Fire Horse Yoga has been serving the community for health and wellness since 2001.
MISSION: Fire Horse Yoga provides Yoga, Barre, Pilates, Meditation, Breathwork, Movement, and Mindfulness practices which have been proven effective in supporting well-being and promoting the integration of the body, mind, and spirit. We provide qualified, credentialed professional instructors, consistently maintaining an environment that is supportive of our offerings and welcoming to all. Body, Mind, and Spirit.
S T A F F
Tasia Hein, RYT®, Studio Owner
Julia Jalles, CYT
Robin Morton, CYT
Michelle Pfister, AFAA Mat Science, Balanced Body Movement Principles, Barre Above®
Samantha Gray, E-RYT, YACEP, Barre Above® Instructor
Andrea Schnaus, CYT
Abby Keller, CYT
Lydia Bolton, E-RYT and YACEP®
Tasia Hein, RYT®
Tasia Hein, RYT, Studio Owner
Tasia is the Studio Owner and a registered yoga instructor.
She’s been practicing at Fire Horse Yoga for over a decade, and completed her 200-hour teacher training at the studio in 2019.
You can find Tasia as a regular student in ALL the classes (she can’t pick a favorite) — she knows there is a power on the mat (regardless of modality), in body, mind and soul, that allows her to leave her everyday worries and challenges behind and truly connect with self.
Tasia is a mother of two grown children (Dru and Elyssa), a licensed RN with an extensive background in obstetrics, and an avid animal lover. Her rescue dog, Boo-Boo, keeps her busy day and night outside of the studio.
You can find Tasia at the front desk every Sunday, with the biggest and most genuine smile, ready to teach Sunday Yin (11 am in-studio and online).
Robin Morton, CYT
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.
Robin’s classes 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.
Julia Jalles, CYT
Julia is a longtime FHY teacher and student. She has been practicing yoga for nearly her entire life, and you'll often hear Sam reference Julia wisdom throughout her classes: "Falling is learning!" and "No prizes for straight legs in yoga!" If you've never attended a 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 fuses both passive and active stretches and movement into one class. You might also get a little Qigong in Julia’s classes! Julia is a mom to two sons — one in Florida and one in California — and a grandmother to 5.
Samantha Gray, E-RYT, YACEP, Barre Above® Instructor
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.
Michelle Pfister, AFAA Mat Science, Balanced Body Movement Principles, Barre Above®
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.
Abby Keller, CYT
Abby has been practicing yoga since she was 18, and she discovered yin yoga when she was 27. Yin quickly became much more than a yoga practice for her — it taught her how to slow down, be present, and find stillness in a world that often feels busy. Yin became the beginning of her own self-healing journey and brought a sense of peace and calm that she hadn’t experienced before. As a yin yoga teacher, Abby’s 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, Abby loves spending time with her husband and son, working out, and being out in nature. She’s grateful to be able to share a practice that has had such a meaningful impact on her own life, and she hopes to help others discover the healing, grounding, and peace that yin yoga can bring.
Abby currently teaches Friday afternoon Yin at 4:30 pm.
Lydia Bolton, E-RYT 200, RYT® 500, and YACEP®
Lydia is a heart in motion — drawn again and again to the quiet rhythm of breath, the intelligence of movement, the ancient echo of mantra, and the stillness that follows. Yoga has been a thread through seasons of both loss and rediscovery for her. Lydia first studied Yoga with Linda Smith at Orbis Yoga of Louisville. As her curiosity deepened, she went on to study at Asheville Yoga Center in North Carolina. In addition to her students, some of her most influential teachers/mentors thus far have been Carrie Klaus, Laura Patterson, Sierra Hollister, Michael Johnson, Phil Barth, and Tina Drew. In her classes you can expect a casual space with room for both introspection and community, and moments of playful exploration.
Lydia shares a life in Jasper with the man of her dreams, Andy, and their adopted pets Winnie, Oona, and Zorro. As a border collie, Winnie works tirelessly to herd the cats, but they remain deeply unimpressed.
RYT® 200- Teachers can register as an RYT® 200 if they have successfully completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training that is registered with Yoga Alliance. All training hours must come from the same school and multiple trainings cannot be combined to meet the 200-hour Requirement. Teaching hours are not required for this designation. RYT® 200 teachers are registered with Yoga Alliance. (RYT = Registered Yoga Teacher)
E-RYT 200- Teachers can register as an E-RYT 200 if they have successfully completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training program that is registered with Yoga Alliance and have taught a minimum of two years after completing training. All training hours must come from the same school and multiple trainings cannot be combined to meet the 200-hour Requirement. Applicants must submit 1,000 teaching hours for this designation which must be completed after completing training with a RYS 200. E-RYT 200 teachers are registered with Yoga Alliance. (E-RYT = Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher)
Once registered, an E-RYT 200 is able to provide continuing education workshops to RYTs and can be a Lead Trainer of a 200-hour teacher training program for a RYS 200.
RYT® 500- Teachers can register as a RYT® 500 if they have successfully completed a 500-hour yoga teacher training that is registered with Yoga Alliance. The 500 hours of training can either come from one school or can be a combination of a 200-hour training plus 300 hours of advanced training from a different school. Advanced training is defined as training that requires participants to have completed a 200-hour training. Applicants must submit 100 teaching hours for this designation which must be completed after completing training with a RYS 200 or 500. RYT® 500 teachers are registered with Yoga Alliance. (RYT = Registered Yoga Teacher)
RCYT- Teachers can register as a RCYT if they have successfully completed both a 200-hour yoga teacher training and a 95-hour children's yoga teacher training—in either order—that are registered with Yoga Alliance. Applicants must submit 30 teaching hours in children’s yoga which must be performed after completing a training with a RCYS (Registered Children’s Yoga School). RCYTs are registered with Yoga Alliance. (RCYT = Registered Children’s Yoga Teacher)
CYT 200- Indicates that the teacher has successfully completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training with a Yoga School that may or may not be registered with Yoga Alliance. CYT = Certified Yoga Teacher. CYTs are not registered with Yoga Alliance.
YACEP®- The YACEP designation is designed for experts in the yoga community to set themselves apart and teach courses that qualify as Continuing Education hours for RYTs and CYTs. Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®s) who take courses with a YACEP® can trust that their training counts toward meeting their Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Requirements.
Barre Above®- Instructors are certified in the Barre Above® method. Barre Above® is a unique approach to barre workouts as you've seen them. Fusing the best of pilates, yoga, aerobics, and elements of the strengthening exercises dancers do, Barre Above® delivers a results-driven workout that is not only fun and dynamic, but it will sculpt your body and get you into absolutely amazing shape.