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YOGA + L ife ® ambassadors
1. DANNY CAMPOS
Yoga, community and family are Danny's daily motivation. She is proudly a Mexican yoga teacher since 2015, and director of Lotus House of Yoga Mexico. She is dedicated to sharing her passion through classes, workshops and retreats that allow people to connect with themselves, generating a space of self-knowledge, relaxation and gratitude. Her days are full of yoga, meditation, walks, books, music and family time. She is always aiming to be present and grateful.
2. JENNIFER CHWALEK
Jennifer Chwalek, M.D. is a NYC-based dermatologist and yoga instructor. She began her yoga journey over a decade ago and since has studied meditation, Ayurveda and other energy therapies with some of the most respected practitioners. Her mission is to help others feel more beautiful in their skin while healing their body image and self-worth issues. She is particularly interested in how lifestyle factors interact with genes to affect health and skin aging.
3. KELSEY FOSTER
Kelsey is a Colorado native, born and raised in the Vail Valley. She found yoga in 2013, and she never looked back. Kelsey is a 200RYT and also teaches barre. Now based in Salida, Kelsey loves to spend time on her mountain bike and in the mountains with her dog Bandit.
4. SHERRIE GIUSTO
Sherrie Giusto is the founder and owner of Open Door Yoga Studio in Coconut Grove, Florida. She has been teaching all forms of fitness for over 30 years, including owning her own studios together with hosting yoga retreats in Colorado. This mother of three grown children and grandmother now shares the gift of yoga through her teachings in Miami, Colorado and via her online platform. Her mantra is “Yoga with a Heart.”
5. RACHEL GLOWACKI
Rachel Glowacki is a yoga teacher, writer and thought leader in the kids yoga field. She specializes in mindful movement for all ages and abilities and has been teaching since 1999. She's an award-winning author of the Kids Yogaverse storybook apps. Rachel hopes that one day mindful movement will be taught regularly in schools just like math and science! She believes that a calm brain is a learning brain and a healthy body is a happy body, principles she shares with her students young and old. Rachel lives with her husband and two sons in Edwards, Colorado.
Dylan Howley is the founder of The Lefty Cycles Project, Inc. & Positive Perceptions
LLC. He is a one-armed athlete, a positivity pusher, a proud recovering alcoholic, an Ironman and a family man. Inspired by the mission of helping others, Dylan showcases that anything is possible throughout everything he does — both on a personal and professional level. A Connecticut native, he’s happiest when he’s with his family, enjoying the beauty of Mother Nature and sharing his life story. With each new goal accomplished, Dylan constantly perpetuates the power of a positive mindset complimented by dedication and a set plan.
Pamela Shifrin was born and raised in Townsend, Massachusetts. A competitive athlete since she was 5 years old, she used those skills through a Division 1 softball program and still today. After which, she went on to Costa Rica to become a certified massage therapist. Recruited to Denver, Colorado to help open and teach at a new massage therapy school, she took many weekend trips to Vail, where she would eventually land. Local Revival came into fusion in November 2016, and quickly became the spot for locals to get their integrative bodywork. Pam loves all mountain adventures, traveling, camping, games, cooking and helping others. She is the president/founder of newly established ALS nonprofit, Runs For ALS, Inc.
After teaching English internationally, Jenn decided to blend her passions for people, fitness and teaching by becoming an E-RYT 200 yoga instructor. She primarily teaches in Northern Colorado and also travels extensively in pursuit of furthering her yoga experiences. As a daughter of Korean immigrant parents, she strives for inclusiveness and equality both inside and outside of the yoga studio. When not teaching, Jenn loves exploring beautiful Colorado with her husband and rescue dog.
Founder and creator of Karma Kids Yoga, Shari has been sharing her love of yoga with kids of all ages since 2002. Shari has developed yoga programs and curriculum for many schools and consultants on various healthy living articles for numerous parenting magazines, blogs and corporate initiatives. Shari has been featured on Sesame Street, sharing yoga with Murray and Ovejita, and is currently writing and consulting for Sesame Street’s new global effort in yoga and mindfulness. Shari has trained nearly 3,000 people around the world to teach yoga to children through the Karma Kids Yoga Teacher Training Program, which includes courses for infants, preschoolers, kids, tweens and teenagers, as well as professional development for educators. Shari lives to play and plays to live!
The YOGA + Life Ambassador program highlights a diverse group of individuals in the health + wellness industry. This group is up to big things in this world! We are thrilled to help spread the word on their inspiring + passionate contributions.
10. TONI VINEY
Toni Viney grew up as a city girl in the Chicagoland area with close country life and farming ties. She spent her summers on a river in Southern Wisconsin and learned to drive a boat well before learning to drive a car. As an adult, Toni made her way to the mountains to pursue a master’s degree at Colorado State University and discovered her love for yoga during graduate school. She became a yoga teacher in 2011 and has been teaching group classes, one-on-one private sessions and workshops ever since. She founded Best Day Ever Yoga in 2021.
11. AMY ZELLMER
Amy Zellmer is the publisher and editor-inchief of MN YOGA + Life®. She is an awardwinning author, keynote speaker and brain injury survivor. She has her 200-hour RYT and is a Reiki master. Amy is passionate about increasing awareness around yoga accessibility and believes that every body can do yoga. She recently published The Chair Yoga Pocket Guide.
Ahimsa Yoga + Wellness
1303 E. Sixth Ave. Denver, CO ahimsayogadenver.com
303.832.0827
Allumen Yoga
2590 Lawrence St. Denver, CO allumenyoga.com
303.953.9201
Be Free Healing Center
1006 Spring Creek Lane
Fort Collins, CO befreehealing.com
970.286.4447
Better Buzz Yoga
2714 W. 44th Ave. Denver, CO betterbuzzyoga.com
303.495.6996
Biz Yogi
A coaching and creative consultancy that helps people accelerate profitable and aligned businesses. bizyogi.co
BODY of Santa Fe
333 W. Cordova Road
Suite 200 Santa Fe, NM bodyofsantafe.com
505.986.0362
Bookworm of Edwards
295 Main St. Edwards, CO bookwormofedwards.com
970.926.7323
Chill Angel
Merino wool sleepwear + loungewear. chillangel.com
Coalition Snow
Award winning women's skis and snowboards that perform, inspire and elevate. Women owned and operated. coalitionsnow.com
Color Up Therapeutics
1448 W. Cedar Ave. Denver, CO colorupco.com
720.420.1734
Desert Dose
Transformative mountain bike retreats for women. “If not now, when?” thedesertdose.com
Drinking Vessels
1040 Main St. Unit B Minturn, CO drinkingvessels.com
Drishti Beats
Yoga teacher trainings, workshops + festivals. drishtibeats.com
Drunken Goat
56 Edwards Village Blvd. Suite 103 Edwards, CO drunkengoatco.com
970.926.1393
EarthCharmer
Divinely Inspired Meditation Tools earthcharmer.com
970.236.6188
Endorphin
717 Sylvan Lake Road #A Eagle, CO myendorphin.com
970.328.5770
Exhale to Inhale
Exhale to Inhale (ETI) uses the healing practices of traumainformed yoga to empower survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, while helping communities to develop the skills and knowledge to support them. exhaletoinhale.org
800.585.6081
Firefly Community LLC
Located in Colorado, Firefly provides holistic wellness coaching and consulting, yoga classes and retreats and workshops in nutrition, stress management and mindfulness. fireflycommunity.com 720.744.0603
Forever Young Yoga + Wellness
Stretching, flexibility and mobility coaching. Striving to improve others' quality of life through a holistic lens of a physical, mental and spiritual practice. foreveryoungyogaandwellness. com
@forever_young_yoga_wellness
303.594.8477
Garden of the Gods Resort & Club
3320 Mesa Road Colorado Springs, CO gardenofthegodsresort.com 719.632.5541
GOAT Training
210 Edwards Village Blvd. #A-209 Edwards, CO goattraining.com 970.306.8524
Gravity Haus Vail 352 E. Meadow Drive Vail, CO gravityhaus.com/locations/ vail-haus 970.476.7960
Hanuman Festival Yoga. Music. Celebration. hanumanfestival.com
High Country Healing 40801 Highway 6 Suite 5 Avon, CO highcountryhealing.com 970.470.4794
Holistic Yoga School 9144 Glade Road Loveland, CO holisticyogaschool.com 970.412.4114
Hovey & Harrison 56 Edwards Village Blvd. Unit 120 Edwards, CO hoveyandharrison.com 970.446.6830
Inner Peace Yoga Therapy 10 Town Plaza #411 Durango, CO innerpeaceyogatherapy.com 970.946.8961
JalaBlu Yoga & Collective Healing
301 East 301 East Main St. Unit #260 Buena Vista, CO jalablu.com 303.807.5138
Jere Friedman Enterprises, LLC
Soul-Centered Coaching and Sound Medicine jerefriedman.com
602.619.7145
Liz Layne Yoga info@lizlayne.yoga lizlayne.yoga
With a focus on the mind, body and breath connection, Liz guides students through important aspects of life and yoga.
Local Revival
40780 US-6 #205 Avon, CO localrevival.com
970.401.2449
Loveology Retreat
941 Lockwood Valley Road Maricopa, CA loveologyretreat.com
1.877.405.6838
Maine YogaFest
A three-day celebration led by amazing Maine and New England yoga talent. maineyogafest.com
Miraflora Naturals
Organic full-spectrum CBD. Grown in the Rockies, backed by science and blended with ingredients you can pronounce. miraflora.co
Nurture
2949 Federal Blvd. Denver, CO visitnurture.com
303.390.1252
Open Door Yoga
2801 Florida Ave. Suite 20 Miami, FL opendooryoga.com
305.496.7619
Osmia Organics
2607 Dolores Way Carbondale, CO osmiaorganics.com
970.510.6610
Palmaïa – The House of AïA Playa del Carmen, Q.R. — México thehouseofaia.com
1.863.485.8268
Pamela Brinker
Author, speaker + advocate for those affected by addiction and mental health challenges. Conscious Bravery book available now on Amazon. pamelabrinker.com
ReGenesis Plastic Surgery, Dermatology, & Spa
2515 Foresight Circle Suite 100 Grand Junction, CO regenesisplasticsurgery.com
970.242.8177
Renascent Healing
Under the guiding pillars of inclusivity, education, Earth stewardship, joy and healing, hosted events and products include earth magic, intention setting and manifestation, interior decor, apothecary items and more. renascenthealing.com
Revolution Power Yoga
101 Fawcett Road Avon, CO revolutionpoweryoga.com
970.478.3176
Ridgway Yoga Shala
540 Sherman Ave. Ridgway, CO ridgwayyogashala.com
970.218.4799
Root To Rise Yoga Teaching Method
Root To Rise Yoga Teaching Method and the book, Standing Room Only | How to be THAT Yoga Teacher, bridge the gap between a yoga teacher’s yoga teacher training and teaching extraordinary classes with ease, grace and confidence. roottoriseyogis.com
970.260.3551
Rooted Heart Yoga + Wellness
1409 Ogden St. Denver, CO rootedheartyw.com
720.770.8280
Sangha Fest Aztec, NM
Yoga and music festival, hosted by Tico Time River Resort. Near Durango, Colorado, July 13-16, 2023. sanghafest.org
Sedona Yoga Festival Sedona, AZ sedonayogafestival.com info@sedonayogafestival.com
Shine Intuitive Beauty
105 Edwards Village Blvd. #D105 Edwards, CO shineintuitivebeauty.com
970.343.4728
Shine Living Community
A live and online community to energize, nourish and awaken TOGETHER from the Heart. shinelivingcommunity.com
303.842.2133
Soul Tree Studio
1280 Centaur Village Drive #7 Lafayette, CO soultreecolorado.com
303.665.8134
Sunward Jewelry
Handmade, casual, lightweight leather and metal jewelry, laser engraving and custom hat design. Inspired by way of the sun. sunwardjewelry.com
Telluride Yoga Festival
Telluride, CO
Since 2007, the Telluride Yoga Festival has been working to bring the gift of yoga, in all of its many forms, to Telluride for a weekend filled with world-class instructors, philosophers, scholars, artists and musicians. tellurideyogafestival.com
The Belden Witch
Meadow Mountain Business Park 23698 US-24 B4 Minturn, CO thebeldenwitch.com
970.445.7911
The Vitality Collective 700 Chambers Ave. Building C Unit 3 Eagle, CO thevitalitycollective.com
970.376.5434
The Yoga Expo
North America's largest indoor yoga/wellness expo. Join in Los Angeles, California + Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 2023! theyogaexpo.org
The Zen Den 129 S. Mulberry St. Fruita, CO thezendenfruita.com thezendenfruita@gmail.com
Two Arrows Coffee | Bar 225 Wall St. #103A Vail, CO twoarrowscoffee.com
970.763.5101
Vail Public Library
292 W. Meadow Drive Vail, CO vaillibrary.com
970.479.2187
Vail Recreation District
The VRD offers diverse and exceptional recreation opportunities that enhance the physical, social and emotional well-being of the Vail Valley’s residents and guests. vailrec.com
YoBucha
Probiotic kombucha snack company in Denver, CO. yobucha.com
Yoga Center of Denver 770 S. Broadway Denver, CO yogacenterdenver.com 720.570.9642
Yoga With Heart –Sherrie Giusto
Yoga, Pilates, Retreats sherriegiusto.com 305.496.7619
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