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119 West 3rd St.
Winona, MN 55987
Hours
Hours vary please check our schedule or click Hold an Event/Teach with us to fill out an inquiry & we will respond at our earliest convenience.
Monday–Friday
8:00am–6pm
Phone
(507)-961-0044
Lynn Carlson
Qi Gong & T’ai Chi; Wisdom Healing Sounds Qigong
Lynn remembers her first class and the teacher proclaiming, “What was lost can be found again! All that is required is an open mind.” Lynn studied three years with T’ai Chi Instructor, Dr. Brice Wilkinson, including an 18-month internship at Grace Place. Since 2006 she practices daily movements such as those found in Qi Gong for Health & Vitality by Michael Tse and T’ai Chi The Supreme Ultimate Exercise For Health, Sport and Self-Defense by Cheng Man Ch’ing.
In 2007 Lynn added to her daily practice Dr. Baolin Wu’s Qi Gong for Total Wellness, and since 2008 is leading classes. 2013 she studied “Eight Brocades Qigong.” Fall of 2014 under Xin Yuen Zhuang’s instruction she studied more closely the Tiger Form, or Yang 24 T’ai chi. Spring of 2015 she studied Wuji Qigong which has roots to the monks who practice at the Shaolin Temple.
Sarah Maxey
Winter Flow; Spring Flow; Summer Flow; Fall Flow
Sarah is an active part of our yoga family both as a student and an instructor. Sarah brings 10+ years of dedicated yoga practice to her teaching and finished her 200 hour yoga teacher training in May 2019, with certification through Simplicity Yoga & Wellness. Sarah initiated her yoga teacher training to ease a work-life transition and to bring additional education and awareness to her own daily practice and lifestyle. Though she has experienced (and enjoys) many different yoga methods, Sarah prefers the sequencing of Vinyasa: a flow class that promotes the connection of breath and movement. In addition to her RYT-200 certification, Sarah also completed a 30-hour Trauma-Informed Yoga training program in September 2019 through Firefly International. In 2024, she gained her certification in Myofascial Release & Yin with Muddy Waters Yoga.
Amanda Blue
Barre Sculpt
Amanda is a Winona native who has been a student of barre and pilates ever since her early college years. She is happy to be back in her hometown to bring all she has learned, experienced, and practiced from her time out East and other travels. As a professional artist, she enjoys bringing her passion for movement, music, and the connection of the mind and body into every class she teaches.
Karen Sullivan
Substitute Teacher
Karen first discovered yoga in college as a welcome release of stretching and calm after a vigorous physical fitness routine. Today, her daily yoga practice provides strength and balance with a more intentional focus on uniting breath, body, and spirit. This has led to the completion of a 200-hour RYT training in 2020 and a 300-hour RYT in 2025. Also, a 30-hour Trauma Informed Yoga, Yin/Restorative, Children’s, and Chair Yoga certification.
Her teaching is an invitation to discover new ways to share the benefits with others in a non-judgmental and supportive community. She has recently retired and offers a supportive space that invites curiosity, kindness, and calm. She believes that we are all beginners, and yoga reminds us we are exactly where we need to be at this time. Yoga is for everybody, and all are welcome. Her classes include Vinyasa and Chair Yoga. Karen is also available for private yoga instruction.
She lives in Winona with her husband Jim. She enjoys the outdoors, traveling, reading, swimming, and all things related to Yoga and how to integrate it into living a life of resilience, balance, and ease.
Join her to explore the joy of uniting breath and movement. Time on your mat is a way to restore and remember the life you are meant to live.
Jennifer Monsos
Morning Yoga Reset
Jennifer Monsos RYT-500, E-RYT-200, YACEP and RYS-200 has been teaching and practicing yoga for over 22 years. She also has completed training in trauma-informed yoga, pre- and post-natal yoga, yoga psychology, Energy Medicine yoga and more. She has navigated her yoga practice through a cancer journey, and learned how to make her practice fit her changing body. She aims to make yoga accessible and enjoyable for all students. Her motto is “I make suggestions, and you make decisions”. It is your body, and only you can know how best to take care of it!