Meet Megan's Yoga Tribe Instructors
Create and Live a Life You LoveYoga Transformed My Life
I began practicing yoga to stay in shape and get a break from my kids. My yoga journey took me by surprise as it became so much more than a physical practice. Yoga became a body, mind, and spiritual practice for me. Yoga helps me live with more intention, balance, and purpose. Yoga is love. It taught me to love myself, and when I learned to love myself first I was able to love and serve others better.
Yoga is my superpower. I take the balance, strength, empowerment, peace, love, presence, patience, grace, forgiveness, and energy I cultivate and create on my yoga mat off my mat and into my life.
I wanted to share the gifts of yoga with other women and that’s what led me to pursue my 200 hrs RYT (registered yoga teacher) training in 2015.
Teaching yoga sets my soul on FIRE! I have been serving women in my community teaching yoga classes at local studios, hosting retreats, workshops, pop-up classes, trainings, and in 2020 launched Megan’s Yoga Tribe Online Yoga, Barre, Pilates studio, and opened our studio in downtown Lee’s Summit in May 2022, our second studio in Lakewood September 2023 and our Yoga Teacher Training school in September 2023.
My goal is to help you transform your body and mind each time we practice yoga together; in person or virtual. I will offer easy to follow cues, modifications and the motivation through my language and flows to challenge you while still honoring your body and mind.
When you practice yoga with me you will feel loved, noticed, and important! Thank you for allowing me to serve you!
Much LOVE & Gratitude,
Megan Sevart-Culbertson
Monday 6am Vinyasa via Zoom
Monday 10am Vinyasa DTLS
I love practicing with Megan! She offers so many different styles of yoga and brings her energy and positivity to each one when she steps on her mat. She honors where your body is today and encourages you to grow in your practice and know that you can do hard things too. I feel energized, strong and confident at the end of each class!
Robin
–Ruthann Zentner
Tuesday 6pm Rest & Restore Lakewood
Wednesday 5:30pm yoga 101 DTLS
Saturday 9:30am Power Yoga DTLS
-Marjorie Fisher
Tuesday 7:15pm Buti Yoga Lakewood
-Hillary Castaneda
Barre Thursday’s 6am CST via Zoom
Lakewood Total Body Barre Wednesday’s 9:30am
-Crystal Monteleone
–Natalie
Monday 1:30pm Stress Relief Flow DTLS
Monday 6pm Stress Relief Flow Lakewood
Wednesday 12pm Stress Relief Flow DTLS
Sunday 8:30am Stress Relief Flow Lakewood
-Sarah
Wednesday 6am Vin-Yin via Zoom
Friday 9am Vin-Yin DTLS
Sunday 10:15am Vin-Yin DTLS
-Haley
Monday 5:30pm Vinyasa via Zoom
Monday 7pm Vin-Yin + Sound Healing DTLS
Meet Tehya:
Tehya Goodman is a 200 hr RYT who earned her certification in 2020. She discovered yoga in her teens and quickly grew to appreciate the balance it brings into your life. She focuses her yoga classes around building a strong trust between yourself and your body. She is also an aerialist, artist, and astrology lover who enjoys spending her free time outdoors.
–Tehya
On Maternity Leave
Meet Carly:
-Carly
Tuesday 6am Yoga Sculpt via Zoom
Tuesday 5:30pm Vinyasa DTLS
Wednesday 6am Vinyasa DTLS
Thursday 7pm Heated Rest & Restore DTLS
Friday 6am Yoga Sculpt DTLS
Saturday 8:15am Vinyasa DTLS
Sunday 10am Heated Vinyasa Lakewood
Meet Andrea:
I am a wife, mom of 4, math teacher, and 200 hour certified yoga instructor from KC Yoga Kula. In my personal yoga practice, I find opportunity for growth in every class I take, and I love learning from different instructors. Yoga has taught me to use breath to calm the mind to overcome challenges both on and off the mat. I believe yoga to be an incredible tool for both mental and physical wellbeing. As a teacher, I will meet you where you are and guide you through movement and breath. Away from the mat, I enjoy the outdoors, reading, cooking, and spending time with my family.
-Andrea
Tuesday 7pm Rest & Restore Yin DTLS
Thursdays 8pm Rest & Restore Yin via Zoom
Meet Angelina:
-Angelina
Wednesday 7:30pm Rest & Restore Yin Lakewood
Meet Lindsey:
My Yoga journey began in 2005 when I took my first yoga class and knew that this was made for me. I received certification training through YogaFit. Teaching yoga for the past 16 years has been such a blessing. I live in Lee’s Summit, Missouri with my husband and three amazing children. I truly feel that if we breathe and move with intention of our highest good we can make the changes in our own life, and in the world that we need. My Journey honors your Journey. Namaste’
-Lindsey
Monday 5:30pm Yoga 101 DTLS
Wednesday 6pm Yoga 101 Lakewood
Saturday 7am Yoga 101 Lakewood
Meet Rebecca:
-Rebecca
Saturday 11am Pilates DTLS
Meet Tricia:
I believe yoga is for everyone. I want to inspire people to become the person they were created to be physically, mentally and spiritually. I’m a E-RYT with well over 15,000 hours on the mat as an instructor. My classes are warm, challenging and soulful . Inspired by all kinds of music, I use gentle alignments to help yogis discover more about their own body. I share thought provoking insights to challenge yogis to live yoga “off the mat” and bring the 8 limbs of yoga to the practice. When I’m not teaching yoga or co-leading Zen Zone Yoga Teacher Training, I’m a certified health and life coach for a Functional medicine practice in Kansas City, MO. I’m married to my college sweetheart, have 3 children, 5 grandchildren and a dog. You’ll find me doing yoga on the water at Lake Jacomo on my SUP or our sailboat; I also enjoy cooking, cycling, hiking, knitting, reading, running and getting creative anyway I can. I hope to see you on the mat soon!
-Tricia
Tuesday 11am Vinyasa Lakewood
Wednesday 7pm Vinyasa DTLS
Thursday 11am Vinyasa DTLS
Meet Jacqueline:
Jacqueline is a caring, intuitive, and compassionate teacher who creates an inviting and warm environment for all. Her personal yoga journey began in 2014 with a weekly class in a community center which quickly grew into a commitment to finding ways to live a more peaceful, joy-lead, and grateful life. Along this journey, Jacqueline found that yoga was the missing link needed to initiate her healing and connection with her truth. With a deep desire to connect, heal, and teach others, Jacqueline initiated and completed her RYT-200 in 2017, which later lead her to complete her Pilates Mat certification, Barre certification, and pursue her comprehensive 600-hour Pilates certification. To Jacqueline yoga is universal. It can be a great way to start or enhance a physical exercise regiment but it can also offer a deeper dive into the self through the connection of mind, body, and breath. Jacqueline uses the versatility of yoga to structure her classes by using the physical practice to build strength and grounding while providing students with the opportunity to find a deeper connection through breathwork and thought-provoking meditations. Her hope is that you leave her class feeling refreshed, nourished, and strong in mind, body, and spirit. Off the mat, Jacqueline enjoys spending time with her two corgis, family, and friends as well as cross-stitching, belly dancing, and taking every opportunity to learn and grow.
-Jacqueline
Friday 5:30pm Yoga 101 DTLS
Sunday 9am Mindful Flow DTLS
Meet Jody:
-Jody
Monday 9:30am Zumba Lakewood
Monday 10:30am Yoga 101 Lakewood
Meet Gwen:
B.S.Ed. University of Missouri, M.S. Exercise Physiology & Biomechanics-University of Kansas, 500 E-RYT Yoga Alliance
Gwen Hull loves to share the Ashtanga Practice as a technique for wellness and self-knowledge, ultimately leading to union with God. The awareness of the practice is to the ujjayi breath, bandhas (energetic locks), and drishti (focus) linking breath to movement (one asana to the next) in a beautiful garland of flowers becoming a moving meditation/prayer. Gwen believes her role as teacher is to create a safe environment where she can encourage, inspire, and help each student establish the practice in their daily life regardless of age, ability, or circumstance. She believes Ashtanga yoga is a lifelong practice as she has had five clients practicing into their nineties with improved quality of life.
Gwen completed a bachelor’s degree in Health and Physical Education from the University of Missouri-1991. After teaching for a few years at Winnetonka High School, she completed her Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology and Biomechanics from the University of Kansas-1998. She has taught group fitness since 1986, personal training sessions since 1991, and yoga since 1996. Sri K. Pattabhi Jois shared the Ashtanga lineage with several teachers to share Ashtanga yoga with the west (David Williams, David Swenson, Tim Miller, Ganga White, and more). Gwen has practiced extensively with many of the senior teachers. She is very grateful for her first teacher, Genevieve Crosslin, a student of Ganga White. She brought the Ashtanga practice to life with discipline, fire, and love as she allowed Gwen to practice under her guidance for three years. Ram(Mic) and Stephanie Goodman of Yoga-Vedanta Shala allowed her to be a participant and teach the Anatomy/pre-natal portions of their Yoga Alliance teacher training programs in 2004-5. Gwen has practiced and taught yoga for 25 years and is currently registered with Yoga Alliance as an E-RYT- 500 teacher.
Gwen has been married to Alan Hull since 8/17/1991, and has been blessed with four children; Tanner 26, Amanda 24, Natalie 20, and William 18. Raising and nurturing her family has been her greatest accomplishment and joy. She also loves running with her four dogs, tennis, weight training, cooking, gardening and reading. As a devout practicing Catholic, she begins her day praying the Rosary which moves into her daily yoga practice. Then, she tries to go out and make the world a better place with a smile, a kind word, or sharing her practice… Just Be and Just Be Love! “ Abide in me, and I in you…Abide in Love” John 15
–Gwen
Tuesday 4pm Ashtanga + Fascia Release DTLS
Wednesday 11am All Levels Ashtanga Lakewood
Friday 12pm Intro to Ashtanga DTLS
Meet Sarah Bowlin:
Sarah has been in the fitness & wellness space for a little over 3 years! She specializes in functional strength training & yoga!
Sarah approaches wellness with a balanced mindset. She believes in making yoga accessible for all, and making the studio a fun, safe, and inclusive space for everyone
Sarah’s favorite yoga classes to teach are restorative and yin yoga – but she really has a love for all aspects of yoga!”
-Sarah
Friday 10am Yoga Sculpt + FUNctional Strength Lakewood
Meet Hillary:
Hillary is a speech-language pathologist by day, a busy mom of 2 littles, and treasures any chance to be on her mat. She began her journey with Pilates and soon found herself practicing Ashtanga and her love for both continues to grow. After years of being a runner and “gym rat” she experienced a way to move her body that was gentle, yet strong (didn’t involve cardio) and gave her time to find breath and relax.
Hillary finished her 200 Registered Yoga Teacher Training with, The Zen Zone Teacher training school. Ruthann Zentner 500 E-RYT, lead teacher, and Tricia Tayrein 200 E-RYT at MYT. Hillary describes yoga as a tool to strengthen the body, calm the mind and open the heart. She desires to give others the space needed to relax and learn to work with their center. She strives to encourage you to be easy with yourself.
There is nothing that serious going on here! Have fun on your mat and in your life! If you’re going the wrong way, turn around!
Hillary encourages her students to set intentions that make them feel good and that helps them focus on what they want for their life. Create a steady base physically and mentally. One that you can go back to “on” and “off” your mat.
-Hillary
Lakewood Saturday’s 9:30am Power Yoga
Meet Kelsey:
Hey, yogi friends! I’m Kelsey, and I’m delighted to meet you! My yoga journey began with my past life as a competitive gymnast, where I learned the beauty of the amazing things the body could accomplish! I was introduced to yoga by the most compassionate yoga teacher – she inspired me to teach yoga one day! I hope my energy and positivity can in some teensy way inspire you in your yoga practice too! <3 Outside of teaching yoga, you can find me adventuring with my husband, puppy, and family, at the library drinking a matcha latte and reading a good book, weight lifting, carpool karaoke-ing, and daydreaming about Fall! Always remember – you are joy, you are light, and you are love!
-Kelsey
Saturday 5pm Mindful Flow DTLS
Meet Shaley:
My first experience with yoga was in college and it was a practice I continued to come back to time and time again. In 2020 I started practicing regularly and found so many physical, mental, and emotional benefits. It became my way to press pause on the hustle and bustle of life and truly take some “me” time. I love all of the wonderful things that yoga gives me and I want to share that gift with others. In 2021 I completed my 200 hour yoga certification from Power Life and am consistently looking to expand my practice and education in the yoga space. When I am not on my mat I am working as a Director of Communication/HR for a financial literacy company, going on a walk, spending time with my friends, or diving into a good book. I love a great cup of coffee and am always planning my next trip or adventure.
-Shaley
Monday 7:15pm Vinyasa Lakewood
Meet Bri:
As an enthusiastic yoga practitioner, I love spreading the joy and benefits of yoga to all individuals. My love for yoga began over ten years ago and continues to blossom every day. Yoga brought new energy to my soul and once I noticed the profound impact yoga had on my overall health, I knew I wanted to help provide the same for others. Inspired by the yoga community, it led me to dive deeper and in 2019 I completed my 200 hours registered yoga teacher training. In 2023, my husband and I decided to pack up our bags, jump in our campervan and travel around the United States and Canada to visit small local farms and National Parks. Whether it’s conquering rocky crags, biking along scenic trails, or hiking through pristine wilderness, I find bliss in the union of breath and movement amidst the incredible beauty of nature. Rooted in the belief of creating a holistic life for my family and the community, I am working on cultivating a homestead where the rhythms of nature harmonize with mindful living. The journey involves regenerative agriculture, growing organic produce, and creating a sanctuary that reflects the principles of simplicity, self-sufficiency, and eco-consciousness. I believe that yoga is a powerful tool for self-discovery and healing that encompasses the mind, body, and spirit. My classes are designed to create a nurturing space that fosters ah-ha moments and breakthroughs by utilizing breathing techniques and moving meditation. Come join me on the mat as we embark on a journey to explore limitless possibilities that yoga has to offer. Let’s flow, breathe, and grow together!
-Bri
Thursday 7pm Heated Vinyasa Lakewood
-ValeriSaturday 9am Vinyasa Lakewood
–BethTuesday 9:30am Mindful Flow DTLS
-AllieTuesday 7pm Yoga 101 via Zoom
Meet Ellen Watkins:
Ellis is a multifaceted wellness enthusiast, and the visionary owner of Ellevate Skin + Brows. Beyond her roles as a licensed esthetician and Reiki Master, Ellen is embarking on a new chapter as a yoga instructor, bringing her passion for healing and holistic well-being to the yoga mat.
Two years ago, Ellen discovered the power of consistent yoga practice, and it quickly became one of her favorite forms of self-care. Ellen, alongside her yogi husband Dustin, is a familiar and welcoming presence at MYT. Just as Ellen infuses holistic elements into her healing work, her yoga classes are no different. Expect crystals, sound healing, affirmations, Reiki, and meditation to be seamlessly woven into her classes, creating an immersive and transformative experience for practitioners.
Ellen has navigated life as a type one diabetic for over sixteen years. Movement has been a key component of her personal well-being, making yoga an integral part of her routine. Her journey serves as an inspiration to others, emphasizing the importance of self-care and mindful movement in managing health challenges. Known for her kindness, inclusivity, and inspirational approach, Ellen creates a supportive space where individuals of all levels feel welcome.
In a delightful full-circle moment, Ellen’s first introduction to yoga was as a middle schooler when Ruthann taught yoga to her gym class. This early exposure planted the seeds for a lifelong love of yoga and wellness.
-EllenSunday 7:30pm Candlelit Restorative with Option Reiki energy Healing Lakewood
Meet Lauren Hollingsworth:
Lauren is a true lover of learning, people, and all things teens. As a high school social studies teacher, she’s living her dream job! On those days when life gets a bit challenging, her sanctuary is found within her yoga and meditation practice, offering her the much-needed balance and peace.
-Lauren
Friday 3:15pm Lakewood Mindful Flow “De-Tension” Open for all & FREE for educators
Meet Savannah Freemyer:
Savannah is a VITA certified Sex, Love, and Relationship Coach as well as a 200 hour registered Yoga Instructor. She also has a background in Massage Therapy and Reiki energy healing that have provided richness, depth, and connection throughout all modalities.
She has been studying sexuality and relationships for over two decades and believes that when we understand, celebrate, and become intimate with our sexuality, our entire life can change in beneficial ways. She also believes that relationships are the center point to all of life, that everything is affected by, done for, and impacts our relationships. Holistic health is incomplete without focusing on our relationship health; it deserves our time, energy, resources, and focus.
While this work is valuable for everyone, she loves working with women by helping them advocate for themselves, heal from unhealthy relationships and the patterns formed because of them, and to find power in their pleasure. Couples work is also a passion of hers, and she offers Relationship Transformation and Tantric Sex coaching and classes.
She is constantly learning and applying the knowledge to her own life, especially the relationship with herself and her own sexuality. You can also find her dancing, reading, playing with her children, creating, writing, and sharing joy with friends.
-Savannah
Thursday 9:30am Lakewood Mindful Flow