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Darcy NeumannDarcy is the owner of Soulista. She is a yoga instructor, certified through Yoga Alliance as a Registered Yoga Teacher. She has completed her Classical Pilates training at Centerspace in Minneapolis and has over 1000 hours of training. She is currently working on completing her Thai Yoga certification through the Yoga Center of Minneapolis. She also earned a degree from the University of North Dakota in nursing. Darcy has a real passion for all these disciplines. During all her years in the fitness and nursing fields she has found that yoga, pilates, and Thai Yoga have given her the most life changing benefits. Her belief is taking care of your outer self and inner soul. Her passion and devotion to alignment, awareness, concentration, precision, and breath will all be reflected in her classes and private sessions. She strives to provide you with the tools to uncover your highest potential. Motivated to help you expand your knowledge in these disciplines she also intends on bringing workshops, retreats, trainings, and a variety of classes and instructors to Soulista that helps all our clients create a more holistic and balanced life. Karla HensrudKarla has been in the fitness industry for over 22 years and is a personal trainer, pilates/yoga, as well as a group exercise instructor. Her true spirit and passion though lies in teaching Budokon. As a Budokon Sensei, she will guarantee you workshops and classes full of hard work and fun! Karla's degrees and certificates include: ACSM, NETA, Fitnour Pilates mat and reformer, Fitour Yoga, Basic Sports Massage, Nutrition, Group Power. In addition, she is currently active in Tae Kwon Do, Brazilian Juijitsu, and is a Reiki Master. To contact Karla by email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Gina Sandgren
Just like everyone, her life has taken interesting twists and turns. Throughout the joys and challenges that have resulted, two lifestyle practices (she adopted years ago) have stood the test of time: daily quiet time and serving others remain true in their perpetual delivery of enrichment to her life. She believes our purpose unfolds when our heart’s greatest joy meets the world’s greatest need. If you can help others get what they want in a way that makes your heart sing, you have aligned with your personal calling. Further, she believes this aligns with the universal calling to serve one another.
Erin Hoolihan
Brenda Haugstad
She also earned a B.S. degree in Industrial Illustration from MSU. By caring for the “yogi” within, a person can achieve a state of peace and harmony within themselves.
Jessica Jacobson
Twila Keim
Twila has trained under several internationally known yoga instructors including David Swenson, Doug Swenson, Rod Stryker, Tias Little, Cyndi Lee, Seane Corn, Eoin Finn, and Darren Maim. She continues to attend workshops, conferences and teacher trainings to enhance her own practice and to bring more knowledge to her students. Twila has practiced law for 10 years. She lives in Fargo with her husband, and she has one grown son. Her other interests include golf, classical music, and Constitutional Law.
Andrea Krejci
Cathryn Ste. MarieCathryn Ste. Marie was trained in classical ballet at Pacific Northwest Ballet and Cornish Preparatory in Seattle, WA. where she also studied modern dance. In 1993 Cathryn was introduced to Pilates after a dance injury and continued to supplement her dance training with Pilates classes. In 1997 she received her B.F.A. in dance from Cornish College of the Arts and moved to New York City to pursue a professional dance career. By 2008 Cathryn was working as an office manager for a software company in NYC and living to pay rent. During a ski trip to Utah Cathryn tore her anterior cruciate ligament and had her first (and hopefully last) surgery. The ski accident was a wake up call that she had not intended to spend her life behind a desk. With the support of her husband, family and friends, Cathryn took a leap of faith and quit her job to become a Pilates instructor. Cathryn feels blessed everyday to share her knowledge, experience and self with others through her Pilates practice.
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Gina Sandgren lives in Moorhead with her teachers: the three amazing souls of her husband and best friend, Ross; her 14-yr.-old daughter, Sommer; and her 10-yr.-old son, Devon. Her professional life has encompassed healthcare administration, writing, self-employment, raising her children full-time and volunteering. Currently, her heart sings when sharing the benefits of mindful living by helping others create a daily quiet practice as a meditation/mindfulness instructor. She articulates this as a contributor for the book, Inviting Dialogue. She is also fully engaged as a G.I.V.E. (Give with the Intention of a Vigorous Economy) Campaign advocate.
Erin developed her passion for yoga from her study of movement and dance. While in college, yoga and meditation allowed Erin to gain an awareness of her body and mind that continues to inspire her yoga practice on and off the mat. Through her vinyasa flow classes, Erin wishes to help her students gain a deeper understanding of their own bodies by listening to their higher Self and focusing on the mind-body connection that develops through yoga. Erin has a 200-hour level yoga certification through Tanya Boigenzahn Sowards of Devanadi Yoga. She also has over 5 years of teaching experience in the Fargo/Moorhead community. Erin graduated from Concordia College in 2009 and will be attending law school in the fall of 2010 to pursue environmental law.
After completing the 5 level program in Thai yoga therapy from Thai Yoga Bodywork of Minneapolis, Brenda became a Registered Thai Therapist (RTT) through THAI (Thai Healing Alliance International). She is ND state licensed and Nationally Certified in both Massage therapy and Reflexology.
When I started in Group Fitness I didn't know how much variety their was and is. I was not looking for Yoga but it found me. Yoga comes so naturally and I love to share Yoga with many different people, of all ages and physical abilities. My Yoga training has opened me up to many different paths of Yoga and ways to present it safely and creatively. I love to share how the body moves and the feeling we receive from the movement and introducing tools for transformation within, such as acceptance and awareness about yourself and others.
Twila is an E-RYT 500 yoga instructor through Yoga Alliance and also has certifications in Personal Training, pilates, and sports nutrition. Twila started regularly practicing yoga in 1996 when she began law school at the age of 40. She began teaching yoga in 2002 and received her training through the Yoga Center of Minneapolis. Twila is passionate about her teaching. In her classes, she provides positive support and encouragement on alignment and technique, utilizing gentle nudges and adjustments, all with a sense of humor to maintain a relaxed and enjoyable environment. Her primary objective, besides turning more and more people on to a healthier, more peaceful lifestyle that continually challenges them to grow, is to teach a system of exercise that fully integrates the body, mind, and spirit.
Andrea has earned a 200 hour teaching certification in Hatha Yoga fromYandara Yoga Institute. She graduated from the College of Saint Benedict with a degree in Theatre. She lives in Fargo with her soulmate, Phillip, and their outdoors-loving cat, Cooper. As well as teaching an Introduction to Yoga class at Soulista, Andrea also