Kris Ward, B.A., is a Lifestyle Design Coach and 'Mamma' to Trikaya Yoga. She and her husband Kraig originally founded the company in 2006 to organize local awareness events and seva (service) projects such as the Global Mala San Diego—which raised money for several worthy charities while inspiring hundreds of participants to transform their yoga into a launching platform for their most abundant and authentic lives. Kris's sister company, Abundant Yogi, empowers yoga teachers and wellness practitioners to become Rock Stars in their field and make great money doing what they love, both on- and off-line.

Kris's yoga teachers include Shiva Rea, John Friend and Baron Baptiste among others. Their influence, coupled with Kris's dance background, gives her classes a playful, fluid style that doesn't let you skimp on postural alignment OR mental engagement.

An avid student of the Law of Attraction as well as Nonviolent Communication, the Human Potential Movement, and numerous personal development courses, Kris has spent much of her life reflecting on the connection between what we believe, how we behave, and the lives we manifest.

She has, what she calls, "upgraded" her lifestyle dramatically in the process—including finances, career AND relationships—and now shares her personal stories, examples and insights to help others get the same results. She's a firm believer that spirituality and monetary wealth are NOT mutually exclusive. Also a lifetime student of creative movement, Kris has taught self-empowerment through yoga, hip hop dance, and other wellness modalities since 1996. She has coached a wide variety of people ranging from Billionaires to the blind elderly, from professional dancers and athletes to sufferers of stroke and Parkinson's disease. She facilitates Trikaya classes, retreats, and events nationally and internationally, as well Abundant Yogi™ Lifestyle Design courses and tele-classes. Teaching is her absolute bliss.