The Family YMCA
1450 Iris St. Los Alamos, NM 87544
505-662-3100
1450 Iris St. Los Alamos, NM 87544
505-662-3100
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Wellness programs, caregiver support, and weekend experiences that help youth and adults connect, recharge, and grow.
Stronger connections.
Practical support.
Healthier futures.
Support Across Generations
Healing Through Community is an ongoing initiative serving Los Alamos, Española, White Rock, and surrounding Northern New Mexico communities.
Through movement, education, shared experiences, and dependable opportunities to connect, participants can build supportive relationships and develop practical skills for everyday life.
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Current Featured Program
Move better. Breathe deeper. Feel stronger.
Join The Family YMCA for a six-session series offering practical ways to care for your body and mind. Designed with caregivers and supportive adults especially in mind, the series is open to everyone ages 16 and older. Explore mindful movement, pelvic floor health, nutrition, strength training, breathwork, sound meditation, and the Feldenkrais Method®.
Each session explores a different part of whole-person wellness.
Build strength, mobility, balance, and focus through foundational yoga, breathwork, and meditation. No prior experience required.
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Develop awareness and learn practical strategies that support strength, stability, posture, and healthy movement.
Women's Health & Pelvic Floor Specialist
Doctor of Physical Therapy, certified Women's Health Specialist, and founder of The Balanced Momtality, helping women feel strong, confident, and connected through every stage of life.
Creator of the Pelvic Floor, Core & More App, blending evidence-based physical therapy with holistic mind-body practices.
Specializes in:
At the YMCA, Desiree helps make women's health education accessible while empowering women to move with confidence.
Mom of three • Podcast host • Nature lover • Loves lifting heavy.
Explore realistic ways to fuel your body and build sustainable nutrition habits.
Certified Holistic Health & Nutrition Coach
Kate helps busy people cut through nutrition noise, build realistic routines, and feel better in their bodies without chasing perfection.
With a strong science background and a behavior-based approach to habit change, she believes lasting progress comes from small, sustainable steps rather than extreme solutions.
Passionate about:
Kate loves creating spaces where people can learn, connect, and encourage one another because meaningful change is easier when we're not doing it alone.
Reader • Home cook • Nature explorer • Adventuring with her husband and two adventurous daughters.
Refine form, posture, and lifting mechanics while building confidence.
Certified Personal Trainer (NCSF)
Corinn helps people build strength, improve mobility, and develop healthy habits that last. With more than 20 years of experience in group exercise and strength training, she believes fitness should feel approachable, empowering, and accessible to everyone.
She became a certified personal trainer in 2020 to reconnect with people through movement and create individualized programs that support every stage of life and every fitness level.
Specializes in:
Corinn also holds certifications in group fitness, kettlebell fundamentals, TRX, and indoor cycling, tailoring every program to each person's goals and abilities.
Strength coach • Movement educator • Client-focused • Helping people move with confidence.
Discover simple breathing techniques that help reduce stress, improve focus, and create a greater sense of calm and well-being.
Integrative Health Coach & Breathwork Facilitator
After retiring from Los Alamos National Laboratory in 2015, Tessa began her wellness practice as an Integrative Health Coach, helping people reconnect with their inner wisdom through breathwork, stress management, mindset practices, nutrition, and movement.
Her passion for health and wellness began more than 35 years ago following a cancer diagnosis. That experience inspired a lifelong journey of learning and sharing tools that empower others to live healthier, more fulfilling lives.
Certified in:
For more than a decade, Tessa has guided workshops and one-on-one coaching, helping people develop practical tools that make navigating life's challenges with greater ease possible.
Wellness guide • Breathwork facilitator • Lifelong learner • Passionate about helping others thrive.
Slow down with a restorative experience using sound and vibration to encourage mindfulness and calm.
Personal Training & Wellness Coach
Jennifer is dedicated to helping people reconnect with their bodies, restore balance, and build sustainable strength for every stage of life. Her approach blends functional fitness, yoga therapy, mindfulness, and somatic practices into personalized wellness experiences.
She believes wellness should feel empowering—not overwhelming—and creates supportive, adaptable programs that meet people where they are while helping them move toward lasting change.
Specializes in:
Safety, nervous system regulation, and long-term progress are at the heart of her coaching, helping clients build confidence, resilience, and healthy habits that fit their values and lifestyle.
Wellness coach • Movement educator • Mind-body advocate • Helping people thrive at every stage of life.
Use gentle guided movement to recognize habitual patterns and discover easier, more efficient ways to move.
For Parents, Guardians, and Supportive Adults
Caring for others can be meaningful, demanding, joyful, and exhausting, sometimes all in the same afternoon.
Upcoming opportunities may include wellness workshops, practical education, drop-in activities, caregiver–youth experiences, and full-day retreats.
Coming SoonRestorative, full-day experiences will create room for caregivers to pause, connect, move, reflect, and explore practical wellness activities in a nature-based setting.
Selected retreats may include optional caregiver–youth activities centered on art, nature, creativity, and time together.
Dates, locations, eligibility, and registration details will be announced as plans are finalized.
For Youth Ages 12–14
Engaging experiences will give middle school–aged youth, including those transitioning from eighth to ninth grade, opportunities to try something new and build positive relationships.
Outdoor recreation, exploration, and nature-based activities.
Art, creative projects, and hands-on experiences.
Games, social events, and positive time together.
Age-appropriate projects that serve the community.
STEM, skill-building, and unusual learning experiences.
How the Y Strengthens Community
Young people build confidence, relationships, and practical skills through welcoming experiences designed for their stage of life.
Youth and adults gain approachable ways to care for their physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
Shared experiences connect neighbors and strengthen the support systems that help communities thrive.
Why Community Matters
Young people and caregivers do better when they have dependable opportunities to connect, learn, move, and spend time with people who care.
Healing Through Community strengthens those connections before challenges become crises. The YMCA helps participants develop practical skills and supportive relationships they can carry into everyday life.
This initiative does not provide clinical treatment or emergency services.
Call or text 988 or visit the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. For immediate danger or a medical emergency, call 911.
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