Meet the Instructors

Chris Dormaier
, M.S., CYT, ERYT 500 is Director of SoundYoga and a certified Krishnamacharya Healing Yoga Foundation (KHYF) teacher trainer. She also holds a diploma from the American Viniyoga Institute as a yoga therapist. Chris continues her studies with Sonia Nelson in Santa Fe, New Mexico. As a yoga therapist Chris applies yoga principles in developing yoga practices that support and meet the needs of individuals who strive for better health and a happier, well-balanced lifestyle. Chris has helped many people with arthritis, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, heart conditions, MS, and other health concerns find yoga practices to maintain and improve their health.
 
Patricia Ballard
is a Certified Yoga Teacher with the KHYF and is also affiliated with the Yoga Alliance as a RYT at the 500 hr. level. She has been teaching in the living Krishnamacharya tradition since 2001. Her teaching is based on personal experience that Yoga can be a transformative tool to spark the potential in anyone.
 
Cheryl Sjoblom
is a Certified Yoga Teacher with the KHYF and is registered through the Yoga Alliance at the 500-hour level. A teacher at Sound Yoga since 2000, she believes the healing benefits of yoga are available for everyone at any stage of the physical, mental and spiritual journey.
 
Karie Dillen
has been practicing viniyoga since 1997. She believes that yoga brings balance, flexibility and alignment to your body as well as to your mind and your life. She encourages students to discover how each posture lives within their own body. Karie is a certified KHYF teacher.
 
Alan Abrams
, a certified KHYF instructor, embraces yoga for how it can support each individual. He encourages us all to use yoga as a tool to nourish ourselves and bring happiness into our lives. His classes often include guided imagery in addition to movement and breathing practices. He explores philosophy from the Yoga Sutras and is interested in sharing ways that we can each use this philosophy to make intentional changes in our lives.