NASM CPT, TRX, PCES, RYT 200hr

Katie is an NASM-certified personal trainer, corrective exercise specialist, fitness nutrition specialist, pregnancy/post-partum corrective exercise specialist, pelvic floor coach, and TRX qualified instructor. Katie has been training since 2010.

Katie brings education and excitement to each class she teaches. Seeing her students’ progress and how much better they feel is what inspires Katie the most!

200hr YTT, Certified Prenatal/Postpartum Yoga & Doula

Emily has been practicing yoga from a young age, but received her certification after the birth of her daughter because she was inspired to follow a more transformative path.

She practices an intuitive form of instruction, aiming to connect with her students through meditation, breath and movement.

When not teaching, you will find her working with children as a doula or nanny, or spending time outdoors running, hiking, volunteering, traveling or having adventures with her little!

200 YTT, NASM certified, NASM Women’s Fitness specialist

I love to help people build positive relationships with movement and fitness. Movement is more than training one’s body for physical benefits, it has ample mental health benefits as well. I love to my help my clients realize that taking care of their body sprinkles the same care into every other aspect of their lives. I want to make your experience is fun and inviting so that it’s an enjoyable part of your day.

I began my fitness career in 2015 and have truly enjoyed group fitness the most, teaching everything from kickboxing, cycle, boot camps, TRX etc. Nothing like the energy of a group of people together, supporting and growing each other. I continue to add new forms of fitness and yoga to my training and enjoy blending all of these aspects to create effective, fun and beneficial classes.

If I’m not teaching yoga or fitness you can find me outside gardening, paddle boarding, hiking and camping.

ERYT 200hr & Certified Pilates Instructor

Jessica Shelton has been teaching for 12 years with an approach that is curious, compassionate, & encourages joy through movement & breath.

Her teachers include Yoga Medicine & Katonah Yoga, Balanced Body Pilates & the influences of Taoism, Buddhism, Vedic philosophy, the cycles of the seasons & Lake Michigan.

She is available for private lessons and specializes in hands on assists, creative use of props, and working to create stability in the body and nervous system.

Julia offers creativity-inspired gentle-style yoga classes to support in cultivating self-loving awareness, balance and restorative rest.

Yoga became a well-developed passion offering an exploration into grace, body awareness and inner calm which fit joyfully after her childhood of practicing handstands, somersaults and the splits next to her Junior Olympic gymnast mother. Though originally initiated through the focus and self discipline of hot yoga in 2011, her practice expanded over the past 15 years into various forms of vinyasa and power yoga after attending hundreds of classes, yoga festivals, workshops and trainings. 

Julia discovered the power of a restorative yoga practice after experiencing the intense demands from her critical care nursing career. She continues to live an active and vibrant, plant-based lifestyle through hiking through the beauty of Northern Michigan, practicing yoga, fitness classes, paddle boarding, acro-yoga, climbing and dancing!

Favorite Mantra

Every day, I am capable of embracing and creating what I want in life.

RYT 200hr
Yin 50hr Certification

Danielle’s love of yoga began in hot Baptiste and Bikram style classes 20 years ago.  After many years practicing and learning from incredible teachers in Seattle and San Diego, she moved back to TC and completed her 200hr teacher training at Yen Yoga. 

Having recently completed Bernie Clark’s 50hr Yin training, Danielle offers a deeply grounding, restorative practice focused on rehydrating the connective tissues, joints, ligaments and tendons. Slow, intentional poses and sound healing guide students’ nervous systems into a state of rest-and-repair, improving recovery, mobility and promoting a deep sense of inner peace.

When Danielle isn’t practicing or teaching yoga, you’ll find her ice dyeing, paddle boarding, gardening or spending time with her family somewhere on Lake Michigan. 

RYT 200hr

Amber is a certified group fitness instructor, personal trainer, and yoga teacher. Wellness and fitness have been the foundation of her life since graduating from Michigan State University in 2015. Before moving to Traverse City, Amber lived and worked in Grosse Pointe, MI for several years as the Wellness Program Manager at the Neighborhood Club (gym and community center), while also teaching in the evenings and on weekends. In 2023, she made the decision to step away from the standard 9-5 and move to Traverse City in order to follow her dream of a slower, more intentional life immersed in nature. 

Amber loves strength training and power yoga, and in the years following giving birth to her son, she has also grown to appreciate how important it is to give your body the time and space to recover, and press pause on a default mode of constant stimulation and productivity. She was drawn to Yin and Restorative Yoga when learning how to calm her nervous system. In her restorative classes you can expect a calm environment, focused on helping you release tension and find a state of rest/reflection, utilizing somatic awareness, breath, and many props. When Amber is not teaching, she is enjoying the outdoors, figuring out how to garden, spending time with her son and husband, or getting lost in a good book.