Meet our Team

Amy McGuire

Welcome to Balance Yoga & Lifestyle! I’m so grateful to provide a space where our community can begin, or deepen, their yoga journey.

My own path started in the fitness world, but everything changed when I took my first vinyasa yoga class - I was hooked. It offered the movement and strength I loved, but also brought unexpected benefits: less stress, more calm, and a deeper sense of balance.

I completed my 200 hour yoga teacher training in Hatha/Vinyasa Yoga in 2015, and have since earned certifications in Yin, Mindfulness, Children’s yoga, and Reiki healing. With years of experience teaching, I hold an E-RYT 200 designation and am a certified continuing education provide through Yoga Alliance.

Thank you for being here. I hope Balance becomes your home away from home, and your favorite place to practice, grow, and connect. Together, let’s continue to grow in our practice and cultivate a vibrant, supportive yoga community here in Bay County.

Vinyasa Monday 5:30 PM & Weds 10 AM, Sculpt Weds 5:30 PM, Sunrise Yoga 6 AM, Flow & Stretch Thurs 5:30 PM, alternating Vinyasa Saturdays 9 AM

Morgan Godwin

Morgan is a Panama City native who is passionate about yoga and wellness. She has studied a number of healing traditions and philosophies which she incorporates into her practice. Her teachers have come from numerous traditions including Ashtanga, Bhakti, Kundalini, and Kripalu.

Morgans favorite thing to teach is a slow flow, vinyasa style class with a focus on mindfulness and meditation techniques. One of her favorite quotes: “ May you live all the days of your life.” (Jonathan Swift)

Tonya Nye
Vinyasa Spice

Tonya Nye

Tonya began by practicing yoga in her home six years ago, after moving from Michigan to Panama City Beach. She took her first studio class in Panama City at One Heart Yoga. After developing a consistent practice there for several years, Tonya had a desire to share the sense of self that she had personally gained through her practice, and she made the decision to further her journey by completing her 200 hour yoga teacher training locally in 2020. Her path came full circle as she then began teaching at One Heart Yoga, and later, at other locations around the Panama City area.

Tonya says, “It has been an absolute blessing to lead in a community that I have grown to love, supporting students as they navigate their own personal journeys to wellness.”

You can join Tonya for “Vinyasa Spice” on Friday mornings at 8:30 AM and Fusion Mat Pilates on Fridays at 10 AM.

Sarah Bailey
Vinyasa

Sarah Bailey

Sarah’s teaching style has classic roots, informed by her Ashtanga based teacher training with Caroline at Beyond the Pose Yoga and her time teaching at One Heart Yoga. Her practice has evolved, as these things do, and she hopes you will enjoy a more playful experience with yoga. Her love of Somatic practices, art, and music have enhanced her embodiment of yoga philosophy. She is trauma-aware. The goal is not the pose, but letting your body cue what you need. Come flow, connect, and have some fun moving your body!

Libby Norman
Vinyasa

Libby Norman

Libby holds a 200 hour certification from Yoga Den in Jacksonville, Florida. Her journey into yoga began through physical therapy after a significant back injury in 2021, which has given her a profound understanding of anatomy, physical safety, and accessibility for all practitioners. Libby’s classes are designed to make everyone feel safe, empowered, and challenged, regardless of their experience level. She passionately believes that yoga is a meditation intertwined with physical discipline and strives to help her students achieve both a stronger body and a deeper sense of self peace.
You can join Libby on Sundays at 12:30 PM for 75 minute all levels flow, Tuesdays at 5:30 PM/Thursdays at 7 PM for Warm Vinyasa flow.

Kimberly Thurmond
Gentle Yoga, Restorative Yoga

Kimberly Thurmond

Kim is a RYT-500 yoga instructor from Dallas, TX and currently pursuing certification in Yoga Therapy. She is dedicated to guiding others toward mindful embodiment and inner harmony. With a teaching style rooted in intentional movement and thoughtful focus on the breath, she creates a grounded, accessible space for students to explore strength, stability, and stillness. She believes yoga to be powerfully healing and enriching to your quality of life. In her classes, you will find a nurturing atmosphere offering and inclusive environment that welcomes students of various levels and abilities.

In addition to yoga, Kim is an intuitive sound healer who uses the vibrational power of instruments like crystal singing bowls, chimes, and gong to support energetic alignment and emotional release. Sound healing sessions are designed to create spaciousness within, helping clients access deeper states of relaxation, clarity, and healing. You can join Kim for Restorative Yoga on Sundays at 4:30 PM

Amy Renae
Yin, Restorative

Amy Renae

Amy began her yoga journey in 2008. On and off the mat, she returned to the practice fully in 2013 due to lower back and hip issues. She sought out one on one sessions and got back to regular classes. She quickly realized that a regular yoga practice was healing and helping her live pain-free.
In 2014, she decided that yoga was a gift she wanted to share and pursued teacher training. She has been teaching for seven years.
Amy has trained and earned E-RYT 200 certification in Vinyasa Yoga. She also holds a restorative yoga certification, along with two children’s yoga certifications. Amy recently received trauma informed yoga training.
Amy has a passion for helping people realize that yoga is specific to them and that their practice is as individual as they are. That “Everyone can do yoga as long as they are willing to give it a try.”

Payton Reynolds
Vinyasa

Payton Reynolds

Payton is a recently graduated yoga instructor, graduating from Sama Yoga House in Costa Rica in November of 2024 with 200 hours in Vinyasa. She strives to feel more energized and confident every time she leaves her mat and is excited to share that in her classes. She recently moved to Bay County from Alaska, where she has spent hours practicing yoga in the cold Alaska winters where there isn’t much to do! As her mentor says, “how truly blessed we are,” and Payton feels truly blessed to be able to continue sharing this practice and wants people to feel better and more confident in their body and mind. You can join Payton on the mat on Mondays at 8:30AM for all-levels Vinyasa flow.

Trisha Cook
Gentle Yoga, Vinyasa

Trisha Cook

Trisha is a Florida native, a 200 RYT certified yoga instructor and a proud military veteran. Her yoga journey began in 2016 as a means of healing from a back injury. After years of dedication to fitness and service, she decided to deepen her yoga practice. She attended yoga teacher training at Yoga Means Union out of Rishikesh, India and is excited to share the transformative benefits of yoga with others. Yoga healed not only her body but her spirit, providing her a better way to cope with daily stress. Her yoga teaching styles include hatha, gentle yoga, slow flow yoga, and mindful movement. Trisha teaches Gentle Candlelight Yoga on Wednesday evenings at 6:45 PM.

Jaynie Morris
Power Pilates

Jaynie Morris

Jaynie is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer and Nutrition Coach with continuing education in Mat Pilates through NASM. She first fell in love with movement as a way to support her mental health, and Pilates quickly became her favorite outlet - energizing, empowering, and life-changing. Now she shares her passion for strength-based Pilates to help others feel stronger, healthier, and more confident in both body and mind. You can join Jaynie on the mat on Saturdays at 5 PM (Power Pilates).

Rachel Lawless
Slow flow, vinyasa

Rachel Lawless

Rachel completed her Advanced Teacher training (300 hr) in November 2024 at PranaShanti Education Center in Ottawa, Canada. She finished her 200 hr certificate at Pure Yoga Ottawa in January 2019. Rachel loves combining movement with music, and building creative sequences for her students. Her classes incorporate pranayama, mudras, and meditation techniques into a traditional haha-based style. You can practice with Rachel on Tuesday mornings at 10 AM (Slow flow & restore)

Tracy Jagiello
Yin Yoga

Tracy Jagiello

Tracy Bentley Jagiello (500 RYT) is native to Bay County and is a former corporate tech executive who made the leap from boardrooms to balance poses. After a 22 year career in the Big Tech world, she discovered a deep calling in the stillness of yoga. She earned her 200 hour registered yoga certification (RYT) in 2016 and completed her 300 hour RYT in 2025, deepening her commitment to the philosophy of yoga. Rooted in empowering others, Tracy offers a mindful yin yoga practice while guiding students into long held, passive poses that target the deep connective tissues to improve flexibility, mobility and joint health. She has a grounding teaching style that invites simplicity, stillness, and deep self-awareness, both on and off the mat. You can practice with Tracy on Thursday mornings at 10 AM ( Yin/stretch and release).