About Andie
Andie helps people move, feel, and rewrite their stories through the language of the body.
Founder of KUUMA Yoga. Neurosculpting® certified. Psychology-trained. Trauma-informed. Built from lived experience, not theory alone.
Andie’s work lives at the intersection of movement, neuroscience, and conscious storytelling. She built KUUMA as a place to come home to your body, your breath, and a more fully human version of yourself.
After losing her dad to an opioid overdose at 20, she began the long work of rebuilding from the inside out. That healing became her offering. Today, she weaves yoga, Pilates, somatics, psychology, and nervous system work into spaces that help people remember their agency, autonomy, and authorship.
Award-Winning Founder
Canadian Choice Awards 2026 Winner
Neurosculpting® Certified
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Yoga Alliance® School Leader
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Education & Credentials
Ongoing education. Always evolving.
Andie’s body of work is built on a multidisciplinary foundation in neuroscience, somatics, yoga, Pilates, psychology, education, communication, and embodied practice. The through-line is simple: study deeply, teach responsibly, and keep evolving.
Core Professional Training
The highest-impact credentials that most directly shape Andie’s work as a founder, teacher, facilitator, and educator.
Neuroscience & Somatics
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Neurosculpting® Institute
Neurosculpting Essentials — 2023 Applied Neurosculpting — 2023 Advanced Neurosculpting — 2023 Neurosculpting® Certification — 2025 Neurosculpting® Development Course — 2025
- Cranial Somatics: CranioSacral & Manual Somatic TherapyDr. Kiefer Avi · Denver, Colorado · December 2025
Yoga, Pilates & Movement
- 100 HR Mat Pilates CertificationBB Studio | Body Balance Studio · November 2025
- Pranassage® CertificationTherapeutic Approach Yoga Studio (TAYS Yoga) · November 2024
- 200HR Teacher Training, Hatha VinyasaTAYS Yoga · 2015
- 300HR Teacher Training, Hatha VinyasaTAYS Yoga · 2019–2022
Speaking, Leadership & Ongoing Development
Speaking
- KNOWN: The Live Event by Natalie DavisonNervous System and Box Breath · November 2024
- KNOWN: The Live Event by Natalie DavisonThe Neuroscience of Authorship and Autonomy · November 2025
Leadership
- Founder & CEO, KUUMA YogaOngoing leadership in trauma-informed movement education, team development, and studio culture.
- Yoga Alliance® School LeadershipLeading teacher training online and in person through a consent-forward, nervous system-aware lens.
Special Highlights
- Congruence ActivationDenver, Colorado · June 2025 · Neurosculpting and congruence-focused retreat education with Lisa Wimberger.
- Eudēmonia SummitWest Palm Beach, Florida · November 2025 · Biohacking, Neurosculpting, and neuroplasticity education with Lisa Wimberger and the Neurosculpting community.
Continued Education
Additional Continued Education
Reiki Level 1 · 2016
Yoga for Addiction & Recovery · 2016
Reiki Level 1 · 2019
Reflexology · 2022
Hypnotherapy · 2023
Indian Head Massage · 2023
NLP · 2023
Genetic Nutrition · 2023–2024
Zouk Training & Practice
Brick Dance Academy (BRICK)
- BRICK Level 1: Brazilian Zouk Improvement CourseDecember 2024
- BRICK Level 2: Brazilian Zouk Improvement CourseJuly 2025
Brazilian Zouk Training Classes & Workshops
- Mind Movement MagicDenver, Colorado · May 2024
- Follower’s Voice RetreatSanta Fe, New Mexico · August 2024
- Elevation Zouk FestivalDenver, Colorado · December 2024
- Canada Zouk FestivalToronto, Ontario · May 2025
- Mind Movement MagicDenver, Colorado · May 2025
- Follower’s Voice RetreatSanta Fe, New Mexico · September 2025
- Elevation Zouk FestivalDenver, Colorado · December 2025
- ZoukMXPlaya del Carmen, Mexico · February 2026
- Eclipse Zouk MarathonPortland, Oregon · March 2026
- Castle of MiraclesBaarlo, The Netherlands · April 2026
Expanded TAYS Training
Advanced and specialty training completed through Therapeutic Approach Yoga Studio (TAYS Yoga), Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Core · 2018
Restorative Yin Yoga · 2018
Yoga Assists Basics · 2018
Opening · 2019
Integration · 2019
Pregnancy & Postnatal Yoga · 2019
Advanced Yoga Assists · 2019
Meditation · 2019
Seniors Yoga · 2019
Trauma-Informed Yoga Teaching · 2019
Arm Balancing · 2019
Backbends · 2019
Non-Violent Communication · 2019
Pregnancy & Postnatal Yoga · 2020
Grounding · 2020
8 Limbs of Yoga · 2020
Non-Violent Communication · 2022
University Education
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
- Crandall University2011
Bachelor of Education
- Crandall University2013 · Elementary Education
Psychology
- Introduction to Psychology I & II
- Early Childhood Development
- Theories of Personality
- Motivation
- Language Development
- Developmental Disabilities
- Introduction to Neuropsychology
- Psychology of Attachment
- Research Methods in Psychology
- Advanced Research Methods in Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Feminist Psychology
- History of Psychology
- Theories of Counselling Psychology
- Behaviour Disorders in Children and Adolescents
- Environmental Psychology
- Sports Psychology
- Drugs and Behaviour
- Statistics for Social Sciences
- Introduction to Statistics
- Death and Grieving
Biblical, Religious & Interdisciplinary Studies
- Introduction to Christian Thought
- Themes of the Bible
- New Testament
- Old Testament
- Christian Spirituality
- Kings 1: Israel’s History
- Romans
- The Art of Biblical Narrative
- Literary Heritage I & II
- World History I & II
- Introduction to Sociology I
- Marriage and Family
- Globalization and Current Social Issues
- Linguistics II
- Introduction to Physical Geography I & II
- Worldview Seminar
Education
- Theories and Practice: Elementary
- Theories and Practice: Secondary
- Instruction and Learning Processes: Elementary
- Instruction and Learning Processes: Secondary
- Literacy Education
- Science Education
- Social Studies Education
- Fine Arts Education I: Music
- Fine Arts Education II: Art
- Educational Psychology: Inclusionary Practices
- Internship