OUR TEAM

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Black and white photo of a woman with curly hair smiling at the camera; she is Charla Lorenzen, the owner of Lorenzen Studios.

Charla Lorenzen

The Yoga Alliance E- RYT 500 logo for an experienced Registered Yoga Teacher with over 500 hours of yoga training and over 2,000 hours of yoga teaching experience. Charla Lorenzen of Lorenzen Studios mind-body study holds this advanced certification.
The Yoga Alliance YACEP logo for designating a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider. Charla Lorenzen of Lorenzen Studios mind-body study is a certified YACEP.
The Yoga Alliance RYS-200 logo for a Registered Yoga School to prepared yoga teachers with a minimum of 200 hours of yoga training. All yoga instructors at Lorenzen Studios mind-body studio hold a minimum of 200 hours of training.

Many of our classes are taught by the studio owner, Charla Lorenzen, an experienced ACE-certified fitness instructor and yoga teacher with over 500 hours of training and more than 2,000 hours of yoga taught (E-RYT 500). Her mission is to inspire others to never stop learning about and practicing a yogic lifestyle as a means to reconnect to their inner light and also to all living beings, in turn making the world a more harmonious place where all are healthy, happy & free. Charla holds a PhD in Foreign Language Education and is a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP) and lead trainer for the Lorenzen Studios Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School.

Learn more about Charla’s career path here

Ken Kneas, yoga instructor at Lorenzen Studios mind-body studio, practicing yoga on the beach at sunset, sitting cross-legged in Sukhasana (Easy Pose) on a yoga mat with hands in Anjali Mudra (Prayer Position), eyes closed, smiling, near the ocean.

Ken received his 200 hour, vinyasa style yoga teacher training and certification as accredited by Yoga Alliance at Living Yoga and Wellness in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. A student of Patanjali's 8 Limbs and Yoga Sutras, Ken has led classes for all experience levels within group fitness, in-studio, and virtual settings. His classes promote mindfulness movement and meditation while providing an integrative, cleansing, mind-body experience through incorporation of all of The 8 Limbs of Yoga.

Ken Kneas

Baylee is a student nearing completion of our 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training with a decade of personal yoga practice and an extensive background in dance and ballet. As an instructor, she intends to help students recognize and appreciate their bodies and minds for all that they do, and cultivate peace on and off the mat. She strives to create a safe space for students to explore the depth of their personal yoga practice within a supportive community.

Baylee Sexton

Michelle is a student approaching completion of our current 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training. As a yoga instructor, Michelle brings her personal authenticity, yoga practice experience, and enthusiasm for a broad range of physical activities to our studio. She is determined to provide a space where others can move with intention, find community in our yoga family, and connect with their true inner selves. In addition to teaching, Michelle also serves as our Social Media Specialist, helping us express the values, opportunities, and identity of our studio and community.

Michelle Rehkugler

Sam is a student nearing completion of our 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training. She aims to provide a place for healing, transformation, and empowerment through the yoga asana practice, as she has experienced in her own time as a yoga practitioner. Her classes hold space so students can simply be. Sam's goal for each student is to leave class feeling stronger, more grounded, and more connected to themselves- on and off the mat.

Samantha Ortiz

Sarah is a student nearing completion of our 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training. She has dreamed of teaching yoga since her very first class with Charla Lorenzen over 20 years ago. In her many years of yoga practice, she has found many benefits of yoga- quieting the mind, stillness, balance, and sense of self- and she hopes to share these with her students. Sarah fosters a sense of peace and connection in all her classes.

Sarah Sheetz