COLONY YOGA - Key Persons


Kelly Brookbank

Job Titles:
  • Owner
, brings experience from the Kripalu Tradition as a Professional Level Kripalu Teacher with over 500 hours of training and 18 years of teaching experience Kelly has also studied Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Pranakriya, Iyengar, and many other schools of yoga. She focuses on Pranayama and Meditative Elements school of yoga which enables the Bija Yoga School school to incorporate these elements into its Yoga College. Further, Kelly studies and loves Kali Natha Yoga (as taught by Guru Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati) The combination of the physical asana along with the meditative practices of yoga allows the Studio and school to offer a comprehensive yoga experience for all participants. On Sundays at the Yoga with Live Music class, the Studio incorporates Bhakti Yoga and Nada Yoga (devotion and healing sound qualities) with live music and chanting.

Tara Wood

Tara Wood is an RYT500 Bija Yoga teacher with 20+ years experience in many schools of yoga. She has studied with Sarah Powers, David Swensen, Shiva Rae, Anna Forrest and many other leading teachers in the US. She has been a personal trainer for over 15 years and has done an extended work study program in Hong Kong where sheenhanced her knowledge of Yoga. Tara shares with her students by offering Ashtanga, Yin, Vinyasa and Jivamukti Flows, and many other specialties. She teaches workshops year round and co-directs the Bija Yoga Teacher Training.