Boulder Yoga & Qigong Teachers ~ Bodywork Bistro Living Arts Center

Becky Whitmer

Becky Whitmer’s yogic path started in 1990 as a student of Ashtanga yoga and in 1999 as a yoga instructor. That nourished her further exploration of different yogic styles, and ultimately yoga teacher certification in 2003. She has completed 500 hours of hatha yoga teacher training through the Shambhava School of Yoga. With a desire to deepen further, she completed massage school in 2006 and has been a practicing LMT ever since.

David Goetz, Massage Therapist in Boulder, Colorado at the Bodywork Bistro

Dave Goetz, BA, CMT

Dave Goetz, BA, CMT. Graduate of Indiana University and Boulder College of Massage Therapy. Owner of Bodywork Bistro, co-owner with Matthew Sweigart of HeartMind Bodywork. Dave developed a strong interest in Yoga and Taoism during his late teens after his favorite cousin died suddenly from a fever. He began searching earnestly for answers and while in college he met a teacher who showed him how to connect within to his "Inner Stream of Joy and Contentment".

Jenna Bee

They say yoga finds you when you need it most and that could not have been truer for Jenna. She moved to Colorado in search of adventure after college and stumbled upon a coupon for free yoga in Boulder. After a month, she was hooked. Having grown up in an athletic family, she was drawn to the intensity of power yoga. After studying International Politics, Culture and Religion at a Jesuit University, she found that she really enjoyed exploring her own spirituality.

Jessica Van Antwerp

Jessica began practicing yoga in 2002 to fulfill a Phys. Ed. requirement as part of her BA in Philosophy at Texas A&M University. It served as a beacon of light for her awakening in such a small, conservative TX town, and she had no idea that she was embarking on a journey that would color the rest of her life. In 2010, after the desire had been building for over five years, she became certified to teach through the 200-hour CorePower Yoga Teacher Training Program.

Miles Nichols

Miles Nichols is passionate about spreading Unconditional Love into this world. He loves to see people cultivate joy and learn to be more playful and loving. He has found the practice of Sheng Zhen Qigong which has helped to transform his life from being very serious to experiencing much more joy, love, and playfulness. He has seen many people heal deeply and transform in magical ways through the practice of Sheng Zhen. He devoted himself to this practice and completed the rigorous teacher's training track with the system's founder, Master Li Jun Feng.

Tai Blue

Hello I'm Tai Blue, practitioner of Qigong, Taiji, Yoga and nutrition. I've dedicated the past decade to understanding how to better the flow of Qi (energy) in the body. Truly passionate about qigong and yoga to help open the body, break away stagnation and bring new energy into the body to reach the optimal potential of health and well being, I want to help others get to that potential.

Melissa Carey

Melissa Carey has been a practitioner of yoga for over ten years, studying with Nataraja Kallio, she finished the Teacher Training at Naropa University. Yoga has been an integral part of healing in her life and an avenue for growth. Having studied Thai Yoga Massage in Thailand and being a Massage Therapist for over six years, she uses her experience in healing the body to inform how she teaches yoga asana.

Kristen Willow River

Kristen Willow River is a vocalist, expressive movement artist & healer who was drawn to the spiritual path from a young age; at 8 she announced to her mother that she was going to go meditate, marched outside and sat in the middle of the backyard to do so. After dabbling in yoga throughout her youth and teens, she began practicing more regularly in college at University of Idaho, where it became a vital tool in her intensive study of music, theatre and the performing arts.

Martha Triantafillides

I was introduced to yoga as a child and then explored the more competitive ways of gymnastics and sports. I later returned to yoga during a challenging period of my life and was immediately drawn to its healing process and the powerful potential for transformation. That inspires me to share the peace I have discovered through it.

In 1999 I became a registered yoga teacher RYT500.

Pavandeep Kaur

Pavandeep Kaur has been following a yogic path for over 10 years with certifications in Hatha as well as Kundalini Yoga and currently gains knowledge through Practice. Steady in the direction of her heart she continues to grow into the depth of these ancient traditions, evolving into Truth. Loving the many offerings life brings it is the passion of Mother Earth, Bodywork, Dancing, and Yoga she turns to that make her life so rich.

Ras Hansen

Ras grew up in Boulder CO, and came to the path of Zen through martial arts. After 7 years of dedicated studies in the Yang arts of Brazilian jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, and Colligate Wrestling, it became apparent that there was too much fire in his life. He dabbled with Asana in high school, and loved how it helped him feel more centered and on point in the midst of combat; but never took yoga very seriously.

Chase Lichtenberg

Chase Lichtenberg took his first Yoga class in Boulder in 2006, and has been hooked ever since. He also began studying Shao Lin kung fu and Tai Chi just a few weeks before. After earning his black belt in 2008, he became an assistant instructor at his martial arts school and discovered his love of teaching. He has studied Integrative Therapeutic Practices at Metro State University, and Massage at Denver Integrative Massage School with an emphasis on Thai Yoga Massage.