Our Team
Kristin Cook, Co-Owner
E-RYT-500, YACEP
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Kristin Cook began her career as a middle school educator, after having earned her Master’s in teaching degree in middle education. Diagnosed with a life-altering chronic pain condition in 2016, she found that her yoga and meditation practice became more important than ever before, allowing her to heal her body, mind, and spirit. This inspired her to begin a career as a yoga and meditation teacher, to help others struggling with the same challenges, specifically anxiety and chronic pain. She continued to follow her passion for helping others and completed certifications in Trauma-Informed Yoga and Social Justice, Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, and Mindfulness Meditation.
Kristin founded Bluebird Yoga and Wellness in 2021, in response to the overwhelming need that arose out of the Covid-19 pandemic for accessible wellness services that meet people where they are. Kristin has dedicated herself to serving her community, and currently volunteers with the Indian Cultural Association of Howard County and the Downtown Sykesville Connection. Helping to create a more compassionate and inclusive community for all is a deeply rooted passion that she brings to her work.
Kristin teaches from a trauma-informed perspective, providing options and variations to empower students to make choices that best suit their needs and comfort.
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Reiki
Private Yoga & Meditation
Private Group Yoga
Private Corporate Groups
Kristin@bluebirdyogaandwellness.com
Nancy Fallon, Co-Owner
E-RYT 200, RYT 500, YACEP, ACE-CPT, CA, Life & Health Coach, Yoga Therapeutic Specialist
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Nancy Fallon holds a degree in studio art and education and taught elementary art for the first seven years of her career. While working through self-discovery and healing from her own trauma, she became a yoga teacher, trauma-informed certified, and began studying yogic rest modalities including yin, restorative, myofascial release, and yoga nidra.
She went on to work as a Chiropractic Assistant and earn her Yoga Therapeutic Specialist certification through Yoga Medicine. This transformed her teaching tenfold as she began to teach through the lens of Traditional Chinese Medicine, orthopedic care, spinal health, and nervous system support. She also began to correlate trauma with chronic illness and pain, sought out a life coach certification, personal training certification, and began her studies of somatic therapy.
Altogether, her skilled approach meets students where they are with empathy and deep knowledge to map symptoms and understand the healing path for each individual based on an integrated picture of the whole person.
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Somatic Healing
Life coaching
Reiki
Personal training
Continue restoring range of motion, joint stability, or strength post Physical Therapy
nancy@bluebirdyogaandwellness.com
Instructors
Mary Ann Saunders
RYT-500,1000 hr DYRT
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Mary Ann's yoga journey began with a focus on physical mastery but soon blossomed into a holistic and spiritual exploration. Her foundational training includes a Hatha Raja Yoga 200-hour certification (2017), a 100-hour meditation teacher training (2018), and a Dharma Yoga 200-hour certification (2020), all completed under the expert guidance of Yogini Kali Om. Following this, she immersed herself in the renowned Dharma Yoga lineage, successfully completing both the 500-hour and advanced 1000-hour Life of a Yogi Teacher Trainings in NYC.
As a dedicated teacher, Mary Ann shares the complete, classical practices of yoga. She guides students of all levels through balanced sequences, utilizing traditional wisdom and time-tested techniques to foster deep transformation and balance in their lives.
Melisa Lewis
ACE-CPT
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Melisa Lewis is an ACE-Certified Personal Trainer with a passion for helping people feel stronger, healthier, and more confident in their bodies. She specializes in working with beginners, individuals returning to fitness, and older adults who want to maintain their strength, mobility, balance, and independence.
After spending more than 20 years in business operations and leadership, Melisa pursued her passion for health and wellness by entering the field of personal training. Her experience working with people from various backgrounds has shaped her supportive, encouraging, and personalized approach to fitness.
Melisa believes exercise should be accessible, enjoyable, and sustainable at every age and fitness level. Whether working one-on-one or leading small-group strength training sessions, she emphasizes proper technique, functional movement, and steady progress. Her goal is to help clients build strength that carries over into everyday life.
Above all, Melisa wants her clients to discover that fitness isn't about perfection or keeping up with anyone else. It's about feeling capable, celebrating progress, and building the confidence to keep moving forward.
Megan Deveney
RYT-200
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Megan is a yoga teacher and the office administrator for a physical therapy clinic. With over 20 years of personal practice, Megan began practicing yoga because she heard it could help relieve stress and anxiety. After leaving corporate America to start a family, Megan discovered that incorporating a yoga practice benefited her both on and off the mat, and she wanted to share this with others. She completed her 200-hour teacher training in 2020 and has since expanded her knowledge, earning certifications in myofascial release and trauma-informed yoga. She has been teaching since 2021 in gym, studio, and private settings.
Megan’s style is approachable and supportive, grounded in the belief that yoga is for every body. She creates a safe, inclusive space for students to move, breathe, and connect with themselves. Her classes blend mindful flow with functional movement to build strength, release tension, and increase awareness.
Currently working toward her Power Sculpt certification, Megan continues to grow as a teacher while supporting her students on their own journeys.
Lauren Katzenstein
MPH, ACE-PT, FMS
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Lauren has been teaching group fitness since 2010, with certifications in functional movement, mat and aerial Pilates, and aerial restorative yoga. Her approach focuses on offering choice, accessibility, and nervous system support so clients can move in ways that feel safe and sustainable.
She holds a master’s degree in public health and works full time in pharmaceutical research. Outside of the studio, she lives with her husband, kids, and animals, and believes movement should help people feel more at home in their bodies.
Wellness Practitioners
Certified Acupuncturist and Transformational Life Coach
Leslie Lloyd, L.Ac., M.Ac.
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Leslie Lloyd hold a masters degree from the Maryland University Of Integrative Health where she has served as an acupuncture clinical supervisor and faculty member. She has also studied Psychology, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Massage Therapy, and is a Certified Life Coach and workshop facilitator. Leslie brings years of experience in the healing arts and blends both eastern and western medicine in a practical yet powerful way to help her clients live their best lives.
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Registered Massage Therapist
Zecia “Z” Cosby, RMP, NASM-SFC
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Zecia "Z" is a highly skilled and certified massage therapist with a passion for wellness. With a background in holistic therapy from the prestigious Holistic Massage Training Institute, Zhas honed her expertise in the art of bodywork. In addition, she is a certified Stretch and Flexibility Coach through NASM, further enhancing her ability to provide a comprehensive wellness experience. Z firmly believes that true healing begins from within, and she is dedicated to assisting individuals on their personal wellness journeys. Z's sessions are characterized by a slow and firm flow. With her warm and intuitive spirit, Z creates a therapeutic environment that nurtures the mind, body, and soul.
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Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Rachel Cochran, LCSW-C
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Book with Rachel Cochran:
(410) 921-9044
HealingPathCounselingCenter@yahoo.com
Licensed Massage Therapist and Intuitive Energy Practitioner
Samantha Klukas, LMT
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My journey into the wholistic world, began in 2007, at the Stillpoint Center for Massage Therapy in Greenfield, MA. Prior to massage school, I attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst receiving a BS in Animal Science. I have been an avid equestrian for 30 years, and made that my first career choice straight out of college. Working with horses on a daily basis is hard on your body. I wanted to find a way to continue to work with horses but not cripple myself at the same time. Enter massage therapy! I went back to school in 2007, and have been studying the human body, mind and spirit ever since. I love nature, movement, connection, animals, and feeling vibrantly alive. I love helping people feel that way in their body too!
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Book via email: AmethystMassageWellness@gmail.com
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Rachel Rentch, LCSW-C
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Rachel Rentch, LCSW-Rachel has 20 years of supporting clients in their healing journey and helping them gain the tools to live a healthy and happy life. Her training background is in trauma treatment, evidenced-based therapies & EMDR. Rachel specializes in working with clients who experience anxiety, daily life stress, trauma (past & present) and relationship conflict.
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Book with Rachel Rentch:
(410) 417-8545