Instructors

Lydia

Lydia Bolton, E-RYT 200/RYT 500

Lydia

Lydia is passionate about helping others to help themselves. She welcomes all folks to attend her classes, regardless of age, experience level, flexibility, skin color, and body size. Known for her soothing voice, creative sequencing, and light-hearted approach, Lydia’s classes are influenced by her love for nature and the ancient teachings of yoga. You can expect breathwork, meditation, laughter, mindful movement, storytelling, and philosophy when you attend her classes.

Yoga found Lydia during her final year of study at Indiana University in Bloomington. After several years of playing on the mat as a student, in 2012 Lydia attended Orbis Yoga’s 200 Hour Teacher Training in Louisville. After teaching over 1,000 hours from the time of her certification, she received the title of Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher from Yoga Alliance (E-RYT 200). As owner of Fire Horse Yoga Studio in Jasper from 2017 to 2021, Lydia found a new place to share her love of yoga. She completed her 500 Hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Certification (RYT500) from Asheville Yoga Center of North Carolina in March of 2020 and has now completed over 2,000 hours of teaching yoga.

When she’s not on her yoga mat, you will probably find this sweet yogini at the local farmer’s market, experimenting with a new dish in the kitchen, hiking, reading, listening to records, dancing, hula hooping, or looking for adventure with her sweetheart, Andy.

Robin

Robin Morton, CYT 200

Robin

Robin has been practicing yoga for nearly a decade. After six years of a regular home and studio practice, she decided to deepen her practice with a 200-hour teacher training course with the hopes of sharing her yoga with others — fully embodying Fire Horse Yoga’s mission by bringing body, mind, and spirit together.

Her Thursday evening (6:30 pm) Light Yoga is a vinyasa-flavored class that focuses on melding intentional breath with functional movement to better move us through our daily activities. Robin offers modifications to add or reduce depth/sensation in the poses allowing students the space to meet themselves exactly where they are each time they come to their mats — seasoned and beginner yogis alike.

Michelle

Michelle Pfister, AFAA Mat Science, Balanced Body Movement Principles, Barre Above®

Michelle

Michelle has loved fitness for years; a love that led her to teaching classes early in her career. She enjoyed and taught a variety of modalities over time, with one of her favorites being Pilates. The demands of life required a long break from teaching, but in the ebb and flow of life, Michelle was ready to return to her love of teaching Pilates in 2024.

When not practicing Yoga, Pilates, or walking her dog, you can count on finding her at an art show, art gallery or art class soaking up any creative energy she can find. A self-described art-addict, she believes that "The eARTh without art is 'eh.' "

MIchelle took her first yoga class from Fire Horse when the studio opened (with Amar), and has been hooked ever since.

Julia

Julia Jalles, RYT-200

Julia

Julia is a longtime FHY teacher and student. She has been practicing yoga for nearly her entire life, and you'll often hear teachers reference Julia wisdom throughout their classes with such statements as: "Falling is learning!" and "No prizes for straight legs in yoga!"

If you've never attended a Yin class with Julia, you're missing out. She is the pure embodiment of yoga, bringing deep peace to each student with her sweet, soothing voice and compassionate air.

Julia leads Hatha classes on Monday mornings at 9am, and Yin on Wednesday evenings at 6 pm; in-studio and online as a livestream or recording.

Allison

Allison has been practicing yoga for nearly 15 years, and teaching since her certification in 2017. She currently holds her RYT-200 and is working toward her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Bloomington, IN.

Allison

Allison has returned to the Fire Horse Yoga community after a relatively brief hiatus (although it was all too long for those of us who routinely attended her fiery classes). She exemplifies strength, fire, and resilience... and brings those assets to each and every one of her classes. Her primary focus is Warm Vinyasa Flow, having earned her 200-hour teaching certification under the direction of her mentor, Erin Rauscher (Yes Power Yoga) in 2017. Despite this emphasis on heat and flow, you can anticipate seeing her on the teaching mat for other styles of yoga. She has a self-professed love of Yin yoga as well, noting that the two modalities, like the sun and moon themselves, create balance and harmony when joined together within the practice.

When not teaching or practicing yoga (or working toward her BFA), you can most often catch Allison gardening, reading, or spending quality time with family and friends.

Welcome BACK, Allison!

Andrea

Andrea earned her RYT-200 in 2021. Having found joy in her yoga practice, she delved further into her wellness journey by becoming a plant medicine facilitator of Cacao & Hape', a Reiki 1&2 Practitioner, a Natal Chart Astrologer, and Sound Bath Facilitator.

Andrea

Andrea's health and wellness journey began in 2019 with a '75 Hard Challenge'. Yoga was one of her workout choices. She clearly remembers the day child's pose no longer hurt her hips and she wanted to share that joy of movement with everyone. She finished her YTT and became an RYT-200 in 2021 and has been living that dream ever since. As the years have passed, she has deepened her practice to become a plant medicine facilitator of both Cacao and Hape', a Reiki 1 & 2 Practitioner, a Natal Chart Astrologer and a Sound Bath Facilitator.

Her favorite class to teach is Astroflow, which is a specially designed class that utilizes theming following the zodiac calendar. No two classes will be identical, but you can be sure that each will utilize physical asanas, breath work, and astrology to help you tune into and feel the shifts of the seasons.

Andrea's love for life and community, and her firm belief that yoga is, and should be, practiced in every moment and in any location, fits right in with our Fire Horse community.

Samantha

Samantha Knies Gray, E-RYT 200, YACEP, Barre Above^® Certified Instructor

Samantha

Sam has been practicing yoga since high school and fell in love with a heated practice in her 20s. She began as a student at Fire Horse Yoga in 2016 when she moved back to Dubois County to be closer to family. Samantha completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training at Fire Horse Yoga in 2017 and her Barre Above training in 2021. Samantha owned the studio from May 2021 to June 2025, expanding it into its current location and adding modalities: heated classes, barre, and pilates.

Sam has taught over 3,000 hours of yoga, completed hundreds of hours of continuing education, and acts as a YACEP (Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider). She currently teaches Barre on Thursday evenings, Warm Vinyasa on Friday mornings, a quarterly Kids’ Yoga class, a monthly Saturday morning Teacher’s Choice class, and subs for other teachers when the opportunity arises.

Outside of yoga, Sam works in marketing and is an avid equestrian. She owns a small horse farm in Dubois County and can often be found competing in local horse shows with her two daughters and their many horses.

Abby Keller

Abby comes to FHY with over a decade of experience as a yoga practitioner. She is currently working toward her 200-hour CYT. Her deep love of (and desire to share) the benefits of Yin Yoga led her to complete her 20-hour Yin Yoga specialty certification.

Abby Keller

Abby is a seasoned yogi, currently studying to obtain her CYT. She carries within her an indescribable effervescence, a gentle sense of knowing, and a genuine kindness that draws people near her. Her passion to share the healing benefits of yoga with the world is palpable when in her presence. As with so many of us, her yogic journey began with a very strong yang practice- she is adept in both Hatha & Vinyasa- but discovered an especially deep connection to the cooler, quieter side of Yin.

In her words:

"I've been practicing yoga since I was 18, and I discovered Yin yoga when I was 27. Yin quickly became much more than a yoga practice for me- it taught me how to slow down, be present, and find stillness in a world that often feels too busy. It became the beginning of my own self-healing journey and brought me a sense of peace and calm that I hadn't experienced before. As a Yin yoga teacher, my goal is to create a space where others can slow down, reconnect with themselves, and experience that same sense of peace and restoration.

Outside of yoga, I love spending time with my husband and son, working out, and being out in nature. I'm grateful to be able to share a practice that has had such a meaningful impact on my own life, and I hope to help others discover the healing, grounding, and peace that Yin yoga can bring."

Abby will be staring with us on Friday afternoons in September.

Check the schedule and reserve your spot.