Yoga & Tai Chi

Authorized Level 2 Ashtanga Teacher, E-RYT500 with Yoga Alliance

Sarah Jane Burkholz (SJ) is a level 2 Ashtanga Yoga teacher authorized by Sharath Jois of Mysore, India. She is the Director of Yoga at The Front Climbing Club. SJ has been practicing Ashtanga since 1999 and teaching Mysore and led Ashtanga Yoga at The Front since 2010. She has studied Ashtanga in-depth in India and the US with her beloved teachers, Sharath Jois, Richard Freeman, and Mary Taylor . She has also assisted large Mysore classes for Guru Sharath Jois in Mysore, India. SJ’s studies have included an Ayurveda course in Kerala India, and studies of Sanskrit language and chanting and Yoga philosophy with Lakshmisha Bhat at the Sharath Yoga Centre in Mysore, India.

Ashlee has maintained a daily ashtanga practice since stepping on the mat in 2016, and she has been teaching at The Front since 2021. Through her teaching, Ashlee loves sharing the gifts that yoga has offered her; a strong sense of self, a place of acceptance, surrender, internal peace, and greater connection. She continually supports her personal practice, and that of her students, through the study pranayama, Ayurveda, and yogic philosophy. Her classes at The Front are for all levels, and all students will leave her room with a greater sense of being.

Completed Studies:

• 300 Hour Pranic Yoga Teacher Training at The Front with Sammy Brown and Sarah Jane Burkholz
• Pranayama Teacher Training with Eddie Stern and Robert Moses
• Hatha Yoga Pradipika course with Harshvardhan Jhaveri
• 8 Limbs of Yoga: History, Theory, and Practice of Astangayoga with Dr. Stuart Sarbacker

My name is Amber, and I have been attending yoga classes at The Front since 2018. I took my Yoga Teacher Training in 2021. I love wellness, nature, climbing, art, and yoga of course. I am stoked to be teaching here!

Andre completed his 200-hour YTT through the Front in the spring of 2025.

Centered around cultivating awareness both on and off the mat, Andre’s teaching approach encourages students to connect deeply with themselves. His classes draw inspiration from the structure of Ashtanga, the strength of arm balances, and the softness of mindfulness practices, blending a wide range of techniques with ease.

For Andre, the yoga mat is an embodied space where life experiences and inspiring teachings can be integrated. His classes are designed to not only strengthen the body but also nurture the mind, creating a supportive environment for students to explore their relationships with themselves and the world.

When he's not teaching or practicing, Andre can be found outdoors, enjoying nature, playing music, and sharing time with good company.

Brian discovered the benefits of yoga during a rock bottom in 2014. Since then, he has continued to deepen his practice by regularly studying with his primary teachers, Mary Taylor and Richard Freeman. In 2016, Brian’s curiosity led him to Mysore, India, where he focused his studies in ashtanga vinyasa yoga with Sharath Jois. Shortly after completing the Front’s Teacher Training in 2017, Brian began teaching regular yoga classes at The Front.

Brian weaves elements of ashtanga vinyasa yoga, mindfulness, and contemplative practice into his offerings at the Front. He believes practicing yoga should be both seriously playful and playfully serious. His intention and hope for his offerings is that the benefits of the practice trickle into all areas of one’s life, and that yoga is a vehicle to living more authentically.

Off the mat, Brian is a psychedelic integration guide and astrologer. He enjoys reading, learning, hiking, and exploring new places.

James hails from the Tetons and has lived in the Wasatch range off and on for several years. His yoga journey began when he took a “Yoga for Wellness” course from Nina Vought while attending Westminster College. Since then, he has completed a 100-hour Vinyasa training with Nikki Sue Miller at Inversion Yoga in Jackson, Wyoming and his RYT-200 in 2020 at the Front with Sarah Jane, Steph Nally, and Sammy Brown. James primarily practices the 26.2 series, Vinyasa, and Ashtanga. In his classes, James builds a strong connection with breath and movement in his flows. James believes that the benefits of yoga come when breath and movement are in sync. He hopes that all who attend his class can experience this connection.

When he’s not teaching you can find James skiing, biking, camping, or off hiking with bud pups.

James has been teaching taichi since 2012 and practicing since 2002. He founded the Great Salt Lake Taijiquan Society in Utah and Resolution Taichi in Oregon. He currently teaches at The Front and at Utah State University. James is also a talented musician and an avid outdoorsman and gardener who can identify just about any plant, fungi, animal or mineral.

Authorized Level 2 Ashtanga Teacher, E-RYT500 with Yoga Alliance

"I'm originally from Portland Oregon and made my way to Southern California for College. I started doing yoga consistently and learning about the philosophy when taking a yearlong college course with a wonderful teacher. After years of gymnastics, yoga was the first thing that helped me reconnect with my body and mind. I found The Front in 2020 when I moved to Salt Lake City for work. I immediately fell in love with the Yoga program, and in 2021 completed my 200 hr YTT through The Front. I primarily practice Ashtanga yoga, but I love Vinyasa and Restore too! When I am not doing yoga, I love skiing and other outdoor activities."

From rocket scientist and software engineer to cave diving instructor and a yogi.

Konstantin started his yoga journey on advice of BJJ Grandmaster Flavio Behring as a way to minimize injuries from Ji-Jitsu training.

Soon his desire for self improvement brought him to the Yoga Teacher Training program at The Front where he discovered the love for the philosophy side of yoga and its connection with asana practice. He is currently E-RYT / RYT 500 with Yoga Alliance.

Completed Trainings:

• 300 hour Teacher Training at The Front, SLC, 2018
• 5 day Ashtanga Essentials Intensive workshop with Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor, May 2019
• 5 day Assisting Intensive workshop with Mary Taylor and Ty Landrum, August 2019
• 200 hour Odaka Teacher Training with Roberto Miletti & Francesca Cassia, 2019
• 200 hour Ashtanga Teacher Training with Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor, July 2022

I grew up in southern India, where yoga was a natural part of life. My journey with yoga started early, watching my grandfather perform surya namaskars, my mother balance upside down on her head, and my grandmother share her wisdom on Virushha Aaharam (incompatible food pairings).

Yoga became a means for me to heal my body and complement my martial arts practice. I began with Hatha yoga and gradually explored the depth of Ashtanga yoga, finding a balance between strength and mindfulness. Over the years, I've deepened my knowledge of yoga and its philosophy by learning from teachers both in India and across the world, in both Hatha and Ashtanga yoga.

I am also a certified Pranayama teacher, in addition to being an Asana teacher. For the past eight years, I've been fortunate to teach in Utah, sharing my love for yoga with the local community. My classes include Vinyasa, Hatha, and soft flow, and I strive to create a supportive environment where everyone can deepen their practice.

I am honored to guide others on their yoga journey, and I look forward to practicing together.

Kelleigh has been a dedicated yoga practitioner for the past 25 years, beginning as a way to manage chronic health conditions. She has continued to deepen her practice and integration into her daily life since that time. After years of self-study in meditation and mindfulness, Kelleigh enrolled in a 200-hour yoga teacher training program in Park City. She jumped into continuing education for her 300-hour yoga teacher training in a wide variety of modalities and philosophical lineages, teaching vinyasa, yin, restorative, adaptive, meditation, and breathwork.

As a teacher, she is committed to holding space for students to sit with discomfort and connect to inner awareness through asana, breathwork, and meditation. She is a painter and has been integrating her knowledge of painting technique into moving meditation, using physical and artistic creativity to connect with a flow state.

Madi has been teaching yoga since 2017. While her personal practice is rooted in the Ashtanga Yoga method, she sees value in teaching many different styles of yoga including Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, and Vinyasa Yoga. Yoga has brought her both peace and healing which is why she finds joy in teaching others so that they may experience the benefits of yoga in their own life.

Steph discovered yoga through her first guru (her mom) at the age of 14 and feels fortunate to have spent her formative teenage years learning about embodiment and chanting with her family. The practice captured her attention further while attending university and looking for a tool to help her navigate the stress and exertion of that time, and she completed her first 200-hr teacher training in 2012. Since then, Steph has taken every opportunity available to deepen her understanding of this ancient practice. She’s traveled to India twice to immerse herself in traditional training and practices with Kia Miller, and is honored to be considered one of Kia’s senior teachers. Steph has also been fortunate enough to travel throughout the U.S. to study with established ashtanga vinyasa teachers such as Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor. She is grateful to her teachers for providing the example of practicing what you teach, and has had a dedicated sadhana practice since 2016.

Steph has a degree in Exercise + Sport Science with a Nutrition Minor, and has studied and been influenced by Ashtanga, Hatha, Tantra, Himalayan, and Kundalini schools. Her approach to yoga is playful yet grounded, and her intention is to connect you with your breath, alignment, and the more subtle aspects of yourself. Her classes are accessible to all levels and often incorporate arm balances and inversions, mantra, and meditation. Steph currently leads immersive retreats and programs around the world and online that provide the opportunity to dive deeply into traditional practices, recalibrate your nervous system, and establish balancing rituals that deepen a sense of peace and joy.

Tiffany is a 200 ERYT- and 500 hour YT recognized through Yoga Alliance.

Rooted in the disciplines of Ashtanga and explorative through intuitive movement in vinyasa, her classes are centered on the connection of breath, body, and mind.
Tiff utilizes the practice of yoga to restore inspiration, balance and presence in the body that can be misaligned by the pressure of working in a fast-paced, corporate environment.

She values the opportunity to share with others the transformational benefits that stem from yogic teachings, movement, breath and acceptance.

Tiff expands her yoga education and experiences through immersive trainings and continuing to learn from influential teachers including those at the Front.

I found yoga in graduate school after I stopped dancing & performing, which were my main outlets for self-inquiry, expression, and creativity. I felt lost & started practicing vinyasa three-four times a week to help me reconnect with my body. It turned out yoga is so much more than the poses. If dance is an expression, yoga is an absorption—taking in the essence of life. In the past few years, yoga & meditation have offered me a space to discover, connect, and love myself authentically. I feel more at ease living in harmony and alignment with the changing nature of who I am and my environment. Recently, I've also learned that we won't find what we're looking for in yoga because it's already there.

I'm incredibly grateful to study with amazing teachers at the Front YTT program and my teachers' teachers, and humbled to share this beautiful practice with fellow yogis. my guilty pleasures include sitting with a good cup of coffee for an hour or two and doing nothing.

Hi, I’m Emma!

I completed my 200-hour yoga teacher training at The Front in spring of 2025. I first started practicing yoga regularly as a teenager, and it has been an important part of my life ever since. I love to explore different styles of yoga and movement, as well as meditation and breathing practices.

When I’m not in the shala, you can find me photographing, trail running, bouldering, skiing, hiking, or knitting. Yep, I live in Utah. I thrive doing any activity that connects my body to my mind to my spirit, and bonus points if I get to be outside :).

In the 1980’s and 90’s, Brandon’s love of movement leads him to skateboarding, snowboarding, skiing, the so called “extreme sports.” Then, circa 1996, he met Kayo Robertson, his Tai Chi master, to learn an ancient martial arts form to help heal his injuries. He’s been training ever since. He started teaching in 2022. Brandon’s love for tai chi is infectious and he’s honored to create fun, challenging and enriching classes for everyone.