About Us
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We treasure our teachers & staff, take a moment to meet us!
Bloom Healing Arts also partners with talented practitioners and healers from Monument and beyond.
Interested in joining the Bloom Healing Arts team? We'd love to meet you! info@monumentbloom.com
Manager, Yoga & Wellness, RYT 200
Katie Maldonado
Katie is the founder of Bloom Healing Arts. With over 20 years of background as a medical professional, she has developed a deep appreciation for the power of intentional living, and the strength that is found in community. Katie is passionate about creating a gathering place to empower family & individual wellness. She began her yoga practice as a student 20 years ago, with a life-changing yin class that provided a centering, strengthening practice for her mind and body. Invested in sharing this healing movement with others, in 2023 she took the step to complete her Yoga Teacher Training. Katie loves spending time with her family and friends in the beautiful Colorado outdoors.
Art, Sound & Meditation
Drew Maldonado
Drew is Bloom Healing Art's resident art, music, and meditation instructor. He’s passionate about bringing together Colorado’s creative community and loves to share his knowledge and experience in the field of the arts. Drew has held an eclectic career with a variety of disciplines ranging from dance instructor, choir director, sound engineer, musician, artist and designer. He’s committed to helping others reach their fullest potential and desires to cultivate personal healing and growth through new and traditional forms of creative expression.
Somatic Practitioner, Events Coord.
Jamie Montoya
Jamie has a background in Behavioral Science, in addition to her role as an Integrative Somatic Practitioner and Life Coach. Jamie has a passion for the mental health field. She is excited to support her clients in their pursuit of greater connection to self, community, and higher power. Jamie is a proud mom of four boys and three dogs. She enjoys nature, art, music, and being with family.
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Yoga & Wellness, RYT 500
Rhonda Dailey
Rhonda seeks to create a calming and serene environment to give all students a safe place to self-reflect and grow. She believes with movement and breath we are able to reconnect with our inner spirit in order to step into our true self. The Yoga Sutras say that “yogas citta vrtti nirodha”, which loosely translates to “yoga is the stilling of the constant movement of the mind.” Rhonda’s goal as a teacher is to bring mindfulness to every practice so students feel empowered and relaxed, in order to counteract the stresses of our daily lives. When she’s not on the mat, you can find her on a trail, on a bike, or traveling to check items off her bucket list.
Yoga & Wellness, RYT 200
Stacy O'Connor
Stacy began her physical practice of yoga as a way to help her body stay strong and mobile while she pushed it with running, playing ice hockey, hiking, lifting weights, and keeping up with her kids. When life got hard, she took the suggestion to turn inward and began a meditation practice, something she never thought she'd be capable of doing. Once learning to always start again and breathe, her inner life truly changed. This led Stacy to look deeper in everything, including yoga. Now as a registered yoga instructor, she is beyond excited to share what she has learned as she continues to deepen her practice and understanding of herself and the world we live in.
Yoga & Wellness, E-RYT 200, Reiki Master
Carol O'Brien
Carol began studying and practicing 22 years ago with Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Therapy. In early 2018 she completed training with the Vibrational Sound Association and became a certified practitioner of healing with vibrational sound therapy. She has practiced over 1,000 hours in individual and group sessions facilitating healing with gentle vibration and subtle sounds. In the spring of 2020 Carol completed a 200hr Yoga Teacher Training, 2021 added Energy Medicine Yoga, and 2022 Yin and Traditional Chinese Medicine healing modalities. Her practices and healing modalities will softly challenge you to grow in awareness as you explore your physical and spiritual growth.
Yoga & Wellness, RYT 200, RCYT, Reiki Master
Bekah O'Brien
Rebekah began practicing 10 years ago, found out that yoga was a resource for all and wanted to share it. In 2021 she began her journey through trainings with Reiki level 1. Rebekah quickly then moved through to level 2 in 2022 and Reiki master healer in the beginning of 2023. In 2021 Rebekah finished the first part of her 95 hr children's yoga teacher training, this led to her finding that she really wanted to share the gift of yoga to all ages. In 2022 she finished her 95 hour Children's training as well as her 200 hour yoga teacher training. Rebekah is still hoping to find new paths and opportunities to share her amazing gifts that she has come to acquire over the years.
Workshops & Community Connections
Sound Practitioner-Coach, Art & Wellness
Steffany Butts-Boucher
Steffany Butts-Boucher of ECHO Studio in Manitou Springs, CO is a certified sound practitioner-coach, meditation guide and licensed spiritual healer. She is also certified in complementary - esprit -modalities that she blends into each session. These modalities are curated within a unique session, tailored for you. At ECHO Studio, Steffany offers individual and small group sound sessions and sound journeys, small group sound baths and meditations. She can also provide these offerings at private events and retreats.
Find out more! www.echofrequencystudio.com
Workshops & Community Connections
Belly Dance
DancingMara
Mara is a belly dancer and belly dance instructor who has recently relocated from Orange County California to beautiful Colorado Springs! She is looking forward to sharing her experience and love of belly dance with new students. She has been teaching belly dance classes in Southern California for over 15 years and has been performing for over 25 years.
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Workshops & Community Connections
Wellness & Reiki Practitioner, Floral Design
Yuko Saga
Yuko is a former florist with a strong interest in healing the body, mind, and spirit. Yuko began her floral journey at the age of 19 when she started studying the art of Ikebana. She then proceeded to train to become a floral designer. Yuko has experience working as a wedding floral designer at sought after wedding florists in Japan and Los Angeles. After a break from the flower business to raise her two young kids, she started practicing the healing art of Reiki. At Bloom Healing Arts, Yuko plans to share a unique healing experience through the use of flowers and Reiki.
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"What a great addition to the town of Monument. I have tried the art therapeutic class, as well as a few yoga classes, and both were amazing. The space is relaxing, and the instructors so friendly and knowledgeable. I will be back with lots of friends!"
Mency D., CO