clinical yoga therapy, Wellness, body & Energy work hours.

What is yoga therapy?
Monday 12:30pm - 6:30pm
Tuesday 10:30am - 5:00pm
Thursday 10:30am - 5:00pm
Friday 12:30pm - 5:30pm

ANGIE
Our fearless leader at The Bend, Angie is a yogi of many layers! She has always been interested in the human body and its movements. She holds a Bachelors of Science in Exercise and Fitness with an emphasis in Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries.

Angie received her initial yoga training under Karen Pryor. Angie has since studied with many studios and gained a variety of specialized certificates. Angie is a Naturopathic Doctor, Certified Yoga Therpaist, Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500) and a Continuing Education Provider (YACEP) with the Yoga Alliance. 

Angie loves to share her passion for yoga and wellness. The Bend Academy (RYS) was born out of this passion. The Bend Academy is a registered yoga school (RYT) with The Yoga Alliance and is where Angie shares her knowledge of yoga, energy, and philosophy with future yoga instructors, medical professional, mental health coordinators, and those deepening their understanding of the practice of yoga. 

Clinical Yoga Therapy Hours

What is yoga therapy?
​Thursday 5:30pm - 8:00pm
BRANDI
Brandi first sought out yoga as a way to cope with the daily stressors of life and calm her busy mind. "After my first class, I couldn't believe how great I felt. I knew this was something I wanted to invest in throughout my lifetime."

​Intrigued by how her mind and body felt more at peace the more she practiced, she couldn't wait to learn more. When she saw The Bend Academy would be starting a 200-hr yoga training program, she knew right away that she wanted to be a part of it and she didn't stop there. Brandi has taken her yoga education all the way to the top and has completed her dreams. Brandi is a certified yoga therapist and a certified trapeze yoga instructor. Brandi feels passionately about giving back and helping others find their own peace through a yoga practice.   
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​ "Yoga is truly for everyone. It doesn't matter what age, size, or demographic you might be. Know that there's a place for you on your mat and in my class. All it requires of you is that you come to practice with an open heart and an open mind."
Dana offers Private Sound and REIKI sessions in person or virtual. Click the link below to see all of her offerings.

DANA
Dana enrolled in the 200 hr yoga teacher training at The Bend because she wanted to deepen her knowledge and understanding of yoga. Her goal was to be able to share this beautiful gift with other women who may be struggling like she was. Dana's drive is to help women who maybe need permission to set down the enormous load they carry everyday and spend some time taking care of themselves.

Dana loves teaching gentle and restorative yoga because she enjoys providing a caring, safe space for people to learn to love themselves during an hour of relief from their responsibilities. 

Dana also teaches private and group guided meditations and sound immersions.

Dana's journey with yoga is far from over! In the future, she hopes to learn to play the harmonium and teach Bhakti yoga. She would also love to teach restorative aerial yoga. 
Available for private yoga sessions:
​Thursday 7:00am - 12:00pm
LINDSEY
Lindsey started down her yoga path in search of relief from pelvic pain. To find a new and better way to relax and strengthen her pelvic floor - to find a balance in her body. She did find balance. And she found a new love. A love for yoga. 

Lindsey soon realized that yoga was bringing balance into every aspect of her life. A sweaty power flow is her favorite type of class. She has found that she can go to class stressed out with a million unanswered questions in her head and by the end of class her stress has evaporated and she’s found answers! “I'm able to burn off stress and sort through life subconsciously, strengthening my mind and all while strengthening my body too. Win win!”

When Lindsey’s not jamming and flowing? She is a caretaker at heart. Nurse, mother, animal lover, plant enthusiast, and yogi! “If it’s a living thing - this mother hen needs to care for it!
TISHA
Tisha started her yoga journey in 2014 when she began to experience mobility issues. She was WAY too young for that nonsense and turned to yoga to see if it could provide her improved movement. She found so much more than that! Not only did her issues disappear, she also fell in love with the yogic philosophy. She went beyond asana and delved deeply into meditation and pranayama as tools for her life. "The kindness to oneself that comes with meditation and pranayama practice continues to shape who I am becoming."
 
Tisha did not originally think that teaching would be in her future. She began her 200 hour training to simply expand her knowledge of yoga and yogic philosophy to help her on her personal journey. However, as she says, "when you are full of the knowledge and the passion, it is nearly impossible to not share or gift this beautiful practice."
BRANDI C
Brandi found The Bend Yoga Studio because she was ready to try something new. She started yoga as a way to reduce stress and work out. That decision made history when she enrolled in The Bend Academy.

​Originally her intention was just to gain more knowledge of the activity that she enjoyed so much. Once she finished her training she couldn't  wait to start sharing her passion for yoga. 
​Brand enjoys teaching alignment based yoga and building all parts of her practice mind, body, and spirit. 
 
Carley is availbe for Reiki or Private Yoga Sessions.
Carley
What does a collegiate gymnast and poll vaulter do when she retires? Just ask Carley. Carley is a certified personal trainer, Yoga Body trapeze yoga teacher and certified Rocket Yoga Instructor. Carley loves to spend time with her husband, son Enzo, and new son Whylr (aka: the bend baby)  when she isn't hanging upside down on the yoga trapeze or Lyra. 

A learner at heart, Carley is finished with her second college degree in sign language. That's right she will be an ASL interpreter. How cool is that? 

Carley loves to hike and is always on the lookout for new trails for her and Enzo to traverse. 

Bex

Building...shaping... YOGA

Becca brings a unique flair to her yoga classes. Becca incorporates muscle building and mobility into her YoMo, Yoga + Movement classes to achieve big gains. Her knowledge of foundational yoga and weight training will have your wondering why it tool you so long to try her classes. 
Even with all of this knowledge Becca fits right in with The Bend Signature Classes.

Anna Elysabeth

Anna grew up in Oklahoma and has lived here for most of her life. She found Yoga in 2016 when she was looking for a way to move her body, but ended up staying with yoga because she found so much more.
Anna completed her 200 Hour training in 2017 at Hidden Dragon Yoga and has been teaching ever since!

Anna believe Yoga is for everyone.  In classes with Anna you can expect to move & groove in a safe, supportive space.

"My favorite thing about practicing yoga is the simultaneous stability and fluidity it has brought into my  life on & off the mat. I can’t wait to see what it can do for you!"

Kayla

Kayla is a busy mom of 2 young kids and entrepreneur of a small Oklahoma business. Kayla took one yoga class and fell in love. She jumped into learning as much as she could about the practice of yoga. Attending every type of yoga class she could find including hatha, power vinyasa, Bikram, and Kundalini just to name a few! Learning more about her own body she quickly realized she had to share.
 
Kayla loves hiking, sports, anything outdoors, and spending time with family and friends. Her favorite style of yoga is powerful vinyasa flow, full of strength and focus. Since her yoga journey started she has fallen in love with  sharing and teaching all types of yoga, not for the income but for the outcome of what yoga does for the mind, body, and soul. 

" If you can't find your shine, bring your mat and allow me to help guide you to it!" ~ Kayla

Tammie 

Bio coming soon.

Alecia

A public school educator with over 22 years of experience, Alecia Day began practicing yoga in 2017 with Avy Redus. She completed her 200 hour certification with The Bend Academy under the tutelage of Angela Capps in March of 2023. Alecia loves teaching a pose in multiple ways to be accessible to all bodies. Her favorite way to practice yoga is to have plenty of yummy stretches and then a flow to work all parts of the body, concluding with a relaxation time. 

​Alecia invites all levels and ages to practice Day-ly with her!

CArrie

I have always had an interest in Yoga but never thought I could do it. In 2021, I was introduced to chair yoga and I fell in love with it.  I am a full figured, 54 year women and I can do yoga. I want to shout that from the roof tops at times. 
In June of 2022, I made one of the best decisions of my life and began the 200 hour yoga teacher training. I received my instructors certification in March 2023. 
My hope is to introduce as many people as possible to yoga, help them to build confidence in their ability. The size, shape, age and flexibility of our body should not scare us away. There are many tools developed to help us have the best yoga practice we allow ourselves to have.
Come join a class so we can build confidence together. 

Kailey

​I have  been practicing yoga for roughly 10 years, completing YTT at Yoga Lotus in Austin, Texas. In 2016. I always view myself as a student first and come to this practice as a serious endeavor of play. What I enjoy the most about teaching yoga is sharing the fun, joy and challenge of movement and breath. For me, yoga is about finding ease both on and off the mat.  Join me for practice - we'll refine, align and laugh together!

Cristina 

Tammie 

belle 

Laura

Guest Intructors

We are so lucky at The Bend to have relatiosnhips with so many instructors around the state and country. Here are a few of our regular guest visitors who we love to share yoga knowledge in our yoga space. 
DIANA
As a 500-hr E-RYT with Yoga Alliance and a Continuing Education Provider   Diana teaches with a strong emphasis on finding strength and ease in every posture. She wants students to feel connected to their own bodies and practice. And most importantly, to feel STRONG and CONFIDENT! One of the biggest lessons yoga teaches us is to release our expectations and allow ourselves to just BE. 

Diana enjoys assisting with The Bend Academy (RYS). She has an amazing aptitude for translating difficult material and making it accessible to everyone. 
 

tiNA

 REcognized as an  Experienced-Registered Yoga Teacher 500, a Yoga Alliance Continued Education Provider, and a Level 3 Original Hot Yoga Teacher. 

Tina finds that exploring different hatha yoga practices is mind-opening, stimulating, and promotes diversity in her teaching style. She aspires to meet people where they are in their journey. Tina is classically trained in various methods of Hatha Yoga. She incorporates the 8-Limbed Path, Compassionate Self-Forgiveness, Raj Yoga Meditation, Reiki, the BodyTalk System, and Access Consciousness into her personal life and teaching approach.