2007, she completed a Master's Degree in Human Development with an emphasis in mindfulness studies. She has mentored under Judith Lies (www.seedsofmindfulness.com). Betsy offers the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction course (MBSR) and mindfulness "One Hour" courses and is eager for opportunities to facilitate mindfulness.
	Michelle Jamieson has twenty years of experience in the fitness industry. She holds numerous certifications in many modalities as well as 200 hour Vinyasa Yoga Certification. She is the owner of "SureMichelle Instruction" in Rochester, offering Yoga and fitness classes, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, and music instruction. She inspires participants to develop their talents, embrace their creativity, learn a new skill, and improve the abilities of their bodies, thus helping them to discover the inner strength that propels them forward towards growth and change.