Lara Levine, Owner & Founder
Lara built her career in sales and marketing in the equine world, before opening Lexington Salt Cave in 2021.  She is a mom of two, avid animal lover, yoga and meditation practitioner, and passionate advocate for holistic health.  Lara is dedicated to sharing the mission of Lexington Salt Cave: To offer a healing space for all people to relax, restore, and rejuvenate, by improving respiratory health and overall wellness.  She is a registered 200 Hour yoga teacher, with a certification  in trauma-informed teaching and yoga nidra meditation, has achieved Reiki I & II certificates, and also holds a certification in Halotherapy with the Salt Therapy Association.

Dylan Sumpter, Licensed Massage Therapist
Dylan is a 2018 graduate of Lexington Healing Arts Academy with a massage therapy license, founder of Structured Symmetry, LLC, and an event coordinator with experience setting up pop-up massage at gyms and athletic events. Dylan takes appointments for the Cave on Mondays and offers other times during the week in a treatment room (book below).
“I want to learn your goals – whether to increase range of motion, or reduce pain, or recover from an event. Come in and tell me what pains are keeping you from doing what you love and let’s see how I can help you get you doing what you love again.” – Dylan 
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Dindy Yokel, 500 Hour Registered Yoga & Mindfulness Teacher
A yoga practitioner for more than 30 years, Dindy Yokel deepened her practice by studying at the Azul Yoga Institute of Boca Raton - 200-hour RYT training, graduating in May 2016 and at Yoga Journey, completing 500 hours in September 2019. She specializes in Yin, Hatha, Vinyasa, Gentle and Restorative styles incorporating mindful meditation, Reiki, chakra balancing and yoga philosophy into her teaching. Ms. Yokel has received trauma-conscious yoga and mindfulness certification from Connected Warriors, Connection Coalition and David
Treleaven. She leads classes in the Salt Cave, Studio and at University of Kentucky and the Veteran's Administration.

Sandy McManus, Reiki Master, Yoga Teacher
Sandy completed her Reiki Master/teacher training in 2018. After some major life changes that same year, yoga became an integral part of her healing process. While improving strength and flexibility, she also experienced spiritual healing and emotional release. Reiki and yoga were a wonderful combination of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual practices. Sandy graduated from the 200 hour yoga teacher training in 2021. As a Reiki Master, yoga teacher and lover of crystals Sandy provides a judgment free space for students to experience Reiki, yoga asanas, connection with crystals, and emotional release. She offers individual Reiki sessions, seasonally scheduled classes, and Reiki teacher trainings upon availability. 
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Rebecca Elliott, 200 Hour Registered Yoga Teacher
Rebecca's journey to becoming a yoga instructor started in early 2022. After a health journey and losing around 60 pounds, but still not feeling as good physically and mentally as she thought she should, she decided to give yoga and meditation another try.  Noticing a big improvement in her overall health and wellbeing, she decided to become an instructor. It has been such an amazing journey. Learning about the history of yoga, the different types of yoga and what yoga can do for every single part of your being has made Rebecca even more aware of how important it is to stop and pause and take care of yourself! She is excited to share the gift of yoga with her  students in hopes of helping others feel better inside and out.

Terri Bertrand, Front Desk Associate Manager
Terri is a native Kentuckian with a passion for beauty, inside and out! With a myriad of experience in various medical and mental health fields, she understands the importance of feeling and looking your best. An aesthetician by trade, she loves making others feel good about themselves! Terri became an aesthetician because of her own skin issues initially, but developed a desire to help others with the same concerns, while showing them how to enhance their own natural beauty. Terri enjoys spending time with her husband, family, and dog (Chancey), reading and learning about skincare! Making people feel good about themselves brings her joy!

DJ Kesner, Licensed Massage Therapist, Reiki Master & Doula
DJ  graduated from Onondaga School of Therapeutic Massage (OSTM) in August of 2007, in New York State. The majority of her training is in Swedish Massage, and she brings a unique flow of therapeutic & relaxation, combined with her natural gift of healing to her clients. DJ is also a Reiki Master and Doula.  She believes in a holistic approach to health & wellness and is dedicated to helping her clients feel better in their bodies, while helping them heal-mind, body and Spirit. She truly enjoys sharing her gifts and customizing client sessions based on what they want and what their body needs with a mix of different modalities she’s learned along the way.
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Ronnie Brown, Sound Healing Practitioner & Master Gongist
Ronnie is the founder and owner of Continuum Sound Healing in Lexington, Kentucky. He brings a unique blend of music and sonic insight, creating an immersive journey of self-healing through sound. Since the inception of his traveling practice, Continuum Sound Healing, in 2019, Ronnie has been guiding listeners on a transformative auditory journey. Deepening his expertise, Ronnie is currently engaged in advanced studies through the teachings of Dharma Gong and Master Level Gong Training. His philosophy resonates deeply: “Everything is energy. Energy is everything. Vibration is inherent in all things. Sound is energy, sound is vibration.”
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Colin Chipps, Intuitive Development Coach
Colin Chipps is the founder and director of the Lexington and Knoxville Intuitive Centers and has taught intuitive development to the general public for over 30 years. Colin was a guest speaker at the International transactional Analysis Association In Oaxaca, Mexico on the subject of intuition and consults with people worldwide. he has developed a unique and accessible teaching curriculum for intuitive development as a form of self improvement. Colin offers Intuitive Development, Training, and Consulting.
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Matthew Higdon, LMT, Yoga Teacher
Matthew is a licensed massage therapist and creator of Subtle Power Yoga School. With nearly 20 years of training and experiencing in diverse yoga lineages, functional movement, manual therapy, neuroscience and Eastern medicine, Matthew seeks to share an integrative approach to health and wisdom. From the therapeutic bodywork and structural yoga setting to slacklining and AcroYoga, he seeks to help others develop a deeper sense of self awareness, balance, faith, coordination, trust, attention, and compassion. Matthew’s services include Craniosacral Therapy, Vedic Thai Bodywork, Myofascia Release, Movement Re-Education, Lymph Drainage Therapy, Visceral Manipulation, and sports massage. He offers weekly Yoga classes, as well as one-on-one coaching, Subtle Power Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Pranayama, Structural Yoga. Matthew also sees clients with anxiety/PTSD, digestive difficulties, headaches, orthopedic pain, neuropathy, chronic pain/inflammation, immunity, and allergy issues.
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