Bonnie is the founder of Studio 4:8 yoga located in Lincoln, NE and is the director of training/lead instructor for Studio 4:8 School of Yoga: Lincoln’s only Christ-Centered Yoga teacher training program. She has been a dedicated yoga student for 16 years and instructing for 13.

Bonnie was trained for Reiki under the guidance of John Salat, author of “Tao, Art of Flow.”

Places/focus of study include: Shoshoni Ashram- Colorado, Therapeutic Touch Training, through Holy Yoga – Irvine, CA, 200hr RYT-Yoga Alliance-Lincoln, Ne, Restorative Yoga Certification through Bhadra Yoga in Omaha. 300-hour through Holy Yoga, 500-hr Masters-HYI Holy Yoga, Yin Yoga-True Nature School of Yoga, San Diego, CA, Massage Thai Yoga, Center of Healing Arts Omaha, Nebraska, Trauma Informed Yoga Certification through the Prison Yoga Project/ San Diego California, and Ayurvedic Consultation through Tejas Yoga/Chicago, Illinois.

She recently studied with Naomi Pryde and Ro Keyzer of Yeshu Bhakti (A yoga practice of devotion to Jesus) in Varanasi, India and completed Foundations in Vibrational Sound Healing through Ahimsa School of Sound in Chicago, Illinois.

“I have done yoga for almost half of my life. As I began my yoga journey it was the physical aspect of yoga as well as mental that attracted me. I had no idea that my yoga practice would take me to such a deep personal relationship with God. It improved my focus, ability to hold prayer and space. As I continue along my journey and deepen my faith I’m happy to share what I have learned and where I have come from. I feel I can truly relate to people on all yoga levels, as I have been on them. My style of yoga is Vinyasa Flow and I enjoy the creative freedom that I bring to my practice. I love to sprinkle in some fun. The freedom to express my faith through yoga is something that I cherish about this studio.”

Practicing yoga creates space that allows us to pause to acknowledge the beauty in our breath. Space gives us permission to wonder how we can hold things a little more loosely. My journey with yoga has encouraged me to seek out the moments where things feel a little bit lighter and a little less overwhelming to me and in turn, hold space for those around me to do the same.

Yoga allows us to show up as we are and tune in, and sometimes it is nice to do that in community with others. I am so thankful for the opportunity to be part of the Studio 4:8 family, where showing up, having faith, and figuring it out together are part of the daily routine.

I began practicing yoga in my bedroom with a VHS tape my grandma gave me when I was 14 years old and going through some very difficult times. Although my practice has certainly developed, changed and evolved over the past 3+ decades, I am so grateful for each step of the journey. I have predominantly practiced at home on my own, with Studio 4:8 being the first place I ever practiced in a class setting. The studio, the members, the instructors, every bit of my time at this studio has blessed me in immeasurable ways and never ceases to leave my cup overflowing.

Yoga has the power to make both my best, and my worst, days better. It helps center and ground me, fosters a quieting of the mind, connects my body, mind and spirit and helps draw me closer to my Creator and the purpose He has for my life. Yoga creates a unique opportunity to link breath and movement which is probably my favorite part of the practice. It has been a journey for me in the realization that the real depth and breadth of yoga is in the breath and the culmination of each individual’s journey toward stillness in the mind and body. In the flow of breath and motion, yoga coaxes us from the confines of our known, across a silent threshold and into the vastness of still.

I moved to Lincoln in July 2020 after having spent much of my life in North Platte, NE. and I have two children, ages 24 and 22. Other occupational titles I hold include: physical therapy technician, Licensed Massage Therapist and USA Swimming club coach. I love anything outdoors with hiking, paddleboarding, kayaking and gardening among some of my favorite outdoor activities. I also cherish time spent with family and traveling as well as cooking and creating things like herbal salves and tinctures.

I am hopeful to be of service to God and others as an instructor in this beautiful space.