Kelsey Beine

Kelsey Beine is a yoga teacher and the founder of Lead with Light, which blends mindfulness, creativity, and leadership into learning experiences for students and clients. Her work rests on the idea that every person carries an ever-present inner light, and that awareness of it allows us to live, love, and lead authentically.

She describes her dharma as teaching, mentoring, guiding, and leading with knowledge, wisdom, and compassion. That calling became clear to her during the summer of 2022 in the jungles of Costa Rica, and she founded Lead with Light in 2023. She describes herself as a liberal artsy thinker and lifelong learner who likes to bring together ideas from different subjects, healing modalities, and cultures. As an introvert, she is drawn to the inner workings of mind, body, and heart, and she specializes in creating spaces for reflection and deeper self-awareness.

Kelsey has been a registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance since 2019. She is trained in meditation, hatha, restorative, vinyasa, and yin yoga, and in aerial, chair, and children's formats. She also holds Reiki certification through level 2 with Reiki master teacher Jennifer Farvour. Her Insight Timer page notes her certification in hatha yoga and meditation in the Himalayan Tradition.

Her academic background includes a bachelor's degree in Spanish and mathematics and a master of science in organizational leadership and quality, both from Marian University. She has taught math, Spanish, critical thinking, communication, and leadership in academic and professional development settings, and has taught courses at Marian since earning her degree. She enjoys developing curriculum around authenticity and self-care rooted in yoga philosophy.

Her classes, workshops, trainings, and retreats are playful and creative while staying rich in meaning. She offers them in settings from yoga studios and retreat centers to classrooms and boardrooms, often in partnership with community organizations.