Yoga Pulse Studio | Staff & Teacher Bios

Our Staff & Teachers

At Yoga Pulse Studio, all of our staff and teachers have quality training and experience. We've included this Bio section so you can get to know our teachers! We have a diverse group of lovely yoga instructors and an awesome team of staff!

Ali Shore Hansen

Owner | Manager | Lead Teacher, RYT-200

"I have been practicing yoga since 2005 when I opted to take yoga in lieu of P.E.. I enjoyed the physical benefits and continued to use yoga as a supplemental workout to running, ballet, weight lifting and hiking. Throughout college, I bounced around from studio to studio trying out every style. During my Masters program, I began to see the spiritual, mental, and emotional difference that yoga had brought into my life and my work with families and their children at-risk for Developmental Delay & Disability.

By 2011, I had a rigorous daily yoga practice. I eventually took the leap and completed my RYT-200(Hatha with Anusara influence). I love introducing people to yoga, meditation, and breathwork; breaking away from stereotypes and allowing people to see yoga through their own eyes. The benefits are endless and I enjoy being a catalyst through which each individual finds whatever they're looking for on and off the mat-- it is your practice, so it should look like you- not me! My goal is to always support my clients and students in the way that they need."

**Currently getting another RYT-200 in Kundalini Yoga (as taught by Yogi Bhajan)

Teaches:

Monday, 8:30am Inspired Unheated Flow (All Levels)
Tuesday 9:00am Unheated Inspired Flow (All Levels)
Thursday 9:00am Inspired Unheated Flow (All Levels)
Thursday, 5:00pm Heated Flow
Sunday, 1:00pm Community Class

Michele Murphy

Assistant Manager / Community Liaison, RYT-200, Yoga Pulse Teacher

Michele's love for yoga started in 2005 when she needed a PE credit in college so she signed up for yoga and fell in love. She practiced Iyengar yoga for about 2 years and then stopped practicing for about 7 years. After having a child and going through a divorce, she felt very lost. Michele began practicing yoga again to get connected and grounded. She instantly picked up where she had left off and fell in love with the practice again. Michele started a daily practice in Ashtanga and Vinyasa Flow. She submitted a picture for a yoga contest to win a yoga teacher training in Thailand. She won the contest and completed her 200 hour teacher training with Kosta at Vikasa Yoga in Thailand in 2016. Her love for yoga and traveling has only grown since. Michele quit teaching elementary school to teach yoga full time to adults and children. In her free time you will find her traveling the world, practicing yoga in amazing places, with her 7 year old daughter.

Teaches:

Monday, 4:30pm Foundations In Flow

Monday, 6:00pm Heated Flow

Monday, 7:30pm Unheated Yin

Thursday, 4:15pm Kids Yoga

Thursday, 7:30pm Unheated Yin

Saturday, 9:15am Kids Yoga

Zarah Ajmi

Assistant Operations Manager/ Lead Admin., RYT-800, Yoga Pulse Teacher

Zarah is what some might refer to as a "magical human-being". This mama, of [soon-to-be] 4 kiddos, manages an entire household and keeps the good vibes flowing at Yoga Pulse! Knowledgeable and wise beyond her years, she is always there to help, support, encourage, and provide a positive space for you to authentically exist as you are. When it comes to holding space for others, she goes above and beyond! When she's not making magical aroma therapy blends, helping our clients, playing Crystal Singing Bowls to align the chakras, teaching Yoga Nidra, and seeking out community projects-- she's a badass mama! Zarah loves to go to the lake and spend time in nature with her children.

She recently hoped a fence to save a child from drowning and was awarded for her courage by the city council. If super-humans exist, Zarah is definitely one of them!
(Zarah is pronounced like "Sarah" but with a 'Z')

Krystal Ball

Administrator / Fashion Guru / Green Drink Slangin' Champ, Yoga Pulse Studio

Hello! My name is Krystal Ball and I am an Arizona native who loves Nature, staying physically active, spending quality time with family & friends and my 2 little pugs! When I am not working at the Yoga studio or my Concierge job, you can find me hiking with my amazing boyfriend, staying fit through Yoga and endurance training, catching up on my favorite Netflix shows or sitting on a patio enjoying happy hour with friends! I am a graduate of Arizona State University with a degree in Human Communication (Go Sun Devils) and I dream of becoming a Public Speaker one day! I enjoy being around positive people who nurture healthy lifestyles, so working at Yoga Pulse is an absolute joy! I look forward to meeting you and getting to know you!

Namaste,

Krystal

Christina Carroll

RYT-200, Yoga Pulse Teacher

"I discovered yoga in 2008 as a means of building strength and increasing flexibility, but in 2015 yoga discovered me as means of healing during a painful season. The impact yoga had in my life was so profound that I was inspired to become a Registered Yoga Teacher and completed my 200 hour in 2016. My philosophy has become: "if you have breath in your lungs then yoga is for you because EVERY. BODY. BENDS." It's my heart to shatter the stigmas of yoga and share my passion through teaching about the many benefits it has physically, mentally, spiritually and emotionally on our health and wellbeing. It's important that we understand the power of our breath to destress, find peace and build strength. Connecting your breath to movement helps you to face yourself right where you are and learn to love yourself and embrace your journey as you get to where you want to be. I'm honored to be a part of the YPS Team and share with you the many benefits yoga has to offer both on and off the mat!

Married to my high school sweetheart, mama to 3 amazing teens, worship leader, lover of coffee, sparkling water, gluten free bread, and all things yoga... these are a few of my favorite things!"

Teaches:

Monday, 8:30am Unheated Inspired Flow (alternates w/ Ali)
Wednesday,
- 8:30am Unheated Inspired Flow
- 4:30pm Foundations In Flow (Unheated Vinyasa Basics)
Thursday, 8:00am Heated Flow
Friday, 8:00am Heated Flow

Tiffany Weir (YPS Oct. 2016 Feature Teacher)

RYT-500, Yoga Pulse Teacher

I started my yoga journey in 2011 following the behest of my then oncologist. If you had told me that I was going to be a yogi all these years later I would have laughed in your face, because at that time, I had this convoluted idea that all you did was sit around in linen pants and chant, drink Kombucha and talk about chakra alignment. It’s funny now, but at that time the idea of yoga scared me. Ask me about my first hot yoga class if you want the laugh of the century. Five years later, I am in remission and I couldn’t be happier with my yoga lifestyle.

For three years, I practiced Hatha style yoga at various studios both back east and in the Pacific Northwest. I’ve competed twice in the USA Yoga Federation state competitions, and I’ve qualified once for the National competition. In 2012, I decided to yoga around and I found a heated vinyasa studio and fell head over heels in love with flow style yoga. In 2013, my mentor urged me to go to teacher training, with his help and the help of two other instructor friends, we created a “yoga lab” at our studio and they helped me study and sequence to prepare for my training. The concept of the “yoga lab” caught fire and became an advanced class following my certification January 2014.

My two loves are teaching and Vinyasa. In my own practice, I enjoy several different styles of yoga: Vinyasa, core power, Tripsichore, Yin, Hatha, suspended and Ashtanga. And that’s why I appreciate seeing what Vinyasa can handle. It’s my passion to put together a flow where there are no ends to postures just beginnings of the next, with as many different style of yoga added in. Along the way I’ve had the pleasure of practicing and teaching with some incredible yogi mentors that I am proud to say have helped guide me into the teacher I am today, and for that I am ever in their debt.

For the last couple of years I have been desperately searching for a hot studio to call home. When I applied to Yoga Pulse, I just did it as a hope of being a substitute. But, within two days I had an interview (and incredibly lovely interview that felt like a conversation between two people who’d known each other for years) and within a week I had a job and a hot yoga home. I cannot say enough wonderful things about our studio; I am honored and blessed to be a part of such an amazing yoga community. Thank you for welcoming me with open arms.

Teaches:

Monday, 8:00am Heated Flow
Wednesday,
- 8:00am Heated Flow
- 6:15pm Intro to Aerial
- 7:30pm Elevate Your Asana (level 2)
Saturday, 9:30am Heated Flow

Rebecca Salsman

RYT-200, Yoga Pulse Sub

Rebecca is earning an Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) from A.T. Still University, and holds a B.S. in Rehabilitation Studies and Psychology from the University of North Texas. Rebecca completed her RYT-200 at Eight Limbs Yoga Centers in Seattle, WA. She holds three fitness certifications from AFAA and Schwinn Cycle, is YogaFitSweat certified through Beth Shaw, and is a certified Level I Reiki Practitioner.

Nicole Bruno

RYT-500, Yoga Pulse Teacher

Nicole Bruno is a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance (RYT 200) and completed her advance 300 hour yoga teacher training at the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts in Tempe, AZ which included specializations in Life Coaching, Hypnotherapy, Restorative Yoga, Yoga for PTSD, 12-Step Yoga for Addiction Recovery and Yoga Nidra. She completed Child Light Yoga basic level training for Kids Yoga, Infant and Toddler Yoga. Nicole has a degree in Psychology and Social Work from Arizona State University. Nicole is a dedicated yoga teacher devoted to serve and honor students in their yoga practice by offering gentle and relaxing styles of yoga to the community. Nicole also loves to combine the strength and fitness side of yoga as well through dance fitness classes.

Teaches:

Friday, 9:00am All Levels Unheated Flow (Gentle)
Thursday, 7:30pm Intro to Aerial

Dawn McGill

RYT, Yoga Pulse Studio

Teaches:

Monday, 11:00am GLOW (Hatha + Gong)
Substitute Teaches

Sean Shelton

Ashtanga Yoga, Yoga Pulse Studio

Substitute Teachers

Adrian Lesoing

RYT-200, Substitute

Adrian began her yoga journey in 2014 when she discovered how to quiet her mind, how to challenge herself and how to let go. She completed her 200 hour teacher training in 2014, her StandUp Paddleboard Yoga teacher training in 2015, and her Kids Yoga teacher training in 2016. She currently teaches yoga on land and on the water throughout the Phoenix valley. Adrian's classes are always different. Her goal is to encourage her students to challenge themselves and at the same time to honor their bodies.