Kiesha Battles, E-RYT 500, RPYT, CPC, Reiki Master, has been a dedicated yoga professional since 2010. Drawing on her academic background in Business Management and Asian Studies from Seton Hall University, she is the owner of I Am Yoga CLT, a Teacher Trainer, and the Studio Manager of CorePower Park Road in Charlotte. Kiesha’s ongoing study of Sanskrit informs her commitment to the intersection of wellness and intergenerational community, a theme central to her Yin Yoga mantra, “You are not stuck.”

In 2016, she was appointed Co-Director of the Yoga Retreat for Women of Color, continuing its 25 year legacy of sacred space-making at Kripalu. Kiesha is also a founding member and advocate of the Black Yoga Teachers Alliance and the creator of SAFE Yoga (Safe, Accessible, Free Energy) in Greensboro and Charlotte, NC. Off the mat, Kiesha enjoys life with her husband, two sons, and her mother, who first discovered her zest for hot yoga in her 60s!