yoga for life.

Tara grew up in Lander, Wyoming, where her love for the outdoors took root. Now a wife and mom, she finds joy in family adventures and exploring the beautiful landscapes around her.

Fitness is a big part of Tara’s life. As a certified StrongFirst Level 1 instructor, she loves helping others get stronger and more active. Whether it’s leading a workout or just encouraging friends, she’s all about making fitness fun.

Travel and concerts are her escapes. Tara enjoys discovering new places and sharing live music experiences with friends and family. She believes in the power of positivity and aims to inspire those around her to embrace life and stay active.

Life Shape LEAD

StrongFirst Level 1

Katie was born and raised here in beautiful Montana. She is a former public educator and classically trained ballet dancer. She is an outdoor enthusiast, wife, and mom who’s passionate about making yoga accessible to all. She believes yoga meets you exactly where you are, helping you find strength, balance, and peace—on and off the mat. Katie has been a student of yogic practices her whole adult life and now enjoys sharing this passion in her role as an instructor at The Life Studio. Improving overall community health and wellbeing through these holistic practices is her heart's biggest desire!

B.S. Health and Human Development

M.S. Early Intervention/Childhood Special Education

Certified Mindfulness Instructor

Certified Trauma Informed Specialist

Lisa is a local mosaic artist and sound therapist. She has a variety of skills and talents and is one of those people that is always learning new things. She was trained in Hatha yoga for many years. She loves utilizing props for proper alignment of poses. Her focus now in yoga is her slow and carefully sequenced restorative class.

5 Lineages of Master Reiki

Cranio Sacral 

Virbro Acoustic Practitioner 

Tarot Card Reader and Educator

Naomi Schadt was born and raised in Watertown, Wisconsin, before moving to Bozeman to attend Montana State University. While earning her degrees, she discovered yoga as a much-needed refuge from the academic grind—and she’s been practicing ever since.

In 2024, Naomi began training for and running half marathons, quickly realizing the importance of balance in her routine. She integrates weight training, yoga, and Pilates into her cross-training and recovery, finding that movement is not just about performance but also about staying grounded and feeling her best.

When she's not on the mat, Naomi can be found lost in a good book, experimenting in the kitchen, or soaking up the outdoors—whether hiking, floating, or camping. She also loves live music, caring for her ever-growing jungle of houseplants, and doting on her adorably demanding cat, Duchess.

Originally from Northern Virginia, Erica was introduced to fitness at a young age, growing up in a gym environment with a father who was a bodybuilder. This early exposure to strength training and physical activity shaped their lifelong passion for fitness and wellness. With a deep love for the outdoors, Erica embraces an active lifestyle, constantly seeking new ways to challenge her body and mind.

An avid traveler and lifelong learner, Erica is committed to expanding her knowledge - within the fitness world and beyond. 

Erica's approach to fitness integrates strength, endurance, and mindfulness, helping others not only achieve their fitness goals but also discover the joy of movement and self-improvement.

 Kelli has been immersed in movement since the age of five, starting with dance and later discovering yoga in 2008 while living in Hawaii. Twice-daily walks to a Waikiki studio became a grounding ritual, offering a deep connection between body and spirit.

In 2012, a new opportunity brought her to Montana, where she found Bozeman Power Yoga. Trained in the Ashtanga lineage, she earned her 200-hour certification in early 2023 and now teaches power vinyasa at multiple locations. She has since expanded her training with certifications in Vinyasa Power Yoga, Sculpt Yoga, The Art of Vinyasa, and Jonah Kest’s 7 Doorways methodology.

Kelli sees yoga as a pathway to inner peace. Through creative, breath-driven vinyasa flows, she invites students to embrace the present moment and deepen their self-connection. Off the mat, she fuels her adventurous spirit by hiking, camping, traveling, and exploring Montana’s natural beauty.

My yoga journey began in college in order to stay healthy and build strength and flexibility. Countless vinyasa flows later, I found myself desiring a deeper relationship with my yoga practice, leading to my decision to pursue a teaching certification through YogaMotion Academy (RYT-200 June 2019 graduate). Throughout the months of training, my personal yoga practice matured both physically and spiritually. It was this profound connection to yoga that has drawn me to the teacher’s seat with the yearning to help bring others a deeply spiritual and foundational yoga practice.

Debbie Watkins started practicing yoga in the 70's with the formerly prominent Light of Yoga Society in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.  Putting her practice aside for many years, her passion for yoga was rekindled twelve years ago.  Yoga has been central to her life since then as witnessed by practicing with numerous teachers, completing a 15-month 200-hour RYT training, increasing her knowledge of yoga philosophy and meditation, working toward her 500-hour certification, and purchasing a yoga studio and teaching all-level classes in the Akron area.  Upon selling her studio and moving to Orange County, CA, Debbie has taught yoga classes in several local studios and continues teaching on Zoom since 2020.

Mati grew up in Montana, where her love of moving through the mountains first took root. She discovered yoga at a young age, though it wasn’t until early adulthood that the practice became a profound influence in her life. Today, Mati is passionate about sharing yoga to guide others toward deeper self-trust and more purposeful living. She is pursuing her Katonah Yoga® teaching certification, and you may notice a subtle weaving of this theory in her classes. Off the mat, Mati runs SIS ✶ SISTERS IN SNOW, a global community for women driven by winter pursuits. 

For Keely, yoga has been a deep well of personal enrichment which has continued to inspire her to share this practice through teaching. In this space, she gets to bridge her love for embodied movement with empowering others to actualize their amazing potential. Yoga offers us a deeper relationship with ourselves, and Keely is passionate about guiding people home to themselves.

In 2021, Keely completed her yoga teacher training in Peru and has since had the opportunity to teach in a variety of different studios to an endless array of people. She loves to see this practice bring people of all walks of life together, and cherishes the community she finds at the heart of each space. 

When she’s not on her mat, Keely is most likely outside. She is local to Three Forks where she lives and works on her family ranch.

Donja was born in Holland.

She found Yoga in her early twenties and quickly fell in love with all aspects of Yoga and meditation. Yoga, meditation, and Pranayama became lifelong tools and have helped her through some of life’s toughest challenges. She weaves Yoga into all aspects of life to stay grounded, present, and aware. 

She loves sharing the gift of Yoga through flowing Vinyasas and sometimes contemplative Hatha practice. 

Currently pursuing her 500 hour YTT and Pranayama certification and look forward to continuing to share the joy of Yoga.

Off the mat she devotes her time to helping animals and being outdoors.

The outdoors and movement have always been a big part of Ashlee’s life. When she moved to Montana nine years ago, she became a personal trainer and group fitness instructor, which grew her passion not only for fitness and wellness but also for helping others discover these benefits for themselves and find their confidence. Yoga has woven in and out of Ashlee’s life over the years, becoming a key part of both her physical strength and her mental clarity. As a dedicated trail runner, she knows the importance of strength training, stretching, and listening to the body, and she brings that same mindful, balanced approach into every class she teaches.

She’s excited to bring her energetic style, intentional movement, and love for challenge into Life Yoga’s Shape and Strong classes, creating a space where students can push limits, build resilience, and have fun while doing it.

Originally beginning her yoga journey with Bikram style classes Meaghan gained a deep appreciation for alignment and spending time learning the mechanics of a set series of postures, but found herself seeking more than just a physical challenge in a hot room. 

Through deeper exploration she discovered the profound impact yoga, meditation and breath control can truly have on one’s life. Having completed her 200hr YTT with Life Studios she’s excited to bring a fun, lush, expansive and intentional practice to her classes. Meaghan is passionate about inclusivity and helping students to feel confident knowing that yoga is truly meant for all bodies. 

Yoga for me is a pathway of coming home to myself over and over again. I participate in sports and hobbies that deregulate my nervous system. Yoga is an essential way of grounding me back into myself and has easily become a vital part of my daily life. 

I love that this practice will meet you where you’re at, and there’s a million different ways to practice. When I first started practicing yoga, it was just to find calmness and strengthen my body. It goes so far beyond that, it offers me connection to myself, life and to others. 

Exploring yoga and going through YTT has given me a deeper understanding of techniques I can take off the mat and integrate into my lifestyle. I’m so excited to help guide others home to themselves and share my passion about the importance of exploration within. 

I found yoga in college when I was searching for deeper connection & meaning. Like many, my relationship with the practice has ebbed & flowed- at times close & devoted, at other times distant. Through it all yoga has remained a steady invitation to return to myself, exactly as I am. 

I grew up in Montana, where spending time in nature shaped the way I move through the world. I love camping, hiking, snowboarding, and being outdoors, & I draw a lot of inspiration from the natural rhythms of the land- something that continues to influence my teaching. Im also a dog mom and come from a big family, which has taught me the value of connection, patience, & showing up with an open heart. 

For me, yoga is about creating space- space to breathe, to feel, to soften, and to reconnect. I see yoga as both a physical practice and a way of moving through the world with more presence & kindness. My classes weave together mindful flow, strength, and moments of ease, offering the freedom to explore movement in a way that feels both authentic & expansive. My hope is that you leave class feeling more grounded, more connected & a little more at home in yourself. 

 Melissa was born and raised in Montana and has deep family roots in the Gallatin Valley. She is a licensed Counselor and has been passionate about helping others since her teenage years. Melissa practiced yoga in the past with a casual approach and this last year, sought out yoga again for deeper reasons. While trying to find balance as a mother, wife, and counselor, she reunited with her practice and the spark to do more bodywork was lit. Being able to find stillness and calm in the mind as well as strength and validation in the body has been life changing. Melissa recently completed her 200h YTT with Life Studio and wants to provide space for others that may be searching for balance, clarity, and connection. She will greet you in class with non-judgement, acceptance, and permission to just be yourself and hopefully you leave with much more. 

B.S Health and Human Development

M.S Health and Human Development-Mental Health Counseling

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor

Licensed School Counselor