Gentle and Chair Yoga, Meditation & Mindful Living for Real Life
You don’t need more pressure. You need practices that help you feel like yourself again.

I’m Krista Oakes. I help people slow down, reconnect with themselves, and live with more peace, purpose, and authenticity through accessible yoga, meditation, retreats, speaking, and mindful living support.

Whether you’re brand new to yoga, returning to yourself in midlife and beyond, or looking for a more meaningful way to care for your body and mind, you’re in the right place.

You don’t have to reinvent yourself. You just have to come back to yourself.

For more than 20 years, I’ve guided people through yoga, meditation, retreats, and mindful living practices. My work is rooted in one simple belief: wellness should feel supportive, not intimidating.

Here, you’ll find practical ways to feel calmer in your mind, more at ease in your body, and more connected to what matters most. If you’re navigating stress, life transitions, aging, caregiving, burnout, or simply a desire to live with more intention, my work is here to help you slow down and reconnect.

You may be looking for:

✔ More ease, strength, and confidence in your body
✔ Less stress, anxiety, and overthinking
✔ A simple way to begin or return to meditation
✔ A supportive yoga practice that meets you where you are
✔ Space to reflect, reset, and reconnect with yourself
✔ A community that values authenticity, compassion, and real-life wellness

You don’t need to do this perfectly. You just need a place to begin.

Choose the path that fits where you are right now.
Whether you want to practice yoga, learn to meditate, step away on retreat, explore authentic living, or bring Krista to your group, everything here is designed to help you feel calmer, stronger, and more connected to yourself.

Gentle & Chair Yoga
Yoga made easy for people who thought yoga wasn’t for them.

My classes are accessible, welcoming, and designed to help you move with more ease, build strength and balance, calm your mind, and feel more at home in your body. All body shapes, sizes, ages, and experience levels are welcome. You can practice in person in Port Orange, online from home, or on demand when it fits your schedule.

Students often come to class because they want:

✔ Better balance, flexibility, and strength
✔ Less stiffness, soreness, and stress
✔ A yoga practice that feels safe and supportive
✔ Meditation and breathwork that fit real life
✔ Meaningful connection with a kind community
✔ A way to care for body, mind, and spirit without pressure

Meditation & Mindful Living
Meditation does not have to be complicated, perfect, or intimidating.

Through meditation courses, Authentic Living Circle, Mindful Monday, and reflective practices, I help you slow down, listen inward, and live with more awareness and intention. This is for you if you want to stop running on autopilot and start feeling more present, grounded, and connected to what really matters.

Explore support for:
✔ Learning to meditate in a way that fits real life
✔ Weekly reflection and meaningful conversation
✔ Authentic living and personal growth
✔ Mindful Monday inspiration
✔ Simple practices for calm, clarity, and self-awareness

Retreats & Events
Sometimes you need space away from everyday life to hear yourself again.

Krista’s retreats, workshops, and special events offer time for rest, reflection, mindfulness, movement, conversation, and connection. These experiences are designed to help you step away from the noise, reconnect with yourself, and return with more clarity and peace.

Retreats and events may include:
✔ Gentle yoga and mindful movement
✔ Meditation and reflection
✔ Meaningful conversation
✔ Time for rest and renewal
✔ Community and connection
✔ Space to come back to yourself

Shedding Shame
A story of releasing facades, embracing truth, and finding freedom to live an authentic life.

In Shedding Shame: Finding Freedom to Live an Authentic Life, Krista shares her journey of letting go of shame, releasing the masks she wore to feel accepted, and learning to live with more honesty, courage, and freedom. This book is for anyone who has ever felt like they were hiding parts of themselves, living by other people’s expectations, or longing to feel more fully at home in their own life.

Speaking & Corporate Events
Practical, heartfelt talks on mindfulness, authenticity, resilience, and well-being.

Krista brings a warm, relatable voice to conversations about mindfulness, authentic living, shame, self-care, resilience, and meaningful change. Through keynotes, workshops, corporate wellness sessions, and private group events, Krista helps audiences slow down, reflect, and leave with practical tools they can use in real life.

Speaking topics may include:
✔ Mindfulness for real life
✔ Authentic living and self-trust
✔ Releasing shame and facades
✔ Resilience through life transitions
✔ Self-care that feels realistic and supportive
✔ Creating more peace, purpose, and connection

Hi, I’m Krista Oakes.
Yoga teacher, mindfulness guide, speaker, retreat leader, and author of Shedding Shame.

For over 20 years, I’ve helped people practice yoga, meditation, mindfulness, and authentic living in a way that feels practical, compassionate, and real.

My work is rooted in the belief that wellness should feel supportive, not intimidating. You don’t have to become someone new to heal. You just have to come back to yourself.

Through classes, retreats, speaking, writing, and mindful living support, I help people slow down, listen inward, and reconnect with what matters most.

I’d love to help you begin.