Meet our Instructors
I am not a teacher, but an awakener.
~ Robert Frost ~
Gina Clinerman
Gina has been doing yoga since the late-90s but committed to deepening her practice as a way to approach and accept her mental health struggles. She enrolled in yoga teacher training to better understand how yoga helps restore balance to the mind/body. In 12013 she received her 200 hour certification from Blossom Yoga Studio in Laramie, WY. She was trained in Vinyasa Yoga or Flow Yoga, Yin Yoga, and Restorative Yoga. In 2019 Gina trained with Bernie Clark, receiving her certificate for Yin Yoga Teacher Training. She has taken several trainings focused on trauma sensitive yoga with the belief that the nourishing practices of yoga should be available for everyone. Gina's approach to her yoga practice and classes are often informed by her degrees in anthropology and English literature. Her classes often include stories, themes, personal insights, and mythological tales. She believes that the practice of yoga is as expansive as the universe with space enough for all.
Susan Vollbrecht, PhD
Song Leader, Yoga Instructor, Vocal Artist, Circle song Facilitator, & Healer. She is passionate about vocal improvisation and collaborative music making which foster an organic experience of community. She believes singing is our birthright and strong medicine for our well-being, a truly mindful practice. Susan has studied vocal improvisation and group singing from Bobby McFerrin, Rhiannon, David Worm, Joey Blake, Judy Vinar, Ysaÿe M. Barnwell, and Barbara McAfee.
After seeing so many of her students impacted by the stress of the pandemic, Susan earned her RYT 200 training in Spring of 2022 at Runa Yoga Studio in Duluth, MN with the goal of integrating yoga body, breath, and mindful practices into her choral rehearsals. Susan has been practicing yoga for 11 years.
Susan earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education from the University of Wyoming and both Master and PhD degrees in Music Education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She currently serves as Choral Music Educator for Lander’s LVHS & LMS and begins her 12th year as Adjunct Professor for Ohio’s Kent State University online Master of Music Education program. She is grateful to have returned to her Wyoming roots and loves the Lander Community.
Celia Ripple
Celia moved to Lander in the summer of 2021 after a climbing trip here convinced her this is the place she needs to be. Celia has been a lifelong mover. She started practicing yoga in high school at a small studio in hometown in Wisconsin. She found contemporary dance while at Middlebury college in Vermont. She appreciated the ways yoga, dance and sports allowed her to continuously learn about herself and her body in every movement session. Wanting to integrate more joyful movement into her life and learn about the benefits of the Flow Statae, Celia attended a Floor Flow teacher training taught by Marlo Fisken at Flow Movement. Since completing the training, Celia’s goal is to help adults find joyful ways to move outside of our everyday patterns. She loves using music, storytelling, metaphor, and games to encourage curiosity and reflection in movement.
Laura Lozier
Laura is a Lander native and grew up with a background in all forms of dance including Irish and ballet. Missing her passion for dance she first began teaching Zumba group fitness classes and has taken every opportunity to expand and bring in new classes to the community from there. Laura is a certified Barre, Buti Yoga, TRX and cycling instructor and has been involved in group fitness for over a decade. Laura brings a positive encouraging attitude to every class, and loves helping others. She also works full time at the Bureau of Land Management and serves as a public information officer for the Rocky Mountain Critical Incident Management Team for wildland fire response. Laura enjoys spending time with her family, helping her husband working on the ranch and supporting her 2 sons in sports. She also enjoys all types of outdoor recreation including golf, skiing, backpacking, and mountain biking, and loves a tropical beach whenever possible!
Liz Davis, MA
Liz is a former professional dancer who received her masters degree in exercise science from the University of Arizona and has been teaching in the fitness and wellness industry for over 40 years. She was a personal trainer and instructor trainer at the Canyon Ranch Health Resorts in Arizona and Massachusetts. Director of fitness centers for federal employees at several government agencies, director and owner of Teton Pilates and a teacher trainer at several Yoga Alliance certifications. She is a certified Postural Alignment Specialist level 2 from Egoscue University, certified Foundation Training instructor and over the years has held certifications from the American College of Sports Medicine, National Strength and Conditioning Association and the American Council on Exercise. She continues to participate in professional training, including extensive study with Thomas Myers in human dissection. Her unique approach of combining Pilates, Postural Therapy and Foundation Training gives her a wealth of tools to help clients restore their movement potential and quality of life.
Kyle Trumble
Kyle is the CVO (Chief Ventilation Officer) at Odin’s Lab, a bespoke breathwork boutique, helping people live better lives through better breathing. He initially discovered breathwork through yoga but was skeptical, assuming that physical movement was the most important part of the practice. After taking a deep dive into the diaphragm to help overcome a difficult stage in his life he discovered the benefits of breathwork and has developed a passion for teaching and learning the biomechanics and biochemistry of breathing. Kyle is a certified functional and performance breath coach by the Oxygen Advantage and XPT and has completed coursework through Shift/Adapt.
Maggie Gowen
Maggie moved to Lander in 2000 from Oklahoma to teach high school science. She earned a Masters degree in Science Education from UW. After retiring in 2015, she completed her RYT 200 hour certification through Yoga Alliance. Being a teacher at heart, Maggie was drawn to teach yoga because it has transformed her life. Being part of a community that yoga creates is unlike any other. Maggie loves to share ideas. She encourage students to find their true bodies through movement and breath. Providing students the opportunity to surrender, finding the true power of yoga as they begin their transformation journey.
Maggie enjoys spending time with her family, dabbling in many art mediums, hunting, fishing, cooking, nature, and her sweet pup Maddie.
Shannon Hayes
For the past decade Shannon has been studying alternative methods of wellbeing. She has owned a raw food café, coached others in a holistic lifestyle, received her certification in auricular therapy, owned her own practice, and now holds her 200hr RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher). Her desire is to help empower people to take their health into their own hands. Yoga seemed like the next logical step. "Yoga was what I was searching for but never knew it. It has transformed my life on the mat as well as off. I hope to share what I have learned with others so that they too can experience all the transformational benefits yoga has to offer.”
Annie Reber
Annie began studying Kundalini Yoga in 1997. After traveling the world in 2010 she was inspired to start teaching. In 2011 Annie took all that she had learned and brought it to share with the community. Annie has a daily yoga practice and hopes to inspiring others to develop their own daily practice.
Leah Yandow
Leah began her yoga and meditation journey while in Laramie in 2008. Integrating some of the lasting benefits and having a desire to deepen her practice led her to become a certified yoga instructor (200-hr YTT, 2019). She has a passion for learning and sharing yoga and meditation as a path of healing and living a life of love.
Gina Clinerman
Gina has been doing yoga since the late-90s but committed to deepening her practice as a way to approach and accept her mental health struggles. She enrolled in yoga teacher training to better understand how yoga helps restore balance to the mind/body. In 12013 she received her 200 hour certification from Blossom Yoga Studio in Laramie, WY. She was trained in Vinyasa Yoga or Flow Yoga, Yin Yoga, and Restorative Yoga. In 2019 Gina trained with Bernie Clark, receiving her certificate for Yin Yoga Teacher Training. She has taken several trainings focused on trauma sensitive yoga with the belief that the nourishing practices of yoga should be available for everyone. Gina's approach to her yoga practice and classes are often informed by her degrees in anthropology and English literature. Her classes often include stories, themes, personal insights, and mythological tales. She believes that the practice of yoga is as expansive as the universe with space enough for all.
The Practice of Yoga brings us face to face with the extraordinary complexity of our own being.
~ Sri Aurobindo ~
