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Michael Winter

Mike is a Principal and Chief Operating Officer of Diversified Trust’s Nashville office, an employee-owned comprehensive wealth management firm based in the Southeast. Mike graduated from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor of Science degree where he majored in finance and minored in communication studies. He is a CFA charterholder and member of the CFA society…
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Tim Netsch

Tim Netsch is the director of planning for the Metro Nashville Parks Department and has had the pleasure of planning, protecting and building some of Nashville’s most beloved parks and open spaces over the course of the last 25 years. Originally from Alaska, Tim is a runner, a lover of all things outdoors and an…
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Kakki Stark

Yoga makes Kakki feel strong. Her yoga practice gives her space to breathe, to be still, and to challenge herself. She feels strong in the flow and her hope would be that her students do too. Kakki teaches at 4:13 Strong, a nonprofit that provides job training and placement for at-risk men.
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Katie Johantges

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Lucy Madura

Lucy moved to Nashville in Spring of 2021. While she is a newer instructor, she’s a seasoned practitioner with eleven years under her belt including a variety of styles, both heated and non. While she loves all things yoga, her passion is Baptiste style and power vinyasa. She’s had the pleasure of practicing at a…
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Kamal Tahiliani

A lifelong student and a certified yoga teacher, Kamal’s love for yoga began at the age of 10, growing up in India and practicing at the ashram/school she attended. She was fascinated to learn the meaning behind the Sanskrit name given to each pose and to gain deeper understanding of the purpose a certain pose provided. Yoga…
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Katie Delaune

Katie was born and raised in New Orleans, LA, but has lived in Kentucky, Oregon, Oklahoma, and Texas. She practiced yoga on and off for several years until she discovered the amazing Baptiste yoga community in Louisville, KY. The practice sparked a deep appreciation for the physical and mental benefits of yoga that she wanted…
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Cody Mitchell

Cody took his first studio yoga class at Small World Yoga in 2018 after accidentally wandering into a yoga workshop at Bonnaroo earlier that year. At first, he was interested in the challenge and physicality of the practice, since before he started he couldn’t touch his toes. Soon it became more than that, as he…
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Maddy Kelly

Maddy began her yoga journey back in 2018 as a junior at Michigan State University. After years of suffering from various mental health issues, she realized that yoga positively impacted her outlook on life. Maddy is currently getting her master’s of education in Community Development and Action at Vanderbilt University. She’s focusing on youth empowerment…
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Crystal Minton

Yoga is Crystal’s everything––on and off the mat. The movement and the stillness. The ease and the challenge. The sounds and the silence. The individuality and the community. The teacher and the student. She loves every bit of it! Crystal’s love affair with yoga started in 2016 when she purchased a Groupon for ten yoga…