Kelsey Gustafson

My life has been profoundly impacted by the time I spent at Kelsey’s yoga retreat at Lake Atitlan. What an incredibly passionate and wise woman! Not only did her Forest Yoga open and strengthen my body in ways that I hadn’t experienced before, but she opened my eyes vastly in the way of ceremony and prayer. We learned powerful songs to that have had a lasting impact on my life. I continue to sing them daily and share them with others!
Kelsey’s teaching methods are structured yet flexible, and she really takes consideration of everyone in the group. I recommend anything that she offers whole –heartedly!

Thank you Lord and Light and Love and Goddess for giving us Kelsey!
Kelsey is an incredibly passionate, fired-​up, down to earth, and real life Yogini. I savor the moments I spend with her, juicing her wisdom and loving the loop of us learning from one another. She gets it. We’re all just here to love each other.
That’s why doing YOGA with her is so amazing. She understands the body incredibly well, and understands yoga from an impressive number of perspectives. I’m continuously inspired by her commitment to deepen her own practice, to open herself in myriad mysterious ways, and to share what she learns with others. Most importantly, I TRUST what she asks me to do with my body, because of her apparent knowledge and dedication to practice.
I went on the retreat she hosted with Marissa Weitzman in Lake Tahoe celebrating the fall equinox of 2012. I’ve also taken bass yoga with her, and am excited for more!
May her practice continue to thrive and grow, and may we all be fortunate enough to bask in its glow!

I attended Intention 2013 in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala where Kelsey was one of the organizers and yoga instructors. It was such a wonderful yoga retreat and my first, a wonderful soul-​searching and connective beginning for me. I couldn’t have asked for a more nurturing, connected, spiritual and focused person to lead this retreat. Kelsey teaches with a gentle heart and a focused mind. Her meditations were insightful and fun. I recommend her highly, not just as a yoga and meditation teacher, but as a human being who is such a pleasure to be around and learn from. She has so much to give, and she gives of herself generously and wholly. Looking forward to the next one!

I was taking a yoga for stress relief class with Kelsey at Square One yoga in Emeryville. The class was so good: 90-​minutes of deep, slow poses designed to release stored emotions. Kelsey was great at selecting a theme for each class, a specific area of our bodies — quads, neck, upper back, etc. — and Kelsey helped describe which areas of our bodies tend to hold tension for different reasons. I walked out of every class feeling physically and emotionally lighter. I immediately signed up for a donation-​based 3-​day yoga retreat in Yosemite that Kelsey led with another instructor. Another phenomenal experience.
Kelsey is an amazing yoga teacher. She has helped me better understand my practice through deep poses always supported by compassionate adjustments. The best part about taking a class with Kelsey is the inevitable feeling of intense emotional release afterward. She puts a lot of love and spirit into her yoga practice, and it shows in the meaningful way she teaches others.