Michelle Corriell, E.-R.Y.T. 200

Michelle Corriell, the owner of Harmony Yoga, first discovered yoga while attending the University of Iowa and became hooked by its ability to ease stress and connect her mind with her body. Later, as a high school English teacher with the Cherry Creek School District, Michelle found that yoga was what helped best to keep her balanced. In 2003, her love of health and passion for teaching led her to the Community College of Aurora's Teacher Training Institute for Classical Hatha Yoga, where she completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training program. Michelle also received training from Janice Clarfield of Urban Yoga, Vancouver, and is now a certified Prenatal Yoga teacher. Most recently, Michelle completed a 275-hour Yoga Therapy Certification through the Rocky Mountain Institute of Yoga & Ayurveda, and is a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, as well as Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 200). Michelle serves as a Member-at-Large for Yoga Teachers of Colorado, a professional organization dedicated to providing fellowship for yoga teachers. She has a variety of experience in teaching Yoga for Teens & Kids, Prenatal Yoga, Vinyasa Flow, Restorative Yoga, Classical Hatha, and Therapeutic Yoga, and now works individually with people to address health, structural and mental issues as well as general wellness goals. Michelle continues to build a strong yoga community in southeast Denver and welcomes everyone to Harmony Yoga.

Michelle Colarelli

For over 15 years Michelle has been attuned to the healing powers of Reiki energy and a student/practioner of Yoga, Ayurveda, and Astrology. She has always been fascinated by the mind, body, spirit connection and is excited to combine all of these modalities as a teacher of Yoga. Her focus is on the subtle body and realigning the chakra system to reconnect to the divine and create a balanced state of emotional health and wellness.

Chris Anne Coviello

Chris Anne Coviello is a Kundalini Yoga Instructor, Massage Therapist, Esthetician, Sound Healer, doTerra Essential Oils Representative, and Reiki Master with a passion for the healing arts. She has been practicing yoga since 1996 and has studied Hatha, Bikram, Iyengar, and Ashtanga. In the summer of 2004, she discovered Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan and felt like she had come home! Chris Anne completed the Kundalini Yoga Self-Mastery Teacher’s training at Omega Institute in New York in October of 2006, and she is very excited about sharing this sacred Yogic Technology with students from all traditions. Chris Anne is the founder of “The Healing Space,” a place to rejuvenate, revive, and feel alive. With over a decade of experience in the healing arts, she provides a wide variety of healing modalities designed to uplift, inspire, and awaken the mind, body, and soul. Teaching yoga is very close her heart and she states: "I am so honored to have received these teachings and feel blessed to pass on the wisdom that was given to me that allows me to live a happier, more aware and alive life. Nothing gives me greater happiness and fulfillment than to uplift those around me." Find out more about Chris Anne at her website.

Kerry Escobado, R.Y.T.

When Kerry took her first Yoga class in 2000, she had taken the first step on a path of profound transformation.  After experiencing the extraordinary benefits of Yoga, Kerry awakened to a deep realization, "I want to share Yoga with everyone!"  Through Yoga and meditation Kerry has connected to a deeper place within her body, mind and soul. She teaches with compassion and focus to expose that sacred space of stillness that resides in each of us. She is a 200 hour registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance. She is also a trained Relax & Renew^© Restorative Yoga Teacher, certified and trained by Judith Hanson Lasater. Kerry serves as Website Manager for Yoga Teachers of Colorado. YTOC’s goal is to disseminate information, provide education, lobby and inform the public about Yoga.  She is working towards her MA in Education, Information and Learning Technologies with emphasis on eLearning Design and Implementation from the University of Colorado Denver.

Michelle McGlone, C.Y.T./R.Y.T.

Michelle first discovered yoga as a teenager in Minneapolis, MN. After being a professional dancer throughout her twenties, she had a very easy transition to becoming a yoga instructor. She received her first certification from NETA. In 2006 Michelle moved to Milwaukee, WI where she found Kanyakumari Ayurvedic Center and completed a 240 hour teacher training and registered with Yoga Alliance. Michelle moved to Denver in 2009 and discovered Harmony Yoga. Grateful for every moment on the mat, Michelle continues to expand her knowledge as a student and a teacher and enjoys yoga as a way to create and share peace, joy, and fun.

Irv Merson, A.Y.T./R.Y.T.

Irv has been practicing yoga for 20 years and is a certified Amrit Yoga Instructor and a registered teacher with Yoga Alliance. He is a student of Yogi Amrit Desai and his daughter Kamini Desai. Amrit Yoga honors the tradition of yoga as a body-mind-spirit discipline that marshals the healing powers of the body. In Amrit Yoga you learn to "let go" and focus on what is happening every moment of your life - on the mat and off. Irv welcomes beginners and experienced students to his classes. Irv works as a facilitator for creative problem solving, and teaches with humor and compassion.

Marcia Merson, R.Y.T./A.Y.T. 500

Marcia Merson has been teaching an eclectic mix of Hatha Yoga for the past 14 years. She is Kripalu trained and a certified 200 RYT teacher, and recently, has also completed a certified 500 RYT training at the Amrit Yoga Institute.  Marcia's warm and inviting approach provides students with an opportunity to experience the full benefits of yoga  through body awareness, breath, and relaxation.

Carolyn Midland

Carolyn is a mother of two and was inspired to teach yoga after discovering a divine connection to herself and her children through prenatal yoga. She completed her Yoga Teacher Training from Samadhi Center for Yoga in December 2008 and her Prenatal Training in April 2009. In her Prenatal classes she teaches pranayama, meditation and asana practices connecting students to their bodies and their baby. She hopes to guide her students on a path to develop a unique bond between mother and child while maintaining a healthy mind, body and soul during a time of change and birth of new life. She also teaches Vinyasa Flow and hopes to connect students to their breath while creating space for each student to develop confidence, create internal change and take their experience off of the mat and into their day.

Lania Ross, R.Y.T.

Yoga captured Lania Ross ten years ago and changed her life. She became a Registered Hatha Yoga Teacher in May 2006 and is excited to share yoga with her students. Come check out her fun and informative classes.

Kerstin Rowe, M.Ed.

Kerstin (pronounced “sheshtin”), has a Masters in Education and has been teaching in various forms for over a decade. She took her first Nia class just eight weeks after her daughter was born and was immediately hooked. Just one month later, she thought “I have to teach this.” Nia speaks to her body, spirit, heart, and mind. It continues and enhances the awareness of body and mind that she felt while pregnant. Kerstin is a Certified Nia White Belt, and she is excited to share the Joy of Movement with students of all experience levels.

Santosh

Body and breath alignment and connection with the divine spirit characterize the inspirational classes that Santosh guides. Practicing yoga now for over a decade and tuned with eastern study for over 25 years in martial arts, he leads the student on their own journey of Self discovery. The magic that yoga offers is delicately and masterfully assembled in each class designed to be accessible, but also demanding. As a teacher's teacher, Santosh brings an expansive body of yogic knowledge that is intended to channel the physical and subtle energies of the student opening the breath, body and mind. Santosh teaches from the perspective of the five vayus or the great pranas, establishing an energetic balance to the physical and subtle complex of the Being. Combining his study of eastern Ayurvedic medicine and its relevance in asana, results in a fine tuning or equilibrium of the body constitutions. Yoga is rich with possibilities... Hope to see you in class!

As a practicing Pujari, his interest and knowledge of the spiritual practices of Vedic traditions and the connection to yoga is a significant element of his practice. The ancient Vedic traditions are rich with mysticism, ritual and spiritual practice that guide the priest to unfold deep within to uncover and transmit profound subtle forces in the context of classical ceremony, deeper states of conscious absorption and mantra. He guides Sadhana which involves breath work, mantra and meditation tempting an uncovering of the more profound layers of the consciousness. Beginning yogic breathing techniques are practiced or more demanding pranayama purification methods. Many of these methods fall within the traditional Tantric practices. Santosh is classically trained in Tantric meditation and Raja Yoga, the yoga of the mind.

Nadja Tizer, C.Y.T./M.Ed.

Nadja began practicing yoga in 2004 during her first year as a high school teacher. Yoga helped her escape some of the stresses asssociated with her job. She quickly became enamored with the flowing, dance-like movements of her Vinyasa yoga practice. Yoga naturally complimented Nadja's experience with dance and gymnastics. On the mat, she finally learned to meditate comfortably and to cultivate internal peace. During the summer of 2008, Nadja completed her 200-hour teacher training at CorePower Yoga in Denver so that she could share yoga with others. She also started Denver Yoga 4 Kids and offered summer yoga classes for kids and tweens. Nadja first met Michelle Corriell when she attended Therapeutic Yoga at Harmony Yoga throughout the late spring and early summer. Michelle gave Nadja the opportunity to sub at Harmony Yoga and to increase her comfort level as a teacher. In the fall of 2008, Nadja took over the yoga program at Adams City High School in Commerce City. She now teaches yoga there in addition to classes for ESL (English as a Second Language) students. Throughout the fall and early winter, Nadja had the opportunity to continue subbing at Harmony Yoga and to cultivate a relationship with some of the students in the yoga community. When she was offered an opportunity to become a regular teacher at Harmony Yoga, Nadja jumped at the chance. She now teaches Hatha Yoga at Harmony Yoga, and loves sharing her yogic studies and practice with her students.

Priya Unadkat, R.Y.T.

Priya Unadkat began practicing yoga in 2003 and completed a 250-hour teacher-training program in the Bay Area in 2005.  She is a RYT (200hrs) through Yoga Alliance. She is particularly invested in the healing capacity of this ancient art/science and its profound transformational effects on the body, mind and energy. In addition to Classical Hatha Yoga classes, Priya also teaches pre-natal and post-natal yoga, and baby massage classes, supporting pregnant women and new moms in their time of transformation. Priya practiced yoga throughout her pregnancy and believes that it was crucial to her having an enjoyable pregnancy, satisfying birth experience and smooth recovery. It is her vision to bring yoga to all pregnant women. Priya hopes that more women will find the benefits of yoga for themselves, their babies, and their families. Priya finds great joy in imparting the wisdom she has benefited from and is deeply grateful to her teachers, especially to her Guru Dharmanidhi Sarasvati, for their dedication and dissemination of such remarkable knowledge.

Lisa Vratny-Smith, R.Y.T.

Lisa has been practicing yoga for more than twelve years and is a certified instructor of Classical Hatha Yoga, Prenatal Yoga, and Radiant Child Yoga. She is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance, as well as a certified practitioner of High Touch® Jin Shin, a non-invasive, healing energy practice. In addition, Lisa holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Denver and has extensive experience working with children and families. Read Lisa's article on Healthmad.com:
Yoga Every Morning: Start Your Day Fully Present

Allyson Weaver

Allyson Weaver is an ex-professional dancer and cheerleader. Yoga has brought peace and contentment to her life through growing up with two children and embracing becoming an empty nester. She brings love, laughter, and light into each and every class. Fun can be found in every posture from child's pose to headstand.

Drusilla (Dru) E Welborn (Sat Sangeet Kaur), R.Y.T. 500

Dru has been practicing Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan since the late 1980s. She is a certified Kundalini Yoga teacher, member of IKYTA (International Kundalini Yoga Teachers Association), and R.Y.T. with Yoga Alliance. Dru completed The Aquarian Teacher Level 1 Kundalini Yoga teacher training in 2006. She recently completed her first Kundalini Yoga Level 2 teacher training module (Mind and Meditation). She has also had additional training in Bound Lotus, Japji Sahib, Naad Yoga, and Yoga Nidra. Dru loves all aspects of the practice but has a special interest in exploring the transformational powers of mantra and meditation.

Marcy Wurzburg

Marcy is a graduate from the Samadhi Center for Yoga teacher training program in Denver. Originally from Memphis, TN, Marcy shares what she loves about yoga with others: grace, flexibility, strength, endurance, and clarity of mind, with a bit of a southern accent thrown in for good measure from time to time. Marcy was a dancer for much of her life, and brings that grace and awareness into the yoga studio. Her Vinyasa style classes allow people to experience a deep understanding of the yoga practice. Marcy ensures effectiveness and safety in the poses through instruction on proper alignment and focusing on the breath. She also teaches 6th grade and has lots of experience working with kids and teens. Marcy is very eager to share the gifts she has received from the practice with others.