Our Instructors

Carson Ford

Carson serves many roles at Balance, including Owner, Studio Director, and Instructor. With over 13 years of experience teaching different types of movement, Carson has had the privilege of working with all ages, backgrounds, and learning styles. Carson developed a love for the body and how it works while earning a Bachelor’s of Science in Exercise Physiology from Midwestern State University. After finding yoga in 2015, she was instantly drawn to the mind-body connection reached through the practice. She felt that the body awareness she developed through years of classical dance training and the mechanical understanding of the body she gained through her degree came together perfectly to give her a special connection to the practice.

Carson trained with Toni Farris at Yoga Tree in Plano, Texas and is registered with the Yoga Alliance as an E-RYT500, RPYT, RCYT, and YACEP. Carson specializes in beginner and modified yoga and has a passion for teaching a safe and mindful practice aimed to quiet the mind and reduce suffering. Carson enjoys teaching Hatha, Vinyasa, Prenatal/Postnatal, and Restorative styles of Yoga, as well as Barre and Balletone. She considers herself a lifelong student of yoga, and is now honored to share her knowledge and experience with future yoga instructors through 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Trainings at Balance. Carson enjoys spending time doing anything outside with her husband, JT, their son, Sutton, and dog, Margot.

Adam Deatherage

Adam has completed six teacher teacher trainings and is registered with the Yoga Alliance at the 500HR level. He is certified in Dharma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Yinyasa, and Partner Yoga. He is also a certified Reiki Master level practitioner, a MBTI® certified practitioner, and holds a B.S. in Psychology. Adam learned to meditate at the age of 12, promoting a passion for mindfulness. When he is not teaching yoga, Adam also works as an advertising consultant with the Wizard of Ads and produces and hosts his own TV show. Adam brings a curious passion for yoga history, philosophy, and poses to his classes with a constant theme of "letting go". His classes are all-level so everyone is included.

Irene Lutz

Irene was born and raised in Switzerland, but has called Texas her home since 1995. She has found a way through yoga to balance her active lifestyle working outdoors and training horses.

Irene’s teaching is a beautiful blend of grounding, organic movement, and whimsical island vibes. She completed her 200-Hour YTT at Yandara Yoga in Baja, Mexico, and feels a special connection with the ocean. She also completed an Advanced training in Yin and Restorative, as well as a Master Level Reiki certification.  Irene is also certified in Equine Yoga, Horse and Yoga Integration through Equine Om.  She likes to teach with an intention to bring more meaning onto the mat. Inspired by the rhythm of nature, Irene often embodies organic movement in her classes. She believes that yoga is all about feeling good and finding what works for each individual, as we all are on a different journey. You may rarely hear her talking about alignment or range of motion, but you can often gain wisdom through her themes of seasonal yogic practices to support a healthy lifestyle, taking time to appreciate the little things in life, and real-life anecdotes of how to take your practice off the mat, to name a small handful of her beautiful themes. Through years of practice, she has learned that yoga can provide us with helpful tools on and off our mat. Irene believes that yoga has transformed her life and has given her an expanded sense of purpose. She likes to spend time at the ocean, and practice yoga with her horses.

Chris Brogden

Chris Brogden, a retired veterinarian and military wife, believes in the magical healing power of yoga, both in the physical and spiritual realms. She started practicing yoga as part of an exercise program to heal from a long and chronic illness. Chris completed her first teacher training with Holy Yoga and her second with Yahweh Yoga in Tempe, Arizona. She is registered with the Yoga Alliance at the E-RYT500 level and is also certified in Yoga Therapy, Trauma Sensitive Yoga, Chair/Senior Yoga, Yogalates, Yoga with Weights, Yoga Touch, WARRIOR Rhythm, and Aqua Kriya Yoga.  She has also completed a trauma sensitive training through the Warriors at Ease yoga program.


Chris started the Chair Yoga class for Balance and has a passion to see people of all ages and physical conditions learn to stay healthy through movement. In addition to the Chair class, Chris loves to teach Flow and Restorative Yoga, along with Core Pilates, Barre, and Balletone classes, integrating new and innovative movements into each class.

Julia Lamberth

Constantly seeking new ways to keep her creativity growing, Julia is a yoga instructor and the marketing designer and photographer/videographer for Balance Studio. She received her 200RYT certification in 2017 through Yehweh Yoga. She has also completed a training through YogaFit for Injury Prevention and Recovery.  Julia's pursuit of yoga began in college when she led an overactive lifestyle of being a student, runner, swimmer, artist, teacher, and youth leader in college. Never sitting still for long or allowing her mind to rest, yoga became the answer to the stillness she desperately needed to maintain a healthy mind/body balance. After college, she began attending classes and continued to allow yoga to be a pivotal part of her life.

Julia has also had a heart for the arts and growing her creative spirit. She opened her business, Julia M. Photography, in 2011 and primarily photographs weddings, portraits and commercial work. She is a member of the Professional Photographers of America. While running her business, she also graduated from Midwestern State University in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in Education.

Carolyn Bell

Carolyn is an experienced Yoga instructor sharing a passion for movement that builds strength and balance in the body, mind, and spirit.  She is a prepared, educated professional with a caring passion for students to discover the healing breath and the peace of stillness.  Carolyn began teaching yoga in 2005 after discovering the personal benefits of practicing yoga as a student since 1998.  She is a certified 200RYT working on her 500RYT through My Vinyasa Yoga in Austin and teaches Vinyasa Flow yoga.  She is also a trained Pilates Instructor through Fitour.  She has continued her yoga studies in Vinayasa Yoga training and has studied with well-known teachers such as Seane Corne, Shiva Rea, Eddie Modestini, Nicki Doane, Kathryn Budig, Liz Arch, and Iyengar Yoga teacher Carrie Owerko.  Previously, she graduated from the University of Texas with an Education degree and taught for 27 years with 25 of them being at FUMC's School for Little People.  While teaching there she created a Yoga for Kids program for 4 and 5 year olds.  Carolyn feels called to teach yoga so that others may benefit from the breath and movement practices to calm the body, mind, and spirit.  Her desire is to bring emotional healing, peace, and restoration to the lives of others.  She likes to teach a creative yoga flow with strength building Pilates moves incorporated into the practice and an emphasis on breath, balance, and meditation.  

Anna Brenson

Anna Brenson is a military wife, dog mom, and speech-language pathologist who loves movement and music. She was a dancer through college and during her graduate studies found barre as a way to break from the books. She loved the musicality, low impact, and challenging workout barre provided. Anna has been practicing barre for 8 years and teaching since 2021. She is a certified Pure Barre instructor and is Barre Intensity trained. Anna’s goal is to motivate individuals of all ages and abilities to move their body in order to live a healthier and happier life. She loves that barre can be easily modified to meet the needs of anyone that walks into the studio.