Meet TRIBE’s Yoga Teachers
TRIBE has over 30 teachers in 15 different US states, and in military bases overseas. Below are some of our teachers, but if you are looking for a teacher at in a specfic area, and don’t see one below, just send us an email, and we can check our expanded network!
ASHLEY LEACH
VETERAN | MILITARY SPOUSE | BUSINESS OWNER | 200HR RYT | MOTHER & PARENT YOGA
Ashley offers life-coaching and yoga for private clients or small groups. You can follow her on IG @mommindfully
COLLEEN MORGAN
VETERAN | MILITARY SPOUSE | 200HR RYT | KIDS YOGA TEACHER & YOGA FOR SPECIAL NEEDS PARENTS
Colleen offers private kid yoga practices, especially aimed at military kids and special needs kids. She regularly contributes to TRIBE Facebook Live classes. You can find her on IG @movingwithmsmorgan.
JEN EYRING
MILITARY SPOUSE | VIRTUAL ASSISTANT/TECH SUPPORT | 500HR RYT | RESTORATIVE YOGA & ASANA TEACHER
Jen came across her first yoga practice when needing to find support after a running injury between marathon trainings in 2009.
She quickly found that practicing asana (especially Bikram and Power Yoga) was much more technically involved than she had first anticipated, and began finding empowerment through moving her body in new ways.
In 2010, Jen completed her 200hr YTT with Core Power Yoga through one of their military spouses programs where she then began teaching to Fort Carson’s units during morning PT hours. Jen was excited to see how well the yoga asana practice could fit in to the military lifestyle and began to volunteer her time teaching at the other duty stations, such as Yongsan, SEOUL Korea, and West Point, NY where she even helped asking Commanders to help teach in hopes to lower numbers of profiles for soldier injured during physical activities and PT routines.
In 2018 she completed her 300hrYTT with nOMad: always at OM with TRIBE’s co-founder, Phoebe Leona and began to find a deeper meaning to the yoga practice-beyond the mat.
She currently resides with her family in San Antonio, TX while her husband serves at For Sam Houston, TX.
JACK ERWIN
VETERAN | SCHOOL TEACHER | 200HR RYT | ASANA & BREATHWORK TEACHER
Jack is currently teaching in-person classes in the Chicago area. You can track his offerings here: https://www.stronggyms.com/group-fitness-classs-schedule/
Jack discovered the joy of yoga practice in 2009 after returning from Afghanistan. A retired Army Veteran, Jack now works as a middle school teacher who helps kids with special needs.
Jack started off as a runner, completing 5Ks, marathons, and Tough Mudders, chasing after that “runner’s high,” and adding a yoga practice to his bag of tricks on off days. Later, after divorce and a few other curveballs, he realized that he was dealing with PTSD and moral injury-desperately searching for ways to heal and find peace.
In 2014, working with Veterans groups such as the Wounded Warrior Project and Team Red, White, and Blue-Jack introduced CrossFit and Bikram “Hot Yoga” to his practice. Over time, the amazing mental, physical, and emotional benefits of yoga practice showed him the wonderful improvements for those dealing with Post Traumatic Stress or other trauma.
Jack emerged as a leader in the Veteran community, reaping the reward of helping himself to heal by helping others- finding his niche by paying it forward and continuing a life of service to others.
In 2019, Jack started his 200-hour certification with Bent Dog Yoga for the Bikram and Vinyasa styles of yoga and is interested in learning about Yin.
Jack completed his initial training in 2020, and additional professional development hours with TRIBE yoga for the military.
Most recently, Jack attended the Power Breath Workshop with Project Welcome Home Troops and started adding breathwork to his daily practice and yoga classes. It REALLY works!
Jack now serves as the Chapter Captain for Team RWB Chicago, volunteers to teach weekly vinyasa yoga classes with the PiE Project Foundation, and is now also working with TRIBE.
Jack also enjoys hunting, fishing, outdoor adventures, military history, and mostly spending time with friends and family to enjoy life.
JENNIFER OSTRANDER
VETERAN | SYSTEM ANALYST | 200HR RYT | ASANA & SUP BOARD TEACHER
Jenny teaches yoga in Flordia you can take a SUP class with her! and find out more over at her website: JENNY O YOGA
Jennifer (Jenny) was first introduced to Yoga around 1995, after attending a class at the local gym. She used yoga as a method to improved flexibility within her daily workouts. “As I attended the classes and met other people, the instructor brought intention to our classes and I began to wonder what else yoga was.”
Having served in the Army for over 25 years, Jenny was pulled in and even drawn towards high-stress positions; this was the tempo she felt accustomed to. In 2001 Jenny began to explore the more spiritual sides of yoga, and to also understand its health benefits.
Wanting to avoid any medications for anxiety and finding a new pull towards living a life beyond her normal high-stress tempo, Jenny met and worked with a instructor while in Afghanistan that introduced her to yoga-beyond the asana practice.
“As a student I have made yoga a practice, through the daily exploration of either a meditation, an asana, attending a class at the local studio, reading and watching documentaries or joining digitally and practicing with different instructors and their “flow”. It has brought balance to my life and given me the tools I need when I feel myself sliding into the dark spaces again.”
Outside of yoga Jenny spends her time outdoors on paddle boards, kayaking, diving, running, or walking trails and exploring nature. She and her husband have lived in the Keys for over 4 years now, and find ourselves enjoying the “Island Time” feeling and learning to slow it down.
BILL KUPCHIN
VETERAN | SCHOOL TEACHER | 200HR RYT | ASANA & STABILITY TEACHER
Bill is currently teaching yoga classes in Oregon. He is also a personal trainer. You can follow him @templetrainingtech or check out his website: http://www.templetrainingtech.com/
Bill is a Coast Guard Academy Graduate, Coast Guard, and Air Force veteran.
TARYN MCLAUGHLIN
VETERAN | 200 RYT
If you have access to "Veterans Hall" at MacDill AFB you may join her weekly class on Wednesdays at 11:00. Every 4th Sunday, an iRest Yoga Nidra guided meditation class, which is free for all military veterans and active-duty, is held at Bella Prana Collective yoga studio. Every 1st Sunday of the month and every 4th Tuesday of the month, an iRest Yoga Nidra guided meditation class is offered through The Phoenix - all are welcome, registration and 48-hours of continued sobriety required (www.ThePhoenix.org).
TRIBE Yoga teacher Taryn McLaughlin, a Navy veteran, teaches yoga to the military active duty and veteran community in the Tampa Bay area. Join her weekly, on Tuesday evenings at 1830 at Veterans Alternative Tampa, hosted by Team RWB (check out the Team RWB App for event listings).
JEN DWYER
MINDFUL RESILIENCE TEACHER | 200 HR RYT
Jen offers private yoga lessons and is also available for leading group hikes with meditation/yoga in the Cold Spring/Beacon, NY area and surrounding Hudson Valley. You may connect at dwyer.jj@gmail.com
Jen has been practicing yoga for many years. She is a TRIBE teacher and attended Veterans’ Yoga Project Mindful Resilience Training in 2017. What began as a love of the physical practice has evolved into Yoga as a way of living. Always curious and eager to learn, Jen plans to continue her education in Yoga and Meditation, and is very excited to share these tools with others. She enjoys teaching in a style that is warm and supportive, and balances the nervous system.
A healthcare worker for over 25 years in Critical Care Nursing and then Anesthesiology, Jen works as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist in the Hudson Valley. She loves being outdoors and hiking the beautiful area.