Melody Miller was introduced to yoga in Wichita, KS in 1978.  Although life interfered, she continued to play with postures and breath until she returned to a consistent practice in 1998.  Her training is in Bikram, Ashtanga and classical yoga with main teachers of Mick Goodman, Patricia Gray, Emily Darling, Karim Memi and Kathleen Kastner.  Melody completed her intensive teacher training with Integrative Yoga Therapy and a year long apprenticeship with Yoga Vedanta Shala. 

Candy McClelland, RYT -

Lisa Sewalson -

Having been a fitness instructor for close to fifteen years now, her qualifications almost have no limits. She is AAA/ISMA certified in Yoga, Pilates, Kickboxing, Step Aerobics, Spin, and Water Aerobics. Lisa is a PACE certified instructor as well as having been certified through the Kansas City Arthritis Foundation, and has also received her certification as a Mind, Body Personal Trainer. But ask any one of her many students and they will tell you that it is Lisa’s heart for God and people that keep them coming back to class. Raised in small town Washington, Kansas, Lisa’s heritage is one where family comes first in line right after Jesus Christ. Her loyalty to those around her and her passion to help others bring balance into their own lives permeates the atmosphere at Lisa’s classes. Having personally made the grueling journey from injury and illness to health and fitness, Lisa’s struggle to stay positive and patient while she worked through the challenges of her own broken back left her with a deep compassion and understanding for those who have any physical limitations and injuries to overcome of their own. God gave me great friends who gave me the support that I truly needed. I just hope and pray that I can be that for someone else as they struggle. That is my greatest desire and where I believe God wants me at this time in my life,” says Lisa. More than an instructor, Lisa is a caregiver and a friend to all who come to know her through her classes. Lisa is also the mother of two teenage children and a glossy brown Boxer named Sadie who sits beside her in her car like a human being……maybe you have seen them pass you on Mur-Len? With no nonsense, no competition, and no judgment…..

It is natural to want to move your body and Yoga was the way I found to inspire that movement.  Physical exercise is only one aspect of yoga, and while it definitely builds strength, flexibility and stamina, it also builds peace of mind and calming breath.   I had tried many forms of exercise prior to yoga but never felt connected. Most of the time I was just dragging myself to the gym to grudgingly workout a couple of times a week, looking around at the mirrors, judging myself and others.  After I took my first Ashtanga class, my perception of exercise- of my body’s desire for physical movement- changed.  I had done very little yoga prior to that day and the class was quite challenging, but afterwards my inner body was at peace.  I woke up the next morning and reworked my schedule so that I could take Ashtanga again.  Before a daily Yoga practice, I was like so many people.  I was over-worked, over-stressed, over-weight, self-conscience and in chronic pain.  My Yoga Journey has been both physically and mentally rewarding as one by one, each of my stresses began to dissolve.   My goal as a teacher is to create an environment that allows each student to experience their own potential for growth as they embark on their individual journey, allowing a connection between the mind and the body, the breath and the spirit, the movement and the stillness.  I enjoy teaching all styles of yoga because each style has unique benefits and personal meaning.  I have completed my 200 Hour Registered Yoga Training with Yoga Fit and am registered 200 Hours with Yoga Alliance. 

Jim Graham RYT -

I began practicing yoga three years ago while in college. An avid soccer player and now coach, I found that yoga was a great supplement to a strenuous soccer season, aiding in muscle flexibility, preventing in injury and training for better breathing. Though I still play soccer recreationally, yoga has been the best thing I could do to allow my body to continue to do so.  Over the past year, I have taken up a much more consistent and serious yoga practice, focusing on the Vinyasa and Power yoga styles. 

I was able to begin teaching yoga last Fall and I have found that teaching has enhanced my personal practice and I have learned a great deal from my students.  In my classes, I like to maintain consistency in certain parts, but I also like to put in much variety so that virtually no class will be quite the same.  Often, the first half or the first two-thirds of the class will be spent moving at a fairly quick pace through Sun Salutations and standing sequences, while the last part of class is spent relaxing into seated poses for several breaths.  I also like to add in arm-balances and inversions to challenge both the mind and the body.  I hope that all of my students experience a bit of challenge in my class, but after the seated poses and Savasana, they leave feeling relaxed and rejuvenated and confident in what they are able to accomplish.

Hema Sharma -