Body Ease is a gentle class that engages slow movement and mindful breath.  Experience rejuvenation through grounded postures that release stress and deepen your feelings of relaxation and ease. Nourishing and beneficial for all levels of practitioner.

Elise Waters Olonia

After practicing for many years, Elise became a certified yoga teacher in 2016. She enjoys the diversity of practicing and sharing yoga on any surface, ranging from a studio floor or grass filled park to the sand or a surf board! She loves the fact that the practice always travels with you, requiring only a desire to pursue it!

Let the light meet you where you are!

The summer solstice is the longest day of the year—a moment when the sun stands still, and we are bathed in light. But for many of us—especially those moving through freeze, burnout, or the aftershocks of trauma or just the intensity of living in these times—the light can feel overwhelming or unreachable. This Breathwork journey honors that paradox. It offers a space to feel the aliveness and brightness within… though it’s not about forcing radiance, but rather receiving it, metabolizing it, and letting it enter on your terms.

Participants will be guided to:

- Honor the survival patterns that once dimmed their light (freeze, fawn, collapse, self-erasure)

- Somatically begin to unthaw parts of themselves that went dark for good reason

- Reconnect with the pulse of inner fire—slow, sacred, and sovereign

- Breathe into their capacity for joy, expression, and vitality—not as a performance, but as an embodied reclamation

- Anchor in the knowing that true light is not blinding—it’s attuned

Aura

Welcome to Aurafitness. We're here to inspire, empower & support you in feeling healthy, vital, & joyful!

Explore embodiment through yoga, using breathing, grounding, sensory and slow movement practices.  Body Slow Flow focuses on staying present and listening to the intelligence of our body in both moments of challenge and ease that we can use on and off the mat. This class uses props and offers variations on poses to be accessible for all levels of experience. The practice is not based in sun salutations.

Johanna Debiase

Johanna first discovered yoga in college after having studied as a modern dancer for most of her childhood. Her love of movement, strength and flexibility translated easily into asana practice, but she quickly became enchanted with the meditative and spiritual aspects of yoga too. A certified instructor since 2015, her teachings place emphasis on mindfulness, compassion and lower back care.

Enjoy a gentle, accessible yoga session using the support of a chair. Perfect for improving flexibility, strength, and relaxation without floor work—suitable for all levels!

Elise Waters Olonia

After practicing for many years, Elise became a certified yoga teacher in 2016. She enjoys the diversity of practicing and sharing yoga on any surface, ranging from a studio floor or grass filled park to the sand or a surf board! She loves the fact that the practice always travels with you, requiring only a desire to pursue it!

Body Ease is a gentle class that engages slow movement and mindful breath.  Experience rejuvenation through grounded postures that release stress and deepen your feelings of relaxation and ease. Nourishing and beneficial for all levels of practitioner.

Johanna Debiase

Johanna first discovered yoga in college after having studied as a modern dancer for most of her childhood. Her love of movement, strength and flexibility translated easily into asana practice, but she quickly became enchanted with the meditative and spiritual aspects of yoga too. A certified instructor since 2015, her teachings place emphasis on mindfulness, compassion and lower back care.

SINGLE SESSION PURCHASE: Fascia - What is it? What does it do? Why does it matter?

Using Tom Myers Anatomy Trains lens, Learn how fascia holds your story, about your dominant myofascial lines, and ways to improve fascial function.

Lecture, Discussion, & Movement for all levels. Please note the this purchase is for just one of Kari's classes. All purchases for special events are nonrefundable. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you and exploring the fascinating world of fascia!

Kari Malen

Ecologist, recreationist, and lover of all things Movement related - Kari found yoga as a way to remain flexible and strong between sports seasons; she never imagined it would become the practice that stayed with her long after team sports faded away.  While living in remote corners of the world focused on conservation, it was yoga she turned to for self care, inner strength, and stability. She brings empathy, science, story, and light heartedness to her classes in an effort to help you grow and heal while having fun. 

Body Balance is a well-rounded, safely sequenced practice of fundamental postures paced as a medium flow. This class integrates strength, flexibility, balance & breath. Class begins with mindful intention setting and includes metaphor, story and inspiration for an uplifting start to the day. 

Aura Garver

Co-Founder of Aurafitness, Aura brings 24 years experience as a certified yoga instructor, fitness trainer, wellness coach, and corporate wellness advisor. Aura believes in the positive empowerment of students and clients to live their most inspired life!

For students with scoliosis, or other back-care issues, and anyone seeking a slower paced class focused on precise alignment and breath awareness. Ease pain, cultivate gentle strength and supple mobility, and learn strategies for daily maintenance and injury prevention. Internal inquiry is woven into each session for a deep healing beyond the physical.

Sonya Luz Hinton Costanza

Sonya has been teaching yoga in Taos since 1996. She became certified to teach Yoga for Scoliosis by senior Iyengar Yoga instructor, Elise B. Miller in 2007. She continues to study and employ these techniques to manage her own asymmetry, and enhance her yoga practice and daily life. Sonya shares this practice with gratitude and compassion to help others ease pain, strengthen, stabilize, and deeply rest.

Body Balance is a well-rounded, safely sequenced practice of fundamental postures paced as a medium flow. This class integrates strength, flexibility, balance & breath. Class begins with mindful awareness and includes metaphor, story and inspiration for an uplifting start to the day.

Aura Garver

Co-Founder of Aurafitness, Aura brings 24 years experience as a certified yoga instructor, fitness trainer, wellness coach, and corporate wellness advisor. Aura believes in the positive empowerment of students and clients to live their most inspired life!

Body Ease is a gentle class that engages slow movement and mindful breath.  Experience rejuvenation through grounded postures that release stress and deepen your feelings of relaxation and ease. Nourishing and beneficial for all levels of practitioner.

Aura Garver

Co-Founder of Aurafitness, Aura brings 24 years experience as a certified yoga instructor, fitness trainer, wellness coach, and corporate wellness advisor. Aura believes in the positive empowerment of students and clients to live their most inspired life!