Narisa Wild

Instructor

Narisa Wild is originally from the UK where she was a dedicated student of Bikram yoga. In 2007, Narisa moved to NY with her family and fell in love with hot power yoga and vinyasa. After the arrival of her third child, she took the plunge to complete her YogaWorks 200RYT Teacher Training in 2013 in NYC and hasn’t looked back. In 2014, she moved to Colorado and was drawn to SUP yoga (water is her happy place) and Barre.

Narisa focuses on health, wellness, self-improvement, and education. She believes in curiosity, the never-ending journey of learning, and the process of improving the self through helping others. Working full time in a demanding corporate job, Narisa seeks balance and rejuvenation through community practice as she explores new ways to shape and develop her mind, body, and breath.

Jaqueline Harrell

Instructor

Jacqueline is a long time wellness enthusiast and mother of five. She is a certified yoga sculpt and Les Mills Bodypump instructor. Jacqueline believes that motherhood is just one of the many journeys upon which women can embark and that the female identity is not defined by this one beautiful role. She believes all women can be stronger and more radiant than they ever imagined after childbirth, no surgery or mommy makeover required.

Jacqueline has a keen interest in and expansive knowledge of primal health, which is health and nutrition founded in evolutionary biology. She is currently pursuing a primal health coach certification so she can help people looking to be the best version of themselves. Jacqueline also holds a BA in International Studies and enjoys embracing other cultures and viewpoints. Ultimately, she believes fitness, nutrition, and connection to nature are paramount to elevating the spirit. Her classes reflect this philosophy with a mix of strength and power balanced with kindness.

Sabra Severinghaus

Instructor

Kaela Miller

Instructor

Kady Kocik

Instructor

Kady is originally from Nashville, Tennessee but has been a Steamboat local for over 17 years. You can find her fishing the rivers, running in the desert, skiing in the backcountry, and even dancing the Texas Two Step to raise money for kids. Kady earned her Bachelors in Exercise Physiology and her Masters in Nursing, and she delivers a well-rounded knowledge of health and wellness. Kady’s dance experience and passion for fitness compelled her to take a Booty Barre Sculpt training in Denver in 2013. She also completed a 200 hour yoga teacher training in 2016. With her charismatic energy, unique versatility, precise expertise, and southern charm, Kady will smile while she kicks your booty!

Erin Gesell

Instructor

Erin grew up in in Norfolk, Nebraska and spent most of her time in her local YMCA. While still in high school, she started teaching Water Aerobics to folks older than her grandparents. In college, Erin followed her passion for fitness and became certified in Cycling, Yoga, and Pilates. After graduating college, Erin continued in fitness doing corporate wellness in companies around Omaha, Nebraska while pursuing a Master’s Degree in Creative Writing in a low-residency program in Los Angeles, California. During and after that time, she got her personal training, behavior change, and sports nutrition certifications and managed a gym in Omaha for eight years before moving to Steamboat in 2018. Erin has over 15 years of experience in the fitness industry and her passions include trail running, all forms of yoga, writing, and coaching youth slam poetry.

Kristin Skorwronski

Instructor

Kristin is a native of the Yampa Valley who has been practicing yoga since 2000. In 2018, Kristin completed her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training with Sandy Fallon at Rakta Hot Yoga. She has been guiding Vinyasa Flow classes for two years. Kristin is also trained in Ayurveda, Buti, and Restorative Yoga. Kristin draws inspiration from various asana styles to create a unique approach intended to nourish and engage mind and body by combining movement with breath. Kristin brings humor, intention, and levity to her classes to help students discover joy.

Mandy Leonhardt

Instructor

A warrior of light carries a beacon to connect the mind, body, and spirit to a path of growth and transformation. I aspire to bring this light of healing energy through yoga and body work to harmonize the physical body and expand the emotional and mental spirit.

Finding the true, authentic self is yoga. I am yoga and yoga is me, consciously and constantly engaging in this life practice. I am a forever, lifetime student seeking pathways to a higher wisdom and vibrancy. When I am connected to the emotional, mind, and body practice, I find inner stillness and intuitive wisdom. By being a steward of my own soul, I want to impart this gift to others, helping them connect to their true essence that already lies within them.

The body is more than a structure. It’s a complex network, a global community containing channels and rivers of nerves, blood, muscles, organs, ligaments, joints. On a cellular level, signals to our nerves inform our bones and muscles. Answers truly already lie within us–within our DNA. As we come to know our physical structure, we cultivate this extraordinary path to our true self–our Atman.

Body work and anatomy is my zone of genius. I hope to teach students through yoga asana, mediation, pranayama, and energy work to know themselves inside and out like a map, a favorite trail, a familiar home–all allies on the path to growth and transformation.

I have been studying yoga since 1996 and am a certified E-RYT 900 hour Hatha Kripalu yoga instructor, massage therapist, Reiki master and transformative energy worker. My classes are inspired by an integrated approach focusing on the power of the breath, safe softening/opening of the heart, and trusting in one’s own strength, while being compassionate, intentional, and present. Yoga inspires me to share its benefits with the whole community, regardless of age, body type, skill level, or injury. I believe everybody can benefit from the mindful, healing effects of yoga.

Karen Nann

Instructor

Athletics have been part of Karen’s life for as long as she can remember. She participated in and taught tennis, horseback riding, and skiing. She first became interested in yoga after a tennis injury in high school. While attending the University of Colorado at Boulder for her undergraduate degree in 2002, she became certified in Ashtanga Yoga before obtaining her CorePower Yoga certification in vinyasa and sculpt.

Yoga was not easy for Karen. Years of tight muscles made asanas tough to work through. Her personal and physical evolution helps her relate with yogis of all levels and abilities and allows her passion for yoga to grow. Her classes incorporate an athletic aspect and she guarantees a workout for the body and the mind.

In 2008, Karen began working at Better Bodies and fell in love with spin and kickboxing. She was trained in these disciplines and is excited to bring her kickboxing 20/20/20 class to Rakta. When she’s not teaching, Karen is skiing or hiking with her canine sidekick Callie or working as a veterinarian at Pet Kare Clinic. She attended Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine where she also taught vinyasa land yoga, paddle board yoga, and kickboxing 20/20/20. While finishing her veterinary studies at Colorado State University, she taught yoga at Raintree Athletic Club. Karen feels blessed to practice veterinary medicine, yoga, and kickboxing in the Steamboat and Rakta communities.

Cristen Malia

Instructor