Kristin Jones: Helping people to live more balanced and healthy lives is Kristin’s passion. First introduced to yoga at age 8 by her mother. Kristin began to infuse yoga into her life through her teenage and college years. In 2003, Kristin completed her 200-hour multidisciplinary yoga teacher training in Wilmington, North Carolina and has since studied with many renowned teachers. Kristin's Ashtanga teaching has developed from study with Sri. K. Pattabhi Jois, Doug Swenson, Chuck Miller, Maty Eratzy, David Keil, and Mr. Sheshadri. Studies with Shiva Rea, Seane Corn, Brian Kest, Twee Merrigan, and Simon Park have influenced her Vinyasa classes. Kristin has also traveled internationally as the assistant of renowned yoga master, Doug Swenson. Kristin believes that yoga serves to liberate the soul, and can ultimately heal and free our internal world, as well as the world at large. Kristin’s asana classes are strong, yet nurturing; with emphasis on finding spiritual growth and peace within physical challenge. It is her honor and privilege to serve.

With a B.A. in Psychology, she now holds Master's degree in Mental Health Counseling. Her current life and career development is called Yoga Therapy and involves yoking the healing powers of yoga and psychology for more holistic therapy. Yoga Therapy is a combination of life coaching, mental health counseling techniques, meditation, and asana practice. Kristin has experience teaching yoga and counseling to people of all levels, ages, and those with a variety of mental, physical, and emotional difficulties. She allows empathy, unconditional positive regard, and genuiness to lead the way in all of her classes and in yoga therapy.www.kristinjonesyoga.com.