Essential Fitness
Yoga
Helping you find balance in life
Instructors
Christine Kissner
Owner
Offering: Yoga, Personal training, Meditation
Christine has 30 years of experience in fitness and wellness. Christine has found her love and passion in teaching yoga. She trained at Yoga North in Duluth MN and Yoga Fit in Minneapolis. Her kind gentle and giving nature has lead her to her Mission to bring yoga and wellness to everyone. She hopes that Essential Fitness Yoga Studio will be a community resource to assist people in living a balanced life. Christine gained extensive experience as the Wellness coordinator for Vitalize! wellness Center, in Chisago City, where she had the great fortune to work for 8 years. She is excited to welcome you to come and experience wellness at “Essential Fitness Yoga Studio”.
Judy Kloos
Instructor
Offering: Sun Tai Chi for Health, Yoga & Reiki healing
Judy is certified through Tai Chi for Health Institute, The Arthritis Foundation, and Heathway’s Silver Sneakers Program. She has studied and taught Tai Chi since 2010 and has developed an understanding of how these traditional Eastern exercises can improve health, happiness and longevity. Judy is also level two Spring Forest Qi gong healer and Reiki level one.
As an experienced Senior fitness, and Tai Chi instructor, Judy has helped improve the fitness of seniors in the Chisago Lakes, Forest Lake & Lino Lakes area. So has seen firsthand the positive effects of regular exercise and the many negative effects sedentary living can have on our minds and bodies.
She has helped change the exercise habits of her students by educating them to lead healthy active lifestyles to help relieve and prevent physical and mental problems. Many students have been guided in a fun and relaxed way to help strengthen awareness of their energy flow, physical body, as well as giving great techniques and guidance in mindfulness.
Judy is pleased and excited for this opportunity to engage and inform other potential practitioners in this enjoyable and peaceful art. So no matter your age or ability you can benefit from Judy’s wealth of experience in health and fitness in a calm and relaxed environment at “Essential Wellness Yoga Studio”