Kelly Colln

Kelly Colln uses compassion and humor to guide her students as they explore their highest mental, emotional, physical and spiritual potential.  Kelly is passionate about teaching Vinyasa Flow and FUNdamentals, Kids and Restorative Yoga. She loves introducing new students to the joys of Yoga and watching them as they experience it’s healing benefits as they transform their bodies, minds and spirits.  She is well versed in Yoga’s therapeutic benefits and works with many students who are healing from injuries or are wanting to learn more about the deeper dimensions of Yoga.  Kelly believes in the importance of forming a Yoga Community (kula) and surrounding oneself with people who practice Yoga on and off the mat in their daily lives.  Kelly’s classes incorporate mantra, affirmations and Yogic Philosophy aligning the sacred and everyday life. Kelly Colln has been working with children since 1986 and believes every child is a divine gift. She is a former public school teacher who is certified to teach children K-8, Early Childhood Education, and Early Childhood Special Education. She also taught classes at Missouri Southern State University in their Teacher Ed. program.  She brings her vast knowledge of Education Techniques to Yoga as she teaches people of all ages and abilities.  Kelly has completed her 200 hr. Certification with Kansas Siddhi School of Yoga under Gina Caputo and Dr. Sarah Kucera and is currently working on a 500 hr. certification. She has also taken teacher training with Max Strom and Judith Lasater.   She is certified to teach Restorative Yoga under Judith Lasater and currently travels the country assisting Judith in Yoga Teacher Trainings. She has studied Mantra Yoga with Marti Lee and Thomas Ashley Farrand.  She has also taken workshops and teacher trainings with Shiva ReaRod Stryker, Sadie Nardini, Jamie Elmer and Elise Miller (Yoga for Scoliosis and Low Back Pain). She also teaches Yoga for Golf with her husband, Tim at The Golf Academy at Parkville Commons. Kelly is also a Wholistic Energy Healer (WEH) and offers private sessions in Energy Healing AND Therapeutic Yoga.