Shay Vande Lune – Owner & Instructor
Shay Vande Lune is a 200-hour certified yoga instructor. She lives in Pella and is married to her best friend, Chad and they have three children, Nathan, Aaron, and Camille, and a sweet Cavachon dog named Mareah. Shay was encouraged by her chiropractor to practice yoga to improve her mobility that was deteriorating due to years of different forms of physical fitness. She saw amazing results and realized that yoga had much more to offer than just improved mobility. It provided space to breath and move without judgement or comparison. Her passion for teaching yoga and fitness classes draws from her passion for people to know and feel that they are lovable, valuable, capable, and enough. When not in the studio teaching or on her own mat, Shay also works for Pella Corporation, loves to travel, read, spend time with friends and family, snow ski, workout, and watching her kids participate in their myriad activities.

Nicole Bandstra – Instructor
Nicole is a licensed massage therapist and certified Yomassage therapist, owner of Vital Massage in Pella, IA. She has three children who attend Pella Christian schools, though they don’t actually live in Pella (yet). Nicole is very appreciative of the Pella community and the architecture, people, and all the small businesses it offers. Pella is a fantastic place to be!

Ali Rivera-Cranmer – Instructor
Ali is a certified Barre instructor through Barre & Soul Academy. Ali is also a daughter, wife, mom, passionate, people-loving, learner. Ali and her husband Mike married in 2008 and moved to Pella in June of 2010. They have two incredible daughters that teach Ali much about love and life, and two labradoodles that teach her a lot about patience. Ali has been an instructor with Selah since February 2022. She loves how the studio challenges people and invites each person into a lifestyle that encourages life, breathe, and movement.

Jenny Hesseltine – Instructor
Jenny’s passion for holistic health has led her on many adventures—now including Selah! Her main sources of adventure include her desire to follow Jesus, her husband, and their four daughters. She has five prior years of group fitness teaching experience and currently works at The Well Resource Center in Pella. In all areas of life and work, Jenny longs to see people thrive in their God-given abilities and experience the fullest expression of His Kingdom.

Amanda Phillips – Instructor
Amanda has always loved living an active, healthy lifestyle and enjoys helping others do the same. Growing up, she was involved in many sports and went on to play softball at Central College, where her love for fitness and movement grew even stronger. These days, you can often find her walking, playing pickleball, spending time with her family, or reading a good book. Her passion for health doesn’t stop at the studio—Amanda also works as a physician assistant, where she loves supporting people in feeling their best both inside and out. For her, fitness and medicine go hand in hand, and she’s excited to share that balance with others. Amanda and her husband Josh recently moved back to Pella with their 1-year-old daughter, Ada, and their mini Australian Shepherd, Koda. She’s grateful to be back in the community and looks forward to encouraging and empowering others on their own health journeys.

Jayne Stark – Instructor
In April of 2018, Jayne became a registered 225-hour Holy Yoga™ instructor. Holy Yoga brings an intention of scripture from the Bible to the practice of yoga. It is just another way of deepening our spiritual connection and setting our mind on the Lord. Yoga has been an important part of Jayne’s life for the past several years due to lower back pain. She is thankful that she now can teach others and have them enjoy the wonderful release that yoga is for the mind and body. Restorative slow flows and Yin yoga are Jayne’s favorite type of classes. She is still learning to take time to slow down her own yoga practice because when she does, her back and body relax, becoming more pain free. In addition to teaching yoga, Jayne also works in the world of color with House of Colour Des Moines seeing clients in Pella. Jayne and her husband moved to Pella in the Fall of 2016. They have been married for 24 years and have four children.

Michelle Van Maanen – Instructor
After years of CrossFit training, Michelle was looking for alternative metabolic exercise options She began practicing Barre & Warrior Sculpt, then found her match with HIIT. She enjoys seeing her students conquer their cardio fears and see those toning and strength results. Michelle is an account manager at The Identity Group. She resides in Pella with her husband, Matt, and their three kids: Makenzie, Aidan, and Kyler.

Wendy Vander Well – techie assistant to Shay
Wendy was nudged by Shay to try yoga in 2017 and she has been a faithful yogi ever since. Yoga has been a life-changing form of fitness, and Wendy has loved finding a workout that is low impact and improves mobility as well as strength. Flow will always be her favorite yoga class, seasoned with the weekly Warrior Sculpt class to build strength and Slow Flow to focus the mind. She enjoys keeping things organized and is looking forward to helping provide instructors and clients with the resources they need to succeed. Wendy lives in Pella with her husband Tom, and they have two grown daughters. Taylor and her family live in Des Moines and Madison and her family live in Columbia, SC, which means that Tom and Wendy now count travel as a primary pastime.