Welcome to the folded leaf yoga &
wellness center
Beginner’s yoga is a welcoming introduction to the world of yoga, designed for those with little to no experience. It focuses on basic postures, breath control, and mindfulness—helping you build strength, flexibility, and relaxation in a non-intimidating environment.
What to Expect in Our Beginner’s Yoga Class?
What to Expect in Our Beginner’s
Yoga Class?
At The Folded Leaf Yoga & Wellness Center, we make yoga accessible for everyone. Our beginner-friendly classes focus on simple poses, breath control, and relaxation techniques—ensuring a judgment-free and supportive space to start your yoga journey.
No fancy gear required—just bring yourself and a willingness to try!
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Beginner-Friendly Yoga Poses
How to Prepare for Your First Yoga Class
How to Prepare for Your
First Yoga Class
Yoga is for every body—and getting started is easier than you think!
Pro Tip: Come with an open mind—no one expects you to be perfect!
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Our Team
Lisa started her formal study of yoga in 2006 at the Magic Pond Yoga School while teaching at a university in Seoul, South Korea . She completed the Basic and Teacher Training courses (360+ hours) and over 120 hours of the Master Training Course at The Raja Yoga Institute in Holland (online).
Beth is a certified health coach, specializing in Intuitive Eating and Movement. She is certified and passionate Yoga, Pilates and group Fitness of 12 years.
Lexi has followed her passion of teaching yoga for over 17 years and has evolved it into a Holistic Health + Wellbeing Coach. With a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Lexi’s goal has always been to help individuals create joyful lives through increased self-awareness and optimal wellness.
Elizabeth discovered yoga in her twenties, but when a doctor advised against her practice due to issues with her spine, she stepped away from the mat.
Mandy is a retired dance teacher with 20 years class experience in ballet, tap, jazz and pointe, as well as back stage and production management, is moving forward into new avenues of staying active and healthy by sharing her skills in dance and creating workouts and flows that anyone can participate in.
Jennie is the Assistant Director of the West Virginia Alliance of Recovery Residences and was leadership staff at Recovery Point Charleston, the state's largest women's recovery housing program, creating the Yoga Program and teaching yoga and mindfulness to the women there from 2016-2020.
Renee Huffman is a certified 200 RYS yoga teacher. She received her yoga certification from the Lifespring School of yoga in 2016. Renee first tried yoga and pilates in the late 90s after the birth of her first and only child.
Bonnie took her first yoga class with Sara Golden in 2017 and that ignited a spirited return to the self, a more joyful and content self. Bonnie began her yogic educational pursuit and gained her 200-hour certification through Passion Yoga School in 2018.
Melissa started practicing yoga regularly on her lunch breaks while working as an attorney in Washington, D.C. She loved the sense of peace that it brought her amid a chaotic city and demanding work environment.
Elizabeth began her yoga journey in her early 30s and has never looked back. She began with a home practice using a VHS yoga video before yoga studios even existed in the Kanawha Valley. Elizabeth
Megan trained in Tai Chi and Shaolin at Shaolin Martial Arts Center in Nitro. She began student teaching in 2005 and took over as the head instructor from 2012-2018.
Connie is a lawyer by trade, wife and mother by choice and yogini by obsession.
Johnna has been practicing Yoga since 2001 and Pilates since 2005
Ursula is a passionate and experienced yoga practitioner with over 20 years of dedication to the practice. After returning to Charleston, WV in 2014, she found The Folded Leaf, where her journey deepened and evolved.
Kelsey Regan began a yoga practice in 2011 and went through teacher training with Samyak Yoga’s 200-Hour Ashtanga & Vinyasa Teacher Training program in 2014.
Randy Boyd (E-RYT 500) is a highly trained yoga teacher, certified yoga therapist (IAYT), and certified Yoga for Bone Health teacher, who has been practicing yoga since 1977. In 2007 he completed his yoga teacher training. Since then he has completed over 2500 hours of advanced yoga trainings.
Deborah Graff, 500 RYT, blends alignment, mindful inquiry, body awareness, and humour in her teaching. Studying under Todd Norian (founder of Ashaya Yoga) of Massachusetts, as well as Erin Larsen and Randy Boyd of West Virginia, she drew on their diverse styles to create a slow, mindful, hatha-based practice. Currently, Deborah has added Tias Little’s SATYA, a study of somatic movement, to her own practice and teachings. Deborah emphasizes listening to the body from the inside out, helping students cultivate resilience, ease, and sustainable strength. Her classes invite practitioners to move with curiosity, compassion, and a sense of humour.
Tracy McKinney graduated from Mountain State School of Massage in 2013 and obtained her license to practice massage therapy in the state of West Virginia.
Nicholas’s journey began in 2006, when he graduated from Mountain State School of Massage. He practised for a time under an acupuncturist, but life then led him down other career paths. After many years in the construction industry, he found his way back to his original calling, helping others heal. He offers modalities such as deep tissue massage, trigger point therapy, Swedish massage, and integrative massage. When he is not in the studio, you can find him working on his small family homestead, practising Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai, or playing board games with his children.
Nicole Danter is a Reiki Master. She has been practicing the Japanese art of Reiki healing for four years now and continues to learn and grow as an energy healer.
Nina's wellness journey began in 2013 when she first stepped into The Folded Leaf, seeking something holistic to help transform...
Ronnie Is a local West Virginian from Poca, WV where he lives with his wife Ashley, and kids Rachael 26, and Bronson 21. Ronnie was drawn to Yoga by a bulged disc in his neck, where he found the healing power of Yoga as well as the many heart centered benefits the practice offers.
Our Team
Nina's wellness journey began in 2013 when she first stepped into The Folded Leaf, seeking something holistic to help transform...
Ronnie Is a local West Virginian from Poca, WV where he lives with his wife Ashley, and kids Rachael 26, and Bronson 21. Ronnie was drawn to Yoga by a bulged disc in his neck, where he found the healing power of Yoga as well as the many heart centered benefits the practice offers.
Lisa started her formal study of yoga in 2006 at the Magic Pond Yoga School while teaching at a university in Seoul, South Korea . She completed the Basic and Teacher Training courses (360+ hours) and over 120 hours of the Master Training Course at The Raja Yoga Institute in Holland (online).
Beth is a certified health coach, specializing in Intuitive Eating and Movement. She is certified and passionate Yoga, Pilates and group Fitness of 12 years.
Lexi has followed her passion of teaching yoga for over 17 years and has evolved it into a Holistic Health + Wellbeing Coach. With a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Lexi’s goal has always been to help individuals create joyful lives through increased self-awareness and optimal wellness.
Elizabeth discovered yoga in her twenties, but when a doctor advised against her practice due to issues with her spine, she stepped away from the mat.
Mandy is a retired dance teacher with 20 years class experience in ballet, tap, jazz and pointe, as well as back stage and production management, is moving forward into new avenues of staying active and healthy by sharing her skills in dance and creating workouts and flows that anyone can participate in.
Jennie is the Assistant Director of the West Virginia Alliance of Recovery Residences and was leadership staff at Recovery Point Charleston, the state's largest women's recovery housing program, creating the Yoga Program and teaching yoga and mindfulness to the women there from 2016-2020.
Renee Huffman is a certified 200 RYS yoga teacher. She received her yoga certification from the Lifespring School of yoga in 2016. Renee first tried yoga and pilates in the late 90s after the birth of her first and only child.
Bonnie took her first yoga class with Sara Golden in 2017 and that ignited a spirited return to the self, a more joyful and content self. Bonnie began her yogic educational pursuit and gained her 200-hour certification through Passion Yoga School in 2018.
Melissa started practicing yoga regularly on her lunch breaks while working as an attorney in Washington, D.C. She loved the sense of peace that it brought her amid a chaotic city and demanding work environment.
Elizabeth began her yoga journey in her early 30s and has never looked back. She began with a home practice using a VHS yoga video before yoga studios even existed in the Kanawha Valley. Elizabeth
Megan trained in Tai Chi and Shaolin at Shaolin Martial Arts Center in Nitro. She began student teaching in 2005 and took over as the head instructor from 2012-2018.
Connie is a lawyer by trade, wife and mother by choice and yogini by obsession.
Johnna has been practicing Yoga since 2001 and Pilates since 2005
Ursula is a passionate and experienced yoga practitioner with over 20 years of dedication to the practice. After returning to Charleston, WV in 2014, she found The Folded Leaf, where her journey deepened and evolved.
Kelsey Regan began a yoga practice in 2011 and went through teacher training with Samyak Yoga’s 200-Hour Ashtanga & Vinyasa Teacher Training program in 2014.
Randy Boyd (E-RYT 500) is a highly trained yoga teacher, certified yoga therapist (IAYT), and certified Yoga for Bone Health teacher, who has been practicing yoga since 1977. In 2007 he completed his yoga teacher training. Since then he has completed over 2500 hours of advanced yoga trainings.
Deborah Graff, 500 RYT, blends alignment, mindful inquiry, body awareness, and humour in her teaching. Studying under Todd Norian (founder of Ashaya Yoga) of Massachusetts, as well as Erin Larsen and Randy Boyd of West Virginia, she drew on their diverse styles to create a slow, mindful, hatha-based practice. Currently, Deborah has added Tias Little’s SATYA, a study of somatic movement, to her own practice and teachings. Deborah emphasizes listening to the body from the inside out, helping students cultivate resilience, ease, and sustainable strength. Her classes invite practitioners to move with curiosity, compassion, and a sense of humour.
Tracy McKinney graduated from Mountain State School of Massage in 2013 and obtained her license to practice massage therapy in the state of West Virginia.
Nicholas’s journey began in 2006, when he graduated from Mountain State School of Massage. He practised for a time under an acupuncturist, but life then led him down other career paths. After many years in the construction industry, he found his way back to his original calling, helping others heal. He offers modalities such as deep tissue massage, trigger point therapy, Swedish massage, and integrative massage. When he is not in the studio, you can find him working on his small family homestead, practising Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai, or playing board games with his children.
Nicole Danter is a Reiki Master. She has been practicing the Japanese art of Reiki healing for four years now and continues to learn and grow as an energy healer.
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Testimonials
Mosaic Wellness (mental health therapy office) did a corporate team building private session with Nina. She was so welcoming and inclusive. When we needed some specific accommodations and modifications with the poses, she did not mind at all and was helpful in making sure everyone felt involved. We also love that she is trauma-informed and taught a lot about the therapeutic properties of yoga. We will definitely reach out in the future with any yoga needs! Thanks, Nina!
My husband booked a massage for me with Traci L. It was AMAZING! I carry so much stress and tension, and it all just...melted away. At some points, I think I forgot to breathe! I was nervous because I'm insanely ticklish, but I told her that and she was wonderful with her pressure and open palms. I should have done this sooner, and I can't wait to book my next appointment. Wow!
Wonderful atmosphere very clean and inviting. I have had several massage appointments here. Nina is always very professional and polite. Does amazing with isolating your targeted issues. Previously before experiencing what the folded leaf has to offer. I dealt with knots an pain, poor mobility in my shoulders. Now I'm shooting bows and climbing mountains. This business also offers numerous class, from yoga and mediation to reiki. Even a few others like booty Barre with Mandy, pilates with beth. This business can help bring peace and grounding into your life. Give it a chance you won't be sorry you scheduled a class.
Every time I walk in the door at the Folded Leaf I feel safe, supported, and ready to let go of anything that's holding me back. I have attended a variety of classes for almost three years now. Each instructor brings an authentic, unique perspective that supports all skill levels to the variety of classes offered. Whether you are brand new or a seasoned yogi, there is room to grow here.
I absolutely love all the classes and have been a client for over 2 years! You must try the Therapeutic Yoga on Monday evenings, and the Sculpt Burn Pilates on Thursday evenings with Beth Moore! Plus the new infrared yoga classes are excellent at any time! Best part its locally owned and operated by the wonderful Nina - who gives the best massages in the valley! Sign up today on the MindBody App!
I’ve taken a handful of classes here over the last few months. Nina, the owner, is super sweet! Their Thursday evening heated class is fantastic and I love that they are trauma-informed and teach somatic in just about every class. Nina also allowed me to use one of her spaces for a solo practice on NYE last year after I unknowingly showed up for a class that was cancelled. So thankful to have such a welcoming studio in town!
FAQ’S
Not at all! Yoga helps you become more flexible over time. Beginners start where they are, and progress naturally.
Bring a yoga mat, a water bottle, and wear comfortable, stretchy clothing. Some studios provide mats if you don’t have one.
Wear breathable, flexible clothing that allows movement. Avoid baggy clothes that may shift during poses.
It’s best to avoid heavy meals at least 1-2 hours before class. A light snack, like fruit or nuts, is fine if needed.
Most beginner classes last 45 to 60 minutes, providing a balance of movement, breathwork, and relaxation.
Starting with 2-3 classes per week is ideal. Consistency matters more than intensity!
At The Folded Leaf Yoga & Wellness Center, we believe that true well-being comes from nurturing the mind, body, and spirit. Whether you're looking to enhance flexibility, relieve stress, or cultivate inner peace, our expert-led yoga and wellness programs are designed to support you every step of the way. Join our welcoming community and experience the transformative benefits of yoga and holistic healing.
Ready to begin your wellness journey? Contact us today to book a class or consultation and take the first step toward a healthier, more balanced life!
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