shelly kwiatkouski

Shelly Kwiatkouski is the founder, studio owner, and director of Horizon House Yoga, a sanctuary created for spiritual seekers who are drawn to depth, self-inquiry, and the lived experience of awakening. Her life’s work is devoted to holding space for transformation supporting individuals as they move through the physical, emotional, and energetic layers of themselves toward greater clarity, presence, and inner truth.

At the heart of Shelly’s teaching is the understanding that yoga is not simply a physical discipline, but a pathway into consciousness. She invites students to move beyond performance and perfection, and instead enter into a direct relationship with their own awareness. In her classes, breath becomes a doorway, the body becomes a messenger, and each moment on the mat becomes an opportunity to listen more deeply to what is real beneath thought and habit.

Shelly’s approach integrates classical yoga philosophy, the yoga sutras, anatomy, meditation, and mindful movement with a grounded, intuitive understanding of human experience. She is known for bridging ancient teachings with modern life in a way that is practical, accessible, and deeply meaningful. Rather than presenting yoga as something to master, she encourages students to experience it as something to embody an unfolding process of remembering, rather than achieving.

As a studio owner and director, Shelly has spent decades building Horizon House Yoga into more than a physical space. It is a living community dedicated to growth, inquiry, and transformation. Her vision has always been to create an environment where people feel safe enough to explore their inner landscape honestly, while being supported by a like-minded community also committed to growth. Under her guidance, the studio has become a gathering place for teachers, students, healers, and seekers who value depth over surface and authenticity over performance.

Shelly’s perspective has been profoundly shaped by her studies at the Berkeley Psychic Institute in Berkeley, California, where she trained in clairvoyance, trance mediumship, spiritual healing, channeling, and intuitive awareness. This work expanded her understanding of energy, perception, and consciousness, and continues to inform the way she holds space today. It allows her to sense beyond what is spoken, to recognize the subtle layers of experience, and to support students in trusting their own intuitive intelligence.

Her teachings are not bound to one method or ideology. Instead, they are rooted in presence, curiosity, and direct experience. Shelly often emphasizes that no teacher, philosophy, or system holds the full truth for every individual instead, each person must come into relationship with their own inner knowing. In this way, her role is not to define truth for others, but to help create the conditions where truth can be discovered within.

For spiritual seekers, Shelly offers a grounded yet expansive container. She encourages inquiry over certainty, embodiment over abstraction, and lived experience over intellectual understanding. Her classes and trainings often become spaces where old patterns are seen more clearly, where inner resistance is met with compassion, and where deeper awareness naturally begins to emerge through practice. Shelly’s presence as a teacher is often described as steady, intuitive, and deeply attentive. She values honesty, simplicity, and the courage it takes to stay with oneself in the process of transformation. Rather than rushing students toward outcomes, she encourages them to slow down enough to notice what is already unfolding beneath the surface. At Horizon House Yoga, she continues to guide individuals through yoga teacher trainings, workshops, meditation practices, and spiritual development experiences designed to support both personal and professional growth. Yet at the core of all of these offerings is a consistent thread: the invitation to return inward.

For Shelly, the spiritual path is not about becoming someone new, but about recognizing what has always been present. It is a process of remembering, of softening, and of learning to trust the quiet intelligence within. Her work is ultimately an invitation for seekers to step out of distraction and into presence to meet themselves fully, without judgment, and to discover that the answers they have been searching for are not outside of them, but already alive within their own awareness. In every class, training, and conversation, Shelly holds the same intention: to support others in waking up to their own truth, in their own way, in their own time.

testimonials

Dear Shelly,
As I reflect upon the last month in Florida it was my yoga practice that was the highlight.  While at times I struggled it became clear the challenge was mental not physical.  Letting go of the past and being open to the future and my calling.....whatever that may be.  Focusing on me; and not the roles I have had as provider, husband, father and friend. You have a gift!  Thank you for sharing it with me. - Bruce

Dear Shelly,
There are yoga classes and yoga instruction your classes provide both. Thanks for the supportive and encouraging environment and personal instruction. I love the way I feel after your class. I can learn alot with you as my teacher. Thank you - David

Dear Shelly,
Thank you so much for everything you do. We are so glad we came to studio this past year, and began our yoga journey. You and the other teachers have brought more peace and joy to our lives. Thank you so much! We look forward to another year full of yoga! Stephanie & Clay

I said HHY and Shelly is always on the cutting edge of redefining and enhancing yoga. I was asked bottom line up front. What does Shelly and HHY offer. Try to answer that in a sentence. My response was total integration. Every pose integrates all core, breath and mindfulness, as well as all muscle groups. Sprinkle in lust for life and growth and some creativity and there you have it. Believe it or not my talk was supposed to be about women Veterans. Who knew? Nobody ever really leaves home at least not in their hearts. Thank you 🙏