I’m a lifelong athlete, and proponent of exercise and self-care. After a serious injury, I discovered my yoga practice, which helped me move through stress and anxiety with a greater sense of awareness, self-care, and mindfulness, which I apply to all parts of my life.

​I've practiced and taught several styles of yoga but have moved on from faster flow-styles and into more physiotherapy-inspired classes to support functional movement and reduce injury. I've been teaching for 10 years and work to welcome all bodies to class, not just the young and fit.

I watch students practice, I give adjustments, and try not to take the class I'm teaching, although an ocassional demonstration is needed for some. You can expect safe, interesting and appropriate sequences that address stability and mobility in your joints while working to regulate your nervous system, without increasing your risk for repetitive stress injuries. I have a reason for all of my choices, and give a lot of variations to suit different bodies.

In addition to teaching group classes and private sessions in NYC, Telluride, and San Pancho, I also offer slow Thai massage sessions, which include osteo-thai work, specifically with deep abdominal massage. There's nothing quite like it, and it's a great addition to an active lifestyle. Benefits include increased blood flow and circulation, more flexibility, release of pain, stress and tension, and easing symptoms of anxiety and depression.

I'm also a graduate student and intern, pursuing a Master's degree and licensure in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in Colorado. I work with women's issues, trauma, abuse, relationship issues, eating disorders, and also enjoy supporting adolescents through an array of issues. I weave somatic exercises and mindfulness practices into talk therapy.

I’m originally from Mpls-St.Paul, Minnesota, from a big family of seven kids and insane parents. I currently live in both Telluride, Colorado and San Pancho, Nayarit in Mexico with my partner and our two rescue dogs. I'm an award winning baker, love to cook, garden, hike and strength train. I can also be quite stubborn, impatient, and consider myself a recovering perfectionist

Certifications + Training
200 Hour Certification – The Yoga Project, NY (dba Brooklyn Yoga Project) 2014
75 Hour Advanced Kula-Style Teacher Training w/ Schuyler Grant, Nikki Vilella + Lauren Haythe– Kula Yoga Project, NYC 2016
​30 Hour Katonah Yoga Mentorship w/ Nevine Michaan, Kyle Henry & Dages Juvelier Keates - 2020 
30 Hour Iyengar Style Teacher Mentorship w/ Nikki Costello - NYC 2017
Gentle Yoga Training w/ Mary Bolton - San Pancho, Mexico 2018
Advanced Adjustments w/ Wayne Krasner, Nayarit, Mexico 2019
Therapeutic Thai Massage Certification - Thai Massage School of Chiangmai 2018
​Advanced Thai Techniques - David Roma + Kelly Scott 2022

Testimonials
Gretchen’s athleticism, spirituality and strength flow gracefully through every class. A natural teacher, Gretchen calmly encourages, appropriately challenges, and positively inspires every student. Gretchen personalizes instruction in a way that makes all participants feel valued for who they are and what they are able to do in the studio. Perhaps most importantly, Gretchen is a wonderful person. Kindness, generosity and care radiate from her being - allowing all practitioners to feel valued, respected and loved. – Jim B.

Gretchen has the unique ability to get the best and most out of you in part because she is candid and honest in her teaching, incorporating into classes her personal experiences in a novel way. She is authentic in every sense and this pushes you to really ‘let go’. Her classes are always different and challenging yet engaging and as a bonus the music is perfectly suited to each sequence of movement. – Natacha & Anthony W.

Gretchen’s classes are that magical/sought after balance of physical challenge and higher-level thinking/stimulation. She always works hard to ensure that everyone feels welcomed, and is engaged at whatever place they’re tuning in from that day. Always encouraging, always good-natured, always a great class. – Milou G.

Gretchen is calm and measured in her instruction, always managing to create the perfect pace of movement. Not only does she provide an incredible workout, but she also encourages me to let go of insecurities and focus on my practice. She finds the humanity in yoga, whether she’s sharing a personal anecdote to help ground us, reading a carefully chosen passage to inspire us, or using her magic hands to make clear and personalized adjustments. – Mae F.