Our Yogis

Kerry Shamblin

Kerry is the owner of Estes Park Yoga. She first learned yoga and basic Vedic principles from Yogacharya Dharmananda at Ved Niketan Ashram in 1992. Through her adult life, yoga has been a constant companion along with continuing Vedic studies. Kerry is grateful to provide a platform for the yoga community in the Estes Valley and has also been practicing, professional Vedic astrologer since 2000. Leading kirtan, philosophical discussions, creating community and extending yoga in its many forms are part of her yoga practice. www.kerryshamblin.com

Elizabeth Lanning

Elizabeth has been a Yoga Practitioner and Teacher for over 25 years, bringing peace of mind, pain relief and balance to students in the Colorado area. With over 400 hours of RYT, and experience teaching many styles of Yoga, her goal is to encourage students to improve range of motion, increase strength, and find balance and energy. She has also taught Yoga to high school students and worked with them to overcome obstacles and pursue a level of life-long physical fitness. She received her first 200 hour training with the YogaFit corporation in 2007, and re-trained with the Aura Wellness Center and Yoga Renew from 2013-2022 (200+). Elizabeth is a passionate student, and takes several classes a week to gain as much diverse learning as she can from multiple teachers. Now semi-retired from a 32-year career teaching English and Theater and recently relocated to Estes Park, she plays with the Loveland Symphony, and loves to hang out with her family, exploring our beautiful state.

Patricia Rountree

Patricia is a creative and versatile graphic designer and yoga instructor. She hopes that the love she pours into her work reflects on the wellbeing, wholehearted healing, and joy of connection through the Art of Yoga of all the people she reaches. Patricia recently moved to Estes with her family from North Carolina, via Wisconsin, where she enjoyed teaching alignment based classes to all levels, but especially to families and teachers.

Maria Luisa Guerra

Maria began practicing yoga in 1999, when her sister Patricia introduced her to the practice. She has loved yoga since then and became an instructor in 2009. She teaches dynamic/ vinyasa flows, multilevel and sweaty classes. Maria has a 5 year old daughter, Flora, and they live in the town of Jardín, deep in the coffee cropped mountains of Colombia. In addition to yoga, Maria owns and operates a vegetarian restaurant, Destino Silvestre. Maria is thrilled to share her practice with you virtually.

Adrienne Watral

I started practicing yoga in September 2009 looking for a way to balance the stress of graduate school. I fell in love with it right away, as a way to get out of my overthinking brain and into my body. Four months later in January 2010 I shattered my L1 and L2 vertebrae in a snowboarding fall. Though I could not perform many (or any) of the postures to the full expression, I continued to get myself to yoga class daily while in a full body brace and wheelchair. I worked on the fundamentals: breathing, connecting with my body parts and contracting my muscles, mental focus. After six months I was practicing without a brace.

I went to teacher training in LA in the spring of 2011 and since graduating have taught yoga throughout the US and internationally, as well as continuing my education with additional 500 and 200 hour Yoga Alliance certifications.

I live here in Estes Park with my husband and 2 young daughters, and I'm so happy to be able to share the countless benefits of yoga with Estes Park.

Stacey Lei Krauss

Stacey Lei Krauss has been teaching fitness and yoga around the globe for over 20 years. She is also a teacher trainer and conference presenter. Her classes are dynamic and empowering – incorporating breathwork and moving meditation. She caters to students of all levels in her seasonal Estes Park classes, and whatever your background, you’re guaranteed a unique experience that your body, mind and spirit will never forget. stronglikesilk.com

Rachel Waters

Rachel has completed a 500 hour program that includes modern mental health science, in-depth study of anatomy and the fascia, women's health, and Traditional Chinese Medicine in addition to traditional yoga philosophy. She enjoys adding self-myofascial release, acupressure, and meditative movement into her classes, and also enjoys working individually with clients. Previously, she completed a 200 hour yoga teacher training in an alignment-focused program which required a 200 hour yoga immersion prior to enrollment. Her classes offer opportunities to grow in both strength and flexibility while also connecting to your own inner peace

Diana Laughlin

Diana (Nanda Devi) Laughlin (she/her) has been teaching hatha yoga and meditation for 12 years and studies at the ShambhavAnanda School of Yoga, based in Boulder, CO. She teaches at upper level Yoga Teacher Trainings and leads mindfulness workshops at libraries, non-profits, and schools in Colorado. Her specialty is teaching special populations, such as people in recovery, at support groups, and older adults, with a focus on inclusivity. Diana earned a B.S. in Psychology from Carnegie Mellon University and is registered with Yoga Alliance as an experienced teacher and continuing education provider. She is a certified Meditation Teacher and she leads workshops for yoga teachers, with a focus on making yoga accessible for everyone.