Karen Spillman Herborn

Karen has been practicing yoga for twenty three years and has taught classes in the Park Rapids, Nevis, Walker, Dorset area for thirteen years. From May to October, she lives on a lake north of Park Rapids and spends the rest of her year in Northfield, Minnesota, where she hones her skills at River Flow Yoga Studio.

In 2011-12, Karen received her 200 RYT certification from Heartwork Yoga Studio in Northfield, and has attended many yoga workshops, retreats and trainings, including a week long intensive retreat in Yelapa, Mexico. She is a retired teacher and administrator, and when she retired after a forty year career in 2012, yoga became and continues to be her part-time career.

Karen has a large family - 4 children and 7 grandchildren, all of whom live in distant places which means travel is a big part of her winter life. In fact, this month she is embarking on her first Viking Voyage to Turkey and Greece. Besides love of adventure, Karen is an avid biker, and when trails are snow covered, she swims in a heated pool in Northfield. Summer passions are gardening, paddle boarding and entertaining family and friends at her lake home.

As Karen “preaches” to her yoga participants: “ The number one reason we do yoga is to become familiar with and appreciate our own bodies.” Everything else is a bonus!

She has dedicated her love of yoga to helping other yogis navigate the challenges that come with healthy aging, and her classes (Vinyasa Slow Flow and Yin) provide many options for modifications and the use of props, leading to a safe, beneficial and meaningful experience.  Since she was introduced to the Yin school of yoga during her Heartwork training, the practice of Yin Yoga has become a passion for Karen. Because she loves to share the benefits of YIN, when you attend one of her classes, you will also become knowledgeable about this many layered, steeped in root wisdom, meditative yoga tradition.

Emily Boedigheimer

Emily Boedigheimer is the founder of Cosmic Heart Yoga and Wellness, LLC. Her thoughtful Hatha style yoga classes are intentionally designed to playfully weave, breath & alignment with yogic philosophy, Ayurveda, mudra, mantra, meditation, and the unique astrology of the present moment. She hopes that her classes support participants in their journey to their true Self while cultivating awareness, peace and freedom.

Her yoga journey started in High School, as a star athlete of track and cross country to complement her training. It was a love affair that started with the first down dog! After years of dedicated meditation practice in her 20’s she felt the calling to deepen her understanding of yoga and asana to earn her 200-hour RYT training with Devanadi School of Yoga & Wellness in 2017.  The rivers of yoga study only widen and deepen with time and practice. Emily recently completed her advanced yoga teacher training  and self study with The Yoga Loft in 2025. She is a RYT-500 (Registered Yoga Teacher at the 500 hour level) with the Yoga Alliance.

Emily’s own personal practice and classes are inspired by many incredible teachers such as Tanya Boigenzahn, Mary Beth Nehls, Doug Keller, and Gloria Latham.

She is a happily married mother of two children, ages 4 & 7, and owns and operates Children’s House with Ms. Emily, a Montessori and Nature Based preschool in Park Rapids, MN. She loves to read, be with her family and out in nature!

Emily loves to learn and blend her eclectic interests into elements of service- she is also serves as a(n)

Certified Hellenistic Astrologer specializing in Natal Charts (2026)

Aerial Sling Instructor (2024)

Women’s Full Moon Circle Facilitator (since 2023)

Core & Celtic Shamanic Practitioner (2022 & 2023)

Unnata Aerial Yoga Teacher (2017) 

Reiki Practitioner (11-11-11)

Insured Professional Fire Dancer (practicing since 2007) 

Jaclyn Roberts

Jaclyn Rebekah Roberts is the founder of Natural Rhythm Yoga and has been practicing yoga for over 20 years and teaching for more than a decade. Her heart-centered, dynamic classes invite students to move in harmony with their breath and body, cultivating both strength and softness along the way.

Jaclyn’s teaching style weaves together effort and ease, with a strong emphasis on alignment, injury prevention, and mindful awareness. She is deeply passionate about creating classes that are thoughtfully tailored to the individuals in the room, while holding a safe, non-judgmental, and loving space where all students feel welcome and supported.

She completed her 200-hour RYT training at Gioconda Yoga in the Iyengar lineage within a Vinyasa style, and her 500-hour E-RYT training at YogaYoga, studying with a wide range of national teachers and senior YogaYoga staff. Jaclyn’s teaching is influenced by the wisdom and inspiration of Sharon Moon, Gioconda, Jenn Wooten, Angie Knight, Rachel Hector, Felicia Tamasko, David Swenson, Chase Bossart, and Leslie Kaminoff.

Shayna Connell

Bio soon to come!