Instructors

The instructors offering classes at Blue Mountain Yoga+ are so wonderful!

You will encounter varying styles of instruction and levels of challenge. We want to meet your yoga needs and intentions, and invite you to read the biographies below of the special people who are the instructors at Blue Mountain Yoga+.

Each teacher is running their own business while renting the shared space at Blue Mountian Yoga and Wellness Collective. Please sign up with them directly, with the links provided here and on the Classes page.

Julia Buggy, Owner & Yoga Teacher

Julia Buggy is a registered yoga instructor through Yoga Alliance, E-RYT 500 (Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher: 500 is the amount of contact training hours with a master-level teacher). She graduated from the 500-hour Yoga Teacher Training Program through 8 Limbs Yoga in Seattle.

Julia has specialized training in:

  • trauma-informed yoga
  • yoga for social justice
  • pre/postnatal yoga
  • non-violent communication
  • the Yoga Sutras

Julia took her first yoga class in 2001 in her hometown of Mesa, AZ. This quickly ignited her passion for delving deeper into the practice and helped heal her body from a serious car accident.

In 2006, she began to work and study at Inner Vision Yoga. As a newlywed in 2011, Julia “sailed off into the sunset” to Encinitas, CA, known as the yoga capital of the United States. Then she felt guided to make her way up the coast landing on the Olympic Peninsula in the summer of 2013. 

Julia is passionate about a holistic diet and lifestyle. She has worked in the supplement industry since 2006 and graduated as a Holistic Nutrition Educator from Bauman College in 2009 after attending anatomy, and pre-med/ Nutrition courses at Arizona State University. 

She is the mother of 2 daughters and loves dark chocolate, organic food, outdoor adventures, dancing, and crafts like jewelry-making.

Tuesday: Intermediate Power Flow 7-8 am

Tuesday: Sustainably Strong Yoga w/ Weights 9-10 am

Tuesday: Chair Yoga 10:30-11:30 am

Wednesday: Yoga Foundations (Beginner) 5-6 pm

Thursday: Intermediate Power Flow 7-8 pm

Friday: Yin-Yang Yoga 9-10 am

Private Yoga Instruction (up to 3 people), Reiki Healing, and Nutrition Counseling appointments are available for $65 per hour.

juliafbuggy@gmail.com

(360)809-0717

Heather Sky, Yoga Teacher

Heather Sky is an influential yoga instructor and educator located on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. She has always had a veracious love of learning, and considers herself an eternal student—continually attending trainings, immersions, and workshops to improve her understanding of functional anatomy and biomechanical principles. Heather isn’t one for titles and accolades, but she discovered these areas of study after questioning the impact of some yoga traditions, and is acknowledged for her expertise in these particular methodologies. She offers intelligent and creative instruction as a result of years of dedicated practice, persistent teaching, and extensive training with some of the most respected yoga educators and movement specialists in the country. She focuses on making the asana practice accessible for all bodies, offering a unique approach that helps bridge the gap between Eastern and Western philosophies. She is emphatically passionate about teaching and is so grateful for the opportunity she has to share her love of yoga while creating connections with fellow practitioners in various communities. It is her mission to create a safe commUNITY & classroom environment for all who call themselves teachers and/or students of yoga and life.

Sundays: Functional Yoga + Mobility 9:30-10:45 am

Wednesdays: Wellness Yoga 9-10:15 am

 
(801)473-0956
 

Alicia Amerson, Yoga Teacher

I am a certified 500 and 200-hr yoga teacher and have been teaching since 2022. I practiced
yoga for more than a decade in San Diego before getting my certification through
Yoga Renew. Wanting to expand my yoga knowledge I completed a 500-hour
yoga teacher program with Yoga, Heart, Mind taught by Jo Tastula and Stu
Watkins. I completed Grace Space Hypnotherapy program in 2018, and have
helped people overcome mindset challenges, body pain, and bad habits. I practice
yoga daily on the mat and while I am playing with my horses. I look forward to
meeting you and your horse.

Balanced Flow: Yoga to Help You Connect on a Deeper Level with Your Horse, Through Your Yoga Mat

Start the year off strong and set the stage for an amazing spring show season with a rejuvenating yoga experience! Join us for Horses Girl Yoga: Balanced Flow, every Tuesday from January 7th to February 24th, from 5:30 to 6:30 PM. Led by Alicia, this 8-week series is designed to help you reconnect with your inner strength, find balance, and set powerful intentions for the year ahead.

This class is perfect for anyone with a deep connection to horses and the equestrian lifestyle. It’s an opportunity to channel the strength, focus, and grace you experience with horses into your yoga practice, allowing you to connect on a deeper level with your body and your horse.

As the spring show season approaches, this is the ideal time to prepare your body and mind. The poses and practices you’ll learn will enhance your flexibility, balance, and mental clarity, helping you be at your best when the show season begins. Through yoga, you’ll improve your posture, body awareness, and breath control—skills that will strengthen your bond with your horse and boost your performance in the ring.

Embrace your power, boost your confidence, and start the year with focus and peace. Don’t miss out – let the year of transformation begin and get ready to shine this spring!

https://www.facebook.com/theyogastables

https://www.instagram.com/horseandyogaonline/

Jason Taylor, 5 Elements Qi Gong Teacher

Jason is an acupuncturist and eastern medicine practitioner with over 15 years of Qi Gong experience.  You can find out more about him and his practice at www.jtacupuncture.com

Free 30-minute Consult for all new patients: https://jtacupuncture.com/free-consultation/

(206) 569-8255

Kate Danta, Yoga Teacher

As a Holistic Health Practitioner, E-RYT 500 Yoga Teacher, Intuitive Massage Therapist, and Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapist for the past 40 years, I have integrated a variety of yoga styles that I have practiced and been trained in and Dantayama (rehab) Yoga was the result. The most defining feature of Dantayama Yoga is, “Support=Release”. Properly supported yoga poses allow muscles to let go of tension and return to their natural, relaxed state. In order to quiet the mind, we must first quiet the body to access a deeper, sweeter sense of self.

Monday: 11 am to 12:30 pm

Wednesday: 11 am to 12:30 pm

Friday: 11 am to 12:30 pm

www.sequimyogaandmassage.com

kate@sequimyogaandmassage.com

(858) 437-2102

Melissa Grace, Somatic Astrologer and Yoga Teacher

Melissa is a somatic astrologer, yoga teacher (in the iyengar lineage), and lover of humanity and life. She is the creator of the The Sacred Springs Podcast. Her mission is to support the life force in her fellow humans, through somatics, astrology and yoga. She helps people work through shadow, and find blueprints of health and vibrancy, and to embrace all parts of the human experience. She believes collective liberation begins within.
 
Class: 
Monday: Alignment Based Yoga 5:45-7 pm
 
This class is a 60 minute class designed to drop you deep into the body, present moment, and cosmic energy. Poses are explored with precision and detail, as well as respecting each individual’s capacity and strengths. Current astrological alignments are brought into the class as means to explore archetypal/ cosmic themes. Props are used to explore different facets of traditional yoga poses. This class is suitable for beginners and experienced alike.
 
sacredspringscoaching@gmail.com
 
(661)889-0266
 

Melanie Barclay, Yoga Teacher and Ayurveda Health Practitioner

Melanie is a certified Yoga instructor (RYT 500), and she also holds certifications as an
Ayurveda Health Practitioner, Heart-Based Meditation instructor, and as a Jyotishi
(Vedic Astrologer). Her yoga instruction specializes in breath-movement coordination
and the attunement of the body, mind, spirit connection. Melanie is dedicated and
committed to supporting new and advanced students to deepen their yoga, ayurveda and
meditation sadhana (practice).
Melanie has been an athlete since childhood, studying classical ballet, competing in
triathlon competitions, and elite ultra-distance trail running. She also has been a college
professor in Art/Cultural History for 20 years and a manager of organic farms in
Colorado and Hawaii. She discovered Bikram yoga in 1997 as a form of cross-training
and over time experienced deep transformative healing through her personal practice that
inspired her to begin her on-going studies in Vedic culture including the art and science
of yoga, its philosophy and history. She received her RYT-200 level yoga teacher
certification at The Academy of Yoga in Grand Junction, Colorado in 2013, and continues
to add to her 500-level yoga teacher training with Tedd Surman of Yoga Awareness
International in Honolulu, Hawaii. She also continues her studies of Jyotisha under the
mentorship of Penny Farro in the sangha of The Cosmic Kaleidocscope.

In 2021 Melanie earned her Ayurveda Health Practitioner certification as well as a
Meditation/Spiritual Mentorship certification from New World Ayurveda, emphasizing
consciousness-based healing. Melanie feels called to help people discover their optimal
balance according to their unique nature, and she incorporates her expertise in her
business Life Force Ayurveda. She works with clients on-line throughout the world and
locally at her private studio, Halberg Chiropractics in Port Angeles and at Blue Mountain
Yoga in Sequim. In her spare time, Melanie is out on the trails mountain biking and
hiking, kayaking, or experimenting in the kitchen with organic vegetarian foods.

Class: Chair Yoga Thursdays @ noon

www.lifeforceayurveda.com

mamchugh65@gmail.com

(808)829-1940

Mary Campbell, Meditation Instructor and Pranic Healing

I am a lifelong resident of the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Born and raised around the Seattle/Tacoma area. My family and I currently live in Port Angeles, Washington, where the mountains meet the sea! I have been practicing Pranic Healing and Meditation since 2015. I earned my Associate Certified Pranic Healing Certificate, through the Institute for Inner Studies, Inc. in 2018. I am a lifelong learner and enthusiast. I love to be in nature and with my family.

Full Moon Meditation with Mary:

In July of 2016, I began my journey at Blue Mountain Yoga + hosting twin hearts meditation sessions and free Pranic Healing clinics. I am honored and grateful to still be running meditation classes there. Currently, I am hosting one evening meditation a month around the full moon. This year, 2024, Meditation sessions will be on Fridays and they start at 6 pm. Please check the current studio calendar for dates. These meditation sessions are offered in person only at this time. You may pre-register with me through, email or by phone. Cost is $20.

Pranic Healing Sessions by Mary:

I offer Distance Healing sessions by phone or via zoom from my home office. I also have in-person healing sessions available in Sequim. 

Feel free to reach out to me with any questions!

Best regards,

Mary

ThePranaMomma@gmail.com

(360)670-9824

www.thepranamomma.com

Chelsea Anne, Women's Weekly Wisdom Circle Facilitator

Hello! My name is Chelsea. I’m excited and grateful to have this opportunity to present workshops at Blue Mountain Yoga+. I am naturally sensitive, empathetic, curious, and driven, and I am passionate about the journey of personal transformation, and the mind-body connection. I love to make learning fun and experiential. Please reach out to me if you’d like to request any specific types of classes. I am certified and qualified to teach:

  • Earth Energy Healing: Chakra balancing, core star expansion, grounding and centering, core energetics style movement practices, somatic awareness, inner child healing, Higher Self work, etc…
  • Guided meditations and visualizations for the evolution of consciousness 
  • Relationship skills: Boundaries, communication, and asking for what you want
  • Reiki classes in the lineage of the Majestic Order of the Dragon 
  • Eco-feminism: Tapping into the divine feminine consciousness of Mother Earth to support and sustain life
  • Consent training (I am a current student and soon to be certified in Wheel of Consent) and more…

I also offer home Spaceclearing, and I work one-on-one with women offering intuitive hands-on energy work, hypnotherapy, treatment massage, and personal coaching. I have a deep reverence for my many teachers, with over 20 years of study from numerous wise women, matriarchs, and foremothers. For a detailed list of my credentials please feel free to ask.  

(206)659-9578

EarthworksEnergetics@gmail.com

Francesca Siena, Sound Baths with Tibetan Bowls & Reiki Trainings

Francesca is now offering monthly Sound Baths and Tibetan Bowls at Blue Mountian Yoga+. She is a Maha Reiki Teacher/ Practitioner, a Maha Cranial Practitioner, and a Certified Reflexologist.

She founded Artemisia Healing Arts in 2019 with the desire to be of service. At the time, she was studying Reiki and Tibetan Cranial was given the opportunity to serve the Tacoma and Sequim community. As she stepped into the work she was guided on how to tune in with subtle energies. When engaging with the archetypes such as Art, Harmony, and Nature’s healing frequencies we easily tap into Joy, Passion, and Prosperity Consciousness. We then begin to receive unique gifts and can inspire others by simply being ourselves in the most natural and authentic way. The Universe supports us completely as we align with our purpose.

www.artemisiahealingarts.com

(253)961-3181 call or text to begin Your Sacred Journey

Francesca@artemisiahealingarts.com

Iris Turney, QiGong Teacher

Iris has always been interested in finding natural and effective ways to improve health, well being, and reduce stress. She became passionate about the ancient healing art of Qigong after moving to West Los Angeles area in 1996 to learn from renowned spiritual teachers, energy healers, and Qigong masters. Since then she has been leading and teaching Qigong, breathwork, and meditation practices for many years now with others also interested in optimizing their health and well being. With these simple yet profound alchemical practices, we can work skillfully with our own energy to optimize and calm our minds, bodies, and spirits, and strengthen our immune system, resulting in overall better health. Qigong is very easy to learn and practice, and has been used effectively for many centuries for health and longevity, giving us natural ways to strengthen our innate natural healing abilities and find ease and peace within. She completed teacher trainings at Esalen through IIQTC, receiving certification in 2019, as well as healer training and certification from David Elliott for leading breathwork meditation groups in 2008. She has been teaching Qigong classes since 2019 and looks forward to sharing these practices with those who are also interested in optimizing their health and well being. Additional interests and passions include working with Biogeometry, a type of sacred geometry used for harmonizing and balancing homes and environmental spaces. And whenever possible, she can be found on the nearby hiking trails, enjoying the beautiful nature here.

(310)210-7894

iristurney@protonmail.com

Roxanne Douglas, Mat Pilates Teacher

Pilates can not only assist you in becoming strong and flexible but it can also improve your posture and balance and how you move through your life. I like to think of it as a therapy, a practice that will benefit all of you from your core, outwards. With over 20 plus years worth of experience teaching mat Pilates I’ve created classes that are not only good medicine but fun! I was blessed to learn from a group of the best Master teachers in the Bay Area of California, then I enhanced that education with classes at The School of Dance Medicine in Walnut Creek, Ca and classes in Brain Gym Dynamics at Sonoma State University. 
 
Since moving here nine years ago I’ve spent much of my time advocating for our wild horse nation, mentoring my 16-year-old mustang Miguel, walking in the forest, surfing at Crescent Beach, and trying very hard to be a human worthy of being descended from. I’d love to meet you, have you come to be a part of what I have to offer, and feel really good about yourself.
 
My class is on Wednesdays at 1:00 pm.
 
Hope to see you! Warmly, Roxanne
 

Cathlene Michaels and Matthew Noonan, Reiki Clinic

Cathleen Michaels, BS, CHHPE, has a bachelor of science degree and is a Certified Wholistic Health Practitioner and educator. She has had careers as an herbal formulator and custom aromatherapy blend creator, Cathleen specializes in helping people identify and release patterns and beliefs in themselves that they no longer wish to express in their lives. During her 30+ years working in the health and wellness industry, she has explored bringing science and spirit together to work synergistically.

Matthew Noonan, is a Reiki Master, and certified Theta practitioner. He is a naturally gifted healer. With Matthews’s ability as an intuitive healer and empath, he has been helping people throughout his life on many levels. He is continually working to live a conscious life and is committed to helping others do the same.

Cathleen and Matthew have come together, combining their life experience and education to help themselves and others release the limitations that may keep us from being our authentic selves. If you would like to hear about their story of coming together, you can find it in a chapter of the book Awakened Leaders, Empowering stories of self-healing, triumph, and transformation.

(360)912-4312

cmlotus@sbcglobal.net

All are welcome!

Sophia the Sonic Sherpa, Crystal Bowls & Sound Medicine

Sophia the Sonic Sherpa is a singer/songwriter, recording artist, overtone light language singer, crystal bowl expert, and creator of, The Sophonic Method ~ Sonic Light Alchemy Healing. A modality of Sound Medicine using a combination of healing voice, quartz crystal singing bowls, and other soundscape instruments including ocean drum, crystal pyramid, rainstick, and Zaphir and Svaram chimes.

Her incredible combination of bowls includes 14 classic frosted, two Crystal Tones alchemy bowls, and two original General Electric bowls that she has been playing for over 25 years!

Her technique is unique. Her sound is ethereal. Her presence promotes peace and harmony.

During a Soulistic Sound Bath, you will experience being immersed in crystalline vibrations that assist with;

  • Relaxing your body, allowing it to unwind and release, creating a space for healing. 
  • Relaxing your mind, allowing thoughts to quiet, creating an open field for consciousness.
  • Relaxing your emotions, allowing all that is stress, to leave, creating calm, peace, and balance.

Sophia invites deep relaxation and encourages letting yourself fall asleep.

It’s all about being in your body, calm, present, and open so the magic of these vibrations can happen! 

This is also a great opportunity for setting intentions.

Intention plus sound equals healing!

Focus plus vibration equals manifestation!

Please reserve your spot with Sophia Engkvist 

360-460-7455

Songfire@olympus.net

Instagram @CrystalBowlSophia