Teachers

At 19, I found yoga as a way to access my inner strength and voice while going through some difficult times. My practice has continued to support me over the last 35 years. My husband Dan and I have co-owned Tula Yoga & Wellness since March 2012. Our mission is to make yoga & wellness within everyone’s reach and to create a space where people reconnect with and be themselves. I am a life-long student, have been teaching for over 14 years, and completed my Yoga Therapy certification (C-IAYT) through Yoga North’s International SomaYoga Institute in 2017. I weave SomaYoga (Somatics & Yoga) practices, Ayurveda, iRest Yoga Nidra, Meditation, and energy work through group classes, private sessions, and workshops. I am faculty for Yoga North’s yoga teacher training and immersion programs. As a teacher/yoga therapist, my purpose is to empower my students/clients to grow their awareness of the body’s wisdom, the power of the mind, and find their inner strengths. We are so powerful when given the awareness and tools. I am blessed to share this work with my family and community.

Ann’s classes: 

Sundays
Tula Yoga @ 8:30 am CT Hybrid

Mondays
SomaYoga @ 12:00 pm CT Hybrid

Tuesday & Wednesday: Class Series listed under “Offerings”

I began my yoga journey in college as a way to retain the flexibility I had for many years as a competitive dancer. It wasn't until my adult life that I was truly able to connect with my practice on a deeper level. As I attended more and more classes, I was inspired to complete a yoga teacher training. I received my RTY-200 training at Shambhava Yoga Shoshoni, an ashram and yoga school in the mountains of Colorado in October of 2023. I practice yoga because it bring my life so much peace and joy. Whenever I leave a class, I feel as though my stresses of the day have melted away. It is my goal to share that peace and joy with my students, and my hope is that they will leave my class with a calm feeling in their hearts. " The heart is the hub of all sacred places. Go there and roam in it." - Bhagawan Nityanda

Anne’s classes:

Mondays
Candlelight Yoga @ 8:30 pm CT Hybrid

Thursdays
Candlelight Yoga @ 8:30 CT Hybrid

I have always been drawn to moving with music and in community with others. When I discovered Nia in 2004 after years of participating in many other forms of group fitness, it was a revelation to me. I was hooked by Nia’s blend of choreographed form and free individualized movement and by the simultaneously energizing and relaxing qualities of wellbeing that it brought to my life. I took my first Nia training in 2008 and have led Nia classes throughout the Twin Cities since that time. I am currently a certified Black-belt level instructor. 

As a Nia movement practitioner, I find great joy in guiding others to experience increased physical, mental, and spiritual wellbeing and fitness through Nia’s unique blend of holistic movement and music. My Nia classes are always safe spaces to explore releasing that inner critic and becoming more present to the sensations of moving the body, breath, and voice in order to unleash greater personal power, confidence, flexibility, and pleasure.

Andrea’s classes:

Wednesdays
Nia @ 6 pm CT In-Studio

Fridays
Nia @ 9:30 am CT In-Studio

I discovered Nia in 2004 and it has transformed my body and my life. I am a Nia Black Belt Instructor, who has been teaching full-time since 2014. My passion and purpose in life is to share the joy of movement and the Nia practice with people of all ages, shapes, and sizes. I teach eight Nia classes a week, plus I offer workshops, dance parties, and one-on-one movement sessions in the Twin Cities.

I thrive on the fun and freedom of dancing Nia and empower my students to move in their bodies’ way to feel better, improve their stamina, strength, ease, and personal outlook. Dancing Nia is energy medicine for a healthy, joyful and loving life. For more information check out my website.

Beth’s Classes:

Tuesdays
Nia @ 9:30 am CT In-Studio

I wandered into a yoga studio in 2011 to try something new and found a practice and community that changed my life.  Connecting movement to breath taught me a new type of awareness that helped me live in a more mindful way.  I began my study as a teacher in 2012 to deepen my practice as a student, and when I became certified in power yoga I was excited to share what I had learned.

I am passionate about yoga being accessible for every body, no matter what age or level of physical fitness.  I believe that practicing yoga is a lifelong pursuit that is beautifully unique each time you step onto your mat, and would be honored to be a small part of that journey.  In my class you can expect a calm space for energetic movement, modification options and encouragement for self-reflection and empowerment. 

Candance’s Classes:

Saturdays
Vinyasa @ 9:30 am CT Hybrid
SomaRestore @ 10:45 am CT Hybrid

Like so many, I first encountered yoga as a physical practice but quickly discovered how much more it could be. An insatiably curious person, I explored studios and programs for years before finding the yoga that felt true to me through the SomaYoga teacher training partnership between Tula and YogaNorth. It has impacted the way I move, breathe, and live ever since. As serendipity would have it, I participated in the training just as the global pandemic was beginning, and it gifted me connection when I didn't know how much I craved or needed it to sustain and restore me. To this day, I frame my yoga around connection - connection to self, to place, and above all to the other people who came before me and who come into practice with me. I love to practice in partnership with my students as they are equally my teachers.

I am also a clinical social worker with a particular passion for trauma-responsive care, mind-body integration, and anti-racism in my professional and personal lives. I weave all of these elements together in my teaching to support and honor the complex bio-psycho-social-cultural-spiritual identities we all hold.

I join the Tula teaching team and family with humility and gratitude, with the intention to join and learn as much as to teach, to hold space for all you are bringing with you, to help us slow down, and to uncover the healing potential and innate bodily wisdom we all already have within us.

I hope you’ll come learn, heal, discover, uncover, and be with me.

I’ve been a student of health and wellness since I can remember. I am a certified SomaYoga Therapist (C-IAYT), Educator, Executive Coach, and Organizational Wellness Facilitator. I received my C-IAYT through Yoga North International SomaYoga Institute. I am faculty for Yoga North’s yoga teacher trainings and immersions. I have training and experience in massage therapy and chronic and acute pain. Through the classes, workshops, and private sessions that I lead, you will grow your awareness of the body’s wisdom and the power of the mind. You will gain a toolbox of practices to integrate into life. One of my missions is to empower you.

My wife, Ann, and I have been supporting people’s goals of well-being for over 28 years and we are the co-owners of Tula Yoga Wellness. We have three kids each of whom gives me pause to reflect on my many blessings.

Dan’s classes: 

Mondays
Sunrise Yoga @ 6:30 am CT Hybrid

Wednesdays
SomaYoga @ 12 pm CT Hybrid

Thursdays
SomaYoga @ 6:30 pm CT Hybrid

Saturdays
Tula Yoga @ 8:00 am CT Hybrid

David Schmit (PhD), -brings decades of practice, experience and a wealth of knowledge to his teaching. An accomplished instructor, David is formerly Professor of Psychology and Interdisciplinary Studies at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, MN. Courses he taught included a science-based meditation course and a travel abroad course in India. He is a winner of a National Science Foundation Scholar’s Award for his work in the history of psychology. Several decades ago, his teacher, India’s Ma Yogashakti Saraswati authorized him to teach the four limbs of yoga (raja, bhakti, jnana, karma). Many know David in another way, as the band leader of the kirtan-chanting band, the Wild Moon Bhaktas.

“The mind is powerful, what we think, we become, what we feel, we attract, what we imagine, we create.” This quote has stuck with me over the years and I truly believe it. Every class I teach I repeat this mantra to myself to remind me, this is not just about building the physical body up, but strengthening the mind, the body and the soul in a way that is therapeutic, calming, grounding and inspiring. More often than not we tend to focus on what we don't have, don't do or who we don't know. We get lost, stuck in a rut afraid to change from what we know, even if it's not comfortable. Studying Yoga in all its forms for over 15 years now, has taught me to stop being comfortable, not being comfortable and to focus on what I have, what I can do, and who I know right now, in the present moment to help me remove the shackles of fear and despair and with time become exactly who I know I'm destined to be! I want that for you too, will you join me on this journey? There is so much more to learn.

Ebony’s classes:

Saturdays
SomaRestore @ 10:45 am CT Hybrid

I fell in love with my personal practice in 2016 after experiencing the mental, physical and spiritual healing power of yoga. As my personal practice began to deepen, I was inspired to complete a yoga teacher training. I received my RTY-200 credentials in Rishikesh, India in May 2018. My philosophy teacher always emphasized “We all are students, and we always will be” no matter where I am in my personal practice or teaching, I will never stop learning. I learn just as much from my students as they learn from me. My goal is to have students walking out of class more at ease, calm, connect to their true self and to the universe. To me, yoga is literally a way of living, bringing more awareness to the body, mind and perception.

Grace’s classes:

Tuesdays
Slow Flow @ 6 pm CT Hybrid

In 1991 I was “discovered” by a local football coach, who asked me to teach Yoga to his team. I had been living in a spiritual community in San Diego and had no idea this opportunity would lead me to be one of the Yoga pioneers in the Twin Cities! While I was teaching in all sorts of wild venues, such as the UofM/Guthrie Theater BFA/Actor Training Program, the Gopher Football Team, the MN Wild Hockey Club and luxury resorts worldwide; I decided to enroll in a rigorous energy healing college, called the Barbara Brennan School of Healing. I opened my energy healing practice in 1995 and taught intuitive development as well as human anatomy in Yoga teacher training programs. I later went to graduate school to become a licensed psychotherapist and opened a private practice. Throughout this time my husband David Schmit and I have tossed around the idea of creating something extraordinary together. Something to help people heal and bathe in their unique essence, in a way that’s nourishing and beautiful.

“Becoming Whole” is that creation. I would love for you to join us!

I love physical fitness. I have taught group fitness for over 15 years. In the beginning of my career, the faster and harder the class, the better. Physical pain was constant in my life. What I didn't want to to admit that I was in a lot of mental and emotional pain too.

Through a series of curious events, I found Yoga North and in Tula.

I had a yoga practice when I stumbled into Yoga North - one where I'd muscle myself into poses to look like the "picture", pain was part of the work. But, no - it's not. Somatics taught me that the body is the most pure representation of art and science in one. We have within ourselves the power to heal the silly things we do to our bodies.

Once I paired somatics with weight lifting, the gains became not only more pronounced but without pain! I find that as I age, my desire to keep my original parts means bringing more awareness and embodiment: to lifting, to yoga, and to life.

Katie’s Classes:

Wednesdays
SomaStrong @ 9:30 am CT Hybrid

I found yoga in 2005 as I was getting to know my body, working through stress, and ultimately finding my center. After 10 years, I discovered my first life-changing Restorative Yoga class at Tula. I then turned to a somatic-based approach for healing body, mind, and spirit. In my search to find and create a community in 2020, I received my 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training at Green Lotus Healing Center. Since then, I’ve completed a Trauma-Informed Yoga Certification at Terra Firma and the SomaYoga Therapy and Somatics Intensive at Tula Yoga and Wellness.

As a Spiritual Guide, Professional Pilgrim, and Yoga Teacher, I’m passionate about creating and holding space for people to tap into their own intuition, agency, and ability to heal. I believe that we often access these parts of ourselves best in community. I look forward to meeting you individually in a private session or in class, wherever you are on your life path.

I was introduced to yoga in 2002 while living with chronic health issues that kept me from school, work, and truly living my life. Practicing yoga was the first time I had experienced a true sense of embodiment, and through practicing simple, mindful movements I slowly began to heal my relationship with my body. I spent 8 years working as a personal trainer before going to college to study psychology. Having a background in the sciences of both body and mind, it’s not surprising I eventually found myself in a holistic yoga teacher training to begin to weave the two together.

I have been teaching yoga since 2020, and I enrolled in Yoga North’s 500 hour training in 2023 to deepen my own practice and expand my skills as a teacher. I aim to create an environment where everyone feels the freedom to show up authentically and to practice in whatever way serves them best. I offer invitations to choose movement and modifications throughout class to encourage individuals to explore and honor their body’s unique and changing needs. I am beyond grateful for the opportunity to continue to learn and engage in these profound practices, and I look forward to sharing yoga and kindness with all who are willing wherever they are on their paths.

Laura’s classes:

Wednesdays
Vinaysa @ 5:30 pm CST Hybrid

In 2011, I first found yoga as a way to manage stress. Over the years of practicing yoga, I developed a deeper connection and understanding of my true nature. Yoga has helped transform the way I move, breathe, think and feel in this ever-changing dance called life. Just like diamonds, I believe that human beings are multifaceted beings. Yoga is what creates union of our physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, impactful selves all existing on many planes. I love helping people of all walks of life and sharing yoga is apart of my mission here. I received my 200 RYT from Green Lotus Healing Center and teach Hatha (gentle), Vinyasa, and meditation. In 2020, I continued my yoga study and enrolled in Yoga North’s 500 hour RYT SomaYoga level 1 therapy program. I enjoy spending time outdoors in nature, foraging in the woods, and hiking with my wife and dog.

Liana’s classes:

Mondays
Slow Flow @ 9:30 am CST Hybrid

Tuesdays
Slow Flow @ 9:30 am CST Hybrid
SomaYoga @ 12 pm CST Hybrid

I am an Ojibwe woman, adoptee, reiki and meditation practitioner, movement guide, and intuitive empath. I have always been drawn to healing modalities. For over 25 years, I have been studying and learning. In 2000, I became certified in Reiki 1. I have taken a Psychic and Mediumship Intensive course, studied Mindfulness Training from Clouds in Water Zen Center, learned Rose Ceremonies, and explored various forms of movement including Sufi Chakra Dance.  In 2019, I became a Level 2 Reiki Practitioner from Devanadi Yoga in Minneapolis. I also have my 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training and Meditation Teacher Training from Yoga Center Retreat. I am trauma informed and welcome all to my sessions. 

I would be honored to guide you during one of my sessions, as you embark on your personal healing journey! Contact Margaret with questions at: rosemoonhealingmn@gmail.com

See Offerings and Reiki & Meditation for current offerings with Margaret.

As the visionary and steward of Rooted and Rising, Teresa blends her love of dance, somatic inquiry, archetypal and depth psychology, earth-based wisdom, and whole systems healing into powerful, embodied explorations of deep purpose. She is humble in her approach, devoting herself to practices that deepen her capacity to listen, be guided by curiosity, and contemplate rather than claim to know. She serves communal healing through the modalities of The Open Floor, Authentic Movement, and Dancing Freedom, while also nurturing the individual spirit through Soul-based Coaching and Somayoga. You can join Teresa for group classes, workshops, or individual coaching sessions in St. Paul/Minneapolis or online via Zoom.

See Offerings for her newest classes.