Kristin began practicing yoga as a way to complement her dance training, but her yoga practice grew into so much more – into a rich path of self-discovery and healing. In her classes, Kristin guides her students into a deep inner experience and empowers them to discover their personal yoga. In 2011, she left her career in marketing analytics in order to offer her life to yoga and dance. Kristin completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and has taken advanced teacher training with Pranakriya Yoga. Both Kripalu and Pranakriya yoga emphasize cultivating compassionate awareness and individualized practice. The complex web that is yoga and its history continuously challenges and fascinates her. Kristin is also currently a student in the U of I Dance Department. She lives in Urbana with her husband, Chris, and her dog, Tas.