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Lisa Knowlton
​ With over three decades of dedicated practice and study, Lisa Knowlton has been immersed in the path of yoga since 1994. Guided by a deep respect for tradition and an intuitive approach to teaching, her work is rooted in both extensive training and lived experience.
A significant influence on her journey is the late Janice Gates, founder of Yoga Garden in San Anselmo, California, and author of Yogini: The Power of Women in Yoga. As a mentor for over twenty years, Janice helped shape Lisa’s understanding of yoga therapy and inspired a teaching style grounded in trust, presence, and compassionate inquiry. Additional studies with respected teachers including Nischala Joy Devi, Richard Miller, and Sarah Powers have further informed their integrative and therapeutic approach.
Lisa has completed approximately 900 hours of advanced teacher training, including over 500 hours in yoga therapy. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance (2016), with academic research focused on the effects of yoga on depression and anxiety.
Currently, Lisa teaches at Montana State University, where they offer beginning yoga practices, focusing on individual needs. Her teaching emphasizes a holistic approach—supporting the physical body while also nurturing the energetic, emotional, and mental dimensions of well-being within the college life and beyond.
Through a blend of knowledge, intuition, and deep listening, Lisa Knowlton creates spaces where students are empowered to explore their own path toward balance, resilience, and inner connection.
In gratitude,
Lisa Knowlton E-RYT-500, C-IAYT, YACEP
Kam McGivern
Kam McGivern’s journey into yoga is rooted in both movement and mindfulness, shaped by a life that began in the wild landscapes of Alaska and continued through an arts-rich upbringing in Southern Oregon. It was there that Eastern philosophy, yoga, and meditation became foundational elements of her path—practices that felt less like something new and more like a return to something deeply known.
With over 25 years of personal practice, Kam has explored a wide spectrum of yoga traditions, including Kundalini, Bikram, Hatha, Ashtanga, and Yoga Nidra. Her studies have taken her across eight states and through diverse communities, enriching her perspective and deepening her respect for the adaptability and universality of yoga.
Kam began teaching in 2010 after earning her first 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher certification. Since then, she has been committed to creating classes that are accessible, grounded, and relevant to everyday life. Her teaching style emphasizes inclusivity and connection, offering students a supportive environment to explore their own practice at any stage of their journey.
Through a blend of experience, curiosity, and intuitive guidance, Kam holds space for yoga as both a personal exploration and a shared human experience—one that invites balance, awareness, and a sense of coming home.
In gratitude,
Kam McGivern RYT-200, YACEP
Nischala Joy Devi
An international teacher and healer. For many years she has been highly respected as an international advocate for her innovative way of expressing Yoga and its subtle uses for spiritual growth and complete healing. Her dynamic delivery and deep inner conviction empower each individual, allowing the teachings to expand beyond boundaries and limitations of any one tradition enabling her to touch people’s hearts.
Nischala Devi received the sacred teachings of Yoga from highly respected Yoga Masters in US, India and worldwide. She was initiated into the Paramahansa Saraswathi Order of Sannyasa by Swami Satchidananda and spent many years as a monastic disciple receiving his direct guidance and teachings.
Originally trained in Western medicine, she began to blend western medicine with Yoga, offered her expertise in developing the yoga portion of The Dean Ornish Program for Reversing Heart Disease, and co-founded the award-winning Commonweal Cancer Help Program. Her book “The Healing Path of Yoga,” and her Abundant WellBeing Audio Series expresses these teachings.
With her knowledge of yoga and her experience in assisting those with life-threatening diseases (particularly people with heart disease and cancer), she created Yoga of the Heart®, a training and certification program for Yoga teachers and health professionals designed to adapt Yoga practices to the special needs of that population.
She is the author of numerous online courses and recorded teachings, plus several books, including the Namaste Effect: Expressing Universal Love through the Chakras, which explores a heart-centered way of living through the mystical Chakras. Observing the need for more heart-centered teachings, she is now dedicated to bringing the feminine back into spirituality and scriptures through her book, The Secret Power of Yoga, a woman’s guide to the heart and spirit of the Yoga Sutras and The Secret Power of Yoga Audiobook, Nautilus Book Silver Award Winner! The Secret Power of Yoga 2nd addition offers a complete teaching of the Sutras of Patanjali, including all four padas.
