MEET OUR TEAM

Brianna Salmela

STUDIO OWNER

Favorite Quote: “Don’t practice yoga to get better at yoga: practice yoga to get better at living”

Favorite Color: Green

Favorite Yoga Pose: Wheel

Favorite Thing To Do In Marquette: Practice yoga at Alluma

Lori Beth Jokinen

INSTRUCTOR

Favorite Quote: “It’s not about age, it’s about what you do”

Favorite Color: Orange

Favorite Yoga Pose: Warrior Two

Favorite Thing To Do In Marquette: Being at Lake Superior

Kristen Gordon

INSTRUCTOR

Favorite Quote: “May long time sunshine shine upon you. All the love surround you. And the pure light within you guide your way.”

Favorite Color: Light Blue

Favorite Yoga Pose: Extended Side Angle

Favorite Thing To Do In Marquette: Get outside to hike, bike, or ski the trails.

Micaiah Roydes

INSTRUCTOR

Favorite Quote: “The possibility of darkness makes the day seem so bright.” – Stephen King

Favorite Color: Orange

Favorite Yoga Pose: Half Moon

Favorite Thing To Do In Marquette: Being out in the sun in any way possible

Emily McLean

INSTRUCTOR

Favorite Quote: “I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul”

Favorite Color: Blue

Favorite Yoga Pose: Half Moon

Favorite Thing To Do In Marquette: Picnic Rocks on Lake Superior

Jessica Pesola

INSTRUCTOR

Favorite Quote: “Treat others the way you want to be treated”

Favorite Color: Pink

Favorite Yoga Pose: Triangle

Favorite Thing To Do In Marquette: Get some ice cream, ride around the island, and watch the sunset.

Ellen Manos

INSTRUCTOR

Favorite Quote: “The Phoenix hope can wing her way through the desert skies, and still, defying fortunes spite, revive from ashes and rise” – Miguel De Cervantes

Favorite Color: Animal Print

Favorite Yoga Pose: Eagle Pose

Favorite Thing To Do In Marquette: Go to the beach.

Lucy Johnson

INSTRUCTOR

Favorite Quote: “It’s never too late to become who you might have been.” – American Beauty

Favorite Color: Green

Favorite Yoga Pose: Chair Pose, but only when sweet Phoebe cues it because it is actually my least favorite, but her positivity ALWAYS makes me smile.

Favorite Thing To Do In Marquette: Throw the ball in Lake Superior for my dog Charlie

Bethany Prusi

INSTRUCTOR

Favorite Quote: “Reading should not be presented to children as a chore, a duty. It should be offered as a gift.” -Kate DiCamillo

Favorite Color: Green

Favorite Yoga Pose: Yogi Squat into Crow

Favorite Thing To Do In Marquette: Practicing yoga at Alluma

Tim Cleary

INSTRUCTOR

Favorite Quote: “The body is our general medium for having a world.” – Maurice Merleau-Ponty

Favorite Color: Michigan summer sky in July

Favorite Yoga Pose: Inversions

Favorite Thing To Do In Marquette: In all seasons, the right beach, on the right day, with the people, and the right kind of picnic

Phoebe LaTulip

INSTRUCTOR

Favorite Quote: “Love is the only solution to every problem” – Cloudwalker Weaver Healer

Favorite Color: Green

Favorite Yoga Pose: Handstand

Favorite Thing To Do In Marquette: Be at the beach.