OUR TEAM
Studio Owner
Jessica Finver
I was drawn to the yoga mat for the physical challenge, and quickly discovered and fell in love with the many, ever changing rigors of the practice. The work I have done on my mat has since transformed my relationship with myself in such a way that I feel compelled to share that magic with others through teaching. I have completed two 200hr Baptiste Yoga teacher trainings, and over 200hrs of yoga trainings with the Baptiste Institute. My classes are both nurturing and rigorous – a combination that I believe encourages possibility and openness in our bodies and minds.
Studio Director
Lora Martin
After years of searching for a yoga studio which felt like home, Lora discovered Power Yoga in 2018 at The Leadership Studio in Atlantic City, NJ. When she walked through the door she was met with open arms, greeted as if she was an old friend, and was hugged by total strangers. This was the yoga she’d been looking for!
As an advocate for inclusivity and equality in community, the connectedness and acceptance personified at Radiance is what attracted her to join as a student and teacher.
Lora is a certified Power Yoga, Yin Yoga, Yoga Nidra, and Prenatal Yoga instructor. She is also the Studio Director at RPY and is more beyond happy to support community members with anything they need!
Lora looks at life with humor and zest, gives giant hugs, and always aims to make others feel safe and seen without judgement. Practice next to her mat to hear a few giggles and find the joy in your practice!
Ali Kalaycioglu
Alisa Van Kleef
I found Baptiste yoga on a fluke. In 2014 I stumbled into a Baptiste affiliate studio and started practicing yoga as a healing tool to recover from running and cycling injuries and as a counterbalance to the great many hours of triathlon training. I instantly feel in love with the physical practice of Baptiste yoga – and it kept me returning to my mat day after day. I felt awake and connected to my body and a sense of belonging to the community. The practices of Baptiste yoga – the strong physical practice (asana), meditation and self-inquiry – has brought me strength and flexibility in body and mind and has inspired me to create a life on purpose and in service to others.
I am a Tier 1: Certified Baptiste Power Yoga Leader – teaching Baptiste Yoga since 2016 – and currently in the year long FIT to Lead program lead by Baron Baptiste. When I am not at the studio, you can find me out on adventures, reading in coffee shops, cycling or playing with my two orange cats.
Amy Arroyo
Mom to three amazing human beings, horticultural therapist, student, seeker, creative, adventurer, and lover of yoga. I discovered yoga in my living room while flipping through Netflix. I was curious about this guy named Baron Baptiste who taught power yoga while wearing a bandana on his head. I was hooked after the first Netflix yoga class.
Since my living room yoga conversion, I have completed my Baptiste Yoga level one in Tulum, Mexico, followed by my 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training with Baptiste affiliate – Spotted Dog Yoga in Folsom, CA, and the Unstoppable Youth Yoga training with Power of Your OM in Santa Barbara, CA.
Yoga has empowered me and led me on a journey of healing and self-discovery: discovering my True North, what I value, what I am capable of, who I am created to be in this world, and how I am showing up in this life. My heart is to give back to others what yoga has given me.
Becca Purtell
Becca is a yoga teacher with a passion for creating community and connection through the practice of yoga. She is a 200-Hour certified yoga teacher who has taught yoga in New Jersey, Philadelphia and is excited to have now landed in Boulder. Her initial training is based on the Baptiste style; she has completed a 20-Hour restorative yoga training in addition to an 85-Hour prenatal yoga training. In the past few years, Becca has found a genuine passion for supporting women in prenatal yoga and it led her to become a trained birth doula in the Fall of 2020. She also enjoys teaching vinyasa style classes that slowly build heat and emphasize moving intentionally with your breath. Her goal as a teacher is to guide others to discover the mind/body connection within themselves and to enable her students to reach a state of rest and relaxation that can be transferred on and off their mat.
Brynn Kerin
Brynn has been an avid yoga practitioner for 20 years. She has trained with some of the best yoga teachers from Los Angeles to Costa Rica, and Bali to Austin. She found yoga at a pivotal point in her life and her mat has been a safe place for her through the many ebbs + flows of life ever since. She loves sharing the practice with others so that they can cultivate their own relationship with their mat (and bring their light out into the world that needs it so very much).
Brynn’s classes are dynamic + spacious. They are both physically challenging and spiritually grounding. She incorporates pranayama, meditation + powerful, rhythmic vinyasa into her intelligent sequencing. Her classes are a safe place to bring all of yourself + make contact with the abiding awareness, beneath the noise, that is always there within each of you.
In addition to teaching yoga, Brynn is a holistic wellness + trauma-informed IFS practitioner, an artist, and a mother. She has spent years walking her own path of recovery from addiction, codependency, trauma + chronic illness. She is passionate about supporting others as they find their way through the fire to freedom.
Carmen Chang
Carmen has been practicing yoga for 10+ years. She felt a strong connection to Baptiste Power Yoga for the physical practice and mindful awareness. After years of consideration, she decided to pursue the 200hr Teacher Development Program at Radiance in the Fall of 2022 for personal development. Upon completion, she was inspired to teach and share the tools and knowledge she gained from the program with others! When not on her mat, Carmen enjoys spending time with her family, playing with her cat Kiva, reading, snowboarding, and playing piano (you may hear her music during Savasana)!
Carrie Stone
Carrie has been practicing yoga regularly since she landed in Boulder in 2009. She received her 200-Hour Baptiste Power Yoga certification at Radiance in 2015 and has been regularly teaching since. She has completed her 85 hour Prenatal YTT at Radiance in March of 2024. As a teacher, Carrie encourages her students to make space and create power in their own bodies. You are likely to be challenged in Carrie’s classes and, by the end, be smiling (and sweating). Off the mat, you can find Carrie running on the Boulder trails, drinking a bubbly water, and obsessing over her fluffy cats, Oliver and Earl.
Cayley Byrne
Cayley has been a yoga practitioner since 2020, when she first found solace and healing on her mat. After moving from Virginia to Colorado in 2023, Cayley found Radiance Power Yoga and immediately felt at home. She completed the 200-hour Teacher Development Program at Radiance in the Fall of 2023 and began teaching to share this practice with our community! Off the mat, you can find Cayley rock climbing, walking on the Boulder trails, or traveling to new places!
Charley Thomas
Charlotte Sodergren
Charlotte has been practicing yoga since 2011. She has had a colorful background: previously a teacher for young students, professional disc golfer, and corporate healthcare professional. The one constant in her life has always been yoga. After years of practicing, she decided to take the leap and completed the Earth Ways Yoga Teacher Training RYT 200 in 2022. She is currently enrolled in the Yoga Renew Kids Yoga Teacher Training, set to conclude Fall 2024.
This training inspired her so greatly that she became an advocate for sharing the magic of gratitude, reciprocity, and understanding the sensory system through yoga. Now a Family Flow teacher, she believes learning yoga at a young age can foster foundations of regulation, gentleness, and honoring the ebbs and flows of life. Ultimately, her desire is to invite magic into dominant culture. Her classes are rich tapestries of imagery, movement, and breath that guide yogis of all ages to a deeper connection with Nature, each other, and the sensitive self.
In addition to teaching yoga, she walks a healing path of recovery from addiction and illness through her study of the sensitive self, meditation, and 5 Element Acupuncture philosophy. In her free time, she is an author, writing for her newsletter Gate of Life on Substack and frequents travels to the mountains by van with her husband Drew and her dog, Guillermo.
Perinatal Team Lead
Janine Mason
Janine took her first yoga class in 2008. After feeling the freedom of anxiety lifting and strength building both inside and out, she felt called to certify as a yoga teacher. She graduated from Denver’s Samadhi Center of Yoga in 2009. A month later she moved to Canada and began teaching various classes including vinyasa, mommy and me and hot yoga. Pregnant at the time, she quickly found her love for prenatal yoga growing and was mentored by a master teacher and gathered more techniques from a number of other wonderful teachers. It didn’t take long to learn that she had started on her mama-loving path. In 2013 she completed her Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training at Yo Mama in Boulder. She has a deep respect and adoration for mamas and babies – on the inside and out – and enjoys nothing more than leading these women through a class filled with love, laughter, asana and relaxation.
Shortly after having her first son, she was called to be a birth doula. After having her second son, she finally got certified and started serving mamas through this incredible experience. She is truly honored to do this work and is humbled by each birth.
Janine has her BS in Early Childhood Education and is working on her Childbirth Educator Certification. She lives in Longmont with her four amazing boys. She spends her free time running, baking and attempting to sew.
Katy Rumrill
Katy has been a yoga student for over 10 years and completed her 200 hour Teacher Development Program at Radiance in the Fall of 2023. She completed two mentorships with instructors at RPY to hone her skills, develop structure, and create connections for her classes. When she’s not at the studio, she usually spends time with her pup, Poppy, and her family and friends. She enjoys exploring the outdoors and everything else Colorado has to offer. Katy is enthusiastic about sharing her love of yoga and helping others create space for themselves on their mat!
Mimi Tzadok
Mimi is a 200-hour certified instructor trained in power, hatha, vinyasa and hot, styles of yoga. She has studied throughout Colorado, as well as in Rishikesh, India and works to tie booth eastern and western philosophies in her classes. Mimi is also in pursuit of a nursing degree; therefore, her classes are structured with safety in mind from an anatomical point of view. She provides a hands-on method and strives to cultivate community within the classroom.
Natalie George
Peter Michaelsen
Peter began teaching yoga in Portland, Maine around 2014. In that year he moved to Boulder, Colorado to complete a bachelors degree in yoga studies and teaching at Naropa University. In Boulder, Peter taught yoga part time at Radiance Power Yoga. At Naropa he studied yoga history, philosophy, Sanskrit, and eastern music. Over the years Peter has also completed approximately 400 hours of training through the Baptiste Institute. Peter has completed levels 1, 2, and 3, along with a few weekend long programs.
Reiley Beattrall
Reiley is deeply inspired by the intricate relationship between one’s mind, body, and soul. She sees yoga as a medium for individuals to return and embody the intrinsic knowing that lies within. Through inquiry, movement, and breath work she aims to create space for students to experience intimacy with their body, mind and soul.
Sarah Lopez
Sarah is a certified child and adult yoga instructor, committed to helping children and their families find balance and peace through yoga. She completed The Baptiste Power Yoga Level One: Journey Into Power with Baron Baptiste in Sedona, AZ. She then went on to complete the Embody 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training with Shannon Paige and Stephen Uvalle in Boulder, CO, where she continued to develop her skills as an instructor. Her 30 Hour Children’s Yoga Teacher Training with Yoga Renew has allowed her to translate these teachings into kid-friendly language and create a nurturing environment for growth and exploration. She is currently enrolled in the 95 Hour Kid Yoga Teacher Training with Om Ananda Yoga in Fort Collins, CO.
This past year she founded Little Light Kid Yoga to share her love for yoga with children and help them reap the life-changing benefits that yoga offers! She uses story time, music, games, and art activities in her classes to make yoga fun and engaging for children and their families. Her goal is to create a sense of community and connection among her students, where they can feel safe to express themselves and learn valuable life skills like self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-acceptance.
Apart from teaching kid yoga, she enjoys spending time with her husband, son, and pup hiking and camping. There’s something about being in nature that helps her recharge and feel more connected to the world around her. She is eager to meet you and help your child on their yoga journey. Whether your little one is looking to improve their focus, build their confidence, or simply have fun while getting active, she’s here to support them every step of the way!
Susanna Andrews
Taylor White Moffitt
I am a mom, a devoted friend, a wanna be DJ, a truth teller and a lover of all things that awaken our senses and hearts to the world and those around us….
In 1995 I began a private practice as a licensed psychotherapist. In 2002 when my 2nd son was born my yoga practice began as a way to continue connecting with my heart so I didn’t completely loose myself in mothering. Within the first decade of practice it became clear I had to give away the tools, teachings and inspiration of yoga that I was being taught. My first yoga teacher training was in 2011 with James Fox and the Prison Yoga Project, a training that allowed me to share the teachings with those who needed it most. Training with and learning from Baron Baptiste, Rolf Gates, Sylvia Boorstein, Brene Brown, Adyashanti and more, showed me the natural yoke of yoga, meditation, and personal work. The more I found my voice in the practices, the more excited I felt about helping others find theirs.
My passion now lies in teaching weekly yoga classes, leading transformational retreats and hosting workshops on topics like Ending Well, Mothers + Daughters and Yoga for a depressed or anxious mind. My workshops include the trifecta of yoga, meditation, and personal work. The Art + Practice of Self Compassion is a training that continues to light me up and have a following within the community. Here we delve into learning how self compassion delivers everything self improvement promises. This year I launched Humanity First: The Art + Practice of Being Fully Human, a year long Yoga Leadership training created to inspire those who are who ready to lead and shine their light.
Throughout the year I offer transformational retreats to provide a bigger clearing for people to understand who they are, how they impact others and how they can create peace and ease for themselves and those around them. These retreats are meant to shed our insecurities and open our hearts so we can be seen and heard by ourselves and others. A place where we dive deeper into sacred silence and healing with an intentional community where we share our real sh*t and continue our journey to self discovery.
People often show up in my office or on their mats with suffering. My commitment is to help you relate to your suffering, know your suffering, know how to connect and work with yourself so you can feel your truth. The truth being is that you are enough as you are, you have the capacity to connect deeply to yourself and you can nudge yourself there each time you commit to your practice. My belief is that we do this work to heal and repair our own experiences so in time we have no choice but to give away this ability we have to love deeply, feel fully and show up 110% ourselves, no matter what.
I am beyond grateful for my current teachers… my 4 boys, a 21 year marriage, my family of origin and my own insecurities.
Teresa Adele
Teresa is a 200hr RYT, writer, certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, and future certified personal trainer. As a teacher and coach, she focuses on self-love, body positivity, and embracing challenges. She loves the science behind holistic healing modalities, creative sequencing, and making whole-body wellness more accessible for everybody.
Chrissy Stamm
Chrissy is a mama of 3, a prenatal chiropractor, a 200hr yoga teacher, and completed our Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training in March of 2024 (with her newborn by her side).