Andrea Lindsay
I began a regular yoga practice in 2014 following the death of my first husband. It was something that helped me process my grief and loss, as well as build physical and emotional strength. I loved the effect yoga had on my outlook and noticed my mood improved, the veil of fog and grief was lifted.
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I did my 200 hour YTT with Chantel Gerfen in 2018 to deepen my knowledge and practice. I wanted to share my love of yoga with others and immediately began to teach classes at Transcend yoga studio. I completed my 300 hour YTT with Emily Perry 2021 making 500 YTT certified.
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I love what yoga has done for me! It has changed how I approach the unexpected twists and turns life sends my way. I feel peace and contentment as I seek to stay present wherever I am, even through the hard stuff.
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I love how strong my body feels as I practice yoga! It keeps getting better. Come practice with me, wherever you are in your journey- it's the perfect place to start.
Chantel Gerfen
Chantel Gerfen follows and shares a steady philosophy of how important the mind body connection is. She believes through a regular yoga and meditation practice this connection will deepen and transform your life. Chantel became a certified personal trainer 2005 and studied to achieve E-200 hour YA yoga certification in 2007. She spent her first 7 years of personal training assisting Physical Therapists in strengthening and rehabilitation programs while working at a Wasatch Physical Therapy in Ogden, Utah. Since then she has continued doing personal training and teaching yoga.
Chantel lives between the beautiful Wasatch and Wellsville mountain ranges in northern Utah with her husband Brett of 19 years and two beautiful children Dawsyn and Allee. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family, snowboarding, hiking, running, road biking, practicing yoga, healthy cooking and attempting to garden.
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Jennifer Sinor
I have been practicing yoga for twenty years, beginning with classes taught by Dennise Gackstetter in the Mt. Logan Middle School gym. While the popularity of yoga has grown here in the valley and throughout the world, what drew me to my mat then has not changed from what calls me to practice today: a life lived in the present moment. Yoga doesn’t give us anything that we don’t already have, but it does help us discern the reality by which we want to guide our lives. For me, yoga isn’t just something I do for an hour a day. Yoga is the day, and the night, and every moment in between.
The yoga classes that I offer are steeped in the spiritual aspects of the practice. I have studied in India, taken many courses in yoga history and philosophy, and have earned my 500-hour certification. I teach a variety of classes, running from up-tempo strength classes, to restorative yoga, to traditional Yin Yoga classes, a unique practice that I have studied under Bernie Clark to learn. What I tell myself about all of my teaching is that I, as a teacher, need to get out of the way. This 3,000 year-old practice does the work. We just need to show up and attend.
In addition to teaching at Sol Speak, I help facilitate the Amrita Yoga Satsang with my husband, Michael Sowder. I am also a professor of English at Utah State University where I teach creative writing. My books can be found at jennifersinor.com and much of my most recent work centers on yoga.
Megan Anstine
Megan has always loved being active, her parents joke she danced before she walked. After dancing through high school, Megan set a goal to stay fit, retain her strength and flexibility and yoga provided that capability. But soon she noticed a positive shift in her mental health due to yoga and now it’s a constant stability in her life. During her sophomore year of college in 2014, she took her first yoga class from Emily Perry and became hooked. After years of practicing, she finally had the opportunity to receive her 200-hour Yoga Alliance YTT certification from Emily in 2019. Megan has been teaching yoga classes for Crossfit Antietam for over a year and is excited to teach at Sol Speak and share her love for yoga and at the same time learn from students and other yoga instructors.
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Megan is a native of Cache Valley and attended Utah State University graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work. Besides vibing on the mat, she is an avid snowboarder (AASI certified), Crossfitter, water sport lover, movie watcher, camper and concert goer.
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Melissa Burch
Hello! I’m Melissa Burch. People in the fitness world call me Mel. I began practicing yoga here in Cache Valley as I was finishing my bachelors degree in Family, Consumer and Human Development. Soon after receiving my degree, I completed my month long 200 hr. RYT in Jackson Hole. My style of teaching reflects how I practiced and was taught there. I am now certified in Total Barre and enjoy teaching that as well!
I’m incredibly grateful for the students at Sol Speak and the friendships I’ve made there over the years. We have such an amazing community!
When I’m not teaching or filming for various fitness companies I enjoy playing with my two sweet girls and my amazing, supportive husband. I love traveling, the outdoors, gardening, cooking, vintage shopping and rearranging my house.
Can’t wait to practice with you!
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Rachel Quillen
I have been practicing yoga for eight years and teaching for four and half. When I attended my first yoga class I never thought I would fall in love with it so easily, but I was hooked. After giving up on numerous paths that didn't fit me I finally found my home.
I took my 200 hr Yoga Teacher Training with Transcend Yoga School and it was truly life changing. I wanted to learn more, so the next year I began my 300 hr YTT with Emily Perry and during this time I had my beautiful daughter who I am absolutely obsessed with and I can't get enough of.
I found that every time I learned more that there was even more to learn so in the fall of 2019 I started a program for Yoga Therapy that was shut down in 2020. I hope one day to finish that training and become a certified yoga therapist.
I love running with my dog, painting, spending time with my family and friends, being silly and creating music with my husband
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Saundra Liddell
Saundra is a transplant from Northern California where she began her yogic journey with a pre-natal practice for strength and wellness. Over the course of many years and with more practice, a love for learning and experiencing deeper expressions of self-care, a yogic knowledge blossomed. Joining a wealth of trainings & teachings in the fields of yoga, anatomy, biomechanics & kinesiology, including a 200hr YTT with Pure Joy Yoga, California, the flower opened with the desire to share with others.
Saundra is a member of Yoga Alliance. She currently teaches Vinyasa flow, gentle, and chair yoga in various studios, as well as online. Her technique and style lend to Hatha Yoga with emphasis on breath work, proper alignment, movement and meditation. Her passion lies in the advancement of wellness and healthy lifestyle choices for people of all abilities and age. She encourages growth of the physical and spiritual self, the interconnectedness to each other, and to our universe.
Once off the mat (and feeling renewed and refreshed), time spent with family, gardening, reading, outdoor adventures and cooking up a storm are additional life loves!
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Shayna Saxton
I’m Shayna. I‘m constantly missing the ocean, and hoping for sun. My babies and husband keep me going always. I love bodies and movement and yoga to R& music. I was lucky to have trained under the beautiful Emily Perry for all 500 hours of my teacher training. Yoga is my favorite for so many reasons, but especially because I’m constantly meeting so many inspiring people. Connection is so important to me, and yoga is a practice of that. Thankful to be growing and learning always, especially as a teacher in such a beautiful space.
Sophie Demiris
Sophie Demiris first sought out yoga as a form of exercise, but she soon fell in love with the calm and centered feeling that it brought to every aspect of her life. After casually practicing for several years, she decided to dedicate herself to yoga and sought to become a yoga teacher. She completed her 200 hour certification in the Summer of 2020 and hopes to continue her yoga education soon.
Sophie’s passion is helping others to heal and grow through yoga, bringing them the same clarity that yoga brought her. She believes that a regular practice can improve your physical wellbeing and achieve a more grounded, healthy state of mind—both on and off the mat.
When not practicing yoga, Sophie enjoys photography; painting; playing poker; running; and spending time with her friends, boyfriend, and cat.
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Samantha Akers
Yoga & Mindfulness found Sam in 1998, a year after she was diagnosed with chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia and Lyme’s disease. Through Restorative yoga, she began to heal and knew that these practices were the key to supporting others in finding their best selves, regardless of the conditions they might be diagnosed with. Sam began to train in yoga, mindfulness and massage therapy, to create a holistic program, eventually called TheraYoga, as a way to prescribe natural modalities from ancient traditions, to support each persons individual needs for their desired growth. She began to feel that there was so much fast paced yoga in Los Angeles and believed there must be a way to bring the gentler, therapeutic and trauma sensitive therapies, to the greater public. Now in her 23rd year of teaching, she specializes in Restorative & Engaged Yin yoga, Slow Flow & Alignment Foundations, Yoga for the Spine, Pelvic Floor health, Yoga for beginners and special conditions, self-massage through Yoga Tune Up ball rolling, trauma sensitive yoga as well as is a Certified Mindfulness teacher and Buddhist Insight instructor. Her passions include bringing deeper educational programs to other yoga teachers, weaving loving kindness practices into every class and private sessions, creating the space for all humans to fall in love with their beauty and perfection that is already present and inviting all yoga practices to meet the individual, not force the individual into the yoga. Her classes are filled with laughter and love, along with the orientation towards the foundations of alignment as our blueprint for optimal health and wellness.
Sam has been offering therapeutic yoga and myofascial release therapy to private clients for over a decade. If you are looking to rehabilitate injury, a diagnosed condition, incorporate yoga and mindfulness into prescriptions for healing pain & trauma, Sam’s loving and kind approach along with her knowledge of alignment foundations, biomechanics and connective tissue issues may just be the right fit for you. "Whether you are a beginner or and advanced yogi, through attention to breath, mindful awareness and love, we can attune to our changing needs, smile at those changes and step into our best selves.”
E-RYT500, C-IAYT, CMT, MFRT.
Heather Mcphie
Hello my name is Heather.
I was introduced to yoga after a very traumatic event, and my path to wholeness began. I was eager to deepen my knowledge and advance my spiritual journey of this amazing practice, so I enrolled in 200-hour YTT course with Transend Yoga School.
Having no intention of teaching, it quickly became clear to me, that guiding was the next step as a student.
I am very thankful for all the amazing teachers and fellow practitioners. The yoga community is so supportive.
When I am not on the mat, I am bossed around by two miniature donkeys, Sweet Ruby Su, and Sassy Melba Lu. While yoga is teaching me presence, my donkeys teach me patience.
I am incredibly grateful for this journey, and the opportunity to share it with others. Hope to see you on the mat!
Tedi Searle
My goal is to spark Joy through Movement. I got a masters degree in Exercise Science in 2012, became a certified personal trainer, got a E-200 hour yoga certification in 2020, and than my 300 hr yoga certification in 2022. I spent my first professional years teaching high school and college fitness courses while also teaching health science education. I was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult and started sharing how exercise helps manage it.
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I love being active through sports, riding horses, and trail running. I enjoy camping, being in nature, and working with animals. They bring a certain calm and joy to life.
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Angelina Cosgrove
My name is Angelina! I started practicing yoga during my first year of college back in Massachusetts, and it has become a consistent part of my routine ever since. Being a retired gymnast of 13 years, yoga has provided a space for me to stay physically active, as well as an opportunity to clear my mind and leave anything stressful behind. I have recently obtained my bachelor's degree in Psychology, as well as having received my barre certification and 200 hr. RYT.
Other than being on the mat, I also love powerlifting, practicing handstands, and coaching gymnastics.
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Alison Dursteler
Always being passionate about health and wellness, Ali instantly fell in love with yoga from day one. From then on, she became an assiduous yoga practitioner, realizing that it not only made her feel better on the physical level, but on a spiritual and mental level too, on and off the mat. At some point in her life, she felt the need to share what she has learned throughout this venture with the people around her and that's how she decided to take a step forward to officially become a yoga teacher. Ali completed her 200hr YTT training with Chantel Gerfen at Transcend Yoga School. Combined with being a registered nurse, she enjoys sharing her knowledge to help others become more healthy on and off the mat. She offers health and wellness coaching in addition to teaching yoga.
Ali is a Cache Valley native, and enjoys running, gardening, crime podcasts, and her best dog Luna
Venicia Wilson
Venicia decided she wanted to share the mental and physical transformation that yoga brought to her. After studying extensively as a student, she followed her dream of becoming a certified Yoga instructor. She completed her 200 hour Yoga Alliance teacher training in 2012 at Prana Yoga Trolley Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, under the direction of Matt Newman, Scott Moore and Jennifer Ellen Mueller.