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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.
Karen Sullivan
Chair Yoga
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 YTT training in 2020 and a 300-hour YTT in 2025 and is now a 500-hr CYT. 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.
Bella Johnson
Pilates Flow (Mat Pilates)
Bella is very excited to instruct pilates at Studio HALO. She has a passion for helping people feel stronger, more connected, and more at home in their bodies. Her background includes training in athlete recovery and experience working at a reformer Pilates studio, where she developed a deep appreciation for both the physical and restorative sides of movement. As an avid Pilates practitioner herself, she truly believes in its ability to transform not just how you move, but how you feel day to day.
Bella is currently studying nutrition, with the goal of integrating it into her work for clients who want a more holistic approach to their health. She sees movement and nutrition as powerful tools that work best together—supporting energy, recovery, and long-term well-being.
In her classes, Pilates is about more than just a workout. There will be a focus on strengthening, mobilizing, and connecting breath to movement to create a full-body experience that supports the body, mind, and spirit. Whether you want to build strength, recover, or simply feel better in your body, her goal is to help you leave each session feeling balanced, energized, and empowered.
Special Guests at Studio HALO
Kärin Wollan with UME Yoga
A Little About Me + Ume Yoga
I’ve been teaching yoga since 2017, and Ume Yoga has been my little corner of the world since 2021.
For me, yoga has never been about having the “right” body, touching your toes, or making a pose look pretty. It’s about learning to listen—to your body, your breath, your energy, and that quiet voice inside that usually knows more than we give it credit for.
I’ve found my home in the beautiful extremes of yoga. I love the stillness and surrender of Yin just as much as I love the heat, strength, and energy of Power Flow. I embrace the softness of Slow Flow and the quiet space created through meditation. There is something to be learned in all of it: when to push, when to soften, when to stay, and when to let go.
My teaching is shaped by certifications in Kundalini, Vinyasa, and Barre, along with my Reiki training. But honestly, some of my greatest teachers have been the people who have shown up on their mats over the years. Every - body, every season of life, every class brings something different into the room—and I love that.
That is what I want Ume to be.
A safe place to move.
A place to breathe.
A place to be challenged without being judged.
A place to slow down without feeling like you have to earn the rest.
A place where every - body belongs.
You don’t have to be flexible.
You don’t have to be strong.
You don’t have to know what you’re doing.
You just have to show up.
Come exactly as you are. We’ll make space for you here.
Ume Yoga — movement, breath, connection, and a little more room to simply be.
Contact Kärin directly for class registration