Yoga Fest Teachers

Alyssa has been practicing and instructing yoga now for over 20 years in her adopted home of Montana. With over 700 hours of training completed, she has crafted her individual training style to focus on strength, mobility, flexibility and an overarching focus on movement. For Alyssa, yoga has always been an enhancement for her love of skiing, running and hiking.  Alyssa's classes have always focused on being fun yet challenging while being accessible to everyone.

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Class: Summer Solstice Celebration

Robyn Lund, 500 E-RYT, came to yoga in college as a way to manage anxiety and stress. Having practiced for 15 years, she undertook her first Yoga Teacher Training in 2012, becoming Montana’s only Certified Curvy Yoga Teacher. Robyn has continued to study with Anna Guest-Jelly, founder of Curvy Yoga, Jivana Heyman of the Accessible Yoga Foundation, and Rachael Getecha of the Trauma Center for Trauma Sensitive Yoga, amongst others. 
 
In 2013, Robyn opened the Gentle Healing Center in Helena, where she, along with several other teachers, lead weekly classes. In 2019, she founded the Montana Yoga Movement, a 501(c)3, aimed at bringing yoga to at-risk populations such as women’s shelters, in-patient addiction centers, homeless shelters, and more. In 2022, she developed the Ahimsa Yoga Training,  a Yoga Alliance accredited 200 hour program, which she leads annually.
 
Robyn focuses on bringing yoga to your body, the one you have right now. Using props, specialized sequencing, and techniques to make classes accessible and enjoyable for everyone, no matter size, shape, ability to background.

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Class: Somatic Yoga

Molly stepped into her first yoga studio over 20 years ago, seeking relief from chronic back pain.  What began as a search for relief evolved into a fantastic journey of healing and self-discovery. As a teacher for over fifteen years, Molly loves creating spaces for her students to embrace their personal power, vitality, and freedom. As a mother and entrepreneur, she understands how vital these grounding practices are in juggling a busy life.

 

Molly currently lives in Bozeman, Montana.  She teaches power vinyasa and yin yoga at Bend Beyond in Bozeman. She also offers 200-hour teacher training programs, workshops, private and corporate classes, and special events in Montana and beyond.  Molly co-founded On Point Yoga Adventures and leads immersive boutique wellness adventures to off-the-beaten-path locations worldwide.  She is a self-described “Adventure Alchemist” and has a passion for redefining “retreats”.  She is a registered ERYT 500, YACEP teacher through Yoga Alliance, a 1200-hour Baptiste Yoga credentialed teacher through the Baptiste Institute, and a clinical mental health counselor.   In addition to teaching yoga, Molly is also a trained meditation coach, breath-work coach and sound healing practitioner. 

 

You can expect her classes, workshops, and trainings to feel inclusive, relatable, physically challenging, and infused with positivity and humor. Her goal as a teacher and leader is for you to always leave having discovered something new. 

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Class: Allignment Flow 

Class: Soundbath/Breathwork

Cici has been teaching and sharing different modalities of yoga for almost a decade. As an athlete from an early age and a coach in her late teens / early twenties, becoming a yoga teacher just seemed to be the natural next step. She completed her first yoga teacher training (vinyasa) in her mid twenties and hasn’t stopped since, keeping the goal and mindset to always be a student - always be learning. Cici also has certifications in Thai Yoga Massage, Yin Yoga, Mobility, and Rocket Yoga.

 

Cici’s teaching style defies a single label. Instead, she draws from her extensive training to create fluid, intentional practices centered around the specific needs of her students. Her work focuses on balance, mobility, and recovery. Cici’s classes are more than sequences—they are spaces for students to explore, grow, and find their way “home” within themselves.

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Class: Flow with Cici

Class: Thai Massage

Jacqueline has studied with internationally recognized teachers to complete a wide range of trainings over the last 14 years. She’s a certified Chopra Life Coach, astrologer, tarot card reader, intuitive guide, sound healer, reiki practitioner, and a RYT-500 yoga instructor with more than 700 hours of teacher training. Her primary purpose is to empower others in their healing and self-discovery journey. She uses a heart-centered approach — that incorporates love, compassion, and a variety of practices — to help individuals realize their full potential and connect with greater freedom, joy, and wholeness. 

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Workshop: Astrology: Unlock the secrests of your birth chart

Class: Morning Meditation

Workshop: Discover your life's purpose 

Tandi approaches all things in life from a holistic mindset including food choices, movement and relationships. 
 
Tandi works as a holistic hairdresser, specializing in supreme self care and natural beauty for women. She is also a certified Integrative Nutrition health counselor. When she’s not working she enjoys quality family time with her outdoor enthusiast husband and wild toddler son.
 
 
Certifications and Accreditations:
Power Vinyasa YTT - 200 Hour | Hot Spot School of Yoga - 2014
Nutrition Health Counselor  | Institute for Integrative Nutrition - 2018

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Class: Peaceful Power Flow

Angie’s approach to yoga is a slow-slow practice focused on mindful movement. She aims to create a laid back, warm and welcoming space that is non-intimidating and open to all, allowing students of all levels to honor their bodies and find the balance between breath and movement, body and soul. As a Helena native, she is an outdoor junkie and believes that being in nature is just as important as the time on the mat.  You can often find her taking her yoga outside on Helena’s trails and bodies of water. 

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Class: Yoga Nidre

For the past 30 years, Erin has worked in elite fitness clubs in New York City, Los Angeles, as well as Minnesota. In 2013, Erin opened Bring It! Studios and CrossFit Chanhassen and was Owner/Program director for the next 8 years, where she ran the Peak 10 Program.

Erin came to yoga after searching for a way to heal her
exhausted body. She received her 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training from Jason Crandel, and is certified through AFFA and ACE (Group Exercise and Pre/Postnatal), and The Fitness Institute of Training (Personal Trainer) as well as carrying multiple
certifications in Pilates, Barre, Kettlebell, Post Rehab, and Flexibility Training.

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Class: Strength for Yogis

Class: Band Camp

Chris came to yoga in her 20s. It was an evening Hatha Yoga class taking place in an old Bavarian building where the rooms had high ceilings, and it was quiet and peaceful. Chris has since returned to yoga every time when her mind and body longed for peace and quiet. Chris found her way back to yoga and became a regular at Gentle Healing in 2020 . Yoga allowed Chris to reconnect to her mind, body, and spirit, and recreate a sense of wellbeing that seemed lost.
 
Having been an advocate for people with disabilities, Chris was intrigued by Robyn Lund’s Ahimsa Yoga Teacher Training with a focus on accessibility. Chris participated in the first round of Gentle Healing’s YTT and finished her 200-hour YTT in March 2023. She’s been teaching regular classes at the Gentle Healing Studio, always with a focus on helping her students find slowness, presence, and reconnect to their breath.

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Class: Gentle Yoga

Nadine considers herself an alignment focused yoga teacher who honors the innate wisdom of the body.
She enjoys weaving yoga philosophy into her asana classes which often unfold like the telling of a story.
Nadine became an RYT200 in 2019, then completed her 300 hour advanced teacher training with Jason
Crandell in 2022. Nadine lives in Great Falls, Montana with her husband and son. She is usually found in
her garden of flowers and herbs, on her yoga mat, or teaching Hatha, Yin and Chair Yoga classes at the
Peak Health and Wellness Center.

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Class: All Asanas Begin With the Pelvis

​Danae Robinett is a yoga teacher, retreat leader, and care-giver based in San Francisco. Practicing yoga since 1999, she’s been teaching for 20 years. Her classes are warm, welcoming and precise.

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Class: Shake your Asana

Lou received her first yoga instruction in the heartland of India from Yogi Vishvketu-ji and has been guiding ever since. Always being spiritual and an outcast of traditional western society, Lou combines traditional eastern modalities into our modern culture to help create wellness on all the layers of the body. She lives in southwestern Montana and travels extensively throughout the United States teaching at massage schools, conferences and festivals. Lou leads an online kundalini yoga teacher training immersion each spring and uses astrology tied into her offerings. She is beginning to transition her focus towards a more virtual client experience through coaching individuals into their own sovereignty, empowerment, and deep inner/spiritual healing through the Inner Alignment Soul Retrieval system for healing childhood trauma.

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Class: Rise to Shakti - Meditation

Class: Intro to Tantric- Kundalini

Ashley is a yoga instructor, registered dietitian, and board certified holistic health coach based in Cut Bank. She began her yoga journey with alignment-based Iyengar practices and earned her 200-hour certification in Baptiste-style power yoga, followed by her 500-hour certification in Vinyasa and Yin. Now, she primarily teaches Hatha-style classes, prioritizing mindful movement, breathwork, and intentional alignment. Deeply rooted in yoga philosophy, meditation, and the wisdom of tarot, her teaching weaves ancient traditions with modern practices to guide students toward self-awareness and balance. Both on and off the mat, she emphasizes integrating yoga’s principles into daily life, fostering alignment of body, mind, and spirit.

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Class: Mala Making (add on)

Workshop: Yamas and Niyamas - Living Yoga off you mat

Yoga has been a passion of mine for over 8 years. My teaching style is based on mind and body relations, meditation and moving with intention. I believe movement should be accessible for all bodies and teach in a way that anyone should be able to find a variation that works for them . I have a background in anatomy and love to nerd out on all the ways that help keep our bodies happy and healthy. I am always striving to take yoga off the mat and carry it with me through everything I do. My teaching “flow state” arrives with creativity of movement and music, feeling as though we dance through the asanas. I am passionate about teaching meditation and adding bits of yogic philosophy throughout classes. A beautiful flow of breath, body, mind and movement is where I believe we can all find inner peace.

 

​Class: Self Love Massage and Yin

Deb Halliday is a yogini, mama, artist and musician in Helena. She is trained in the
Tantric tradition of the divine feminine, and delights in introducing the Goddesses of Yoga to
practitioners as a way to connect into the creative, loving Universal flow. Deb is a 300-hour
certified Prana Vinyasa® + Soulful Wellness teacher with the Samudra School of Yoga and is a
certified Energy Medicine Yoga® practitioner. Through her yoga, Deb invites us to explore the
sacred tremor of spanda, and our energetic body in motion. Deb teaches at Gentle Healing
Yoga. Check out her project, Juicy Purusha, at www.juicypurusha.com.

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Class: Prana Flow

Workshop: Goddesses of Yoga

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Rebecca Heemstra is an Ayurvedic Practitioner with 20 years of experience working in the food
and wellness industry. She began her career as an organic farmer and whole foods chef,
supporting families by preparing meals based on individual dietary needs. Most recently, she
graduated from Maharishi International University with a Bachelor of Science in Ayurvedic
Medicine and Integrative Health, and earned her YTT 200 from Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. When not sharing the wisdom of Ayurveda with clients, you can
find her camping with her dog Rosie, roasting coffee, tending to the garden, or cooking delicious
meals for friends.
She believes in the power of nature and the interconnectedness of mind, body, and spirit, and is
excited to share the wisdom of Ayurveda with the Yoga Fest community.

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Workshop: Creating the Perfect Meal Plan

Workshop: Ayurvedic Medicine Cabinet

​I have called Montana home for over 15 years. I love connecting with mother earth and enjoy spending time outdoors with my ultimate adventure partner Oliver, who is a Boston Terrier. I love to travel and treasure connecting with soulful individuals over a cup of coffee or wine. I love music and dancing as I find that it can truly speak to my soul. I am a 200 hr YTT, Cacao Facilitator and Reiki Practitioner.

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Class: Chakra Delight

​I'm Carolyn, and I believe movement is medicine. There is power and magic in gathering together, feeling the energy, and moving our bodies. Being on my mat, is my safe place, and my way back to the best parts of me. I'd love to make magic together!

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Class: Butti Yoga

Stephanie is an abdominal therapy and energetic/spiritual healing practitioner, herbalist, teacher, and potion maker; she is the owner of Bitterroot Botanicals and Hawthorn Holistic Health, both businesses rooted in physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Her journey as an herbalist began in the early 1990's as she was beginning a career in biology and eventually led to obtaining her certification to practice massage therapy in 2004, which led to her journeying multiple times to Belize beginning in 2018 to learn abdominal massage and spiritual healing techniques. Weaved into all of that she also offers medicinal plant and plant wisdom classes as well as health and wellness classes focusing mostly on digestive and women's health. All of her practices are deeply grounded in the wisdom and beauty of the Earth with the goal of always celebrating abundance, health, family, and friends.

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Workshop: Learn your Own Belly Massage - a discussion on peri/menopause

Kelsea has a 200hr yoga teacher certification along with 50hrs of continuing education pertaining to the three stages of life. She currently enjoys teaching Hatha yoga to students and staff at the University of Montana Recreation Center and Freestone Climbing Center in Missoula, MT. "Hatha yoga is about effort, alignment, and focus. What I love about this style of yoga is that it cultivates the momentum needed in your day to day life to keep showing up, even when you don’t feel like it. From start to finish, my classes are grounded in unique themes that cultivate intentional movement and a shift in perspective, a facet of yoga that I find to be the most important of all.” Kelsea is an avid hiker, biker, runner, writer, musician, artist, and cook. Her laugh can fill the room and she is good at bringing different types of people together with her compassionate energy.

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Class: Hatha Yoga with a twist