Keri Mandell

Keri Mandell is the owner and founder of emPOWER Yoga, an author, endurance athlete, and coach dedicated to helping others discover their limitless potential.

Keri began her yoga journey sixteen years ago while searching for a way to become more active and find greater balance in her life. Through the years, yoga transformed her physically, emotionally, and spiritually, allowing her to connect with others, improve her fitness, and gain a deeper understanding of her true self.

A teacher at heart, Keri spent more than a decade working as a special education teacher and school administrator before following her passion for wellness full-time. Wanting to give back to the community that had given her so much, she completed her yoga teacher training and founded emPOWER Yoga, a welcoming space where students are encouraged to grow, challenge themselves, and discover their own strength.

Keri is a 500-hour Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-500) and holds certifications through Yoga Stream, My Vinyasa Practice, and Yoga Alliance. Her high-energy, positive attitude is contagious and inspires her students to do and be their very best. Her classes are fun, challenging, empowering, and guaranteed to make you sweat.

Off the mat, Keri is a published author, triathlon and running coach, CrossFit coach, ultra-runner, and endurance athlete. She is the author of LIMITLESS: What I Learned Running the World in Seven Days, a memoir that chronicles her journey from overcoming personal struggles to completing some of the world's most demanding endurance events and discovering that we are all capable of far more than we believe.

Keri completed her first Ironman-distance triathlon in 2018 and, in February 2020, completed the World Marathon Challenge—7 Marathons, 7 Continents, 7 Days. She has also completed Ultraman Arizona (2022), Ultraman Florida (2023), and earned 3rd place female overall at the Ultraman World Championship in Hawaii (2024).

Passionate about making a difference both on and off the race course, Keri supports organizations including the American Cancer Society, Autism Speaks, Special Olympics, and Girls on the Run.

Keri believes there is no limit to what we can achieve when we believe in ourselves. Her mission—whether through yoga, coaching, writing, or speaking—is to inspire others to step outside their comfort zones and realize that they, too, are capable of living a limitless life.

"Life begins at the end of your comfort zone." – Neale Donald Walsch