S.O.OM Instructors

Karyn Rankin

Studio Owner and Operator, RYT 200 HR

Karyn has been practicing yoga on and off since 2005, but really started cultivating her own practice with Anchorage Yoga in 2014. She received her Yoga Teacher Training Certificate through IGNITE Wellness Collective in Scottsdale, AZ and has since plunged headfirst into teaching Vinyasa, Power Vinyasa, and Restorative YogaTouch classes at S.O.OM.

Although she is a true Oregonian raised here in the Rogue Valley, Karyn has traveled extensively and lived out of state since 2009 in Paris, Anchorage, and Spokane, and just recently moved back in 2021.

Karyn is a lifelong student and LOVES to learn in all capacities, which is reflected in her eclectic resume. She has been a professional river guide on the Rogue river, a classically trained French pastry chef, a Waldorf early childhood teacher, and is currently also a macros nutrition coach, just to name a few!

She has a passion for creating an inclusive space and for empowering others to develop their own personal yoga practice, all to the backdrop of vibey playlists. She loves diving into the historical and cultural aspects of yoga and sharing the depth of Patanjali’s 8 Limbs of Yoga.

When she’s not at the studio, Karyn loves spending time with her partner and their three daughters, baking, doing anything creative and artistic, and nurturing her extensive collection of houseplants.