Jai Stephanie!
About me
Stephanie is a Holistic Wellness Practitioner specializing in Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Reiki, Sound Healing, and Nutrition Coaching. Stephanie has been a long-time student of the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts. Stephanie left her native Kansas with a degree in Business Administration and a passion for long-distance running. She found herself a home away from home at SWIHA, earning a license in Massage Therapy. Marriage, raising her young children, service work, and healthy living are what mattered most to Stephanie. Fine-tuning her public speaking, organizational skills, and attention to detail Stephanie served as a Religious Education Teacher, Eucharistic Minister, and Wedding Coordinator at Church of the Holy Spirit for several years. Building professionally, she returned to SWIHA earning a Certificate of Excellence in Holistic Nutrition and launched Nutrition Wagon. Her passion for health and wellness was fueled by assisting seniors with smoothie delivery, meal prep education, and nutritional coaching. As her knowledge and confidence grew, Stephanie added licensing as a NASM, Certified Personal Trainer and AFAA, Group Fitness Instructor. Following an intuitive calling and recognizing her own physical limitations, she returned to SWIHA yet again, enrolling in Yoga Teacher Training. There the ancient science of yoga was revealed. Today, Stephanie is registered through Yoga Alliance, as a Yoga Teacher, following a yogic path of self discovery and connection to Source. Stephanie is also attuned to energy work, she is a compassionate Reiki Master. Her chosen path, Holy Reiki, is a key factor in her success as a student and teacher. The fusion of yogic principles, asana postures, meditation, and energetic alignment have touched all aspects of her life, especially within her family. One of her most revered accomplishments is becoming a Yoga Nidra facilitator through the Integrative Amrit Method, IAM* Yoga Nidra and subsequently entering initiation into the Amrit lineage. Advanced Yoga Teacher Training led her most recently to Sound Healing. Frequency and vibration yoked her love of music, passion for movement, and authentic playfulness into a beautiful tapestry that is her yoga practice today. She continues to serve the community by offering Reiki infused yoga classes, Yoga Nidra meditations, and Sound Healings to teachers, students, and various community outreach programs through SWIHA. Stephanie remains devoted to family, service and health. She thrives in spreading a message of love, teaching acceptance of self, connecting Spirit to Source and the daily practice of living in the present moment. Yoga shined a light on Stephanie and she fully intends to share this loving light with everyone she encounters.