About Us
Kelsey Gallery, Co-Founder
Mantra: The Journey is the Destination
Yoga changed Kelsey’s life. She has always prioritized physical fitness, but not always for the healthiest reasons. Since introducing yoga to her life she noticed that not only is she stronger physically, but also mentally and emotionally able to take on whatever comes her way. It’s been an incredible journey that she feels called to share.
Kelsey spent the majority of her adult life chasing the life she thought she “should” have. She has struggled with self limiting beliefs surrounding body image, not feeling worthy, the need to please, and so much more. Yoga has taught her that she does not need to attach to her body or anything else. In her practice, she works towards peeling away the doubt and judgement, and focuses on the things she can control. When she does this, she can love herSelf and then she is able to love others so much more deeply.
Once Kelsey felt the effects of how the practice of yoga changed her life she was determined to share it with others. Kelsey is an E-RYT 200 and it is her greatest honor and privilege to share her practice with those that can relate. It is Kelsey’s goal to empower the practitioners in class to live their truth, find their peace and to be free.
Brendan Gallery, Co-Founder
Brendan is an ACE Certified Fitness Instructor and a Certified Professional Life Coach. With a background in mental health counseling and Master’s level training in mindfulness, Brendan builds both empathy and compassion into each class and session. Brendan teaches a variety of Yoga and fitness formats, and also offers personal training, private yoga, and Holistic Life Coaching.
Mel Glover, E-RYT 500
Mel (Bhagya Shree) is a joyful and fun loving person who cares deeply for her students, and uses clear and easy-to-follow directions for each movement, cueing the breath, and inviting students to move towards inner inquiry. Mel’s classes are simple, balanced, accessible yet potent. She is passionate about seeing each of her students as an individual and teaching inclusive Yoga for everybody, helping each student to discover their own unique individual potential. Her classes are thoughtfully paced with options and modifications enabling her students to practice at a level that suits them. Mel weaves poetry, somatic experiencing, yogic philosophy, breath work, meditation, mantra, and humor into her classes providing a holistic yoga experience that respects tradition.
Mel is a certified Akhanda Yoga Teacher with over 700 hours of training in India. She has over 800 hours of training in total, has thousands of hours of teaching experience. She is a certified Yoga Life Coach. Specializing in yoga for seniors, athletes, gentle and therapeutic practices, trauma yoga, yoga for chronic illnesses, brain health, and nervous system regulation, Mel covers a wide spectrum of offerings and her diverse expertise is grounded in traditional Hatha Yoga principles. In addition to her yoga journey, Mel is a certified Holistic Nutritionist, specializing in sport and plant-based nutrition. Her holistic approach extends to her practice of Ayurveda, adding depth to her teachings.
Residing in Sagamore Superior since 2016 and a survivor of the Marshall Fire, Mel embodies resilience. When not on the mat, she embraces various outdoor activities with her husband and children, including hiking, skiing, paddleboarding, running, and mountain biking. Mel’s passions extend to horses, gardening, herbalism, jewelry making, with a profound love for nature, animals, and community service.
Tami Aspeitia-Mastriona, E-RYT 200
Yoga became a passion for Tami when she started listening to her body. Years of trail running caught up with her and she needed a gentler way to keep herself in shape. After her first yoga class, she was hooked. Tami found healing, joy, and awareness that yoga is more than just a workout. She experienced a greater amount of abundance and gratitude for the practice as well as appreciation for all living things. For 15 years her personal practice grew into a desire to bring her love for yoga to others.
Tami earned her 200YTT and left her corporate career to pursue teaching yoga full time. She went on to earn certifications in Traumatic Stress and Resilience and Healing with Yoga, Yoga for strength and Stamina, and CPR/AED/First Aid. She earned her MSP to better understand the human mind and how the body/mind connection is enhanced through yoga practice. I created a yoga program which has helped many trauma survivors find strength and peace. She also worked closely with United Stroke Alliance with her husband to facilitate Stroke Camps in Arizona and Colorado. Tami shares how yoga can help survivors and caregivers open themselves up, let go of stress, and breathe into releasing negativity and stress.
Teaching yoga gives her so much satisfaction in guiding others to find balance, centeredness, strength, and bliss. She has participated in many diverse teaching opportunities including senior chair yoga, adaptive yoga for stroke survivors and amputees, and yoga therapy for those suffering from PTSD, anxiety, and depression.
Tami is so excited to be a part of the Colorado Yoga community! She moved here with her husband from the Phoenix area. She most looks forward to grounding herself in this unique and beautiful environment.
Tanner Schnurr, RYT 200
Tanner Schurr was introduced to yoga a couple of times during COVID as a fun, brief activity, and an excuse to get social during lockdown. He never had intentions to pursue it. Fast forward three years, a major knee surgery, and retiring from professional football – one could probably imagine his opinions on human anatomy changed dramatically!
What brought Tanner back to yoga was less the physical aspects, rather the mental connection he desperately was in search of after dealing with bouts of grief on multiple levels. Once he began the deep-dive into his chaotic practice, his body began to realize these benefits he proudly hones and shares with this community.
Tanner’s goal is simple; to provide presence and a safe practice, allowing space for anyone to enjoy non-judgment as they journey into what yoga means to each of them!
Lily McCormick, RYT 400
Lily is a dedicated yoga teacher with a profound commitment to helping students achieve mind-body-spirit alignment and spiritual wellness. With three years of teaching experience and the completion of two 200-hour teacher training programs, Lily brings a comprehensive understanding of yoga to her classes. Specializing in Yoga Foundations, Sivananda, and Restorative Yoga, Lily empowers students to explore the transformative power of yoga, fostering both physical strength and inner peace. Her classes provide a nurturing and inclusive environment, where students can embark on a journey of self-discovery and holistic well-being. Join Lily on the mat to experience the balance and serenity that yoga can bring to your life.
Gena Wilson, RYT 200, RCYT
With a fervor for movement and exploration, Gena finds her greatest joy in discovering new experiences in the embrace of nature. Whether it’s pedaling on a bike, gliding on skis, lacing up hiking boots, or balancing on a stand-up paddleboard, she revels in the adventure and connection that the natural world offers. Beyond the studio, Gena extends her love for the outdoors to her children, inviting them to join her on countless adventures, nurturing their curiosity, and fostering their connection to the world around them.
In Gena’s classes, you’ll encounter a delightful infusion of playfulness, joy, and creativity. To her, movement is not a chore but a celebration of the incredible capabilities of our bodies. She believes that yoga should be a journey of self-discovery and expression, a journey that should always be adorned with laughter and a spirit of play. Embrace the invitation to celebrate life through movement, and let Gena guide you toward a brighter, more joyful path on and off the mat.
Sarah Hieb, CYT 200
For Sarah, guiding mothers through one of life’s greatest transitions is both an honor and a privilege. Through the practice of yoga, she believes, we prepare our bodies and minds for birth and parenthood, and have the opportunity to cultivate the community of support we need to thrive. As a mother of two herself, Sarah brings a wealth of personal experience and empathy to her teaching. Beyond the studio, she is a Certified Babywearing Consultant, passionately supporting families to find more confidence and joy on their journey. Sarah and her family live in Lafayette, where they embrace a vibrant outdoor lifestyle, and enjoy hiking, rock climbing, skiing and mountaineering.
Libby Murfey, RYT 200
Libby brings over 20 years of personal yoga practice and more than 15 years of teaching experience to her classes. She started her journey in Boulder, Colorado, and has completed various power vinyasa yoga trainings.
In Libby’s classes, you’ll move to the beat of the music as you explore the depths of your body, mind, and soul. Her balanced sequencing is designed to challenge you, leaving you feeling stronger and more motivated than ever before.
Peryl Cain, RYT 200
In 2016, Peryl received training in California under the guidance of a highly esteemed guru. However, midway through the training, her guru unexpectedly departed for India, leaving Peryl to manage her studio with newfound responsibility and limited experience. Ever since, Peryl has been teaching Vinyasa, Yin, Gentle and Power Yoga with the goal of helping people push their physical, mental and creative boundaries, just as her teacher did for her. Join her class at any level of experience and leave with the joy of having flowed through something you’ve likely never seen before.
Meredith Jackson, RYT 500
Meredith has been practicing movement and dance her whole life, and has trained in a variety of Yoga styles including Hatha, Ashtanga Vinyasa, Yin and Yoga Nidra. Her classes weave somatic embodiment practices with the modern understanding of neurobiology. Meredith is an avid hiker and sailor, and enjoys spending time outside.
Rachelle Pulver, RYT 200, RPYT
Rachelle has practiced yoga for over 10 years now. Yoga has had a huge impact on her life – it has gotten her through a lot of hard times, provided self-discovery, and deepened her relationship with herself. She aims to provide the same to all her students with her life motto, “the journey is more important than the destination”. To further her practice, she completed a
200 hour YTT in 2018, and has loved to spread yoga to her community ever since. She is certified in Yin and got certified in Prenatal + Postnatal yoga styles to prepare for her own pregnancy, birth, and postpartum recovery. She is also a wellness coach who helps women navigate life transitions and pursue their dream life with clarity + purpose, and works as a Software Engineer. In her spare time, she loves to spend time outdoors whether it be backpacking, snowshoeing, cornhole, croquet, or gardening. She is also a HUGE board gamer – loves to play heavy strategy board games and is also in the process of co-designing a couple games. She looks forward to connecting with you and leading you on a journey of self-discovery!
Chelsea Rose, RYT 200
As a perpetual student of health, wellness, mindfulness + sustainability, Chelsea has devoted much of her time to the art of movement. From a young age, she was a competitive Scottish dancer + became a dance teacher at age 17. Chelsea has been trained in yoga asana, aerial yoga asana, barre, silks, trapeze, cycling + is a certified personal trainer. With a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science, she combines her knowledge of the body + experience in sharing this passion with others. Her intention is to provide an encouraging space for students to heal their body + sharpen the mind through creative, functional + intelligent movement.
John Marosi, RYT 200
John has been fascinated with operational fitness since early childhood, finding ways to transport his surfboard on a Huffy or skateboard to the beach in Southern California and still make good grades in school.
Having played varsity soccer and baseball in high school, John became hooked on the solo endurance sport of triathlon in the early years of the sport. Having completed over 250 career triathlons in multiple distance categories as an age-group amateur, John knows the value of well-balanced training including strength, mobility, nutrition and recovery.
After a tour in the Marines, John has actively enjoyed Colorado and the greater Southwest’s boundless hiking, climbing, kayaking, SUP, running, cycling and winter experiences. He has practiced and taught a wide range of fitness modalities for over 20 years, including CrossFit, kickboxing, yoga, jumprope, kettlebells, and HIIT. He brings his passion for movement into the group fitness environment by challenging every member to explore their practice with energy and tap into the power of the team.
He presents every person he works with the opportunity to not only recognize their capabilities and limitations, but to test both as much as possible in their pursuit of longevity.