MEET OUR TRIBE

Meet our squad of incredible instructors + the people behind Bhava Yoga!

Jenni Frank

Owner + Founder

Teaching Style: Strong, alignment-based, empowering!

Hometown: Kansas City

Favorite food: My home-made chai is pretty amazing! It’s like a meal in itself.

Favorite yoga pose: Depends on the day. I LOVE wheel pose when I’m feeling like I need to let go of limitations and open my heart to possibility. Double pigeon is my go-to when I need some grounding + perspective.

MEL BECK

Teaching Style: Powerful, focused, energizing.

Hometown: Littleton, CO

Favorite Food: Sushi

Favorite Yoga Pose: Any inversion- they force me to be aware of my physical body and breath and take me out of my comfort zone.

NICK LARSEN

Teaching Style: Coaching, physical assists, inversion playtime.

Hometown: Chicago

Favorite Food: Heavy whipping cream on ice cream, covered in ice cream.

Favorite Yoga Pose: Wheel pose because it is the king of asanas. There are so many transitions and places you can go with this pose - and I love to teach it.

Emma Kelleher

Teaching Style: Fluid, Grounding, Intentional

Hometown: Houston, MN

Favorite Food: I LOVE guacamole!!

Favorite Yoga Pose: Honestly, I love child’s pose. I find myself in this pose all the time off the mat, its so peaceful & comforting.

DIXIE CHAMNESS

Teaching Style: Alignment-based, intelligent, challenging.

Hometown: Maysville, KT

Favorite Food: Depends on the day and my mood - I am still searching for the perfect balance for my body.

Favorite Yoga Pose: Horse pose because of the strength it builds in the legs.

MARJORIE BIGGS

Teaching Style: Alignment, imagery, CORE!

Hometown: Charles Town, WV

Food: Coffee

Favorite Yoga Pose - Savasana. This is pose is my favorite because in the stillness and release I can really feel the effect (prana) of the practice and all the previous possess (Prana) flowing & vibrating within me.

MCKENNA BUCKLEY

Teaching Style: Vinyasa, Power, Yin

Hometown: San Diego, CA

Favorite Food: Fancy Cheese + Green Smoothies.

Favorite Yoga Pose: Wild thing or any post that gets me upside down.

MIKE LYONS

Teaching Style: Authentic, spontaneous, accessible.

Hometown: Saratoga Springs, NY

Favorite Food: Indian food

Favorite Yoga Pose: I honestly don't have one. For me, every yoga pose provides a wonderful opportunity to connect w/ my breath, to quiet my mind and to discover a deeper connection and awareness to self.

SARAH CREECH

Teaching Style: Motivating, high-energy, and fun!

Hometown: Tyler, TX

Favorite Food: Nutrition is life but balance is key. I love reading cookbooks and cooking to some tunes. Sweet potatoes, green smoothies, anything Thai, street tacos, dark chocolate...all the goodness.

Favorite Yoga Pose: Pincha Mayurasana is my jam lately. I am trying to get upside down and balance more and this tests both my strength and mental ability to stay in the present moment. However, legs up the wall always feels amazing or anything to stretch my hip flexors.

LESLIE GLENN

Teaching Style: Connection, intention, alignment.

Hometown: Strongsville, Ohio

Favorite Food: Anything and everything seasonal, fresh and healthy. Yummy Soups and Buddha bowls inspired by the southeast asian cuisine are my obsession of the moment.

Favorite yoga pose: It really depends on the day! Some days call for a fierce arm balance like side crow and other days Lizard Pose or Legs up the wall.

CARA HUSTEAD

Teaching Style: Powerful, Revitalizing, and Inspiring

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA

Favorite food: Everything! But if I had to pick my mom's chicken stuffed shells or my dad's Italian seven fish Christmas Eve dinner!

Favorite yoga pose: This changes so much! Right now I'm loving the power and connection I feel with Pincha Mayurasana (forearm stand). I'm also LOVING anything with hips-malasana or pigeon feel so amazing!

JILL MAREK

Teaching Style: Strong, Steady, Gooey

Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri, then Encinitas, California, then Nosara, Costa Rica

Favorite Food: Avocado (especially when mixed with Belgian dark cocoa powder, dark amber maple syrup and Madagascar vanilla)

Favorite Yoga Pose: Balasana (childs), Natarajasana (dancers), Utthita Hasta Pandangustasana (extended hand to toe), Eka Pada Koundinyasana (flying splits). I love the feeling and focus of all of these poses, as well as the balance and paradox involved.