Meet Our Instructors
Kim Tull-Esterbrook is trained through the 500 hour level teacher training programs at Whole Life Yoga, and is the current owner of Whole Life Yoga Studio. Kim uses yoga as a tool to help her know and understand herself and the world more fully. Kim is certified Mindfulness teacher through the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program designed and lead by renowned meditation teachers Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach. She believes deeply in the power of these practices to ease suffering, enliven joy, strengthen resilience and create a more compassionate and caring world!
Tracy Weber was the original founder of Whole Life Yoga. She is a certified yoga therapist with the International Association of Yoga Therapists and is a registered with Yoga Alliance at the E-RYT 500 level. She originally came to yoga for relief from chronic back pain and quickly discovered the balance and stress relief yoga provides. Tracy believes that the benefits of yoga are much broader than physical exercise, and that yoga can help people achieve what they want in all areas of life. She especially enjoys working with students over 50, as well as individuals struggling with back pain and those interested in using yoga tools to overcome anxiety and depression.
Julie Miller is a certified yoga instructor through Whole Life Yoga's teacher training program at the 500-hour level and is registered with Yoga Alliance as an E-RYT 500. She has also completed the iRest Level I Yoga Nidra training. Julie is especially interested in the use of mindfulness practices to address the effects of stress on the body and create a greater sense of peace and wellbeing throughout daily life. Julie seeks to support students in creating practices that suit their individual needs. Her intention is to facilitate awareness of the physical and energetic impact of poses and she encourages taking time throughout class to become aware of subtle shifts. Off the mat, Julie enjoys spending time studying herbal medicine and exploring alternative healing modalities.
Jocelyn Hess is a certified yoga instructor through Whole Life Yoga's teacher training program at the 500-hour level. She has found that in this day and age, it is so easy to become disconnected from ourselves, and that yoga reconnects us to our true self. She has felt so much more joy and balance in her life since having a regular yoga practice, and wants others to feel that joy as well. She feels that our minds, body, and breath have so much to offer us, if we can just learn how to use them all together. She loves helping people find yoga and how it can benefit them personally.
Sarina Abbasi is a certified yoga instructor through Whole Life Yoga's teacher training program and is registered with Yoga Alliance as an E-RYT 200. She also was a TA for the 200 - hour program. Sarina discovered Viniyoga in 2016 when she began taking classes at Whole Life. She’s passionate about using yoga to help her students with physical and mental relaxation.