Kristi Bettencourt
and
Lair Torrent
Kristi Bettencourt
Kristi is in ERYT – 500 instructor who has many years of experience in Ashtanga style Vinyasa and Powerflow. She also has an extensive background in kinesiology and training in physical therapy. She strives to provide a safe and encouraging environment that gives maximum results with the least amount of stress on joints for longevity. And she does all this to the most upbeat music she can find and with an enthusiastic sense of humor.
I Believe
I believe in bringing joy to the everyday. I believe yoga is a beautiful experience to be shared. It is my great pleasure to provide this joy and experience to my students. The beauty of yoga is how dynamic it can be. It always fluid, always changing. Different sequences or even different moods can completely alter one’s experience.
My goal is to give this experience. I am your guide. I am your motivator and your friend. I want to give you time to bring you back to yourself and really reconnect with your own body in a way that will stay with you and guide you in your life.
I graduated from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa. I have over 8000 hours of experience in teaching Pilates and Vinyasa Yoga as well as a variety of other certifications listed below. I found yoga in 2010 after moving from Hawai’i to North Carolina and quickly fell in love. I did my 200 hour training with Yax Yoga Concepts out of Virginia Beach, VA with certification in vinyasa as well as hot yoga sequencing.
Lair Torrent
Lair Torrent is the author of the book, The Practice of Love, Break Old Patterns Rebuild Trust and Create a Connection that Lasts. The core of his work is on all of the relationships of our lives; to ourselves, to others and to our work. He is a leading marriage and family therapist and a mindfulness-based relationship therapist, a DailyOM best-selling author, and a contributing columnist at Inc.com. He has been resourced and interviewed by such notable news outlets and publications as NPR, Rolling Stone, the New York Times, and a host of podcasts and radio shows. He is the co-host of the Not Your Mamas Therapy Podcast, The Practice of Love Podcast, and can be found on Instagram @lairtorrentholistictherapist.
You Gotta Wanna
I don’t sell 50 minutes a week, I teach you how to lead a practiced life. My techniques are simple, but not easy. Our work together will be about changing habits and rewiring your brain, but you gotta wanna. If you’re not ready to take responsibility for your life, your relationship, or your dreams, wait and reach out when you are.