Prairie Lotus Instructors

Kate Williams - RYT 200 hr

Kate is the owner of Prairie Lotus Yoga studio. She was first introduced to yoga long ago in high school. Since then she has been a dancer, martial artist, and actress. She is a certified Yoga Fit instructor and is certified thru the Living Yoga Program in Austin, Texas. She is a 200 hour Registered Yoga Teacher thru Yoga Alliance, and has also studied with Doug Keller, and Mark Whitwell. She is a Whole Birth ® Yoga and Support educator trained by Robin Sale, founder of Whole Birth ® Yoga.

 

Cheryl Mason - RYT 200hr

Cheryl has practiced yoga for many years and is certified through Integrative Yoga Therapy and has completed Level II training at Shambhava School of Yoga. She is registered with Yoga Alliance and is a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists. She has studied with Joseph and Lillian LePage from Integrative Yoga Therapy, Jonas Westring from Thai Yoga Healing Arts, Doug Keller, and Mukunda Stiles from the Yoga Therapy Center.

Cheryl believes that yoga can bring healing and balance to our lives as well as increase strength and flexibility and reduce stress. She teaches yoga classes with emphasis on adapting the poses to fit the needs of the student

 

Audrey Umekubo

Audrey is a popular teacher of ballroom dancing with a career spanning over thirty years. She also has experience teaching martial arts. It was only natural for her to fall in love with yoga. Audrey has been practicing yoga from Kate and Cheryl for over 5 years, and has been a regular sub for the morning classes since 2006. She has a strong personal practice in and out of the studio because she says it keeps her young

 

Kristin Prophet

Kristin has been practicing yoga for the last 20 years. She has a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology from Kansas State University and a degree in Occupational Therapy from Virginia Commonwealth University. She works as an occupational therapist for school aged children at the Central Kansas Cooperative in education.

 

David Olson

David has practiced yoga, and taught, on occasion, since 2000. Yoga teaches me to be mindful of the moment by using the practice to help my body with the things of my mind. My training in the fine arts guided my integrity and commitment to the discipline, acknowledging the importance of physical wellness. I continue with yoga as a daily journey.