Wild Prairie Yoga was launched in June of 2017. The original owner, Ashley Dettmer, taught Wild Prairie classes at the Trochu Arboretum and the Trochu Valley School. Ashley soon found a home for her studio above the Trochu Arena, the space we all knew and loved as Wild Prairie Yoga. In early 2019 Ashley decided to step away from ownership, wanting to focus more on her family and her full-time job away from the studio. She loved teaching yoga and still wanted to continue teaching and connecting with her participants without the business aspect.

 

In January of 2020 newly certified yoga instructor Katrina Fewer came into Ashley’s life and it couldn't have been timed better. Ashley transferred ownership to Katrina in March, and unfortunately two weeks later the Covid-19 Pandemic hit and the doors had to be shut for in-studio classes. 

 

It was a rollercoaster ride that had Katrina and her instructors adapting to the virtual world, while still offering in-person classes when restrictions permitted. Wild Prairie gave Katrina a focus and passion during all of the craziness the virus had brought, and she knows it was a blessing in disguise for her.

 

Since Katrina has taken over, our studio has expanded beyond just yoga classes. We now offer a wide variety of exercise formats to chose from! 

 

After an extensive renovation, the doors of Wild Prairie's second location (in Three Hills) opened in December of 2021. Things started a little slow as we were still under restrictive measures with the pandemic. We were so incredibly grateful to finally welcome everyone through our doors in February 2022. Each day that passes the Wild Prairie family continues to grow bigger and stronger.

 

In February of 2023 the extremely hard decision was made to close the original Wild Prairie location in Trochu. With heavy hearts we finished out the session of classes, and Ashley was able to close the final chapter on Trochu with her final Vinyasa Flow + Restoreclass on March 22nd. It was an emotional night with a few surprises, and was an amazing class to participate in. Tears were shed and with extremely grateful hearts we descended those stairs one last time after class. That sweet space in Trochu will be missed by many.

 

We are incredibly grateful that we have the space in Three Hills to continue offering our classes and we look forward to the many years ahead!

 

Whether you are looking to stretch on your mat or to work up a sweat, we’ve got you covered! We are a wonderful community of instructors and participants. If you have not joined us yet, we are sure you will be pleasantly surprised when you do!