Crystal is a warm and passionate instructor who knows first-hand the transformational power of yoga.
Her journey of healing and recovery paralleled her study of yoga – from the world of academia to the foothills of the Himalayas, Crystal’s blend of scientific knowledge, spirituality, and the depth of lived experience is foundational in how she teaches and encourages students with authenticity and compassion.
Crystal is currently a full-time faculty member in the Health and Exercise Science Department at Southern Oregon University. Her yoga teaching experience also includes yoga studios, K-12 schools, fitness centers, and festivals such as Wanderlust, Prana Fest, and the Oregon Country Fair.
Her educational background includes an MS in Kinesiology, BFA in Dance, Child Development Credential, and several certificates in a variety of yoga, breathwork, and musculoskeletal modalities.
Always a student, she is currently pursuing a Doctorate degree in Kinesiology, and her 500+ hour training with Janet Stone Yoga has allowed her to deepen her practice and continue refining her teaching since receiving her 200-hour certificate in a training that culminated with in-depth studies in India in 2012.
Outside of the classroom or studio, she finds joy digging in the garden, taking ice baths and saunas, traveling the world, and relishing in the ever-expansive wild journey of motherhood, which recently grew to include becoming a foster mom.