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YTT200, Reiki 1, Plant Medicine

Marissa is a dreamer, lover of whimsy, and nurturer. Yoga teacher at Yoga Squared and Harvest Yoga and Wellness, and plant medicine facilitator. She has spent the last two years practicing, shadowing and training alternative healing ceremonies and facilitation. Through that experience, she's learned, and continues to learn trauma-informed communication, energy work and management, and the importance of embodiment.

She prides herself in cultivating a safe space for students to help them be present in their bodies, connect with spirit, explore, and play  

Kristie's lifelong relationship with wellness and yoga informs an accessible approach that brings mindful embodiment and timeless yogic philosophy to people from all walks of life.

She integrates conversation, movement, breathwork, sacred sound, and ceremony to create moments of deep presence and connection. Kristie supports others in finding balance between effort and ease, helping them feel grounded, inspired, and at home in themselves.

Her extensive training includes Kripalu 200hr (2011), 500hr E-RYT (2013), Trauma-Informed Yoga, Aerial Yoga, Reiki, Ayurveda, Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy, and she is pursuing dual certification in Neurogenic Yoga and Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises, specializing in teacher trainings, transformative retreats, and somatic practices for nervous system regulation.

Kara Pellegrene is a lifelong student, a mother, and guide who weaves creativity, movement, and mindfulness into everything she does. She is a Reiki Master Teacher, a yoga instructor at Yoga Strong, and the author of A Witch’s Way to Heaven, a memoir exploring healing and transformation. Kara also facilitates past-life regression and energy work, helping others connect with deeper parts of themselves. As a photographer, she captures authentic, natural moments, blending artistry with heart. She loves exploring nature with her family, unschooling life’s lessons, and creating experiences that leave people feeling present, centered, and inspired.

Alyson is an herbalist, wildlife biologist, and forest therapy guide with a deep love and appreciation for nature and the ways she invites us to slow down, reconnect, and come home to ourselves. Through Cambium, her nature-based wellness practice, Alyson works with herbs and plants to create meaningful moments of connection, including organic herbal teas, tea ceremonies, and other nature-based experiences. Her work weaves scientific insight with deep reverence for the natural world to create experiences that are nourishing, insightful, and deeply grounding. She believes plants are powerful teachers, eager to offer us simple ways to slow down, become more present, and tend to ourselves with intention. 

Outside of this work, you’ll likely find Alyson getting lost in the woods, road-tripping with her husband and pup, or sharing a good cup of tea with a friend.

Sarah is the owner of Sweet Face Beauty, Canton, Ohio’s #1 Head Spa. She’s an entrepreneurial mentor, a nationally traveling salon educator, and a proud mom of two. Passionate about self-care, Sarah creates a welcoming, safe, and judgment-free space where clients can relax, rejuvenate, and experience beauty and true stress relief as an essential part of their daily wellness routine.