The Be Free Healing Center

🔥Teacher Feature!! 🔥
Marisol de la Rosa is one of our incredible weekly teachers, workshop and Breathwork facilitators! What a gift to watch this women expand and grow over the last few years. She holds beautiful space for inner exploration and play! We asked her some questions so you can catch her vibe!

1- 🔥What are you currently offering at Be Free?
I offer Yinyasa Fridays at 4 which is a blend of my two favorite styles of practice and a great way to transition out of the week and into weekend mode. Once a month I also offer somatic ecstatic dance on Friday nights (the two classes back to back feel sooo juicy!!) which consists of a movement workshop before a 90 minute dance journey. Recently I took over the Tuesday evening 5:30 vinyasa, which has been so exciting! I’ve really missed teaching a full vinyasa practice and am very grateful to now be holding down the Tuesday slot. The other space I hold at Be Free are the women’s naked yoga ceremonies. These are profoundly magickal cauldrons of feminine energy, and it is my deepest honor to facilitate these containers.

2- 🔥Tell us about your yoga journey so far and what aspect has made the biggest impact on your life…
I committed to my yoga practice in 2020 at the beginning of lockdown, total covid yogi here! YouTube yoga channels Breathe + Flow and Yoga with Adrienne were hugely impactful for me. They taught me to find prescience within myself and truly prioritize my own well being for the first time in my life. In autumn 2021 I spent some time in the mountains intending to find clarity on my next steps in life, and received guidance to go for my 200 hour yoga teacher training… not something I was even considering!! I leaned in and decided to travel to Rishikesh, India in September 2022 for a deep immersion in the roots of yoga and obtain my 200 hour certification. I had been so steeped in my home practice, and developed a strong self practice, but realized before leaving that I should check out some local studios if I was wanting to teach upon returning. The moment I walked through the doors at the Be Free Healing Center, I knew I wouldn’t need to go anywhere else. Be Free was the community I was craving and didn’t even know it. The whole month of my studies in India, my heart felt so connected to Be Free and I felt the deep roots of truth in the space. Upon coming back and fully immersing myself into the energy of Be Free and the magick of its spirit and community, my life changed forever. The opportunity to gather with others in the breadth of yogic teachings, ceremony, and moving in community has allowed my heart to bloom open in ways I never thought possible.

3- 🔥You also have dived deep into astrology! Tell us about that passion …
Yes! I have been intrigued by the ancient study of the stars for the last decade, diving a lot deeper into the embodiment of the astrological archetypes over the last 3 years. I believe astrology can offer us so much understanding about how to understand our inner machinations and co create with the Divine in such beautiful ways.
With the encouragement from one of my sweet sisters, I started offering 1:1 astrology readings in January. This has been such an expansive space to connect people with the wisdom in their astrological guidebook and empower them to live with greater alignment and awareness. I’m evolving this offering to weave more with the other tools in my sacred tool box. I’ll be opening long form 6 or 12 month containers to support people through astrology, yoga, breathwork, energy work, sound, and plant medicine.

4-🔥What’s currently lighting up your world?
Lately, it seems everyone around me is deep in the throes of transformation. I am feeling so inspired by collective energy of being willing to dive into the portal of death and rebirth in order to come out with greater clarity and love. I’m finding myself feeling very curious and excited about the possibilities for myself, my community, and humanity as a whole. A big light in my life at the moment is also my union with my wonderful partner Evan David. It’s been such a blessing to grow alongside him and start sowing the seeds for our future together. We’re moving in together in a couple weeks, and it’s been exciting to put my energy into designing a home with him! A big passion of mine is creating sacred space, and getting a fresh slate through our home together has been really lighting me up.

5- 🔥Anything else you want to share?
Just gratitude for all the beautiful souls who have been on my path and shaped me into the woman I am. It is an honor to serve this community, and pour back in all the love and wisdom that has graced my life.

🔥Meet our Board of Directors!🔥
Have you experienced the incredible power of KC Trujillo ? This woman is a force of love, connection, playfulness, and heart. We are SO grateful to have her on our team. Here’s a bit more about her::

KC (Phoenix) is a ceremonialist, yoga teacher, breathwork guide, sound healer, ecstatic dance facilitator, herbalist, and companion through sacred transitions, dedicated to creating spaces for healing, connection, and transformation. Her work bridges the mystical and the everyday, supporting individuals in cultivating greater presence, resilience, and authenticity in their lives.
In addition to facilitating classes, workshops, and ceremonies at Be Free, KC offers personalized one-on-one and small-group healing experiences, as well as private ceremonies, through her practice, Artemesia Roots & Ritual LLC. Rooted in reverence for community, ritual, and embodied wisdom, her work supports individuals in navigating life’s transitions with greater intention, connection, and care.

🔥My WHY:
I discovered Be Free while returning from a solo international journey, where I experienced a deeply rooted sense of community for the first time. After experiencing ceremony, unconditional acceptance, joyful co-creation, and the felt sense of being held in grief, I realized I wanted to find a community that embodied those same values back home.
A Google search for “cacao and ecstatic dance” led me to Be Free. I traveled from Wyoming to attend an event, and walking through those doors changed my life forever. Shortly afterward, I moved to Fort Collins, mostly driven by trust in the deep knowing that I had found my spiritual home.
Through Be Free, I learned to meet my grief with compassion, cultivate presence and devotion through yoga, and discover a sense of sovereignty and celebration of my q***r identity through my ecstatic dance practice. I found a chosen family, a deeper connection to myself, and an undeniable desire to serve others on their journey to wholeness.
Because of the incredible impact this community has had on my life, the decision to serve on the board was an easy YES. It is truly a profound honor to support the continued expansion of Be Free so that more people can experience the belonging, healing, and transformation that this community has made possible for me and so many others.

🔥Meet our Board of Directors!🔥
Have you met the incredible Katie Hoffner? She's been part of the Be Free Community since the beginning and is a force of wisdom, generosity, and grace. We're SO grateful to have her on the leadership team. Here's a bit more about her in her own words:::

Rooted generationally in the Colorado landscape and shaped by a lifetime of global exploration, leadership, and contemplative practice, I love co-creating spaces where people can reconnect with their authentic voice, inner wisdom, and highest potential - and radiate that energy into the world. I have served as an executive leader, entrepreneur, strategist, fundraiser, and storyteller, helping bring big ideas to life. My work has spanned business, social impact, political arenas, renewable energy, women’s leadership, and cross-cultural initiatives, always guided by a belief in the power of human potential, meaningful connection, and collective wisdom.

🔥My WHY:
First and foremost, it is an honor to have been invited by Melanie to join this vision, team, and community. Having been part of BeFree since its inception, I've witnessed firsthand its profound impact on people’s lives. I feel called to help steward a community where belonging, transformation, and collective well-being can flourish - and serve as a model for what is being called forth in the world today. Being on this Board is one way I can actively participate in creating the change I hope to see: a more connected, compassionate, and conscious world.

🔥Meet our Board of Directors! 🔥
Have you met Leora Hafri? This woman radiates community service and all that she does 🙏🏽.

Leora Hafri is a nonprofit executive, consultant, and curious lifelong learner with more than 20 years of experience advancing mission-driven organizations and communities.
After beginning her career as a Peace Corps volunteer, Leora discovered a deep passion for service that has guided her professional path ever since. She has spent the past decade in executive leadership roles, including Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, leading national nonprofits focused on health, wellness, and community. Her work has supported youth, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, and young adult cancer survivors, with a particular focus on expanding access and opportunity in under-resourced communities.
A dedicated, values-driven leader, Leora is passionate about building inclusive, equitable, collaborative, and sustainable organizations. In 2023, she began consulting, partnering with emerging nonprofits to help them build strong foundations. She has also served on the voyage leadership team for Semester at Sea, a global higher education study abroad program.
Beyond her professional work, Leora has served on nonprofit boards and volunteered in mentorship and peer-support roles. An outdoor enthusiast, fitness advocate, and avid traveler, she believes that meaningful connection, curiosity, and community have the power to transform both individuals and organizations.
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🔥My WHY:
I’m honored to serve on the Be Free commUNITY Center Board and jumped at the opportunity when I learned Be Free was transitioning to a nonprofit. It felt like the perfect intersection of my professional experience and a community that has given so much to me.
When I moved to Fort Collins, I was hoping to find community. What I found was so much more. I found a place where people are welcomed exactly as they are and encouraged to show up as their authentic selves.
Through yoga, mantra, ecstatic dance, breathwork, and simply being in community, I’ve had the opportunity to explore what it means to truly be free while feeling deeply supported, seen, and held by a community that has become like family.
After a recent trip away, I met with Mel to discuss some nonprofit work. As we were saying goodbye, she simply said, “Welcome home.” It was such a small moment, but it meant everything to me. As someone who has lived a somewhat nomadic life, I’ve spent many years searching for a place that felt like home. Through Be Free, I found that sense of belonging.
That’s why I serve on the Board. I’m honored to help steward and strengthen this community so that others can experience the same connection, healing, growth, and sense of home that Be Free has given me, and to help ensure these opportunities remain accessible to all who seek them.

🔥Meet our Board of Directors!🔥
We are SO grateful to have Priscila Rodriguez on our Board! She is on our weekly teaching staff, and one of our incredible Wellness Practitioners! Priscila is so nurturing, and so smart! Here’s a bit more about her:::

Priscila (she/her/ella) is a bilingual (Spanish/English) holistic wellness practitioner that believes that all human beings deserve to experience lives full of joy, alignment, and ease in their bodies. Through a series of life circumstances filled with dis-ease–including navigating the physical/emotional pain and grief of unexpected loss, being confronted with the challenge of treating chronic pain, and addressing lack of professional fulfillment–Priscila transitioned out of her career in K-12 & Higher Education to re-awaken her heart and re-attune to the guidance of her intuition. As the owner of Respira y Sana Wellness, her mission is to offer human-centered body-focused support that helps individuals find connection to the transformative power of their breath, ease in their body, and flow in their life. Priscila is a Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT), a Certified Yoga Teacher (CYT), a Certified Reiki Practitioner, a Certified Breathwork Facilitator, and holds a Masters in Education. Priscila fundamentally believes that each individual carries what they need inside themselves to feel whole in their lives, but sometimes need support to access that magic. She offers Integrative Energy Healing Massage and Energy Balancing Reiki Sessions, at the Be Free Healing Center. Priscila is a lover of travel–often to her ancestral homeland of Guatemala– and learning, and firmly believes that through embodied learning, we can transform our lives which ultimately changes the world.

🔥My WHY:
When I heard that Be Free was growing into a new re-imagined spiritual commUnity center, I knew in my heart that I wanted to be involved in that process. It felt so fitting to be a part of an expansion and transformation of Be Free, when that is precisely what being a part of this community has helped me do in my own life: expand and transform. My introduction to Be Free came a few months after moving to Fort Collins in 2021 while searching for a yoga studio that aligned with what I needed: a judgement-free, inclusive, financially accessible space where I could connect with my body. After my first class, I kept coming back, again and again, to different classes, to new workshops I’d never tried before, allowing myself to take baby steps towards expanding out of my comfort zone supported by the safety that this yoga studio offered. Over time, Be Free became so much more than my yoga studio; it became the place where I learned to better understand my nervous system, where I learned what mind/body/spirit connection really felt like, where I built strong community connections and friends, and where I became a Certified Yoga Teacher; it has truly become my second home. In the last five years, by participating in and experiencing the magic offered at Be Free, I have been able to radically transform my life and my connection to the deepest parts of myself; this community has helped me expand my own understanding of what I thought was possible in my life and I am eternally grateful. Because of my profound experience at Be Free, I proudly serve on this board with the intention of supporting this new Be Free CommUNITY Center in continuing its mission to be a sacred sanctuary for growth, embodiment, and deep connection. Together, may we create a commUnity where we all are able to expand, transform, and be free.