Julianne Hutchcraft, RN, BSN, C-IAYT Yoga Therapist, E-RYT, YACEP, Ayurveda Yoga Specialist and owner of Lotus Care KC.

​Julianne has over 25 years of experience in health and healing combining ancient wisdom with modern science. Over a decade of this time has been invested in the study of biopsychosocial therapeutics, with extensive training in yoga as a professional IAYT-Certified Yoga Therapist through the Institute of Interdisciplinary Yoga Studies in Kansas City. Julianne has a unique and valuable skills set in understanding and healing myofascial pain, limited range of motion and injury. She returns annually to the Coaching the Body Institute in Evanston, Illinois to study, as pain science and Integrative Pain Care continue to evolve.

​She currently enjoys teaching several weekly therapeutic yoga classes with much of her time and energy dedicated to her private clients. When working with individuals, she offers personalized Yoga Therapy programs rooted in Ayurveda and Yoga philosophy, including therapeutic movement & yoga postures, the Great Yoga Wall, breathwork, meditation, self-inquiry, Thai Yoga concepts, myofascial health, trigger point theory, polyvagal theory, functional anatomy and modern pain science to restore pain-free movement and optimize the health and well-being of body, mind and spirit.
Kelly Crowe, C-IAYT Yoga Therapist, AYS, E-RYT, YACEP, LMT Massage Therapist

Kelly Crowe, Internationally Certified Yoga Therapist and Ayurveda Yoga Specialist, believes that knowing ourselves through the classical lens of yoga helps us understand ourselves as a multidimensional system that encompasses body, breath, emotions, intellect, and their complex interactions. Healing, or reducing, and holistically managing symptoms to improve function is the basis of Yoga Therapy. Yoga's sister science, Ayurveda, offers us practical and tangible tools to change our lifestyles and reduce the causes of suffering.
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​Kelly Crowe earned her Yoga Therapy certification through The Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies and her Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist certification through The Himilayan Institute. Additionally, Kelly Crowe brings a depth of understanding movement and anatomy gained through extensive study and practice as a licensed massage therapist for more than twenty years when working with individuals or small groups.
Sara Reisenbichler, Yoga Teacher

​Sara has been teaching yoga in and around Kansas City since 2016 when she completed her 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training with Max Strom. Sara’s classes focus on breathwork, safety and alignment, and most of all…FUN. She firmly believes that yoga is for everybody and every body. Sara hopes to see you in class where she says she learns as much from you as you learn from her and there is always, always, ALWAYS laughter. Her yoga philosophy is: You can’t hold your breath when you are laughing.

Sara is married to a local fireman, has two teenage sons, two big dogs, is an avid runner and swimmer, and you won’t find her more than a few feet away from a book. She will often read especially moving passages from her current book out loud during class and call it story time.
Gigi Kammerer, RYT Yoga Teacher, Reik Master & Certified Life Coach

Gigi’s focus as a yoga teacher is to encourage a practice where all are welcome and all can come together on our mats, each of us on our own journey, in a safe and fun environment. No judgments, no outrageous physical expectations -- only much love and gratitude, peace and appreciation: for ourselves, for each other and for our practice.

Gigi received her 200-RYT credentials in the Spring of 2018 after studying with Om Prana Yoga in Parkville, MO. With a strong foundation in restorative yoga and anatomy; she leads classes centered around proper alignment and intentional sequence and flow. Her classes are for all levels of practitioners. Gigi is also a reiki master, meditation facilitator and certified life coach.

​When she’s not teaching, Gigi is enjoying life with her husband and their three children. She enjoys spending time with extended family and friends, reading books, being outdoors and listening to (live) music!
​Desiree Smith, RYT Yoga Teacher

​Desiree draws inspiration from her work with children and local farms to cultivate a yoga practice that is experiential, healthy, and sustainable. With a lightness of heart and foot, Desiree leads an exploration into the “nature” of experience…from establishing roots, to identifying weeds, to realizing growth and beauty blossoming. She invites you to “play” with the FUNdamentals to mindfully build strength and stability. Beginning exactly where you are, we can start this life-long journey, one breath at a time.

Desiree began teaching group fitness classes at the University of Missouri Rec Complex in 2010. She completed her 200-hr Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training at Maya Yoga in Kansas City and traveled to Canada to train with Bernie Clark and receive her Yin Yoga Teaching Certification. Desiree is excited to connect and cultivate a practice to support your wellbeing!

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