OmBodies Yoga
200-Hour Hybrid Yoga Teacher Training
with Heather Otterbine
Begins March 1st 2025
In-Person (Mount Pleasant, MI) & Online (Live Zoom & Recordings)
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ABOUT US
At OmBodies Yoga & Functional Wellness, our dedicated teachers share one goal...to provide a safe space for you to play, explore, breathe, stretch, and transform your body and mind.
We offer an array of classes and services to support you in living your best life. We have broadened our scope of offerings to include methods that will allow you to explore your practice and personal well-being through a more “functional” approach. Many of us here at OmBodies have trained extensively in a variety of methods and modalities that blend with and support the yoga practice very nicely. Our goal is to use these methods and modalities to better support you in your practice, your life, and your pursuit of radiant health and well-being.
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Our yoga classes are rooted in the traditional philosophy of yoga with a modern spin to support your daily lifestyle. Through intelligent and creative sequencing, each of our well-trained, certified yoga teachers works to provide the best yoga experience in every class.
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OmBodies Yoga Studio is a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School since 2011, training teachers at the 200-hour level and the 300-hour advanced level. Teacher trainings are led by
Heather Otterbine, double 500 hour certified E-RYT 500, Yoga Medicine Registered Therapeutics Specialist
& YACEP.
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We are passionate about supporting you in your efforts to build a yoga practice that is safe and sustainable for a lifetime of health and wellbeing.
Our Classes & Descriptions
Yoga & Wellness Classes
Beginners Yoga
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Discover the basics of yoga in this welcoming and supportive Beginner Yoga Class, perfect for those new to the practice or looking to build a strong foundation. In this class, you'll be guided through fundamental poses with clear, step-by-step instruction, helping you improve your flexibility, strength, and balance.
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We'll focus on connecting breath to movement, exploring healthy alignment in key poses, and developing body awareness in a safe, non-judgmental environment. Modifications are offered throughout to ensure the practice is accessible for every body type and fitness level.
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No experience required...just bring your mat and an open mind!
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Mindful Movement (Level 1)
Step into ​a welcoming and supportive environment with our Level 1 Mindful Movement Yoga Class, designed for those seeking a slower paced foundational practice.
Through slower paced, mindful sequences, you'll learn to engage your body with intention, exploring basic yoga poses with modifications to suit your individual needs. Each session is centered around mindfulness, inviting you to tune into the present moment.
This class will help you build strength and confidence while promoting inner peace and overall well-being.
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No experience required. (Although
Level 1 classes are not specifically designed for beginners but they are
beginner friendly.)
Foundations of Yoga (Level 1)
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The Foundations of Yoga class is designed for new students and all students interested in building and strengthening the foundation of their yoga practice. If you're new to the practice, just getting back to your practice, or want a refresh of the fundamentals, this class is perfect for you!
The slower pace of this class allows for more time to learn and explore
the asanas (postures),while
building a solid and safe foundation for your practice. This class is created to be extremely accessible and ideal for anyone interested in developing a mindful, connected, and conscious yoga practice.
All Levels of Experience Are Welcome!
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Grow Your Flow (Level 1-2)
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The Level 1-2 Vinyasa class focuses on strengthening and refining the foundation of your yoga practice.
This class allows and encourages you to begin to deepen into your practice with an emphasis on the breath and healthy alignment. Modifications are offered throughout the class to ensure the practice is accessible for every body type and fitness level.
All Are Welcome.
These classes are great for the student with very little experience as well as the seasoned practitioner.
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Form & Flow (Level 2)
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The Form & Flow Vinyasa Yoga class is a challenging yoga practice that moves through creative flow sequences and more challenging asanas. Building on the foundation of healthy alignment and active muscular engagement, poses are linked with the breath and generally "flow" to encourage the evolution of one's practice as moving meditation.
Form & Flow (Level 2) classes work from a base of vigorous sun salutations to explore challenging variations of poses, including arm balances, deeper twist variations, standing balance poses, inversions, and backbends. Level 2 teachers are skilled at offering modifications that build towards a pose in a way that is safe and appropriate for each individual student. Breath work and meditation are also often explored in these classes.
This class builds stamina and strength while also developing grace and flexibility. This class is appropriate for students with a solid flow yoga practice, and intermediate practitioners.
Slow Flow
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This class integrates strength, balance and flexibility while harnessing the power of the breath.
Mindful transitions and longer holds will have you sweating as we safely build up heat towards the beginning and cool down towards the end, leading to savasana.
This class strengthens and refines the foundation of your yoga practice while challenging your body and mind. You’ll leave feeling energized and focused with a deep sense of calm and balance.
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No experience required.
All Are Welcome.
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Strong Bones, Healthy Aging
Yoga & Fitness
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Designed for active adults and those looking to maintain mobility as they age, our Strong Bones, Healthy Aging Yoga + Fitness class focuses on building strength, flexibility, and balance to support lifelong wellness.
This class combines gentle yoga postures with functional fitness exercises aimed at promoting bone health, improving joint stability, and increasing overall endurance.
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Each session incorporates weight-bearing movements, resistance exercises, and mindful stretching, helping to strengthen muscles, protect bones, and enhance coordination. Whether you’re looking to improve posture, increase mobility, or boost energy levels, this class offers modifications to suit your individual needs.
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Perfect for those who want to age with vitality and stay active, this class empowers you to move with confidence and maintain a strong, healthy body. All fitness levels are welcome—just bring your mat and a readiness to thrive!
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All Are Welcome!
Barre Burn
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If you're looking for a fiery class...this is the one for you!
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You don’t need to be a ballerina to do barre! Our Barre Burn class is a 45-minute, low impact, muscular endurance workout that focuses on high repetitions and small, isometric movements. Instructors bring the heat with their fun, upbeat playlists and are sure to give your muscles the workout they're craving. Move to the beat or pick a pace that works for you...this class offers modifications and progressions to match your skill level and personal goals.
We've adapted classic barre exercises to be performed on your mat either standing or on the floor. Classes may also include resistance bands, small balls, loops, chairs,
and hand weights.
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Leave feeling energized, balanced, and so much stronger! Perfect for those seeking a full-body workout that combines fitness, mindfulness, and a fun mix of props. All props are provided...just bring your mat and your focus.
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All Are Welcome!
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Pilates (Mat)
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Join us for a dynamic 45-minute Mat Pilates class that strengthens and tones your entire body with a focus on core stability, mobility, and mindful movement. This class combines controlled, precise exercises performed on the mat with the use of props such as resistance bands, loops, Pilates balls or rings to enhance your workout, target deep muscles, and improve posture.
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Through a series of low-impact, bodyweight movements, you'll challenge your core, glutes, arms, and legs, while props add variety and help you deepen eac exercise. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned Pilates enthusiast, this class offers modifications and progressions to match your skill level and personal goals.
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Leave feeling energized, balanced, and stronger from the inside out! Perfect for those seeking a full-body workout that combines fitness, mindfulness, and a fun mix of props. All props are provided...just bring your mat and your focus.
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All Are Welcome!
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Meet The OmBodies Team
Heather Otterbine
Founder, Owner, & Lead Trainer Double 500-hour Certified E-RYT 500, Yoga Medicine Registered Therapeutics Specialist, Functional Nutrition Guide & YACEP
Yoga, Barre, & Pilates Teacher​
Heathers journey into yoga began nearly 25 years ago. After practicing for 5 years, she decided to enroll in her first 200-hour yoga teacher training.
Her Vinyasa yoga classes feature challenging, creative sequences with an emphasis on precision cueing and healthy alignment. She uses these elements in combination with a deep understanding of anatomy and physiology to draw in other aspects of the yoga practice, such as, pranayama and meditation.
Iian
Mull
RYT-500 Yoga Teacher
Iian has been studying movement and the body for most of his life. At the age of 5, he joined a swim team and over the next 20 years, became one one of the world's best swimmers. He has dedicated much of his and early adulthood practicing and studying technique, hydrodynamics, and anatomy and physiology, to achieve peak performance.
He began his "official" yoga journey in 2002 with his first-ever yoga class with Rodney Yee in the San Francisco Bay area, where he was living at the time. Since then he's been able to practice under the guidance of amazing teachers such as Mark Stephens, Rusty Wells, and Kofi Busia.
His personal practice has developed steadily (and not so steadily at times) over the years. In January of 2018 Iian decided to take the next big step in his journey by becoming a a certified yoga teacher under the tutelage of his current teacher, Hilaire Lockwood. He received his 200-hour certification in June of 2018; 500-hour certification in August of 2019; and is currently working to complete his 750-hour certification.
Iian's teaching style is both playful and challenging. He strives to bring a sense of lightness, inquisitiveness, and creativity to the yoga flows that he teaches. You can expect to perspire, laugh, be challenged, be safe, and fall deeply into your practice and yourself.
Alisha
Forest
RYT-200 Yoga Teacher
As a high school mid-distance runner from a small town, Alisha started practicing yoga in the early 2000s in her parents’ rec room, with videos as her teacher. She lost touch with the practice during her college and early career years, but became a practitioner in the Mt. Pleasant yoga
community in 2017.
Alisha began yoga teacher training at OmBodies in 2023, seeking relief from whole-body fibromyalgia pain and long covid symptoms. With this in-depth understanding of yoga and functional wellness, she has learned to manage and understand her conditions. She is currently pursuing her 500-hour certification, and hopes to add Yoga Therapeutics to her list of specialties.
Her passion is spreading awareness of the necessity of being gentle with our bodies and helping people understand how to move safely, throughout practice and life. Alisha’s teaching style is engaging and empathetic. Her classes seek to challenge students to become stronger and deepen their practice, while also stressing the importance of listening to the body and respecting its needs.
Experienced. Dedicated. Passionate.
Carlin
Caszatt
E-RYT 200 Yoga Teacher
Carlin found her way to yoga in 2010 after the birth of her children. While focusing on her family and raising her wonderful children, she felt like she was losing herself in the process. Having been a competitive gymnast, Carlin felt like she needed to find movement again. She was attracted to yoga for the physical benefits, but soon realized that it had much more to offer. Carlin fell in love with the physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of the yoga practice and continued to develop her own personal practice over the years, finding a particular enjoyment in the challenge and strength of inversions.
Carlin has a Bachelor of Science in Health Fitness from Central Michigan University and also attended the Naturopathic Institute of Therapies and Education and found that the natural benefits of yoga complemented her education and beliefs.
In 2012 Carlin decided to deepen her knowledge of yoga by enrolling in the 200-Hour OmBodies Yoga Teacher Training program and has been enjoying teaching ever since.
Emma
Theisen
RYT-200 Yoga Teacher
Licensed Naturopathic Doctor
Emma began practicing yoga in 2010 during a very challenging time in her undergraduate career. Through her yoga practice she found herself feeling more grounded and joyful. Yoga proved to be more than just a physical practice, but truly a holistic practice that works the mind, body and soul, allowing healing to happen. Her practice has ebbed and flowed while in school and having children, but she knew that becoming a yoga teacher was something she wanted to add to her knowledge of holistic healing methods. In 2023 she started her 200 hour yoga teacher training at OmBodies, completing it in February 2024. She has found true joy and honor in teaching yoga to others.
Emma received her Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences from Central Michigan University and she received her Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine from Bastyr University in Washington state. She has also received her massage license from Bellevue Massage School in Washington state.
Her vinyasa yoga classes are based on safe alignment and movement, while exploring how one’s body feels with yoga philosophy mixed in. She hopes students feel grounded and safe to explore movement in their bodies.