Our Team

Meet Our Team

"The owl is a master of flight and adaptation. He integrates intelligence, power, grace, and beauty. He is acutely aware and adaptive. He routinely varies his behavior and defensive strategies to adjust to changing conditions. He is flexible in his feeding habits and nest-building choices. He varies his territories to fit food supplies and population densities. His vision and hearing are outstanding. In this, the owl makes a perfect model for mastery. Owls have much to teach us about living in a conflicted and ever-changing world. We would be wise to attend to them." ~Frank Rivers, The Way of the Owl

Kristy Harvey
Owner and Chief Executive Owl
(she/her)

Kristy has over 19 years of experience as a movement educator in the modalities of yoga, therapeutic dance, Thai Yoga Bodywork, Pilates, and meditation. She is an E-RYT500 Yoga Teacher and Trainer, Thai Yoga Bodywork Trainer, a Brown Belt Nia Teacher, and owner of Wise Owl School of Yoga and Thai Massage Academy. She offers Yoga Teacher Trainings, Thai Massage Trainings, Pilates Trainings, Continuing Education Courses, and Personal Development Programs.

Kristy is the former Administrative Director of the Mindfulness Center at the University of Virginia. In 2010, she developed and implemented a clinical trial at the University of Virginia Cancer Center to study the effect of the Nia Technique among women treated for breast cancer. In 2011, she started a Restorative Yoga program for breast cancer survivors and caregivers at the UVA School of Nursing. Both of these programs are still ongoing.

In 2016, Kristy founded the Wise Owl School of Yoga and began offering 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Trainings. Since then, she has certified over 250 new yoga teachers. Through generous donations to the Wise Owl School of Yoga's Pay It Forward Fund, Kristy has been able to grant partial and full scholarships to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), and the LGBTQIA+ community, to assist in their completion of a 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Certification. This supports the mission of Wise Owl Wellness to bring more diverse yoga teachers to the world and "change the face" of yoga.

You can find Kristy teaching yoga classes and workshops, serving private clients through yoga, pilates, and Thai Massage, and dancing through life. She currently lives in Tucson, AZ.

Community Partners

Wise Owl Wellness believes that it is important to align with other like-minded businesses and community resources. You can find Wise Owl Wellness offering classes, workshops, retreats, and more at our Community Partner locations. Take a moment to check out their regular offerings. They may provide just the right service for you.

Youth On Their Own

Youth On Their Own (YOTO) supports the high school graduation and continued success of youth experiencing homelessness in Pima County.

We strive to eliminate barriers to education and empower housing insecure youth in our community to stay in school. For over 35 years, we have supported this unique demographic by providing financial assistance, basic human needs, guidance, and more.

With the help of our amazing YOTO Family, YOTO has supported over 20,000 local youth in their journeys toward high school graduation!

In 2024, YOTO partnered with Wise Owl Wellness to offer a 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training for 3 of our alumni. The goal of this program was to offer an alternative career track in the Wellness Field as Certified Yoga Teachers.

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