Alyssa is an ERYT-500 Yoga Instructor and a Boise Native.  She has been teaching since 2012.  As an outdoor enthusiast, athlete, and adventurer, the practice of Yoga has been her foundation of mind/body health, recovery, and resilience.  She began her yoga education in Nosara, Costa Rica with Don and Amba Stapleton.  Alyssa believes yoga is for every BODY.  Her strength as a yoga guide and educator is her ability to embody the art and science of yoga into a tangible and authentic experience in a class setting. 

Amanda has been a student of yoga for 17 years and completed her 200 hour yoga teacher training with Sage Yoga and Wellness. With a background in public health and her intuitive gifts of channeling spirit, she works to bring together trauma-informed care and resilience approaches. Amanda blends the multifaceted aspects of health and currently runs a statewide public health program, is training in shamanic practices, and offers private channeled sessions through her business, Full of Grace. She seeks to use her skills to close health disparity gaps in Idaho communities as well as help others find ways to connect to their own divinity, spirit, and highest good. 

Anne has been a student of yoga 20+ years and a teacher for 6.  She has completed 700+ hours of training including in Ashtanga Vinyasa, Yin, Restorative, Adaptive, Meditation, Ayurveda, and with specialty populations including elders, trauma, children, and pre & postnatal.  My teaching style is informed by clear instructions and accessible poses with the desire to share yoga with ALL BODIES.  Learn more about Anne at fera wellness.  https://www.ferawellness.com

April began teaching yoga in Boise in 2014 and has shared many different styles over the years, including Hot Flow, Hot Sculpt, Vinyasa, and Yin—all of which she enjoys. Her personal practice has become a steady and sacred space: a place to quiet the mind, strengthen the body, and connect deeply—with others and with herself.

Outside the studio, April loves mountain biking and traveling with her youngest son, who is 9. She also feels deeply blessed to have five grown children she gets to visit and spend time with.

As an outdoor enthusiast, Ashli enjoyed the beauty and adrenaline of her outdoor activities. Although these activities brought a high quality of life, she was in search of a practice that would hone intrinsic integration of mind and body. She tried her first yoga class in the summer of 2002 and immediately knew this was the perfect balance of mind, body, and spirit. Not only did yoga amplify her ability to feel grounded in nature, it also was a  compliment to restoring her physical body after strenuous exercise in the outdoors. This led to Ashli completing her first power vinyasa teacher training in 2006. For over 2 decades, she has been a dedicated student to yoga asana and philosophy, including advanced vinyasa, meditation, restorative, and prenatal yoga.  She fluidly blends breath with movement to create a powerful yoga class that caters to all skill levels. Teaching yoga has been a means to give back to the community and share her insightful experiences with her students. At True North, she teaches a prenatal yoga class that encourages women to build connection with their transforming bodies and strengthen their courageous spirit as they transition into motherhood.

Ashli is also a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach and Registered Nurse who works with pre & postnatal women, families, and individuals with lifestyle illnesses. She empowers her clients to believe in their ability to create positive change and adopt healthier habits to live at their optimal level of wellness. Check out Ashli’s community classes and workshops @www.benefishialliving.com

Christina has been interested in self exploration and holistic health for as long as she can remember. She has a BA in Health Psychology with emphasis in Kinesiology and a certification in Wellness Coaching. She would like to become an Ayurveda Counselor. Her journey with yoga began as a physical practice, she loved 90 min hot yoga as a compliment to distance running. In 2015, during an adventure retreat in Costa Rica she experienced a deep connection to herself and others through breath, chant and philosophy. Her return flight barely touched ground before signing up for a 200-hour teacher training and she has been learning and teaching ever since.

Christina has trained in a variety of styles including: Aerial, Hot, Nidra, Vinyasa, Yin. Most recently enjoying incorporating Reiki and sound into her classes. Whether guiding on the mat or in the silks, she likes to provide cues that encourage mindfulness and invite exploration. She believes that in the practice of yoga there is great joy in allowing ourselves to be exactly where we are at physically, mentally, emotionally, energetically – all are welcome. 

Corrine (she/her) is a queer-identifying Boisean who has called Boise home since kindergarten. She has been teaching yoga since completing her first 200 hour training at the Wise Living Yoga Academy ashram in Thailand in 2013. Corrine has over 500 hours of training in diverse teaching modalities and styles including; Vinyasa, Classical Hatha, Yin, Restorative, Self-Awareness, Meditation, and more. In Corrine’s classes you can expect to be asked to tune in to your body and move in a way that feels correct for you. She spends her time moving about the room so she can connect energetically with each person. She uses these connections to guide the practice intuitively. Her intuition combined with her knowledge of anatomy and sequencing makes each class unique, providing the space for you to experience your own energetic and body sovereignty.

Crystal is a 500hr E-RYT specializing in Yin, Restorative , & Yoga Nidra. She has a huge passion for building and connecting the community around her. She came to find holistic/metaphysical healing during her “rock bottom” and meditation and reiki practices saved and changed my life in many amazing ways. This journey brought her to yoga which feels like home to her. She never thought she would teach yoga but wanted to deepen her own healing and spiritual path. Now she teaches yoga multiple times a week and absolutely loves it!!!

Crystal is a Reiki Master, Yoga/Meditation/Mindfulness guide, Ayurvedic Esthetician, & Sound/Crystal healing practitioner. She offers moon ceremonies, retreats, workshops, coaching, and energy sessions, and esthetics in the community. It’s one of her greatest joys to share this work with the community and offer practices that have been so powerful for her. 

D’Arcy Valverde is a 500 RYT having received her 200 hr Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) from Sampoorna Yoga in India, and her 300 hr YTT in 2022 at Sage Yoga & Wellness in Boise, ID. Her vinyasa classes are strong, breath-focused flows – accessible to all levels! – and include grounding, time for meditation, and self-reflection, with a sprinkling of sweet wisdom/thought nuggets from some of her dearest teachers. D’Arcy’s yin/restorative nidra classes are similar, with a focus on slowing down, finding stillness and allowing the wisdom of the body to rejuvenate and restore while being held in loving awareness. D’Arcy’s goal when leading a practice is to hold safe space for individuals to (re-)connect with body, breath, sensation; ultimately, source.

Emily is an Idaho native, outdoor-loving gal who was first introduced to yoga in 2009, using yoga as cross training for long-distance running. Emily has been running races around the Idaho foothills and the Northwest for almost 20 years and has a true passion for getting out into nature and moving the body in a way that feels good from day to day. 

As a yoga teacher Emily is committed to sharing this practice with students of all ages and abilities, enjoys working with athletes and aims to consistently provide a safe space for students to grow mentally and physically.  Away from the studio Emily loves to travel with her husband and doggos, along with growing food in the garden and cooking for friends and family. 

Heather Bembry is a 300-hour certified Yoga Teacher and certified Pilates instructor with advanced training in Reiki, Breathwork, and Sound Healing. With over two decades of dedicated yoga practice, she brings depth, intention, and alignment-based precision to every class. Heather specializes in Hot True North Flow, Hot Pilates, and posture labs that explore both energetic and physical alignment.
Rooted in curiosity and reverence for the ongoing journey of yoga, Heather is a lifelong student of the practice. Her teachings are enriched by her exploration of yoga philosophy, the Yamas and Niyamas, meditation, and pranayama. This passion translates into classes that are thoughtful, empowering, and energetically resonant.

Heather also holds a Master’s degree in Education and has a strong background in research, which informs her structured yet soulful teaching style. She has a special interest in the intersection of mindfulness, breathwork, and cognitive performance, and integrates these insights into her work. With humility and gratitude, Heather creates space for students to grow, reflect, and connect—both on and off the mat.

Jennifer has received 700+ training hours in Vinyasa Yoga. She first completed her 200 hr Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) from Enchanted Mountain Yoga Retreat Center in Brazil in 2012, a 200 hr YTT in Portland, Oregon in 2014 and an additional 300 hr YTT in 2015 in Brazil. She has largely been inspired by her teachers: Nathan Mills, Gary Kraftsow, David Lurey and Mirjam Wagner.

Her classes combine slowed down and smoothed out movements, breathwork, attention placement, resiliency and self-compassion. Classes are accessible for all levels and include opportunities for: grounding, centering, self-investigation, and brief practices and readings for cultivating wisdom from the heart. Jennifer’s intention in teaching is to foster body awareness and maintain healthy connections between our internal and external environments.

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Jesse is an East Coast native, raised near Cape Cod in Massachusetts, and has lived in a number of cities over the years.  She transitioned her career from being an event planner producing large-scale conferences and corporate events to becoming a full-time Yoga instructor in 2016 and has never looked back. She received her 200-hour certification in Rishikesh, India and has completed a number of additional certifications and training in Biomechanics, Yoga Philosophy, Yoga Nidra, Ayurveda, as well as Kids Yoga. Jesse enjoys making the practice of Yoga accessible, approachable and fun for every body she is able to guide along the way.  In her classes, you can expect a calm presence with articulate queuing with focus on alignment and breath awareness.  Jesse also brings a playful energy into her classes for both adults and children alike that encourages her students to be present, have fun and leave feeling accomplished and refreshed. 

Justina Gooden-Helton is a 500-hour Registered Yoga Teacher. She is certified in Baptiste Power Yoga with over 300 hours of training in Power Vinyasa. She also holds certifications in Yin Yoga from Evoke Energy Yoga, Yoga Nidra from Hilary Jackendoff, and the Functional Approach to Yoga with Paul Grilley.  Justina has been practicing yoga for over 10 years and discovered hot yoga in Amman, Jordan. Eight years ago, she fell in love with power vinyasa and has been practicing it ever since. As her practice evolved, Justina expanded her skills and studied Yin yoga.  Yin has helped her connect with the body in whole new way.

Born in Ohio, Justina has lived in California, New Jersey, Northern Virginia, Rome, Italy, Tel Aviv, Israel, Amman, Jordan and now lives in Boise, Idaho. From this you might gather that she is a lover of travel! Justina shares this nomadic life with her husband Rob, their 14-year-old son Cole and Cappi the naughty kitty!

I am passionate about yoga and the mystical side of life. I believe we all have something to learn and it is about being open to life, love and happiness. I grew up here in Idaho and was born in Florida. I believe it was there I began to love the life is filled with color, people and amazing adventures yet to be written. There is a path for all of us and I want to live my dreams and dream my life the way it was meant to be, for me my family and love, more love than ever before. I love gardening, my little family, silence and love loud music, live music, shows, art, movement, African drumming, sweating and dancing till you cry are just a few things I enjoy doing when not on my mat.

Laila has distinguished herself in the field teaching dance and choreography for over 30 years. She has choreographed for commercials, televised NFL half time shows, trade and fashion shows and has been awarded over 20 choreography awards in the US as well as Europe. Laila has been practicing yoga for over 20 years and has found teaching yoga has been a natural progression for the next stage in her life.  Laila is an E-RTY500 and enjoys leading anatomy and biomechanics modules for yoga schools.

Laila is very passionate about myofascial release and has completed over 100 hours in biomechanics.  She uses her practice to help students make educated choices about poses and how to strengthen and lengthen through asana practice.  Laila loves teaching yoga and learning from her students. 

Liz Hilton is an Idaho native and has been teaching yoga for 9 years and practicing for over 20.
She received her Teacher Training from The Nosara Yoga Institute in Costa Rica.
She views yoga as an inquiry into the “Self” that begins when you come to the questions of
meaning and purpose in your life. Liz is known for her vigorous, powerful vinyasa classes. Flows that build up heat from within with a strong emphasis on core, strength building poses, and advanced asanas. Power and Level II/III yoga classes inspired her early on as a way to quiet the monkey mind through exertion, difficult and new postures, and meditation in movement. Fun, lighthearted, and physically demanding, yet spiritually encompassing the witness consciousness part of our multidimensional self as a gateway to happiness, contentment and peace. Liz has been inspired by teachers such as Christina Sell, Dylan Werner and Sadie Nardini.

Liz also has her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Boise State University and loves to paint
things as diverse and free as her yoga practice is. Some of her other hobbies include lap
swimming and cycling, which in turn brings an awareness of the benefits of yoga for the athlete.

Mikayla ran her own yoga studio from 2010-2020. In 2013, Mikayla became certified as a Spiritual Life Coach and in 2015 a yoga teacher. Mikayla chose to study yoga with one of the most experienced teachers in America, Amy Ippoliti. Amy’s extensive background in Anusara yoga, alignment, and yoga therapy was perfect for Mikayla’s desire to help people discover yoga as a means to heal and strengthen their body. With struggles of her own injuries in the shoulder and neck, practicing alignment based yoga offered a window into her own healing. Mikayla has found great joy in offering the same insights and wisdom to new and established students alike.

Mikayla has had the privilege of teaching at the Sun Valley Wellness Festival. Leading classes and partnering in the opening ceremony at Yogafort. And interviewed for NPR: Idaho Matters, on the topic of Yoga. 

Naomi is a 500 ERYT teacher in Boise, Idaho. She has been teaching for nearly fifteen years and loves sharing yoga with others.

Naomi has training certificates in:

• Yin yoga with Bernie Clark
• Yoga Nidra with Total Yoga Nidra
• Foundations of Non-Dual Tantra with Dr. Kavitha Chinnaiyan
• Yoga for Fertility with Lynn Jensen
• 200 Hour Fundamental Yoga with Shanti Yoga
• 300 Hour Yoga Training with the Sage Yoga School
• 120 Hour certificate in Anatomy and Physiology with Yoga Synergy
• 200 Hour Vinyasa Yoga with Essential Hot Yoga
• 500 Hour Bikram Yoga certification with Bikram Choudhury College of India
• Currently earning a 300 Hour Professional Yoga Teacher Training certification through True North Yoga

Naomi enjoys travel and is often on the road teaching, exploring and living life.  Naomi has two daughters Stella (19) and Holly (15).  She is married to Paul Graham who is a Yoga Teacher and Ayurveda Health Counselor.

Nicole has been a student of yoga for 15+ years, graduating in 2020 with a 220-hour certification (RYT 200) in Vinyasa. Her practice evolved through lineages including Meditation, Iyengar, Hatha, Nosara, and Yin; she also completed intensive trainings in Yoga Nidra and Trauma Sensitive Yoga. Nicole teaches in public schools, gyms, boutique studios, rehab facilities, online, and in workshops. She loves to work in a thematic focus to enrich practice with meaning. With a background in technical writing, she occasionally incorporates writing or computer-related physical considerations into her classes. Off the mat, you’ll find Nicole freelancing, noveling,  slamming personal essays, or hiking with her Lab.

Paul teaches Power Yoga and meditation. He has completed over 2,000 hours of yoga asana, meditation, anatomy, history, and philosophy training in Australia, India, and the US and is an Ayurvedic Health Counsellor through the California College of Ayurveda.

He has a keen interest in the science of stillness practices and also delivers organizational resilience programs for corporations, focusing on identifying and mitigating stress realization in the workplace. Paul and his wife Naomi own and operate True North Yoga and are part owners in Source Meditation Space all located in Boise, Idaho.

Randee has been a lifelong student of the body and embodiment, constantly challenging her own limiting beliefs to allow the next layer of her own personal truth evolve. After years spent in the bodybuilding space and multiple health lows, she refocused her intentions on self-empowerment, healing modalities, and hormone health education. Randee received her 200 hour YTT and started creating bespoke products and services focused on hormonal health for women. Randee has a deep love and curiosity for all things astrology, numerology, and spirituality, which you’ll receive sprinkles of in her classes along with self-empowerment. Though trained as a yoga instructor, Randee’s true love is teaching pilates-inspired functional movement, like our Hot Core class. She believes that the key to healing our relationships with our bodies lies in reframing our views rooted in self-judgement towards expansion, and that redirecting the question “what can my body get better at?” to “how can I find more mobility and freedom in my body?” is the future of movement. She also loves a good sweat! 

Sherika is passionate about helping people reconnect to their most authentic and liberated Self. A member of the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation, Ahwahneechee Grizzly Bear Clan, her teaching is greatly informed and sustained by a deep connection to her indigenous roots.

Sherika is an E-RYT 500, trained through the Nosara Yoga Institute. She draws upon over a decade of experience in martial arts, Qi Gong, Tantra Yoga, & functional fitness in her classes.  As a trauma-informed, Certified Somatic Sex Educator and Somatic Breathwork Facilitator, she is known for sprinkling indigenous wisdom and sex education in her classes; utilizing breathwork and drumming to create space for deep healing, and for her uniquely soothing voice and grounding presence that allows for skillful creation of safe-enough containers. Find our more about Sherika at  www.savorsoma.com

Vickie has been a student of Iyengar yoga since 1983 and teaching since 1987. Since her first encounter with B.K.S. Iyengar in 1987 she has traveled to India numerous times to study at RIMYI and continue her personal learning experience . Vickie was selected as one of 50 women in the world to attend the Women’s Intensive in Pune, India with Geeta Iyengar in 1997. She has been in charge of the BSU yoga program since 1991 and previously owned the Boise Yoga Center for 25 years. She feels that yoga has changed her life and put her on a path of awareness and well-being that continues to bring rewards in her own practice and to her students.

CIYT (Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher)

C-IAYT (Certified Yoga Therapist)

E-RYT500 (Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher)

YACEP (Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider)

James began his practice of Iyengar yoga in 1997 and received his teaching certification in 2003. Originally from Sydney, Australia, James has called Boise home since 2005. His teaching style is challenging yet supportive and is inspired by his intensive personal practice. He gets a great sense of satisfaction watching his students progress in their yoga. James continues to study with his teacher in Australia, as well as with the Iyengar family in India.

Susan Lamberson, Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher, loves yoga and is committed to sharing the art and science with you. As students tune into their very own “body of knowledge,” they transform their attention from fixing flaws to a growing sense of curiosity and deep self care. Iyengar yoga is a precise and effective way to restore, maintain and develop robust health. Susan’s classes are inspiring, transforming and playful.

Susan was introduced to yoga early in life through books and classes. She began study of Iyengar yoga in 1994 and completed certification in 2015. Susan founded Yoga of the Sequoias, in Three Rivers, CA, in 1996, where she taught until 2009. She has been teaching in Boise since then. Susan teaches classes for Boise State University as well as for the public.

Carolyn began her study of Iyengar yoga in 1989 and recently received her Iyengar Yoga certification. Carolyn has been teaching yoga for nine years. Her passion is restorative yoga, pranayama and studying the effects of yoga on the nervous system. She has taught workshops at the Milton Erickson Conferences for Brief Psychotherapy with Kathryn and Ernest Rossi. Carolyn’s primary teachers include Ben Thomas, Wally Eastburn, Janet MacLeod and Birgit Reimer. Carolyn recently retired from a 35-year clinical psychology practice in California. In addition to yoga, she enjoys hiking, painting, fly fishing, playing the English Horn and oboe, and spending time with her husband, golden retriever and two sons.

Jenn found Iyengar yoga 16 years ago in an effort to manage injuries from a lifetime of competitive sports. Not only did she find yoga provided relief from chronic lower back pain and stiff shoulders but enhanced her emotional and mental well being too. Jenn is currently Iyengar certified at the Introductory Level and has been teaching for 12 years. Her style is challenging, yet encouraging. Jenn enjoys teaching students of all levels progress in their practice both on the mat and in their daily activities. When not teaching, Jenn enjoys mountain biking, gardening and backpacking with her husband and two daughters.

Cathy has been practicing Iyengar yoga since 2008. Initially looking to improve her core strength, she began to practice at the Boise Downtown YMCA. Shortly after, a friend recommended that she check out Vickie Aldridge’s Iyengar classes at the Boise Yoga Center—this is where she got hooked on Iyengar Yoga. Cathy learned that the mental focus and attention to alignment that was required of her by Iyengar Yoga brought an ability to focus that she had not found elsewhere. Since discovering her passion for Yoga, she has studied with several senior teachers and now looks forward to sharing her passion and joy of yoga with her students. In February, 2022, she received her Level 1 certification. When she is not studying yoga, she enjoys paddleboarding on the rivers and lakes in Idaho, playing with her dogs, hiking and hanging with her family.