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Thia Luby, RYT, Director of Yoga Imaging

Thia Luby is the owner and creator of “Yoga Imaging LLC”. She has been a devoted Yoga student and practitioner since 1972. Yoga Imaging emerged from her 27 years background of Iyengar training and combines precise alignment with energy work, incorporating the chakras for healing.

Her unique style emphasizes the body/mind/spirit connection for a balanced awakening. Each Yoga session is designed to reach the entire body (from head to toe) for strength and flexibility to increase energy flow through the nadis.

Thia has published three books, the award-winning, “Children’s Book of Yoga”, “Yoga for Teens” and “Yoga of Nature”. She has produced a children’s video and adult audio tape and is an award winning poet and artist. All products are marketed internationally.

In 2003-2004 she wrote a Yoga column for the Albuquerque Journal newspaper that was widely received. She has been published in many national news resources, including “Highlights for Children”.

She has created special children’s, teens and adult Yoga programs throughout the years and worked in the mental health field for over 20 years teaching troubled teens and adults the benefits of Yoga for a healthful change in life.

Her greatest teacher has been her own personal practice that has enabled her to explore the nuances of the classical Yoga poses and then create some new renditions for others to enjoy. She is known for her sense of humor and drive. Each class she teaches is unique and challenging for the mind and body.

Thia moved with her husband in the winter of 2004 to Colorado Springs after living and teaching in Santa Fe, New Mexico since 1974. She has one daughter and two grandchildren living in the Springs and has been devoting her spare time to family and fun.

She opened a home studio in Manitou Springs upon arrival in Colorado and continues to teach one class a week there. The Yoga Imaging Studio in Colorado Springs opened in July 2006 and has two large studio spaces that hold classes for children, teens, adults and pre and post natal. She has trained four staff members to teach the children’s program in house and in local daycare and pre-schools. The lobby sells a variety of Yoga products including props, books, jewelry, paintings and other art. The massage room is extremely spacious and inviting. Massages are available by appointment at any time.

Come in and experience the difference at the Yoga Imaging studio. The atmosphere is fun and light, yet powerful things happen during class time!

Massage Staff

Olathe Sherman - Massage Therapist

Olathe graduated from Colorado Institute of Massage Therapy with over one thousand hours under her belt! She studied, neuromuscular, Swedish, sports, trigger point and reflexology, and incorporates all of these techniques into her massages. She is devoted to expanding her knowledge in the massage field and sharing the information with her clients, to help them achieve a stress free life. She has a golden touch! Colorado Springs has been her home for four years now, after moving with her husband from Michigan. They enjoy spending time with their young son in the outdoors of the Colorado mountains soaking up the blue skies and fresh air!

Emily Martin - Massage Therapist

Emily Martin is a licensed massage therapist and has been practicing for four years. With training in Hot Stone massage, Aromatherapy and Reiki her focus is on aligning the body’s natural flow of energy to our everyday body awareness.

Certified in Pre-natal massage, Emily has a passion for mothers from a first pregnancy to grand parents. Also offering salt scrubs, a wonderful and holistic way to refresh the skin and the spirit with fresh herbs. Her style is gentle and intuitive.

Kids Teachers (Left to Right) - Jacquie Thompson, Bianca Young, and Melanie Audet

Jacquie Thompson has been studying yoga for four years and completed her Children's Yoga Imaging training and received her teaching certificate in the fall of 2006. She teaches at daycare centers in Colorado Springs as a staff member of Yoga Imaging LLC. She also continues her studies to become a nurse.

Bianca Young is Thia Luby's daughter and was raised on yoga since age 2! She helped her mother teach creative children's yoga classes in Santa Fe since she was age 7. In 2003 she completed the Yoga Imaging Teacher Training I and received her certificate for the Children's Yoga Imaging Teacher training in the fall of 2006. She teaches at daycare centers in Colorado Springs as a staff member of Yoga Imaging LLC. Colorado Springs has been her home for ten years now and she is married with two children, Gage age 7 and Jazmyn age 5. Both of her children attend children's yoga classes at Yoga Imaging studio regularly to carry on the family tradition!

Melanie Audet completed her Children's Yoga Imaging training and received her teaching certificate in the fall of 2006. She teaches at daycare centers in Colorado Springs as a staff member of Yoga Imaging LLC. She is also an artist and finishing up her studies to become a Clinical Nutritionist.

Rodney Valdez is a 200 hour Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance and has been teaching Pre and Post Natal Yoga since 2004.

In Pre-natal Yoga classes:

We practice body awareness. With gentle movements you build on your existing strength. You are able to decide how far to stretch and which positions are comfortable for you and which are not. This already is preparation for labor, where your body will tell you what to do. The more you learn to listen to your body now, the more you can be in tune with yourself during birth. This does not mean that there is one right way of having your baby. Every birth is different! However your approach and your attitude have an important part in making this birth into a fulfilling and empowering experience.

Many women who have practiced Yoga during pregnancy have found that it enables them to approach birth with calmness and to experience it as a most profound, life-changing event, in tune with themselves and with life.