Tag archives: Taran Collis

Taran-osaurus Teaches Techniques Through Stories
By Steven Libowitz   |   September 9, 2025

Third-generation Montecito resident Taran Collis, a certified Yoga Therapist and Ayurveda Wellness Counselor, spent almost two decades teaching yoga and wellness to adults at La Casa de Maria and the Montecito YMCA before the debris flows from the Thomas Fire and later the pandemic interfered.  What also changed things was having a son. Within a […]

Collis and Her Mindful Dinosaurs Come to Tecolote
By Steven Libowitz   |   April 29, 2025

Third-generation Montecito resident Taran Collis’ passion for wellness and spiritual education runs deep in her family. Her grandmother, June Christensen, taught “Moving Consciously” at Adult Ed and Santa Barbara High School. Her grandfather, Mervin Lane, was an English professor who taught yoga and tai chi at SBCC. Before 2018, Collis, a certified Yoga Therapist and […]