It's All About You, yoga and more...
Our Instructors
Autumn Elliot
Hi, my name is Autumn Elliott, I am a certified Zumba® Instructor and a mother of four. I am a native Wisconsinite and in the Fall of 2006 moved to my husband hometown here in Baraboo. Never being big into physical fitness and having four kids in 6 ½ years was not kind to my body. In the Summer of 2010 after my last son was born, I discovered the Zumba® Fitness program. I was traveling to Portage three times a week to attend classes and was loving it. I was feeling great and decided I wanted to become a certified instructor to help people here in Baraboo feel that way too. Zumba® classes are a fun way to get in shape without feeling like a workout. The music lifts your spirits as you shake and shimmy your way into shape. Join me or Elise for a fantastic fitness party!
Elise Etzweiler
I began my fitness journey a year ago this past January. After a long period of inactivity following the birth of my daughter, I felt an uphill climb and the odds stacked against me. When I looked in the mirror, the image I saw back was not the vision of health and fitness that I desired, but that of a tired, middle-aged, out-of-shape housewife. I jumped in, feet first, taking three fitness classes a week and running three times a week. It took a while for me to see changes, but once they started, it was rapid. I believe that my Zumba class was a big reason for my success. I feel that I can directly attribute my initial big drop in weight to my Zumba class. And it was funI It did not feel like "work" at all. With my background in dance, and short stint as an aerobics instructor in the 80's, I felt that I wanted to become certified to lead Zumba classes and help inspire others to reach their fitness goals. Please join me here at IAYY for Zumba classes and try a spicy new way of working out and remember, your first class with me is always free. Hope to see you at the fitness party soon!
Kristen Kloostra
Kristen Kloostra is a Yoga Alliance certified Yoga Instructor through the Sivananda Ashram and Yoga Retreat, in Paradise Island, Bahamas. It is her joy to offer private and group sessions in classic Hatha Yoga for all levels and abilities, specializing in beginner, intermediate and gentle, restorative Yoga. She helps individuals find the practice and pace that is best suited for them, bringing freshness and fun into every session. Join her and discover the simplicity and ease of release from stress and tension, and experience the deep peace and vitality that come through the practical Self-awareness of Yoga.
Kristen also gives workshops and retreats for those that desire to learn more about and experience the other aspects of Yoga and personal transformation, including the yogic diet and lifestyle, meditation and prayer, and the Truth teachings of Vedanta (spiritual awakening and union with God). She is an international teacher of A Course in Miracles, the illuminate masterpiece for the healing and enlightenment of humanity, often referred to as the “Vedanta of the West,” and is a licensed massage therapist and healer as well. Her passionate dedication is to inspire in all, the experience of total peace, radiant wholeness and joyous fulfillment. She is delighted to join with Tatsiana and YOU through "It's all about You, Yoga and more..."!
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Laura Godfrey
Laura is a Registered Yoga Teacher through Yoga Alliance in the style of FYB (Feel Your Best) Yoga, which is a branch of Hatha yoga and incorporated three other styles; Iyengar, Ashtanga, and Viniyoga. She is a stay at home mom of two that has enjoyed the personal growth and physical activity that yoga has offered. She looks forward to helping people find their Self in a yoga practice that is right for them. She has had in depth training in the body systems and structure. To insure correct alignment and the most fulfillment within each posture at all levels.
Dr. Michael Zolper
Dr. Michael Zolper, a chiroparctor, owns and manages the Cafe of life in Baraboo.
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Marielle School
Marielle School is a mother, an artist and a Yoga instructor. She was born in Holland and moved to the USA to study and to teach A Course in Miracles. She dedicates herself to help people with food-addiction through her program: ‘It Matters Totally‘ that combines A Course In Miracles with self-care and self-expression. She is very much inspired by her current study of Alignment Yoga with Scott Anderson and she would love to share this knowledge and the simplicity of her experience with it. She believes in ‘Yoga for the people’ and her classes are focused on meeting her students where they are, to help release tension and to bring awareness, balance and joy in their lives. Marielle works with the three fundamentals of grounding, breathing and relaxation, and focuses on modifying the Yoga poses to the needs of her students. In her classes she uses elements of Hot-Yoga, Hatha Yoga and Pre-Yoga exercises. She also likes to offer private practice for specific mental, emotional and physical needs with the help of restorative Yoga.
Tatsiana O'Neill
Tatsiana (Tanya) obtained her Kripalu Yoga Instructor Certification (200 hour) in 2007 from Rasika (Martha Link) prior to finishing her degree in Economics Management, as well as becoming a Certified Kripalu Yoga Dance Instructor in 2008 via Megha Nancy Buttenheim, which harnesses her love of dance and Yoga. From September 2006 Tanya has been teaching all levels of Yoga classes in the Baraboo area from restorative to advanced level classes, in addition to being available for private classes. Tatsiana, with the goal of changing the world one student at a time, pours her heart and soul into her teaching.
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