Kristin Olson

Kristin is a Certified iRest Teacher, and has worked in mental health settings with children, adolescents and adults for 17 years. She has been a student and teacher of yoga for 10 years. Kristin is a 500 hour Registered Yoga Teacher with certifications in restorative yoga, chair yoga, and is an Ayurveda Yoga Specialist. Her intuition led her to learn iRest Yoga Nidra with her minds intent to teach others. What she did not anticipate was her own beautiful journey of self-discovery through the practices. Kristin is joyously offering mindfulness-based yoga classes, and iRest Yoga Nidra classes at the VA Health Care System for Veterans with PTSD, depression, anxiety, and chronic pain. Seeing the Veterans find a sense of peace through these practices motivates her to continue sharing these ancient teachings. Kristin has also provided classes for inmates in the Minnesota Correctional Facility, and through a local organization that offers safe shelter, and support for battered women and their children. Kristin currently teaches yoga and iRest Yoga Nidra classes in the community and provides individual sessions as well. She is also partners with organizations, corporations, wellness centers, healthcare facilities, and more offering individual and class sessions. To speak more with Kristin about these opportunities, please e-mail her at yoginikristin@gmail.com. Kristin lives in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota with her husband and their loving pooches. She enjoys digging in her garden, dancing in the forests, and finding solace by the river and lakes.