Meet our Bend,OR team
At Still Water Yoga & Wellness, our team of teachers is as diverse as the practices we offer. Each instructor brings a unique background and perspective to the studio, enriching the experience for our students. Our shared mission is to hold space in a way that promotes health and mindfulness for all who walk through our doors. Join us on the mat as we come together to cultivate well-being, balance, and peace.
SHANNON LIEBEL
E-RYT 500, YACEP®, FRCms, MA, Owner
Shannon strongly believes in the connection between mind, body, and soul, and this reflects in her Vinyasa style teaching. In her youth, she was an elite level gymnast, and received her MA in Counseling. When she discovered yoga in 2005, it was the perfect balance of the mental work she enjoyed in Psychology and the physical movement of the body that she loved in gymnastics. Shannon received her RYT 200 with Yax Yoga Concepts in 2012 and began teaching right away, and then opened her studio in Lake Tahoe in 2016. Nine months after the studio opened, Shannon had open heart surgery and this experience only strengthened her belief in the power of yoga. In 2018, she furthered her education and trained in Thailand with Beyond Bryce to receive her RYT 500, and also received her FRCms with Functional Anatomy seminars later that year. She teaches daily classes, facilitates workshops and yoga teacher trainings, runs international yoga retreats, and teaches at a variety of yoga festivals in the US.
KRISTIN FURJANIC
RYT 500
Every time Kristin makes it to her mat, she's gifted with an exhale and leaves with an overwhelming sense of peace, clarity, and strength that she strives to make accessible for every body. She believes that the ultimate gain comes from within and stems from conscious breath, connected to mindful movement. Her classes will look and feel like a slow but dynamic build—a play on strength and surrender, peppered with attainable modifications and cues - brought to life by an array of musical stylings and beats. She holds space for all levels and individual practices and uses guided breathwork to unite the collective energy as one.
TRISHA RUSSELL
RYT 200
Trisha is a proud mother of 3 awesome kids. She works in the outdoor industry and enjoys helping others get outside and explore. When she is not in the studio she can be found snowboarding, backpacking, stand up paddle boarding, and traveling to different corners of the world. Trisha attended a yoga class back in 2011 wearing tennis shoes on her mat to prove to a friend this yoga thing was just a new fad. She was instantly hooked to the physical practice. Years later when she made the connection of breath with movement it transformed her practice and her daily life. She completed her 200 hour yoga teacher training in September 2021 from Groove Yoga Studio in Bend OR. She teaches, vinyasa, restorative, gentle flow, and SUP yoga. Her goal as a yoga teacher is to create a space to unveil the layers so that the heart can be heard. She believes laughter and humor are essential.
YELINA DAVIS
RYT 200
Yelina was born and raised in Miami, Florida where she was a dancer and then later a professional cheerleader for the NFL. It wasn't until she embarked on a year long journey of self discovery that she discovered the deep transformational effects of yoga. After feeling unhappy and unfulfilled with her life, she quit her corporate job and cheerleading and began traveling around the country immersing herself in nature and yoga. The journey ended with Yelina getting her 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Certificate in Bali, Indonesia with Zuna Yoga. Yelina has found a deep love and passion for sharing yoga with others because of how much it has helped her reconnect with her true, authentic self. Yelina will forever be a student of yoga, always wanting to learn more and grow her own personal practice. As a teacher she aims to help her students achieve a deep sense of relaxation and peace by the end of class by using the asanas and pranayama to guide them there.
ABRAHAM BIBAS
RYT 200
Raised in Miami, Florida, Abraham grew up playing soccer, where he competed both at an international and collegiate level. Throughout his youth, Abraham struggled with mental and emotional challenges that led him to create a deep passion for mental health. After playing collegiate soccer, he began practicing yoga as a way to bring stillness to the fast paced lifestyle he was living in. It wasn't until receiving his RYT200 from Zuna Yoga in Bali, Indonesia, that he was able to experience the deep, transformational effects that a yoga practice can create. Aside from teaching yoga, Abraham has a life coaching practice where he works with professional athletes and other individuals. Yoga was the first time where Abraham could use a physical practice to experience the self realization he aimed to create in his own coaching practice. In his yoga classes, he aims to create a deep sense of relaxation by the end of class, experiencing inner awakenings that can change the way see ourselves, and the way we see the world.
ABIGAIL RAUBER
RYT 500
Abigail is a certified Vinyasa Flow Yoga instructor (500RYT). She trained at Barefoot Movement in Oakland and finished her advanced certification in Vinyasa in San Francisco through Yoga Tree to include 150 hours of Yoga Therapeutics. She became passionate about yoga while carrying her first child; she found yoga to be instrumental to connect mind, body and movement with breath.
She practices to inspire others to build strength, improve posture and build on fluidity of movement. You will leave her class feeling elongated, looser and relaxed. Abigail is personable, and energetic, whilst also giving plenty of modifications to become more comfortable and curious within your practice. When not doing yoga, Abby enjoys skiing, traveling and being in nature with her family.
NICOLE WILLIAMS
RYT 500
Nicole Williams, a restorative yoga expert and certified yoga instructor, began studying zazen meditation in Japan in 1988. She went on to get a BA in dance/movement therapy at Evergreen State College in 1992. Nicole has been teaching for over 25 years studying with the senior teachers of Iyengar yoga, yin yoga and her restorative yoga training and structural formulas are inspired by body based mindfulness gurus: Judith Lasater, Pema Chodron and the Feldenkrais method. In 2000, Nicole created Sundog Yoga in Sedona, Arizona. She moved to in 2006 and brought this unique style of restorative yoga to Bend. She is the author of “Awake and Calm” a restorative practice manual used for trainings at Central Oregon Community College, on her YouTube channel and yoga sanctuaries. Nicole brings playful inspiration to her students. She has created a unique series of restorative yoga formulas that blend movement and stillness. These formulas and the extensive use of props like sandbags, bolsters and blankets are the hallmark of Nicole's classes.
LEANNE SCHWEITZER
RYT 200
Leanne is a dedicated and devoted yoga student. After spending the majority of her life practicing gymnastics, she transitioned into yoga upon entering college. She has been practicing yoga for over 10 years. She completed her 200 hour yoga teacher training in Denver Colorado at CorePower yoga in December 2015 and immediately moved to Bend, Oregon with her husband and two cats. She is also certified in kids yoga and yoga nidra. She loves snowboarding, hiking, biking, meditation, camping, music and snuggling with her beautiful daughter Lyla. Yoga has taught her patience, compassion, humility and self love, and she loves being able to share these gifts with others.
ANDREW PAGE
RYT 500
Andrew has practiced yoga regularly since discovering its physical and mental benefits in 1998. His practice has given him relief and comfort from injuries and previous unkindness to his body, including a long history of playing football when he was younger. In 2017, Andrew completed his 200-hour yoga teacher training at Yoga District in Washington, DC. Before joining Still Water Yoga & Wellness, he taught yoga as a way to support many of his colleagues in the nonprofit advocacy field, where he’s dedicated his career to criminal justice, prison reform policy, and animal protection.
Andrew teaches primarily Power-influenced flows with a focus on breath, movement, and alignment. In his classes, he offers options for all abilities and encourages students to honor their own body, practice, and personal goals. In his spare time, Andrew enjoys mountain biking, paddle boarding, hiking, camping, wildlife watching, and traveling with his wife Erin.