Our Teachers

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Kevin has been practicing Kundalini yoga for over ten years. His first yoga teacher training was in 2016 under Brynn Byrne (Elemental Yoga), Shanti Nolan (Keller Yoga), and Dr. Kari Rollins. In 2017 he was trained and initiated into Kriya Yoga by Sri Rangin Mukherjee. In 2018 he completed training with the Kundalini Research Institute under GuruMeher Khalsa, Gurutej Kaur, Simran Khalsa, and Santokh Khalsa. In 2017 he partnered with Dr. Kari Rollins and started Raja Yoga. Mentoring under Dr. Rollins for over five years taught Kevin how to use yoga in practical ways to help address common physical and mental health issues. Kevin’s practice and personal transformation fuel his passion for teaching others.

Apryl discovered Kundalini Yoga and Meditation after a years-long struggle with her mental health throughout her teens and early twenties. After hitting a dead end with the temporary fixes and growing list of medications that western medicine had to offer, she decided to try something different. She found Kundalini Yoga through free online classes and began a daily practice that became her lifeline. Through this commitment, Apryl gradually unraveled the limiting beliefs and self-defeating patterns that had held her back for so long. It gave her the strength, clarity, and vitality to build a beautiful new life for herself.

When she found Raja Yoga, she was overjoyed to join a supportive community and she quickly found a new home there. In the winter of 2024, she completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training and began teaching a weekly class—a natural extension of her ongoing healing journey.

Apryl teaches from the heart, with deep compassion and lived experience. Her intention is to offer hope to those who feel hopeless and to empower students to rediscover the wisdom within their own bodies. She believes we all have the power to become our own healer—and feels honored to support others in remembering that truth. Outside of practicing and teaching kundalini yoga, Apryl spends her time running, hiking, lifting weights, traveling and seeking new ways to further her growth and connection with herself and her loved ones.

George began to develop an interest in Yoga-Vedanta as a teenager, which has only deepened over the years. During his freshman year of college, he had the unique opportunity to attend campus-held Kundalini Yoga classes and took immediate notice of their efficacy. That same semester, he couldn't stop noticing Paramahansa Yogananda's classic work, Autobiography of a Yogi, on display at the campus bookstore and decided to read it.  Both these experiences changed his life forever, which has really come into full-force over these past few years after moving to Fort Worth and discovering the Raja Yoga community .  George has found Sadhana to be key to spiritual fulfillment and acknowledges how considerably the practice of Kundalini Yoga has helped him personally to quell depression and anxiety, maintain sobriety, and generally have a positive outlook on life.  Additionally, George completed his Ayurveda Counselor 1600 hour training in 2020 and is always happy to share cooking tips and suggestions for maintaining a balanced lifestyle. In summer 2025, he joined the first Board of Directors for the new Raja Yoga Community Center.  

After many years in the corporate world sitting hunched over behind a computer, Sandy started experiencing neck and back issues, which resulted in her seeing countless doctors who gave her prescriptions, physical therapy and even suggested neck surgery.  She finally said, "Enough," and took matters into her own hands.  Sandy started taking yoga classes and noticed how much stronger her core and back became.  She fell in love with yoga and wanted more, which led her to Yoga Teacher Training, achieving her 200-Hour RYS, 300-Hour RYT, and 200-Hour RYS in Kundalini Yoga. While training, sound baths were part of her classes, helping her in many ways as a Type A personality, teaching her how to slow down and breathe. She sensed the sound waves healing her stressed body and calming her monkey mind and felt it should be part of everyone's personal maintenance.  Our bodies are mostly water, and the sounds from the gongs, crystal bowls, and other instruments help to relax, release, and ground us.  This all led Sandy to a Sound Healing course she could add to her toolbox.  Her goal is to help as many people as possible, whether through sound, yoga, meditation, or all of the above.  It is a calling that speaks to her soul.  

Bringing a joyful reverence for a science that is ancient and powerful, Daniel Katsük understands fully that to be truly flexible, laughter wins.  Having performed as a musician on stage for over 20 years and a voice-actor for cartoons, Daniel brings a fun and inviting energy to Kundalini Yoga that can help anyone feel comfortable in their own skin or Yoga pants.  We are all growing together, and as a budding teacher, Daniel brings a child-like creativity to helping facilitate a deeper connection with our bodies, mind and Spirit.

Lisa O’Driscoll’s yoga journey has shifted through different stages of her life, but it was her own healing experiences that ultimately led her to teach.

Lisa is an RYT-200 teacher with an additional 80 hours of training in restorative yoga and pranayama. Her classes offer a gentle, grounded space for students to reconnect with themselves through mindful movement, breathwork, and meditation. She is especially passionate about preparing the body for stillness and guiding students toward a sense of inner peace.

In her teaching, Lisa gravitates toward inversions as well as the deep rest of restorative poses. Restorative yoga is her favorite style to teach, though she also offers Ashtanga Vinyasa with Iyengar-inspired adjustments and enjoys guiding meditations and visualizations.

Off the mat, the Yamas and Niyamas shape Lisa’s day-to-day life through compassion, truthfulness, curiosity, and gratitude. She believes yoga is worth practicing because the wisdom learned on the mat becomes a toolkit for living with greater balance and presence.

Outside the studio, Lisa loves exploring nature with her husband and their dog—hiking, wild swimming, and adventuring—as well as deepening her movement practice through Pilates.

Her favorite reminder:
“It will be ok in the end, and if it’s not ok, it’s not the end.”