Our Teachers

Ph.D., E-RYT500, YACEP

YOGA LAB CO-FOUNDER

Anna is a yoga teacher, photographer, clinical psychologist, brain-imaging researcher, activewear designer, and co-founder of Yoga Lab. Her yoga teaching blends science-informed alignment and functional movement with mindfulness and compassionate action, on and off the mat. She teaches Yoga, Advanced Yoga, And Action Methods for Stress Management classes in the Kinesiology Department at Penn State, where she has earned Teaching Excellence Awards for her yoga teaching. She has also won “Best Yoga Instructor” for the Best of State College competition for multiple years in a row. 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, RPYT, YACEP, CES, PCES

YOGA LAB CO-FOUNDER

An award-winning yoga teacher with over two decades of experience, Kristen teaches science-informed yoga and mindfulness to empower individual, relational, and global transformation. Kristen integrates expertise from her Master’s in Exercise Science & Rehabilitation and 15 years experience as a PSU Kinesiology Department Faculty member, teaching courses in Stress Management and Yoga, earning her recognition for teaching excellence. Her holistic approach to classes focus on building strength and mobility through dynamic movement, while also providing meaningful inspiration to foster self-agency, integrity, and compassion. Kristen’s holistic approach cultivates embodied self-awareness and meaningful connection to move beyond the mat.

RYT200

Ph.D., RYT200

Ph.D., RYT200

RYT200

RYT200

RYT200, Sound Meditation Facilitator

RYT200, RN, BS, CCM

Ph.D., RYT200

RYT200

RYT200