Our Teachers

Ph.D., E-RYT500, YACEP

YOGA LAB CO-FOUNDER

Anna is a yoga teacher, photographer, clinical psychologist, brain-imaging researcher, fashion designer, and co-founder of Yoga Lab. Her yoga teaching focuses on mindfulness, interconnectedness, sustainability, alignment and functional movement, and compassionate action, on and off the mat. She teaches yoga in the Kinesiology Department at Penn State, where she has earned Teaching Excellence Awards for her yoga teaching. She created Sunny Get Up, an eco-friendly line of yoga clothes with designs drawn from her nature photography, to raise money for environmental charities.

Ph.D., E-RYT500, YACEP

YOGA LAB CO-FOUNDER

Jeremy David Engels, Ph.D., is an award-winning scholar and teacher committed to building wiser and more mindful democratic communities that can thrive in a world on fire. He is currently a Professor of Communication and Ethics at Penn State University. He has been studying and practicing yoga and meditation for 25 years, and he brings the insights of his spiritual practice to bear on his scholarship and his scholarship to bear on his spiritual practice.

M.S., E-RYT500, YACEP, CES, RPYT, PCES

YOGA LAB CO-FOUNDER

Kristen has been teaching yoga for 17 years. With an MS in Exercise Science and as a Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES) Kristen cares about helping students use biomechanics and functional movement to optimize benefits from yoga to support physical sustainability and longevity. Kristen has a special interest in pregnancy and postpartum, and in addition to her regular group class, is available to work one on one to help women find their way back to themselves and their bodies, while supporting their baby and family.

Ph.D., RYT200

RYT200, LYT Level 1

RYT200

RYT200

Ph.D., RYT200

RYT200

RYT200, LYT Level 1

RYT200, Sound Meditation Facilitator