Our teachers here at HPY are committed to helping you achieve your best practice. We have experience from both a teacher and student aspect to yoga, and prioritize your safety above all else. We are here for you, so don’t hesitate to let your teacher know where you are at so we can help you get the most from your own personal journey. Each of our teachers specializes in something different- spend some time exploring and see what each of them can offer you!
Keturah Liz
Keturah Liz was born and raised in Jackson, where her journey in yoga and meditation began. After moving to Laramie for school, she calls this place her home and started a family. Liz has been practicing yoga for over a decade and received her 200 hour certification in 2018. In 2020 she took ownership of the studio and feels humbled to call this place her second home. Her background in meditation and Buddhist study are important parts in her own personal yoga practice. Often, she will incorporate those special, personal pieces into the yoga room when she teaches. In her classes, you can expect to build some heat, but also allowing time to hold onto postures and dive deep connecting the mind to the practice. Consider it a moving meditation.
Angela Kelly
Angela’s first experience of yoga was in 1999 when she was introduced to Ashtanga Yoga System by Phineas Kelly, now her husband, and an Ashtanga yogini at a shalaon a small island in the middle of the Pacific, little did she know that it would shape her life in such profound ways. After many years of studying with her teachers and moving back to WY she started teaching classes. Angela has been a practitioner for 20 years and has taught yoga to all ages from school age children all the way up to Ashtanga Vinyasa for adults. Her classes start with slow detailed movement through sun salutations, with attention to bandhas and breath, and progresses gradually and mindfully into the primary series practice of Ashtanga. Angela’s teaching is a breath-centric vinyasa flow that moves deep into the subtleties of a rooted asana practice. She believes that Ashtanga can be a mirror and if we practice long enough there is opportunity for healing and real growth. Mostly though, she is humbled and forever grateful to her teachers in India and here in the U.S., with whom she continues study to understand the thread of this practice. She is grateful to her senior teachers Richard Freeman, Mary Taylor and Tim Miller here in the U.S. for walking this path with authenticity and courageously showing up for their students. She hopes she can offer a small fraction of their capabilities and what they have so graciously taught to her. Angela is excited to be a part of sharing the infinite and unending gifts of Ashtanga Yoga. She looks forward to meeting you on your mat.
Jesse Johnston
Jesse is passionate about food, fitness, and optimal well-being. As a result, he’s been drawn to various disciplines throughout the last 10 years—he became a personal trainer in 2007, graduated from the University of Wyoming with a degree in Kinesiology and Health Promotion in 2012, attended massage therapy school in Costa Rica, completed his 200-hour yoga teacher training in 2014, and became a certified Raw Food Chef at Living Light Culinary Institute.
“For me, yoga is an effective way to experience a state of ‘union’ or ‘wholeness’; a state when the mind and body, work together harmoniously. That’s why I’m drawn to nutrition, culinary arts, meditation, and strength training as well. Each of these in their own way cultivates vitality and self-awareness.”
He enjoys teaching challenging classes that leave students with a better understanding of anatomy, strength, and alignment.
Keileigh Yeend
Keileigh was first drawn to Yoga for the physical aspects, but soon found the spiritual, emotional, and mental sides were what benefited her most. As a Social Worker, Keileigh is a helper and healer who wanted to learn more about how Yoga can heal, so she earned her RYT-200 from Dharma in March 2018. She takes both a spiritual and physical approach to her practice. Keileigh has found the mindfulness in connecting breath and body can be carried throughout many activities and life changes.
Keileigh’s classes are a mixed approach of Mental, Physical, Spiritual and Emotional Wellbeing. Her goal is to help you find your own “ah ha” moments and go throughout your day being the best version of yourself. She focuses on helping you to take your work on the mat and carry it throughout your day.
Emily Braunberger
Emily first came to Hot Power Yoga looking for an alternative to standard weights-and-cardio exercise, but instead found supportive peers, nurturing teachers, challenging classes, and everything she needed to find a better version of herself. As she improved herself, physically and mentally, she couldn’t wait for a chance to share this knowledge and experience with others. With this goal in mind, she completed her 200 hour yoga training in November 2015, and have put her infectious enthusiasm to good use. Emily shares her love of superheroes and Star Wars during classes at HPY and Cathedral Home for Children.
Anastasia Brady
Anastasia first came to her mat in 2011 through her college roommate who was an instructor at the time. Following a heavy break-up, she thought it might be beneficial for her mental health and she was right. Her love of yoga was immediate, attending classes regularly and getting the added bonus of private, giggle-infused basement sessions with her yogi roomie. In 2013 Anastasia discovered hot yoga through Lifetime Fitness in Casper, Wyoming and her love only deepened. Already knowing the emotional benefits of yoga she was now connected with the physical benefits of her practice more than ever. In March of 2018, Anastasia received her 200-hour certification from Dharma, The Institute for Awakened Living.
Anastasia is a gentle soul and her teaching style reflects this in her softhearted classes. She is a mental health professional by day and her belief in the importance of mental-physical-emotional balance is tied into each of her classes with the hope of each student leaving her class feeling a deeper sense of harmony.
Off the mat, Anastasia enjoys spending every free second with her two rescue dogs, Arlo and Clyde, cooking with her husband, and recharging in the mountains when the Wyoming winds allow.
Karolina Klatka
Karolina discovered yoga through her early years intensively involved in dance, particularly ballet, and pilates. While spending a semester abroad dancing, Karolina slowly shifted her focus to yoga classes, where she found the sense of peace and mindfulness she had been looking for. Soon after in 2017, she completed her 200 hr. RYT in Krakow, Poland at 5 Elements International School of Yoga & Movement. Though she knows that dance will always be a part of her life and movement style, she chooses to practice yoga daily and acknowledge the powerful role it plays in her life. She enjoys challenging herself and others, but she recognizes that we all have different bodies and backgrounds, therefore, our yoga practices will each be beautifully unique. She approaches each student with respect and dignity, building their practice up to their personal best. She also incorporates aspects of dance and pilates into her classes.
Karolina recently returned to Laramie after spending a year studying the Polish language in her hometown of Krakow, Poland. She graduated from the University of Wyoming in 2020 and is ecstatic to be back “home” in Laramie for now, teaching, working, and appreciating the expansive open spaces that Wyoming has to offer.
Reba Nordin
Originally from Colorado, Reba graduated from the University of Wyoming in 2012. Having found that yoga practice through college helped with stress relief and self esteem, she wanted to learn more. She graduated from yoga training in 2016 falling in love with the practice and the people she came in contact with. She holds a career as a nurse, currently working as a Registered Nurse First Assistant in orthopedic surgery. She has a passion for intertwining yoga practice with anatomy and conscientious movement. In her spare time she enjoys going on surgical missions, spending time with her husband, riding horses, camping, cooking and being with her family.