Kelly was first introduced to yoga as a freshman in high school when it was offered as an after school activity. She knew right away there was something special about this practice. Since then, Kelly has lived, practiced, and taught yoga in her home state of Virginia, New York City, and here in Stockholm. In New York City, Kelly found peace and balance through yoga, on and off the mat, while working a demanding career in the corporate world. She discovered her passion to help others achieve this same sense of balance and connection through yoga and enrolled in Pure Yoga's Teacher Training in 2014 in Manhattan. Since then she has continued her training in Yin, Vinyasa, and Yoga Nidra. Kelly leads retreats, workshops, and teaches Yin, Yoga Nidra, Vinyasa, and Beginners’ Courses at Yogayama and throughout Sweden as well as internationally. ‘’For me, yoga is holistic, compassionate, and inclusive. In my classes I aim to encourage intelligent movement, self-expression, and a joyful connection between mind, body, and soul. I have found that the path of yoga provides me a ‘north star’ to how I want to live my life and how I can serve the world around me. I give humble gratitude to my teachers; Kate Kuss, Yogi Charu, Kay Kay Clivio, Dana Slamp, Caroling Westling, Uma Dinsmore Tuli, Nirlipta Tuli, and many more who have helped me on my yoga journey. I’m mindful that I’m a preserver of a sacred tradition. With great respect and love, I hope to serve as a conduit of that tradition in my practice, teachings, and daily life.’’
Sometimes you are lucky and you meet a yoga teacher that immediately speaks to you. Kelly was like that to me. It is such a treat to take a class with her. Her presence, her soothing voice and her guidance really do the trick and help me to restore and deeply relax body and mind, leaving me feeling whole again. -Lisan Bremmers
Kelly always sees every student in class. After practising yoga with Kelly I feel more like my true self. -Anna-Karin Szega
Kelly has a special way to make everyone feel included in the class and leaves no one behind. She is very caring and meet each student on the level that they are capable of. My favorite session was under winter time when she started the class by reading from a novel. -Åsa Wesström
Trainings include: -200hr Teacher Training; Pure Yoga NYC -100hr Mentorship (Yin and Yoga Nidra) with Kate Kuss; Pure Yoga NYC -100hr Prema Yoga Ayurveda Therapeutics with Dana Slamp; Pure Yoga NYC -25hr Yoga Nidra Network Foundations Course -25hr Level II Embodied Yin Yoga with Satu Tuomela; Yoga Shakti Stockholm -500hr Advanced Teacher Training with American Yoga School -100hr Yoga Nidra Facilitator Training Course -25hr Yoga Nidra for Sleep Training