Our Practitioners

Olga Bryant Kabel, yoga teacher, yoga therapist, studio owner

Olga had studied education for 4 years at the Omsk State University in Omsk, Russia. She began practicing yoga extensively in 2000 and completed multiple Yoga Teacher Training Programs. She studied with Gary Kraftsow and American Viniyoga Institute (2004-2006) and received her diploma in July 2006. She continued her studies and recently became an AVI-certified Yoga Therapist. Olga teaches Viniyoga, which places great emphasis on the needs and personal preferences of each student.

Olga strongly believes in the healing power of this ancient discipline on every level: physical, psychological, and spiritual. She strives to make yoga practices accessible to students of any age, physical level and medical history. Olga specializes in helping her students relieve muscle aches and pains, stimulate the function of all body systems, manage stress and anxiety, and develop mental focus. More about Olga >>

Along with private sessions, therapy series and weekly classes Olga leads educational yoga programs to give her students tools and confidence to create their own yoga practices.

OLGA IS CURRENTLY ON MATERNITY LEAVE AND WILL BE RETURNING TO TEACHING ON JANUARY 1, 2012.

Emily Olson, yoga teacher

Emily began teaching yoga in Portland in 2006 and completed her 500-hour Yoga Therapy program with Joseph and Lillian LePage of Integrative Yoga Therapy in 2008.

She has chosen the field of yoga therapy because she believes the benefits of yoga can be accessible to everybody regardless of where they are when they begin the practice and whatever health challenges they are facing.

Emily recently completed a Viniyoga internship with Olga Kabel and is thrilled to incorporate these tools into her group classes and private sessions. She believes the Viniyoga tradition allows the student and teacher to skillfully combine a wide range of yoga tools to better meet the individual needs of each student.

Emily has been an avid student of yoga for years and her love of yoga and meditation continues to grow as she learns more and more ways to incorporate these practices into the joys and challenges of her life. She is very grateful to Olga and her other wonderful teachers who continually remind her of this possibility.

Emily teaches private sessions and weekly classes.

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Erin Bookout, yoga teacher

Erin began taking hatha yoga in 1998 in her home state of Indiana to assist in managing the stress of a graduate degree program in French Linguistics. Since then, through a cross country move, another graduate degree, and an injury to her sacroiliac joint, she has repeatedly returned to the practice of yoga as a source of healing, self-inquiry, creativity, and the cultivation of compassion.

In her work as a Speech-Language Pathologist at a local medical center, she has witnessed the power of breathwork and meditation in the management of a variety of diagnoses and in coping with chronic illness. Eventually she merged her background in teaching and the therapeutic process with her passion for yoga, earning a 200 Hour Registered Yoga Teacher certificate and completing an internship with Olga Kabel in private yoga work. She teaches in the Viniyoga tradition because of its emphasis on selecting and adapting yoga tools to the needs, abilities, goals, and interests of the individual.

Erin teaches private yoga sessions, weekly classes and therapeutic series.

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Jennifer Folkerts, licensed acupuncturist

Jennifer is a licensed acupuncturist with a Master’s Degree in Oriental Medicine from the National College of Natural Medicine. After completing her training she spent 6 months in China studying acupuncture and Chinese herbs in a local hospital. In addition she studied qi gong with master Wang Qingyu, the lineage holder of the forms she teaches. Jennifer uses several different styles of acupuncture to tailor the treatment to her patients’ needs while always keeping the treatment gentle and grounding. In addition to using acupuncture she integrates her knowledge of bodywork, Chinese herbs, nutrition, hydrotherapy, and qi gong to form an individualized treatment plan for each person.

Jennifer’s approach is deeply rooted in Chinese philosophy and tradition, focusing on the mind-body-spirit connection. For new comers to Chinese medicine she always takes the time to explain the process of the treatment and what to expect. While she often treats acute and chronic disease she specializes in pain management, women’s health, and fertility enhancement.

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Please contact Jennifer directly if you have any questions: PH: 503.317.9595

Constance Rigney, licensed acupuncturist

Angi Orton, licensed massage therapist (License #14212)

Angela Adamski, licensed massage therapist (License ##15565)

Trudy Zimmerly, licensed massage therapist