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 16 years of experience as a movement educator in the modalities of yoga, therapeutic dance, Thai Yoga Bodywork, and meditation. 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, 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 100 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. |
Meet Our Associates
Associates have successfully completed our Apprenticeship Program and are ready to jump out of the Owl's Nest and soar on their own.
Mitzellah "Lah" Ah-Fook
Associate Owl Mitzellah is a mother to three homeschooled boys, and a wife to a wonderful husband. They love to travel, and enjoy all things outdoors and indoors. Lah is lifelong learner and has a passion for the healing arts. She offers Thai Yoga Massage, Reiki, and Yoga, specializing in Restorative Yoga. Lah also enjoys lifting weights, hiking, backpacking, and meeting new people. |
Anni K.
Associate Owl Anni K is a Mind-Body Wellness Practitioner and has been in the healing arts field for 19 years. She specializes in Thai massage and Craniosacral Therapy with a focus on emotional processing, and has a 250 Yoga Teacher Training certification. Anni’s goal is to move you from harm to harmony by the intentional creation of a truly loving internal environment that is reflected to your outer world. Anni is offering Yin Yoga and Chair Yoga classes. 
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Dolores Restrepo Macias
Associate Owl (she/her, they/them) Dolores "Doe" is a certified 200hour Yoga Teacher specializing in Yoga Nidra, Yin Yoga, and Chair Yoga. She completed the Foundational Prison Yoga Project training in 2022. Doe believes in inclusive, accessible and trauma-informed yoga practices for all beloved walks of life. She is interested in expanding her yogic studies to honor the ancient, indigenous origins of yoga from India and is in solidarity and support to join the movement consciousness in decolonizing yoga. She is offering Thai Massage and private yoga. |