Our Instructors

RYT-500
Phoenix creates space for students to explore their inner and outer landscapes in a welcoming, unpretentious environment infused with love. Practicing yoga for over 30 years, Phoenix has taught yoga since 2013. Her classes cover a variety of practices, from vinyasa to restorative.

Describing herself as "deeply intuitive and humanly flawed," she is eager to share dharma, poetry, and sound. She enjoys hiking and running in the woods, practicing Reiki, and leading sound baths and retreats.

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RYT-500
Yoga is timeless to me. As i've grown and changed, yoga has stayed steady, keeping me grounded, peaceful and open. Whether i'm teaching or practicing, yoga brings me home. My yoga journey began in 2005 after a debilitating jaw-stress injury left me unable to move my body aerobically. My first yoga class gave me a sense of freedom, movement with breath and deep inner steadiness that I felt I had to share.

I completed my teacher training in Portland and for 20 years have been immersed in practicing, teaching and continually discovering. In 2021, my husband, Garrett and I moved to Sisters, bringing my love of yoga, community and the outdoors with me. When I teach, I focus on helping students meet themselves exactly where they are and to be curious about how the ego shows up on the mat, tuning inward and leaving the ego outside the door. My classes are lighthearted, grounding, and free of judgment.

My sequencing offers a steady, mindful challenge, never harsh or inaccessible, but encouraging growth, flow and emotional connection, helping create a rhythm in the studio that deepens the experience. 

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BSN, LMT, RYT-200
Kara is a registered nurse, massage therapist, reiki practitioner, and yoga instructor. Since completing her 200-hour yoga certification in 2011, she has taught in a variety of settings: from community classes in her own garage to private sessions at the Chicago Board of Trade, and many points in between. Kara has a personal commitment to an arms-wide-open approach and a goal to make yoga accessible to all. Her teaching style is clear, intentional, and supportive of each individual in class.

Yoga has been a guiding force in Kara’s life. By junior high, Kara was already diving deep into the world of yoga, meditation, and alternative health. Her teaching is a reflection of her own journey, offering a space for exploration and self-discovery. Deeply appreciative of the beautiful energy here in Sisters, Kara is grateful to be part of this vibrant community and is honored to show up in service to others, walking this path of holistic health. 

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RYT-500
Janell was raised in the Sierra Nevada Mountains where she began her foundation of Seifukujutsu in 1995, The Art of Restoration Therapy. She completed over 2,000 hours of study at the Mizu Shin Tao Institute of Oriental Medicine and now shares this ancient healing art here in Sisters, Oregon. 

Her yoga journey began in 2008 and deepened through advanced training at Wild Mountain Yoga in Nevada City, CA, completing her 500 -RYT certification.

Janell's teachings are a blend of Hatha, Vinyasa Flow, Restorative Yoga, and Sound Therapy. 

With a compassionate heart and deep respect for the sacredness of every individual's journey, Janell creates a safe and sacred environment for students to explore the spiritual path, release energetic blockages and awaken to their innate healing abilities.  

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RYT-500
Lisa began practicing yoga in 2011 as a way to regain the flexibility she lost during years of long-distance trail running. She son found out that yoga was about far more than her physical body, as the wise and healing words her instructors spoke during class helped her through the hardest year of her life. In 2014 she took her 200 hr teacher training with Rolf Gates, and began teaching vinyasa yoga classes in 2016.

Lisa has furthered her education with certifications in Yoga for Trauma and Stress, Yoga of 12-Step Recovery, and Yoga for Healthy Aging. In 2020, she completed an additional 300 hr teacher training. A Yoga Alliance RYT 500 yoga instructor, Lisa has been teaching Vinyasa Flow, Yoga for Healthy Aging, and Restorative Yoga in Sisters and Black Butte Ranch since 2018.

Lisa is also a family nurse practitioner board certified in lifestyle medicine, and owner of Mountain Glow Lifestyle Medicine in Sisters.

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Cat Mansfield is a yoga and meditation teacher trained in the Sacred Valley of Peru, whose practice has taken her around the world. Having used these tools to work through anxiety, reconnect with her body, and cultivate clarity and resilience, she now brings that lived experience into her teaching.

Her classes blend intuitive movement, conscious breathwork, and stillness to help students feel grounded and fully present — exploring the space where nervous system regulation meets self-inquiry and small shifts create meaningful change.

When she's not on the mat, Cat is gardening, hiking the Oregon mountains with her husband Nathan and their two chihuahuas George and Jasper, or recording her podcast. She believes this work is a lifelong journey, and her intention is always to create spaces where people feel safe enough to soften and reconnect with their own inner wisdom.

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CIYT-Level II
Nadine Sims is a Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher (Level II) who has been teaching in Central Oregon since 1998. She owned and operated Iyengar Yoga of Bend for more than 15 years before making Sisters her home.

Her classes reflect the clarity and depth of the Iyengar method—offering a systematic, safe approach that helps students build strength, mobility, stability, and awareness over time. Each class builds progressively, allowing students to deepen their understanding of the poses while developing confidence in their practice.

Rooted in the teachings of B.K.S. Iyengar and the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Nadine’s instruction is known for thoughtful sequencing, precise alignment, and the skillful use of props. Students appreciate her ability to see what each individual needs and offer guidance that supports steady progress.

Classes are both exacting and supportive, adaptable for a wide range of bodies and experience levels. Through careful attention to alignment and mindful effort, students discover a practice that develops mind, body and spirit—and continues to evolve throughout life.

Along with daily yoga practice, Nadine enjoys hiking, camping, pickleball and creating a lovely, drought-tolerant backyard.

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Nutritional Therapy, Biofield Tuning, Sound Therapy - and Rolfing Structural Integration

I love Central Oregon. Getting to live and work in Sisters and Bend has been such a gift. We have a close-knit community, incredible people, and endless access to the outdoors—what more could you ask for? Music has always been part of my life. I began playing drums in high school, gigged around Southern California in my early adulthood, and eventually discovered how powerful sound can be when used therapeutically and paired with manual therapy. I love using Sound & Rolfing® Structural Integration to support relaxation, awareness, and deeper connection in the body.

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