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THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE PURPOSE

Meet The Team

Michelle "Shelley" Lorenze

E-RYT500

Michelle Lorenze is a Yoga Alliance RYT-500 and ERYT-200 certified teacher from Morgantown, WV. She recently completed her RYT 500 certification from the Himalayan Institute. She teaches Vinyasa style yoga. Michelle’s classes are open to any level of experience. She creates a welcoming and loving environment in all of her classes. She loves to watch new students evolve and grow in their practice. She loves spending time with her husband, four daughters, , dogs and cats. In her spare time she loves researching her family tree, gardening and has recently taken up golf.

Donnie Murray

RYT-300

Donnie is a nine year veteran of the United States Army and WV Army National Guard. He found his Love for yoga at the Veterans Readjustment Center after his counselor suggested it to help with his anxiety and PTSD. It wasn’t long before he felt the healing benefits. He started teaching August 2019 and completed RYT 200 training. Donnie recently completed his RYT 300 hour training. His passion is to teach Yoga’s healing power to other veteran’s. When he isn’t on his mat he enjoys riding his Harley, camping, hiking and anything in nature.

David Ervin

RYT-200

David Ervin is a veteran, writer, and editor with a love of history and nature. He took his RYT-200 training through Moonbow Wellness and Yoga in 2022 with the initial goal of deepening his own knowledge and practice of Yoga. He’s found Yoga to be a source of strength, clarity, and peace. His classes challenge students to find stillness amidst effort as they explore the practice and its philosophical underpinnings.

Haley Hoffman

RYT-200

Haley has practiced yoga off and on over the years and found a renewed connection to her practice in 2020. She completed her RYT-200 with & Yoga in 2024 with the intention of cultivating self-compassion, presence and contentment for herself. As a teacher, she believes everyone is whole and complete and encourages students to show up as they are. Currently a student of yoga therapy, Haley is deepening her understanding of the body’s innate capacity to heal and is passionate about helping people feel self-empowered to meet their goals and live the life they want to live—through the application of yogic principles such as meditation, breathwork, and functional movement.

Miranda Beck

RYT-200

Miranda is from Salt Lake City, Utah. She is an avid outdoorswoman. Loves hiking, backpacking, trail running, rafting, and snowshoeing. She is a wife and mother of two children under 3. She has a dog named Yosemite that goes on every trail allowed. Miranda is a Registered Respiratory Care Practitioner working primarily in the adult intensive care units. While working full time during the COVID-19 pandemic finally decided to pursue her love and passion of yoga through Yoga and Ayurveda Center. Practicing both the Ayurvedic philosophy (Science of Life) with the healing balance of Yoga (Union and Asana practices) Miranda then taught at Momentum Indoor climbing in Utah primarily teaching vinyasa practices with continuing educations in Restorative and Prenatal yoga. Then moved to Morgantown June 2025 ready and excited to teach at Kindred Spirits Yoga!

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