Our Story

element yoga and Āyurvedic wellness (formerly inner spring yoga) was created in 2013 with the intention of being a heart centered community open to all.

While the main focus of our classes is yoga āsana (postures) we also teach the practices of yoga and āyurveda as a way to live more mindfully in the world, opening our lives to grace and peace, and sharing that peace with others. We welcome students of all faiths, traditions and beliefs to come together for the common good.

our history

Hi! We are Carrie and Rob Klaus and we opened Inner Spring Yoga in Jeffersonville Indiana in February 2013 with the goal of creating a space in which Southern Indiana and Louisville residents could learn the teachings of yoga as a lifestyle, not just as another form of exercise, and equip themselves to spread peace and kindness into the world. As a lifelong resident of Southern Indiana, Carrie had a vision of raising the vibration of her hometown and seeing a community that lives in peace and harmony.

In 2015 we were able to open a second location in Downtown New Albany and expand our teaching staff and our offerings to serve more of Southern Indiana.

We loved Downtown New Albany so much that in 2016 we purchased a beautiful old home in downtown just blocks from our studio and moved our family here from Sellersburg.

Night after night we’d walk our neighborhood and see the beautiful old school building at 802 E. Market going to waste and being taken over by weeds. Carrie knew that this space, with its beautiful old trees held the potential to be a healing urban oasis, so in 2017 we purchased the building and began creating The Kula Center. We moved the New Albany location of Inner Spring Yoga to the beautiful Kula Center in February 2018. For the remainder of 2018 we operated both the New Albany location as well as the original Jeffersonville location.

At the end of 2018 we made the decision to close the original location of Inner Spring Yoga in Jeffersonville and focus our time and attention on pouring our hearts into our neighborhood and expanding the New Albany location, inviting world renowned teachers like Desiree Rumbaugh, and Prema Hara to offer workshops and events, and preparing to further expand our offerings.

Our present

Since 2019 we’ve been offering yoga classes 7 days per week at Inner Spring Yoga in The Kula Center.

Then came 2020……….in March of 2020 we had to abruptly close our doors as the world faced an unprecedented pandemic. In order to continue supporting our community we pivoted to an on-line, live stream teaching platform. During this time Carrie expanded her study of Āyurveda and became a Certified Āyurvedic Yoga Specialist and started offering private Āyurvedic yoga sessions as well as Āyurvedic lifestyle consultations.

Our future

2020 gave us a lot of time to reflect on our business and our vision for the future. What we know for sure is that we want to get back to the basics! We want to offer in person yoga classes and connect face to face with our community. But in addition to that, we want to deepen our community members’ connection to themselves, to the world around them, and to each other.

So in June of 2021 we became ELEMENT YOGA AND ĀYURVEDIC WELLNESS. The systems of yoga and āyurveda both state that everything is elemental, that all things manifest are a product of the 5 great elements, and by understanding those elements in our world, in ourselves, and in each other we can live in greater harmony.

At Element Yoga and Āyurvedic Wellness we want to help you nurture your own nature. We are so glad you are here!