THESE YOGIS ARE MY DREAM TEAM ✨✨
THESE YOGIS ARE MY DREAM TEAM ✨✨
I am without words most times when I try to describe our team!
I love them soo, so much.
I am thankful for them CONSTANTLY. Literally day and night.
I have high standards for who I hire - both in teaching ability and in character. And in fun, haha!
When people do life with excellence, it shows. Can’t fake being fake for long! Especially when you teach yoga.
These yogis walk their talk and they are here to serve!
Academy Hostesses
ALEIGH DILLER
MICHELLE CORBETT
MEGHAN KILBURN
MARY SCOTT
SUE TITSWORTH
MICHELE ZIEGLER
JESSICA WEED
JOELLA SANCHEZ
Paradise Hostesses
AUDRA LOPEZ
MEGAN GIESE
LEIGHA MILLER
JEN MACKAY
EASTSIDE LOCATION
12231 Academy Rd. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87111
CALL OR TEXT
505.405.2700
WESTSIDE LOCATION
6541 Paradise Blvd. NW
Albuquerque, NM 87114
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RUTH VEGA
Ruth found yoga in 2007 while living in Seattle. Her roommate worked at the front desk at a yoga studio, and Ruth went to class with her. She started practicing regularly, and before long, she was working the front desk at the studio, as well.
She got her 200-hour yoga teacher certification years later through Yoga by Julia and began teaching shortly after graduation. As a teacher, she loves being able to offer a space for people to explore what yoga means to them, meet themselves where they're at and grow from there, and empower themselves.
In her classes, she provides a space for students to quiet their minds, feel their emotions, and move their bodies. While she deeply values the physical strength a consistent yoga practice brings, she encourages students to listen to their bodies first and move at their pace, while also staying with the posture, movement, and practice even when it's challenging.
Ruth has her bachelor's degree in nursing and spent five years of her professional life as a nurse. This background of course informs her yoga teaching, both in a physical and a mental health capacity.
Her relationship with nature is a big part of her life. She loves trees and volunteers regularly to plant them across the state. She spends much of her free time in nature — camping, taking long walks, etc.
Words and language are also deeply important to her. She discovers new layers of herself and expands her view of the world and humanity through writing and reading. Building friendships and nourishing those connections are also really important to her.
She also loves travel and has visited many countries in Europe and South America. She has a wonderful husband and a sweet dog, who bring her joy every day.
Allison found yoga in high school . . . through Rodney Yee DVD’s! She fell in love with it all over again many years later after becoming a paddleboarding guide and doing paddleboard yoga.
Allison ran track in high school, then moved to distance running in college. She still occasionally runs a 5K for fun!
She is a certified Ayurvedic nutritionist and is currently working on getting her 300-hour advanced teacher training certification.
She was a crisis responder on the New Mexico Crisis & Access line for two years, then became a supervisor supporting other responders. Having worked in crisis support, she has a deep passion for helping people find the pause and regulate in chaotic circumstances.
“I know how it feels when life is spiraling, and I love being able to come alongside people and help them through dysregulation, and hard times. I bring a gentle, empathetic, welcoming, and grounded approach to coming back to our bodies, especially when they have historically not been the safest places to inhabit.”
She is an open space volunteer, so you’ll most likely find her by the river, exploring new trails, or heading into the Jemez mountains. She also loves stargazing and catching meteor showers whenever she can.
She enjoys making jewelry, playing her bass or ukulele, cooking (around Christmas time, she’s the tamale lady!), getting pulled out of her comfort zone by her best friend, going to a Haitian dance, and playing with her two dogs, Hank and Bean.
She counts her family as her greatest support, saying “I am so glad to have such amazing witnesses to my growth, and am eternally grateful for their constant encouragement.”
KATHRYN JONES
Kat found yoga during college at Washington State. At first, it was a way to spend time with her roommate and meet new people - but she quickly fell in love with the practice. By her sophomore year of college, she had already completed her first fitness and yoga teacher training, and began teaching shortly after.
Early in her yoga journey, she became fascinated with meditation and mindfulness and became certified in Mindful, Emotional and Social Intelligence (MESI). This took her practice beyond the mat and gave her a window into the history and practice of meditation, mindfulness, and breathwork.
She took a break from teaching yoga during COVID and moved back home to Albuquerque. Soon thereafter, she enrolled in her second 200-hour yoga teacher training - this time through Yoga by Julia. After graduating, she continued on to our advanced, 300-hour yoga teacher training, to further deepen her yoga studies.
Movement has always been part of Kat's life. She was a dancer growing up, and trained in ballet, jazz and modern dance. In high school, she traded her pointe shoes in for volleyball, and fitness has remained a big part of her life ever since.
In college, she taught group fitness classes including Pink Gloves boxing, a boxing-based fitness program centered around women's empowerment. Outside of teaching, she loves trying different forms of movement, including mat and reformer Pilates, cycling, and strength training.
In her free time, she loves curling up with a good book with her cats Ash and Juniper. She loves to cook and bake, and you can usually find her in the ceramics studio working on her latest clay creation. She also loves trying new fitness classes, hiking, and finding new restaurants to try.
Outside of yoga, she works as an executive news producer in local television. She is passionate about local journalism and storytelling, and works in a very fast-paced, high-energy environment.
Because her career can be stressful and unpredictable, yoga has become an important way for her to create balance in her life. It gives her a chance to step away from the noise, slow down, and be present. That is something she hopes to bring into every class she teaches — creating a space where people can leave the rest of their day at the door, and simply focus on themselves.