THE KULA CENTER
“This kind of fit me because what I would be able
to do on the advisory board is offer assistance to
our lower-income community members,” Carrie
Klaus said, “and that really ties in with the mission
of Inner Spring yoga and with the ultimate goal
of the Kula Center, which is to make sure that the
Kula Center is open and welcoming to everyone
in the community.”
Carrie Klaus has been a yoga instructor for 12
years and opened Inner Spring about five years
ago. She mentioned one day to her husband that
she might like to open her own place. “And my
husband is one of those great kind of husbands
who like to make dreams come true,” she said,
“and he came home one day and said I rented
you a space to open up a yoga studio.”
She ran the business for a couple of years while
homeschooling her children. Now their daughters,
ages 14 and 11, are in school, and she runs both
Inner Spring and the Kula Center. “He has a full-
time job and two part-time jobs,” she said of Rob
Klaus, who manages all the finances and payroll
of the businesses on top of his full-time job.
Carrie Klaus said she wants the Kula Center to
be a hub where everyone can have their health
and wellness needs met.
“We do realize that cost can be an issue for
some people in taking advantage of some of those
health and wellness practices,” she said.
Health insurance doesn’t cover holistic and
preventive care, such as yoga and acupuncture.
So, visitors have to pay out of pocket.
“We realize that’s just not possible for some
people in our community,” said Carrie Klaus.
“So, our ultimate goal is for each person in our
community to be served in some way by us.”
For more information on the Kula Center and
its businesses, visit www.thekulacenter.com.
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