Meet the Heart of the Cascade
Yoga Teacher Training Facilitators

Primary Facilitator: Kari Sims Anthon - Certified Yoga Teacher Therapist and registered member Yoga Alliance 500 level. Her yoga flirtation began in 1998 while she was playing lacrosse for UCLA, and continued throughout her college years. After graduation, she moved to Europe where her yoga flirtation turned into a true love affair. In 2001, she returned to the US to complete her Yoga Teacher Training with Integrative Yoga Therapy and Joseph LePage. Kari then opened a small studio in England, and also taught in New Zealand before returning to teach classes in her home town of Ojai, California with friends at Lulu Bandhas, the home of the Ojai Yoga Crib. In the spring of 2007, she relocated to beautiful Bend, Oregon with her husband and lovable mutt to start a new life adventure. In the spring of 2009 she moved to Sisters which become not only her home, but also home to her studio, Life.Love.Yoga.
Yoga Anatomy Facilitator: Laura Cooper - Laura received her Bachelor of Science from the University of Oregon and a Master of Science in Physical Therapy from the University of Montana. Laura's clinical focus is sports medicine, general orthopedics and Women's Health. Laura is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and had personal experience with strength and conditioning at the collegiate level while on the Cross Country and Track Teams at the University of Oregon. Laura is co-director of Therapeutic Associates – Central Oregon and is on-site director of TAI at The Athletic Club of Bend. Laura enjoys running, cycling, and competing in sprint triathlons when not with her family. Laura is an avid yogi and co-teaches a Therapeutic Yoga class in Bend.	Photo coming soon...
Yoga Beyond the Mat Facilitator: Nancy Reynolds - Certified in Kripalu Yoga, also known as 'the yoga of transformation.' She's registered at the 500 hour level with Yoga Alliance and is certified in Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy (since 1991). Additionally, Nancy was a mentor for the school's Level III program for several years and co-authored their original curriculum manual. She and her family have lived in Bend for 27 years and throughout that time she has kept up a rigorous teaching schedule throughout the region. Currently, she is an instructor for the COCC Health and Human Performance Dept., the Athletic Club of Bend, and several private groups through the Terpsichorean Dance Studio. She also facilitates private Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy sessions in her home studio.	Photo coming soon...