Yoga HEAT
Elizabeth Sanders is a runner, yogi, and blogger who thrives on sharing these passions with others and helping them realize their potential. If there’s a marathon happening, she wants to be there. Elizabeth loves the thrill of a long run, especially near water and with friends and family. She has completed nine marathons, most near the shores of Lake Michigan. She aspires to continue running marathons throughout her life and works toward this goal using yoga as complimentary training. Elizabeth is the owner of Yoga HEAT, which focuses on bringing yoga to athletes. She is a 200-level certified yoga teacher and has studied with LIVE LOVE TEACH co-founder, Deborah Williamson of Wild Abundant Life and Baron Baptiste of Baptiste Power Yoga Institute. Elizabeth, who can... Read the profile >>
Being a dancer and just generally passionate about anything dance, the word "barre" on the Pure Barre Coming Soon banner caught Kiersten's attention right away. She took her first Pure Barre class at the Midland studio just one month after the birth of her 2nd child in June, 2009. Having had two not-so-easy pregnancies since 2006, Kiersten was desperate to get back in shape, and after just two classes, she knew she had stumbled upon THE workout and technique that was going to change her body and life. Kiersten was born and raised in Taiwan where she began dancing ballet and traditional Chinese dance at a young age and gained an appreciation for the art form. She moved to Midland, Michigan at age thirteen and despite the language barrier, tried out for the Pompon squad that first year in... Read the profile >>
I first began teaching Yoga more than a decade ago because someone asked me to do it. I continued because it felt like home. In 2006 after teaching Yoga part time for many years, I was fortunate enough to be liberated from my corporate software job. This potentially devastating event became the birth of my studio - Seva Yoga. Now I cannot imagine my life any other way. Being able to teach full time and introduce so many people to the practice is a privilege and a blessing to me. My practice and teaching has evolved greatly over the years and I have been fortunate to study with many great and knowledgeable teachers locally and nationally. My formal training was in Ashtanga, however my interests have led me to contemplate many disciplines of Yoga. This journey of study has created a... Read the profile >>
RunGR
Hello! My name is Michelle Swift and I am a runner turned yogi, turned cyclist, turned getting-there-swimmer, turned triathlete! I love people and put much of my effort into creating and maintaining relationships and am a catalyst for motivating others in any way that I can help. I am outgoing, warm and energetic hence social activities light me up like a HOT PINK neon sign! I enjoy cooking, entertaining and delving into new cultures (whether that be in my own neighborhood or across the globe.) I am the Membership Director for RunGR a local Grand Rapids, MI running group with around 250 members, a Coach and a passion to live train and run to our greatest potential. It’s a beautiful thing to arrive at a 7:00am long run and find yourself surrounded by 100 runners lacing up... Read the profile >>
Cascade Yoga
Viki Distin is the founder and co-owner of Cascade Yoga Studio. She has been teaching yoga for 13 years and is a long time student of Tias Little from Prajna Yoga. Studying Ashtanga yoga has allowed Viki to teach yoga as a meditaion in motion, while focusing on the detail and subltety of Iyengar yoga keeps her students safe and at the same time enabling students to go deeper. Since a child, Viki has been attracted to getting to the source of things and incorporating the contemplative aspects of the practice have allowed her to draw from a deep well-sping within. Read the profile >>
