Bend Into Balance

Kevin Kraft is a multidisciplinary wellness practitioner, musician, and author dedicated to fostering holistic well-being through sound, vibration and mindfulness. He is the sounder and founder of Soundshala (www.soundshala.com), an integrative wellness platform offering a unique curriculum that blends Kriya Yoga, music, meditation, journaling, breathwork, and sound therapy to promote mental clarity, emotional resilience, and inner balance. Kevin is also the founder of Bend to Balance, a thre...

Ben Dullum is a physical therapist and local outdoor enthusiast. Originally from Minnesota, he has been living in Bend for over 10 years where he works at the local hospital in the ICU and also at a breathing focused outpatient clinic, Academy West Breathing Performance. When not working, you will find Ben skate skiing when weather allows or trail running. He has run the marathon distance over 300 times, completed 100+ mile efforts over 30 times, and won the Oregon 200 twice setting the cours...

Christopher Russell, PA-C, is the co-founder and owner of Elevation Family Health in his hometown of Bend, Oregon. With over 25 years in healthcare, including eight years as a medical director, Chris brings extensive experience in internal, family, and community medicine. He is passionate about making healthcare more personal and helping patients find wholeness in mind, body, and spirit. Guided by his Christian faith, Chris treasures life with his wife, Lallie, and their five children. Outsid...

A lifelong Oregonian, Jake Metolius Waits has called Bend home for many years. He has spent the past 14 years working as an emergency room doctor, a career that has given him a front-row seat to the humor, heartache, resilience, and occasional absurdity of being human. More recently, Jake has turned to creativity and writing as a new adventure. Under the pen name Metolius Rox, he is the author of two books, including Bobbie. When he is not working in the ER or attempting to write something wo...

With ski racing parents from Vermont and Oregon it was no wonder skiing became easier than walking for Tommy. Mt Bachelor was the playground where he grew. Soon after finishing public high school Tommy simultaneously joined the US Ski Team and Dartmouth College. After a couple of years of competing in DH, SG, GS and SL on the World Cup and at the 2010 Olympics, Tommy broke his femur. During his recovery Tommy spent his time at Dartmouth studying Studio Art. Through forced absence from sport h...