Kristi (Kontak) Millsap

International human rights was Kristi's foremost passion, and she worked in the international development field for nearly 10 years in Washington, DC. Throughout, yoga was her side passion, and the yoga studios where she practiced were her community spaces, her calming respites from the fast pace of work and life. She moved with her husband to the Pacific Northwest in 2017, planning to continue her international development career - but the universe had other plans! In 2018, she earned her RYT500 with Evolation Yoga in the Italian hilltops of Sasso Marconi outside of Bologna, learning vinyasa, 26 & 2, and yin yoga. In 2019, Kristi opened Thrive Yoga Manette, a cozy community yoga studio in the heart of Manette, a beautiful waterfront enclave in Bremerton, Washington. Kristi teaches 26 + 2, yoga for beginners, power yoga, yoga barre, yin yoga, and gentle yoga.