Y3 studio instructors and practitioners are committed to providing an amazing experience that will leave you with memorable and lasting impressions. The quality of our classes and wellness services are backed by years of education, experience, and a dedicated passion to guide you on your journey to wellness and total health. Through a unique combination of integrated wellness services, Y3 studio is proud to offer more than just Yoga - we also provide Massage Therapy, Yoga Therapy, Reiki, Meditation, Aromatherapy and much more. We work with physical therapists, mental health practitioners and physicians, to create an interdisciplinary approach to wellness at every level of your being. We look forward to meeting you!

Kimberly Ott-Chaban

Licensed RN, BSN, RYT-500, C-IAYT

Kim has a strong passion for healing and wellness. Her style is described as creative, gentle and therapeutic. As an experienced yoga teacher, she often incorporates breath work, meditation and energy healing into her classes. Kim’s teaching draws from her yoga philosophy studies and nursing background.

Kim received her BSN through Bowling Green State University where she became certified to preform Therapeutic Touch. During Kim's 20 years of direct patient care experience, she learned you must nurture more than just the physical body to achieve optimal health. Kim’s yoga practice began when the stressors of her life and job began to take a toll on her well-being and she was ready to start her own healing journey.

In hopes of bringing healing through yoga to a larger community, Kim acquired her 200 hour yoga teacher training, 300 hour training at Kripalu as a certified Advanced Teacher of Therapeutic Yoga and the 800-hour Kripalu Integrative Yoga Therapist through the International Association of Yoga Therapy. She also holds certifications in hatha yoga, yin yoga, meditation, pranayama (breath exercises), yoga for mental health, chakra yoga, and yoga in medical settings. Kim holds a Reiki Master Level III Certification. Her vision and passion is to empower others so that they to may create a better quality of life for themselves.

Christina Witter

Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Reiki Master

Christina is a licensed Massage Therapist and Certified Reiki Master. Her passion, goal & purpose is to provide a natural, alternative, holistic approach to client healing. She is certified in Myofascial Release & also specializes in Sports Massage, Trigger Point Release, Deep Tissue, Therapeutic and Relaxation Massage and Chakra Balancing. Christina believes that the human body has an amazing ability to heal itself naturally by encompassing the body, mind, and spirit, which allows transformational healing to take place.

Christina has experienced first hand the healing benefits of Massage Therapy and she uses it regularly to manage and alleviate her own struggles with lower back pain. She has also witnessed how massage therapy and reiki can help others throughout all stages of life, including end of life. While caring for her father after he had suffered a massive stroke, he too received these amazing therapies which brought him peace, comfort and helped free him of both his physical and emotional pain. These experiences along with many others have helped mold her to become the compassionate, understanding and empathetic healer that she is today.

Rebecca Hann

Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Reiki Master

Rebecca is a Reiki Master Teacher, licensed Massage Therapist, and has been practicing various holistic modalities for over 20 years. She integrates her knowledge of herbs, supplements, massage, energy healing, guided imagery and meditation, emotional release therapy, cupping, stones, oils, and chakra balancing to provide one of a kind healing for her clients. Rebecca’s passion is to bring comfort and healing to all through holistic healing. She certifies students in Reiki level 1, 2, and 3 group classes and private sessions at Y3. In addition, she teaches Reiki Guided Meditation and offers therapeutic massage at Y3. Rebecca was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia at age 13 and Lymphoma in her 20’s. She is a cancer survivor in remission since 2006. She says, “Everything I have been through has helped make me a better healer.” She and her husband, Bill, have 3 kids and they reside in Norwalk, Ohio. 

Julie Campbell

RYT-200

For Julie, yoga was LOVE at first class. While living in NYC, following her dream of becoming a fashion designer, she stumbled upon a yoga school in the Village. The whole experience was wonderful and she felt amazing after a class. Julie wanted to do yoga every day and did as much as her paycheck would allow. Julie has continued practicing Yoga on a regular basis.

Julie completed her teacher training in 2017. During her training, Julie met Kim Ott during their Yoga Alliance certification training. She is so excited to be a part of Y3, and as a teacher she wishes to share her love of yoga and inspire students to find some space and peace in their body as well as their minds. Julie has a passion for teaching faith based yoga, trauma sensitive yoga, and strengthening flow.

Connie Yarab

Certified Aromatherapist, Herbalist

Connie is a Certified Aromatherapist and is a 2016 graduate of Natural Options Aromatherapy. She is also a 1992 Graduate of The Ohio State University with an AAS in Dairy & Plant Science. Connie is passionate about the use and safety of essential oils, sustainability, and loves to create skin care products. She is a Certified Botanical Skin Care Formulator and is a Reiki 2 Practitioner.

Connie is an Aromatherapy Advocate of the National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy and a member of the American Herbalists Guild.  She has taken courses with Aromahead Institute & Tisserand Institute. Connie is excited to offer Aromatherapy & Healing workshops at Y3. Her sessions offer more than essential oil use; she also teaches others how to make their own Elderberry Syrup, Sourdough Bread, Smudge Sticks, Herbal Tea blends and more! She provides science backed data and safety info for each session.

Brandon Fries

Dance, Fit, Fun Instructor

Brandon is a graduate of Norwalk High School and works in the entertainment industry. He began dancing and singing as soon as he learned to walk and talk.  He has performed in over 50 staged productions for several area theater groups such as Curtain Call Productions, The Huron Playhouse, Caryl Crane Youth Theatre, Sandusky State Theatre, and NHS Preforming Arts Center. 

He has recently become a viral sensation with over 7 million views after a video of him dancing was published on Facebook; he has been featured by Good Morning America, Inside Edition, Daily Mail, iheart.com, YouTube, Time, and WKYC.

Brandon's goal is to help others feel accepted for who they are and he hopes to achieve this by sharing his love of dance with the community.