About
About Us
Barefoot Sanctuary™ is a unique partnership with Whole Foods Market with the goal of bringing affordable, accessible yoga, dance and fitness classes and workshops to the community. Our mission is to create a place for locals and visitors to Las Vegas to find their “om away from home” in a relaxed, healthy, comfortable atmosphere.
You’ll find a mix of courses at the studio, from yoga to handstand classes to African-inspired dance classes. Our workshops feature guest instructors from diverse disciplines – from healing to acrobatics to drumming and chanting. All levels of practitioners are welcome to Barefoot Sanctuary, and we encourage you to come try a class with us.
In the News
Read about Alvin Tam and Soul Acrobats in the Las Vegas Weekly!
Read about Barefoot Sanctuary in the Las Vegas Review Journal!
Take a peek at photos of our studio in the Las Vegas Review Journal
Read about Jaime Tam and the Barefoot Sanctuary in the Las Vegas Examiner!
Read about Barefoot Sanctuary in Town Square News!
Studio Owners
Jaime Tam … Heal and Inspire! She is a spiritual yoga instructor, talented painter-artist and ethnic fusion dancer who dedicates her artistry to evoking creativity and peace worldwide. She has developed a unique form of movement called Expressive Yoga™, a healing and unique practice she has coined as Serpentine Asana Flow in 2001. This organic form of yoga highlights a restorative and creative form of movement that she has created in addition to her Sacred Dance Fusion and Tribal Trance Dance style and methodology.
Jaime Tam also professionally performs Polynesian Fire Dance acts, combining West African, Middle Eastern and Serpentine dance styles. Her performances are ‘Sacred’ in that they exhibit tales of love and emotive release, catharsis and indigenous exploration.
Alvin Tam was born in Edmonton, Canada, where he became seduced by a dream at the age of 18 to travel the world, learn languages, and meet new cultures. Captivated by this vision, he discovered the National Circus School in Montreal and began training intensively for four years and eventually ended up crossing the globe several times as an acrobatic performer and coach. Alvin has performed in Japan, Brazil, France, England, Canada, United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Lebanon.
In 2002 Alvin received a call from the Cirque du Soleil to join the creation and performance of the $200 million Las Vegas show, KA. He spent five years working with the company, and in the meantime began his next dream, starting a business. With the creative minds of four other acrobats, Soul Acrobats, a company that makes inspirational products was born. Alvin has a deep passion for helping people transforming their fears while doing what they love.
He now speaks four languages and has traveled to over nine countries and 200 cities and currently lives in Las Vegas. Alvin’s next dreams are to build and fly an Iron Man suit, live to be 300 years old, and create a beautiful, loving family with his wife Jaime.
Photo, Video and Web Design Credits
A big thank you to our creative partners who helped put our beautiful site together!
Photography
Marylene Hickok, Chris Staefe, Serge Nikolich
