Meet Our Team

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Kristy Harvey
Owner and Chief Executive Owl

Kristy has over 15 years of experience as a movement educator in the modalities of yoga, therapeutic dance, Thai Yoga Bodywork, and meditation. Her book, Mindfulness On the Move, gives suggestions on how to find stillness through movement. She is a Brown Belt Nia Teacher,  an E-RYT500 Yoga Teacher and Trainer, Thai Yoga Bodywork Trainer, and owner of Wise Owl School of Yoga. She offers Yoga Teacher Trainings and Continuing Education courses.

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 65 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 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 her teaching yoga, leading retreats, and dancing through life. She currently lives in Tucson, AZ.

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Katy Rose
Barn Owl (Assistant to Chief Executive Owl)

Katy is a badass yogi with a great big heart. Her passion is to bring yoga to the people who need it, regardless of age, shape, size, or ability. Katy is a 500-Hour Level Certified Yoga Teacher with additional certifications in Yoga for All and Accessible Yoga. You can find her teaching yoga in rehab centers, gyms, and studios all around Tucson, AZ.

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