Company History
Namaspa, LLC was founded in 2006 with the mission of helping people realize their full potential in health and well-being through yoga and massage services.

The name Namaspa (nah-ma-spa) is an original word (TM) that signifies the company's dual heritage of yoga and massage. The gesture "Namaste" (nah-ma-stay) is given by students at the end of yoga classes, and means "the light within me honors the light within you". The word "spa" is today commonly accepted as an establishment that provides services for improved health, beauty and relaxation.  Namaspa therefore brings these concepts together, dedicated to helping each person reach their full potential for living and appreciating life.

Address: 
Tulen Center, 20 NW Greenwood, Bend, OR  97701
Please see class schedule for times or call for an appointment.

Namaspa Regular Teachers/Therapists:

Suzie Harris, owner, founder, RYT, LMT

I'm Suzie Harris, the founder of Namaspa, and Certified Baptiste Teacher.  I grew up in Bend on a small farm on the East side.  After graduating from Mountain View in '88, I moved to Boston, went to Harvard ('94), Harvard Business School ('99), and worked for more than 10 years in advertising, retail and strategy consulting.  In 2005, however, I decided to leave the corporate world, move back to Bend and change the focus of my career to helping people live healthier, more stress-free and more balanced lives.

I have lived the benefits of yoga and massage first-hand.  In my corporate life I suffered chronic low back pain, as well as insomnia, weakened immunity, and general chronic fatigue due to stress from work.  After trying the traditional route of prescription drugs, I started exploring more holistic approaches.  I found that regular massage (at least once a month), greatly helped me relax and let go of built up tension, helping me feel more balanced and be more productive.  Yoga's meditative breath work and stretching helped me sleep soundly again, and when I discovered Baptiste Power Yoga I realized I could build strength, stamina and mindfulness at the same time.  Baptiste yoga has literally transformed my life - it helped me wake up to see what my most important priorities are, and it continues to help me daily to step outside of my narrow view of the world to be more present, loving and compassionate with myself and others around me.

Related Certifications:
*  Certified Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga Teacher
*  Licensed Massage Therapist, Oregon License #13905
*  Nationally Certificatied in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, NCTMB #526229-06
*  Kripalu 500-hr Massage Certification (includes relaxation, deep-tissue and energy balancing)
*  Kripalu 200-hr Yoga Certification
*  Registered with Yoga Alliance at 200-hr level
*  Healing Child/Health Oasis Resort Level 1 Thai Massage Certification

Briana Haddad, Yoga Teacher

Briana is a compassionate teacher who aims to bring healing, peace, and transformation to others through the ancient and sacred practice of yoga.  She is a registered yoga teacher through Yogafit Training Systems Worldwide, Inc.  Her classes focus on obtaining strength, flexibility, and balance through an active flow of poses, breathwork, and relaxation.  Classes are taught in a non-competitive and safe environment in order to facilitate personal growth for every individual.  Mind-body awareness is encouraged in each class so that each student may allow their inner spirit to shine.  Briana has been living in Bend for the past 7 years.  Besides yoga, Briana enjoys the outdoors, traveling, and working with youth in the community.  She is currently pursuing her Masters degree in Counseling at OSU Cascades Campus in Bend.  Briana completed the Journey Into Power Basic Training with Baron Baptiste in September, 2008.

Tziporah Kingsbury, Yoga Teacher

Tziporah Kingsbury is a dynamic and enthusiastic Holistic Wellness and Transformational Breath Coach. She has been in the wellness and fitness world for over a decade utilizing Transformational Breathing, yoga, Thai Massage, holistic strength training and nutritional coaching. She has proved the power of this work on her own personal path of discovery.  Over a 5 year educational period throughout Europe, Tziporah has studied with various teachers including Judith Kravitz (founder of Transformational Breathing), Indian teacher Sanjeev Kumar Bhanot of Yogalife, the London School of Yoga and at the Kabbalah Center of London.  Her work is shared with children, adults and people with special needs.  Tziporah continues the journey welcoming new ways to share in group consciousness.  She offers regular classes in yoga, breath, Kabbalah and ways of self empowering others. Tziporah has several years of experience teaching Ashtanga and vinyasa flow, and has completed a one-month intensive training course with Suzie Harris to teach power yoga.

Kristy is a light hearted and grounded teacher who aims to bring out the best in her students in any given moment. Her classes can be hilarious, joyful, and tearful all in one session so be ready to sweat and have an incredible time! Kristy completed Level 1 Teacher Training with Baron Baptiste in the Fall of 2007. She has recently completed a 500 hour teacher training course through Centered City Yoga in Salt Lake City with Dana Baptiste. She draws endless inspiration and love from Lisa Black and all the incredible teachers at Shakti Vinyasa Yoga in Seattle where she first fell in love with the flow.

Contact Us
If you have any questions about Namaspa's classes or services, please email Suzie@namaspa.com or call 541-550-8550.  If you are in the Central Oregon area and interested in becoming a certified Baptiste teacher, or you are already a Baptiste teacher, please call or write to join our team!