LifePower Uptown, Minneapolis
Located in the heart of Minneapolis, Uptown is close to the lakes in a neighborhood everyone loves. Easily accessible by bike, bus, car or on foot, it's karmically convenient. It's serene, yet social. It's a place you're sure to find your favorite class, your favorite teacher, and along the way, make new friends.
Jan Johnson
Expertise: Adjustments, Special Populations Yoga
Jan is the manager for the LifePower Uptown studio. She has multiple certifications in yoga, including 230-hour certification from Yoga Center of Minneapolis, 200-hour training from CorePower Yoga and 200-hour training from LifePower Yoga Teacher Training. She has also studied with renowned yoga teachers, including: Baron Baptist, Sean Corn, Gurmuth, Jonny Kest, Simon Parks, Shiva Rey, Doug Swenson and Rodney Yee.
"My professional and personal interest revolve around holding the space for everyone who is seeking to find the light, the joy and the truth using this amazing thing we call 'yoga,'" Jan says. "I am a self-proclaimed Jonny Kest disciple and believe with all of my heart that 'coming as you are' is the way to this truth and this light. To me, yoga is everything! I am honored to be a vessel through which the knowledge is passed on to those who seek the divine wisdom and truth."
Jan specializes in the LifePower Yoga signature formats, including Vinyasa Flow, Ashtanga and others. She was named "Best of the Best" as a Fitness Yoga Trainer in Msp St. Paul Magazine in 2003 and 2007 and has also created and presented a Mind/Body Workshop for the National Donor Foundation in 2004-2005.
Nick Bez
Expertise: Vinyasa Flow, Hot Vinyasa Flow, LifePower signature formats
Nick says, “I always thought I knew how to breathe; however, that all changed the first time I stepped onto a yoga mat.”
Shortly after Nick ended a vicious decade of drug and alcohol abuse, he was introduced to yoga and the community that thrives around it. Feeling for the first time the dynamic energy that comes with really breathing and a loving community, Nick quickly left behind his “real-life adult job” to complete the first of what has become multiple 200-hour yoga teacher trainings.
Intermingled with a handful of advanced trainings and numerous workshops on meditation and communication, Nick continues his “dogged pursuit” for breath and community.
“Today, I continue to breathe and am proud to help lead others do the same."
Tory Schaeffer
Expertise: LifePower Yoga signature formats, LifePower Yoga Teacher Training
Tory is the National Training Manager for LifePower Yoga and leads LifePower Yoga Teacher Trainings around the country as directed by Jonny Kest.
He has lived his life in the pursuit of education and helping people to develop better quality of life for themselves.
Starting his yoga journey back in 1996 in New York as an actor and teacher, Tory incorporates his love for expression and theatrics into his yoga classes to serve his students.
He says, "You can expect to breathe deeper, sweat more and smile bigger as you find new edges in your Yoga practice!"
Patrick McCall
Expertise: Stretching, breathing, sweating, smiling
My passion for yoga began several years ago when I found Bikram's (aka HOT) Yoga and fell in love with the practice. It was a transformational experience that brought me the health, happiness and peace that I had been searching for. I have spent the last few years studying and practicing various forms of yoga, and I feel truly honored to share the experience with others.
Danielle Jokinen
Expertise: Total body conditioning, core strength and stability, muscle balance and alignment, performance recovery
Danielle obtained a Bachelor's degree in health and fitness management from Northern Michigan University. Holding multiple certifications, including personal training, Pilates, group fitness, massage and yoga, Danielle is here to help you reach a higher level in your yogic journey and athletic performance.
