Our Instructors
MADELEINE PAGE
AY FOUNDER | INSTRUCTOR
Madeleine (she/her) is the founder of Allumen Yoga and a lifelong yoga student, teacher, and mentor. Originally from New York, she spent nearly a decade as part of the Modo Yoga community as a senior instructor and member of the Teacher Development team. Madeleine has amassed over 2,000 hours of training and holds certifications in physiyoga and biomechanics, yin and meditation, creative sequencing, and trauma-informed yoga.
Madeleine first stepped onto a yoga mat when she was twelve years old and in that moment, yoga became the backbone of her mental and physical health. Even as an instructor, the most important part of her teaching is to remain a passionate student, something that helps her reach students regardless of where they are in their yoga journey.
ALYSSA WURZEL
INSTRUCTOR
Alyssa (she/her) believes life is best lived with intentional movement. An avid mountain sports enthusiast, Alyssa can be found snowboarding, dirt biking, practicing yoga, and aerial arts dancing. She loves sharing her passions with others and is the happiest when she’s moving and dancing with friends!
Alyssa has been practicing yoga since 2007 and instructing since 2013, building a deeper connection with her body and striving to help and guide others on the same journey. After recently becoming pregnant, she noticed there was a lack of prenatal yoga class available in Denver, so she got her prenatal yoga certification with Sweet Momma Yoga and cannot wait to share time on the mat with you and your growing baby!
AMOR FLORES
INSTRUCTOR
Amor's (she/her) journey in yoga began in Houston, Texas at the age of 19. Her deep passion for the practice is reflected in 17 years of personal experience and 7 years of teaching. She has honed her skills and knowledge to become a dedicated and influential yoga teacher.
Her training at BIG Power Yoga in Houston, Texas, including the BIG Kids Teacher Training and the 200-hour Teacher Empowerment Program, laid the foundation for her teaching career. She quickly immersed herself in teaching kids yoga full-time, eventually becoming the Director of BIG’s Kids Yoga Program for 2 years.
Amor's commitment to continuous learning is evident in her pursuit of certifications, including Yin Yoga, Trauma Informed Yoga, and a year-long 300-hour yoga training, which has elevated her to a 500-hour registered yoga teacher. These advanced trainings further equip her with the knowledge and skills to guide her students in a more comprehensive and holistic manner.
In 2020, Amor found her teaching home at BIG Power Yoga in Denver, where she continued to share her passion for teaching powerful flow vinyasa. Her emphasis on creating community and empowering individuals through yoga and self-expression underscores her broader mission within the yoga community.
ANDREW NORDBERG
INSTRUCTOR
Andrew (he/him/his) is a 500-hr YTT certified teacher with foundations in Baptiste Power Yoga and further education in Yin, Restorative, Nidra, and various Sequencing Courses. He has been teaching for nearly 4 years, beginning his journey at Minnesota Power Yoga in Minneapolis, MN, and continuing at BIG, and now Allumen Yoga. The physical challenge of heated power vinyasa originally attracted him to this practice, and the balance of all yoga practices keeps him excited to continue learning. Yoga was also Andrew’s introduction to a regimented mindfulness practice, and meditation continues to be an integral part of his daily life and yoga practice. Andrew’s practice specializes in arm balances and handstands. His classes are focused on building intentional foundations in strength and mobility to achieve and master those poses.
CLAUDIA BRADLEY
INSTRUCTOR
Claudia (she/her) developed a deep passion for yoga at the start of the COVID pandemic. She had been moving and flipping her body all her life — she grew up a gymnast and switched to cheerleading in high school. She continued cheerleading at a collegiate level and won Two National Championships at Indiana University. Upon graduating in 2020 at the heart of the pandemic, Claudia felt lost in life and her body. Cheerleading had left her with injuries and trauma stored deep in the body. She found movement through virtual yoga and quickly fell in love with the physical and also spiritual and philosophical side of the practice. She found safety on the mat and self expression through her movement. Her passion and knowledge with a degree in Human Biology created a bridge in interests to study the body and healing tools within itself.
She cares deeply about mental health and her hope is to create a safe welcoming space for all levels of students so they can move through what they are going through, too. Claudia’s intention is to hold space for students to connect breath, body, and mind every time. She is a 200hr RYT and graduated from Denver Yoga Underground YTT in 2021.
EMILY McCOMAS
INSTRUCTOR
Emily (she/her) is a RYT, RCYT, and CPT, originally from the Bay Area, but has called Colorado home since 2012. She initially found yoga as a way to stay connected with dance after chronic back pain forced her to quit, but stayed for the incredible healing that yoga and mindfulness provide. She began her YTT journey in 2017, and has since completed over 2,000 hours of additional training and teaching experience. She specializes in Yin, Restorative, Vinyasa, and Children's Yoga, as well as Mat and Reformer-based Pilates. She is an animated people-person whose classes focus on creating a space of self-love and connection through guided meditation, restorative movements, and peaceful introspection.
EMILY SCHREPFERMAN
INSTRUCTOR
Emily (she/her) teaches her students how to find both the peace and power that already exists inside themselves. Her power yoga class comes from a place of high energy with the intention of her students building strength and being able to fully express themselves. Emily is a passionate and structured practitioner and teacher whose goal is to uplift the human experience through yoga and relational connection. She is out to create connection, community, and FUN for her students. Emily fell in love with the Denver yoga community after moving to Denver from New York City in 2021. Originally from Columbus, OH, Emily received her first 200-hour teacher training from GIVE Yoga in Clintonville, Ohio, and her second 200 hours from BIG Power Yoga. Being a dancer her entire life, Emily has always found a way to express herself through movement. After her professional dancing career in NYC came to an end, she felt ready to find a new way to express and share with others, which led to her yoga career! In addition to yoga, Emily loves live music, reading, and adventure!
ERYNN TROY
INSTRUCTOR
Erynn (she/her) has been practicing yoga since 2010 and teaching since 2021. She initially found yoga while pursuing her doctorate in Physical Therapy. The physical aspect of yoga was what originally drew her to her mat. However, after years of practice, yoga is now a staple of Erynn’s life for both her mental and physical well-being. Erynn felt called to complete yoga teacher training multiple times after starting her yoga journey. Finally, in December of 2020, she fulfilled this desire and completed her 200 hr training. Erynn’s classes focus on pairing breath with movement and using creative, challenging sequences to allow students to focus on and remain connected to the present moment.
JACKIE MCCARTNEY
INSTRUCTOR
Jackie (she/her) first started practicing yoga in high school with her dad and immediately fell in love with the practice. She completed her RYT 200-hour teacher training in Washington, DC in 2016 and has been teaching vinyasa flow and power yoga classes since.
Jackie teaches Baptiste-style power classes that connect breath and movement. She focuses on alignment and the physical practice, while providing space for students to explore and grow in their practice. Jackie offers many variations and modifications to make class accessible to each and every student and empowers students to unlock their strength and reach their full potential.
JANE OH
INSTRUCTOR
Jane (she/her) recently moved to Denver from Newport Beach, CA, and has been practicing yoga for about 5 years. She was told to try yoga after a back injury caused by a car accident and was also desperately seeking to find a healthy work life balance. After her first class she realized this was exactly what she needed in her life, and after a year of personal practice, decided to become a teacher, and has been teaching ever since.
Jane loves to live an active lifestyle and yoga has become the glue to rehabilitate her mind and body. She loves binding energy, intention, and connection to create empowering flows and holds space to help you be your most authentic self.
KELLY SHADWICK
INSTRUCTOR
Kelly (she/her) grew up in San Diego, CA, and moved to Denver in 2018 to pursue her Masters in Social Work. Growing up as a dancer, she always found connecting with her body and movement as a means of expressing and releasing her emotions. After taking her first yoga class in high school, she quickly developed a love and passion for an intentional hour alone on her mat to connect with her breath, mind and body. In 2016, Kelly completed her RYT 200-hour teacher training from Holy Yoga and taught little kid dance and yoga in San Juan Capistrano, CA until moving to Denver. She has now been teaching in Denver for the past 4 years and is passionate about providing a safe place for people to come as they are and practice “being”. Kelly’s classes focus on presence, permission and power cultivated through challenging and creative movement.
PATRICIJA MISKINYTE
INSTRUCTOR
Patricija (she/her) teaches and practices yoga because she believes the yoga mat is one of the only places where the soul and the body meet. This powerful union allows conscious breath, silence, self-examination, and ultimately growth - both physical and mental. Her life has changed in countless ways since she started practicing and that is the goal with her students- show them their strength on and off the mat. Off the yoga mat, Patricija loves skiing, hiking, camping, spending time with her friends and family and most of all inspiring and motivating those around her to always push themselves to be the best. Although she loved CO, Patricija is a midwesterner at heart growing up in the Chicago suburbs her whole life (fellow midwesterners say hi!).
RACHEL MEGQUIER
INSTRUCTOR
Rachel (she/her) began practicing yoga as a teenager. Like many, she was first a student of physical practice, but quickly developed an interest in the spiritual and philosophical roots of yoga. As an oncology registered nurse, she saw yogic principles as a way to support her patients through difficult times as well as a way to bolster her own well-being as a caregiver. Since then, she has completed her 200hr YTT here in Denver. She is so grateful for the opportunity to teach and learn with the Denver yoga community. One of her greatest joys as a teacher is opening the door to people who previously held the belief “yoga isn’t for me.” She enjoys using breath work and the sensations of long holds as a means to connect her students with the present moment. Above all, Rachel sees yoga as a tool to aid in the service of others. Through yoga, she aims to offer her students a sense of security, clarity, and personal exploration.
RUMI CHOUDHURI
INSTRUCTOR
Rumika (Rumi), (she/ her) has been practicing yoga from a young age -- her first yoga class was at age 11 in Chennai, India at Sivananda Yoga. Since then yoga, meditation, and spirituality have served as a foundation from which her life and practice have grown. A former corporate fashion executive, she made the decision to transition fully into the world of yoga, working in the wellness space extensively and receiving her 200 + 300 Hour Teaching Certifications from ISHTA Yoga. Rumika is a recent transplant from NYC to Denver, and her practices are taught with the intention to create space for one to find their own unlimited potential -- on and off the mat.
SARAH HATHAWAY
INSTRUCTOR
Sarah found yoga through dance in NYC. Yoga felt like home. She loves how movement and breath create embodied meditative awareness. She completed her initial Ashtanga Vinyasa teacher training at the White Lotus Foundation in California. Her studies took her to India and France to explore the depths of yoga. She immersed herself in Ashtanga yoga with the guidance of Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor at The Yoga Workshop in Boulder, CO and Tim Miller in Encinitas, CA.
She is in awe of yoga’s transformative and healing power. She hopes to offer others space for self-exploration. Yoga illuminates our inner bliss.