Cristy Hatton

Licensed Massage Therapist #18825

B.S. Exercise and Sport Science, Summa Cum Laude 

Personal Trainer- NAFC Certified

I have always been physically active. Newton said it best, “An object in motion will stay in motion while an object at rest will stay at rest.”  I live my life in motion and encourage others to do the same.  

At the age of seven, I discovered a passion for softball that led me to play for Oregon State University.  I learned at an early age the benefits of hard work and tenacity; but the coaching and training I received in college brought my physical fitness to a new extreme.  I am fortunate to know what it takes to truly push every limit for a fitness goal.  

After graduation in 2009, I stayed in the fitness world. Blessed with conscious mentors who taught me proper lifting technique, program design and the idea that just because a body CAN do something, doesn’t mean it SHOULD with weight.  

In my search to promote balanced fitness, I found myself recommending massage to clients; especially when stretching and proper form wasn’t enough.  I have always loved giving massage for friends and family, but never realized the career potential it offered.  Invigorated by the possibility, I tackled Massage Therapy and then Sports Massage. 

I am now ready to make my way in the fitness world as a Personal Trainer and  License Massage Therapist.  My goal is to change how the public perceives massage and help everyone discover the overwhelming benefits it can provide.

Dana DuPont

 Creative Director of Yoga and Pilates Northeast

 Private Yoga Therapist

 Founder of Urban Gita, a mindful lifestyle retail company

Dana's dream has always been to help others to achieve overall wellness. Her dream has manifested through sharing her experience, strength and hope in many ways. Her focus is working with yoga therapy, yoga lifestyle consultations, and workshops, rejuvenation treatments, and aromatherapy.  As a mother living in the city, Dana uses an urban and realistic approach to this ancient art of healing. Her current work and study is now taking her in the direction of working with recovering addicts, where the medicine of yoga and Ayurveda is crucial to breaking old habits and healing our minds. Dana's goal is to bridge the gap between this vast subject and a more playful way to discover ourselves, while cultivating a balance between serenity and courage. Dana believes yoga and its healing wonders are accessible to everyone! 

Jill Lauren :

Yoga Private Instructor

Has always loved yoga, and has been practicing regularly for over 5 years.  When her children were toddlers she embraced yoga with a passion and developed a goal of completing a teacher training course to deepen her practice.  She reached her goal in 2008 when she earned her 200RYT through Tiffany Cruikshank's Power Vinyasa training.  Yoga has helped her stay balanced and peaceful. She feels blessed to be able to share the benefits of yoga through teaching.

Jill Lauren specializes in providing close attention and adjustments to her students helping them to improve and grow in their yoga practice.   "I am so grateful to have the opportunity to guide my students toward increasing their flexibility and gaining a greater sense of balance and self. Yoga allows us to continue to grow and improve ourselves and our world."

For more information on Jill Lauren please check out her website at www.breathebalancebliss.com.

Becky Boldridge: 

Becky began her journey in yoga 10 years ago and has slowly transformed it from a form of exercise to a way of life. She holds a Bachelors of Science in Physical Activity/Exercise and a Bachlors of Science in Community Health and works as a Group Exercise Instructor and Personal Trainer. In 2011 she decided to deepen her yoga practice by earning her 200 Hour Yoga Certification through Core Power Yoga and is eager to share her passion for yoga and all that is has to offer to her students. Her focus on “one breath, one movement” leads to a simple, fast paced yoga practice which increases muscle strength, flexibility, and clarity of the mind.

Jennifer Oechsner:

I recently relocated to Portland from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  I have been a martial arts student for 10 years and in 2009 received my black belt in freestyle Taekwondo. The beating my body was taking told me I needed to balance my practice with something softer.  Once I tried yoga, I was hooked.  This past summer I decided it was time to take my practice to the next level, and time to share my love of yoga with others.   Seeking out an intensive certification program in India seemed natural to me.  What better way to delve deeply into the experience than to go right to the source of yoga? I am thrilled to be living and teaching yoga in Portland and am excited to bring all that I have learned in India and from my wonderful teachers in Wisconsin to the students at Yoga  & Pilates Northeast. 

Duane Best – Pilates Instructor:

I’ve been teaching Pilates mat and equipment for over 9 years at various studios in Seattle( and now in Portland).  I received my certification in Authentic Pilates in 2002 but believe the “right way” to teach is what is right for the person I’m working with.  My favorite client is one who is willing to be challenged, respects their limitations and wants to have some fun while working out.  I work with people as individuals, with individual needs and goals, and do not try to fit clients into some kind of routine.  I remember my first experiences with Pilates as a client as being very challenging and I’m always impressed by those who take the leap to better body awareness, strength and flexibility.  My life outside of teaching is spent raising my two sons, making art, performing comedy and Roller Derby.

Kate F. Busby, MA:

I took my first yoga class 13 years ago and knew that I had arrived at the beginning of a path that I would devote my life to.  As a certified Anusara-Inspired yoga teacher, I utilize the Universal Principles of Alignment and the rich tradition of yogic philosophy to guide my students into a deeper relationship with themselves.  Each one of my yoga classes is designed around a central theme, weaving alignment instruction together with life-affirming philosophical insights and nature-based teachings to generate greater health, freedom, and a meaningful opening of the heart.  In addition to teaching yoga, I am a graduate student at the National College of Natural Medicine studying Classical Chinese medicine and have a small healing practice offering private yoga instruction, bodywork, and sound healing.  To learn more about my yoga classes or my healing practice please visit: www.livingriverhealingarts.com.

Enid Spitz:

Enid sees yoga as a combination of physical strength, mental clarity, and a state of bliss. Enid has a strong foundation in power yoga, and has practiced across the United States and in countries like Germany, France, England, and Spain. A firm believer in the beneficial power of yoga for everyone, Enid always strives to link the asanas with breath and joy in her classes.

Sara Johnson:

Sara came to yoga 10 years ago as a way to stay limber while racing her mountain bike on the professional circuit. For Sara, yoga has evolved into a way of life. She has seen first hand the benefits of yoga while healing from several cycling related injuries. Sara is a Doctor of Chiropractic who uses the therapeutic benefits of yoga in her practice. As a Chiropractor, she has a deep knowledge of anatomy and kinesiology. This knowledge is evident in her classes. If you come to her class with a musculoskeletal issue she will use her knowledge as a Physician, a yoga teacher and a professional athlete to heal your body. You will leave her classes with a deeper understanding of your body. Sara is available for private and therapeutic classes and will also be doing various workshops on nutrition and back health.

For more information on Sara visit her website at: www.drsarajohnsondc.com

Heather Craig:

Heather has been a health and fitness enthusiast her entire life.   After traveling the world as a Yoga teacher, English teacher, and artist’s model for the last decade, she has finally settled in Northeast Portland.  A fan of many different exercise methods, her motto is “fun fitness fusion.”  Her yoga background ranges from Basic Hatha to Power Vinyasa (Flow), and she emphasizes proper alignment in her training to provide a strong foundation for both exercise and daily living. Her mission is to work with you to develop a training program that fits your life, in order to maintain long- term fitness goals.  She is passionate about the life-changing effects of a balanced lifestyle and is eager to share her enthusiasm with you!

Jean-Pierre Parent:

Jean-Pierre Parent has studied a myriad of yoga styles for over 20 years in the U.S. and India. His teaching style draws from a wide variety of traditions and weaves together movement, breathing, mantra, Vedic philosophy and Western science to enourage the re-wiring of habitual movement and thought patterns. JP’s classes style are accessible to all and focus on fun, sustainibility, curiosity and community.

“Let's get loose with compassion. Let's drown in the delicious ambience of love.”

-Hafiz, The Gift

Kimi Marin :

I discovered yoga ten years ago when I was looking for an activity to complement my running. Over time, yoga became less of a complementary activity and more of a way of life. I began to see how my yoga practice reduced stress levels, lessened the constant mind chatter, and helped me not only to build physical and mental strength but also a way to slow down in a rushed life. I began teaching to help others reach a deeper acceptance of who they are and to share the joys of yoga. You can always learn more about me and my classes at: https://kimimarinyoga.wordpress.com/

Ashley Lopez:

Ashley López is a certified group fitness, yoga, pilates and belly dance instructor who also carries a degree in music.  Her yoga training includes vinyasa/flow, hatha, and yin/restorative.  She is passionate about increasing the quality of life of her students and encourages awareness in all aspects of lifestyle.  As an instructor, she strives to create an overall ease in flow from posture to posture while maintaining presence of breath, focus and alignment.

Julie Hammond :

Julie practiced her first sun salutation in 1992, flipping the pages of a book while holding her breath and balancing on one arm. In 2002 she restarted her practice with a flesh and bones teacher and has since studied a variety of yoga traditions and styles from Ashtanga Vinyasa to Yin. Julie completed her teacher training at Amrita: a sanctuary for yoga (Portland, OR) and continues to study asana, philosophy, and therapeutics with Sarahjoy Marsh and Liz Eisman and pranayama with Chris Coniaris and Richard Rosen.

Her teaching and practice are inspired by the rhythms of nature, breath, and conscious movement in the body. In addition to her enthusiasm for exploring the power of yoga on the body and mind, Julie can be found on-stage as a performer with Hand2Mouth Theatre.

Karli Erickson :

I have been a student of movement and meditation since I was a teenager. I discovered yoga in Salt Lake City, UT, and have since been attracted to the quality of life Yoga has to offer. I have experienced immense benefits through my personal practice such as a relaxed body and mind, self-acceptance, an abundance of strength and flexibility, and several more. My intention is to integrate these benefits into my teaching style. I have diligently sought out experiences that provide the opportunity to learn and grow from the yogic philosophy, which continues to this day.
My love and enthusiasm for yoga is accompanied by my commitment to safely guide each student through moving meditation and breath-work in each asana.   All levels are welcome, as I encourage each talented individual to move their practice at their own pace.

Jordan K:

Jordan recently moved from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to explore and enjoy life on the West Coast.  Ready for a change after teaching 6th grade for eight years, she decided to deepen her 11-year yoga practice and become a teacher.  She began practicing yoga in college and immediately noticed the enriching affect yoga had on all aspects of her life.  Over the years she tried Bikram, Yin, Hatha, Forrest, Ashtanga and Vinyasa styles, but found her true passion for yoga in the energetic Vinyasa style of joining movement with breath. She completed her 200-hour certification in Spain through Frog Lotus Yoga International.  Her teaching focuses on alignment and body awareness to find freedom, strength, and stability within practice and life.  “Yoga is a life-long journey that can strengthen both the mind and the body in connection to oneself and to ones relationship with the world.”  Teaching allows her to share that journey with others, cultivating joy and grace along the way.

Katherine:

Has always been an avid fan of fitness, health, truth and knowledge. She began a regular practice with Core Power Yoga co-founder Dave Porter, later attending regular classes with Brian Kest. After moving to Portland, she has enjoyed two 200-hour teacher trainings as well as many other hours of hands on continuing education workshops in a broad range of yoga practices and traditions.

Classes have a strength-building and challenging edge and may embrace some or all of the following: Hatha, Ashtanga, Yin, mudras, mantram and kriya. Katherine takes time to listen to the needs and limitations of others as well as encourage that yogis play their personal edge, challenge their mental hang-ups and try new things.

More from Katherine at www.yogamagick.com

Srdjan Injac:

I believe that fitness is a way of life and has always been a priority to my well-being, so it has become my passion.  My fitness history has ranged from sports such as basketball, soccer, and tennis to martial arts and outdoor activities.  What draws me to be a personal trainer is the ability to motivate others to achieve their fitness goals so that they can reach a state of self-appreciation.  Currently I hold a diploma in Personal fitness and I am working towards a degree in Exercise Physiology at Portland State University. I gradually incorporate knowledge gained to the way I train my clients for an integrated training experience.  Over the years, I have used this knowledge and have applied it to my own exercise regime to exemplify what I teach.  I like to challenge and encourage my clients to surpass their physical and mental boundaries. As your trainer, I will take your health and wellness personally, working alongside you to help achieve ALL of your fitness goals.  With your determination and my dedication, you can make anything happen. If you are ready to make a change, and ready to start loving your life, schedule a free session today.

Current Certifications: Personal Trainer, NAFC Certified.