Omni Health and Yoga 

Travis’ focus as a teacher is on classes designed for people recovering from addiction. He discovered yoga over 20 years ago while travelling around India and Nepal. The seed was planted there but did not begin to grow until January of 2017 when he entered what is now Omni. Looking for an escape from the stress and discomfort of a life in active addiction he did not know that the practice of yoga would start to untwist the knots in his physical, mental, and spiritual bodies. Travis’ personal recovery from addiction is what motivates him to teach and share the benefits of yoga with those recovering from or impacted by addiction. He completed his 200 hour YTT in January of 2020 and as of June 2020 will be certified to hold space for Y12SR meetings. For more information visit Y12SR.com.

Gabriel’s yoga journey began in 2017 when he sought mental refuge from a hectic lifestyle. Bouncing between several jobs, he had lost his sense of balance. Yoga brought him mindfulness that has generated peace in all aspects of life. When the desire to deepen his own practice surfaced, Gabriel began to research teacher trainings for that personal growth. Everyone referred him to the incomparable experience and tutelage of Emery Bryant. Gabriel will graduate in August 2020 with his RYT 200-hour certification from Emery’s teaching training, assisted by the extraordinary Cady O’Quinn. While his training and passions have resulted in a more vinyasa-centered approach, he integrates Hatha/Iyengar style into his flows as much as possible. You may also see Gabriel around town in other capacities, as music is his other passion. He currently serves as a part-time faculty member in the music department at Missouri State University; additionally, he assists the marching percussion section at Nixa

Kelsey Esther E-RYT 200, RYT 500, YACEP I have been studying and practicing yoga for the last 10 years. Yoga has had a profound impact on my life and wellbeing. I am honored to teach what I have learned. I approach teaching through my understanding of yoga tradition, biomechanics, and nervous system regulation. Over time and training, I learned to teach the multidisciplinary practices that I’ve felt, and research has found, to be the most efficient and effective. The wisdom of my teachers’ inform and support my teaching and keep it rooted in tradition. I am grateful to my lineage and hope to honor it the best I can. My goal as a teacher is to provide an environment and instruction to teach my students tools to see and care for their whole selves. Helping them to recognize the effect that precise and integrative techniques can have on their wellbeing. With the hope that they will utilize these tools throughout their lives. Kelsey is a lead trainer for Movement School Yoga Teacher Training. You can learn more about her and her online programs at kelseyesther.com

In my classes you will be given the opportunity to utilize breath, posture and meditation to deeply relax, realign, and reinvigorate your body and mind. I will create sequences through the lenses of developmentally based Hatha yoga and an understanding of the elements of nature. The techniques utilized in my classes, I have learned from my teacher Jayme Sweere. I earned my RYT200 with Jayme in August 2020, and I’m currently working on an additional 300 hours with her to earn my RYT500.

Jennifer earned her 200-hour Hatha Yoga Teaching Certificate in 2014 at Teach to Inspire Yoga Education. She continues on her wellness journey as a health-and-wellness content writer and videographer. She also works on her doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine. After beginning yoga to heal a physical injury, she marvels at the profound effects of yoga on the mind-body connection. In 2018, she published "Yoga and PTSD: Improving Emotion-Regulation" in the Journal of Yoga and Physiotherapy.