Kat Soper (she/her), Lead & Director: Kat is the PALM + PINE owner and E-RYT 500, has been teaching yoga for 12+ years. She passionately believes yoga is a brave practice of connection and belonging, to ourselves and one another. Kat weaves down-to-earth philosophy, creativity, and curiosity into every practice. Expect to feel both challenged and grounded in her yoga classes, with options to take or leave anything that comes along. She is happiest when enjoying a taco (or 5) and dancing to live music under an open sky with her two little kids and hubby.

Kaitlin Northrup (she/her): As a E-RYT 200, Licensed Massage Therapist, Ayurvedic Wellness Counselor, Kaitlin (she/her) values and utilizes all that, both, yoga and massage therapy have to offer to aid people in healing their mind, body, and soul. Yoga has been a large part of her life for 10+ years and through her training felt empowered, helped build her strength and self-confidence, and gained a stronger sense of wanting to help people do the same.

Laree Schouweiler (she/her): Laree is the founder of the Driftless Yoga Festival & Driftless Yoga Center in Decorah, IA. An E-RYT 500, Laree is committed to creating more equitable wellness spaces and is adamant the true practice of yoga happens OFF THE MAT. Her classes are filled with dynamic movement that unites with breath and infused with the idea that yoga isn’t something we do - it is something we are.

Asavari Manvikar (she/her): Asavari is one of the leading Ayurveda experts based out of the Twin Cities area in Minnesota. She has been helping her clients achieve health and wellness through her private practice at Ayuwellness for many years. She is a graduate faculty at the Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing, University of Minnesota. Asavari holds Bachelor’s of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) and an MD in Kayachikitsa (Ayurveda Medicine) degrees from the University of Pune, India. In 2001, she was awarded a Gold Medal for her scholarly thesis work by the Institute of Indian Medicine. She served as a Faculty Member, at the BSDT's Ayurveda College, Wagholi, Pune, and collaborated with her colleagues to conduct research studies about the integrative approach to diabetes, obesity, and cancer. She has authored several papers and articles in health journals. She is a certified yoga teacher and has been serving as a lead faculty on the advanced Yoga Teacher's training program for more than 12yrs in the twin cities.

Sara Docan-Morgan (she/her) is a professor of Communication Studies at UW-La Crosse. She is the author of the monograph In Reunion: Transnational Korean Adoptees and the Communication of Family (2024, Temple University Press). She teaches courses in interpersonal communication, family communication, gender and communication, communication and race, research methods, and intercultural communication, and directs senior thesis projects. Sara is also a graduate of PALM + PINE's 200hr YTT.

Tanya Boigenzahn (she/her): Tanya is the owner, founder and director of Devanadi Yoga and Thai Yoga Bodywork, LLC in Minneapolis, MN, focusing on yoga teacher training, retreats, guest teachers, workshops and student mentorship. She is also a traveling guest teacher offering workshops, trainings, and client sessions nationally, and guides retreats internationally. She wishes to thank her teachers – past and present – for their love, guidance and support, and aims to help connect students from all walks of life to living in light and reaching their full potential.

Dr. Jill O’Brien (she/her): Jill focus's of assessing and treating the body as a whole has guided and complimented her extensive experience and training in her specialty of pelvic health physical therapy and wellness. She is the owner of O'Brien Physical Therapy. Jill is a graduate of the PALM + PINE 200hr YTT and has also served as a facilitator in the program for 6 of the 7 years. Jill, her husband Alex, and son Lennon live in La Crosse and thoroughly enjoy all that the area has to offer. From biking and hiking in the bluffs to camping and listening to live music, Team O'Brien takes full advantage of the beautiful Coulee Region.

Barb (she/her), was originally drawn to yoga by the physical practice, but she quickly sensed shifts in the body and noticed how those shifts affected life off of the mat, and that's what kept her coming back to eventually dive deeper. Barb's passionate about emphasizing the energetic elements of the yoga practice and supporting people to tune-in with their bodies externally and internally. When not on the mat, Barb enjoys canoeing, camping, winemaking, gardening, hiking, hockey.

Early Bird Savings of $300! $2900 when you enroll by 9/6/24

Full tuition: $3200

Non-refundable $500 deposit required as part of enrollment and saving your spot. Deposit will be refunded to those not admitted to teacher training.

Participants can pay in full or set up a flexible payment plan.

Required books – contact us for the Student Catalog with all details

Any recommended Yoga Props

Cost of travel and any related costs for in-person sessions.

Cost to complete 10 classes as part of non-contact hours. Participants will be eligible to receive a 50% discount on any membership during the duration of the training. PALM + PINE also offers weekly pay-what-you-can classes available in person and on Livestream.