Sedona's Best MTB Clinics & Lessons

Coaching Certifications

• BICP Instructor Trainer
• BICP Level 3 Certified Instructor
• Terra Method Level 2 MTB Coach

Getting to Know Joanna

Joanna's one of Sedona's ultimate crushers , and has been coaching and guiding in the mountain bike industry since 2015 and started riding in 2010.  Her favorite type of riding is chasing unique technical terrain features and trails that are heady, technical, and require committed focus. It's this commitment & focus together, which she believes brings her the deepest form of meditation and flow on her bike. 

Her favorite part of mountain biking with others is the positive camaraderie that comes in the shared blood, sweat, and tears that makes improvement all the better. She  loves coaching because it allows her to share her greatest passion with others who are motivated to elevate their skills. Sharing new techniques, unique mindset hacks, and providing a positive space for development and openness is always her highest priority. Seeing improvement and the smiles that follow from learning a new skill, conquering a new feature, or  experiencing a new trail are what give her the tingly winglies as an instructor. 

As a Sedona local and everyday rider, Joanna takes full advantage of the easy access to  Sedona's massive trail system. She mixes it up between her comfy techtastic classic rides, plugging together unique loop combinations, and chasing new rides by employing different directions and riding styles constantly. She loves how mountain biking can deeply inspire your soul and how the positive mindset and commitment it teaches you, translates to all the other dimensions of life.

Coaching Certifications

• BICP Level 2 Certified Instructor
• Terra Method Level 2 MTB Coach

Getting to Know Phil

Phil's been an avid Sedona mountain biker and has been hooked since he began riding back in  2010. He started in a DownHill bike park setting, and later transitioned into trail riding a couple of years thereafter. His favorite type of riding terrain is the gritty kind that makes you work for the flow and keeps you deeply engaged with the landscape and it's features.  He calls it, "tech-flow," and he's grateful everyday that Sedona is fully loaded with trails of this character -- as far as the eye can see. 

He loves sharing mountain biking with others and his favorite part of offering mountain bike instruction comes in helping people conquer their fears. Whether it's overcoming obstacles, learning how to ride new features, or coaching riders on how to  adjust their  mindset & techniques to tackle challenging terrain they once thought impossible. Feeling the excitement of someone riding a new trail for the first time, the pure excitement in their eyes, and watching them improve their skills is what brings him his deepest feel goods as a MTB instructor.

As a dedicated everyday Sedona rider, Phil tries to primarily focus on being a "smooth rider." He prides himself in making smart line choices and riding within his abilities. He naturally loves adapting his pace and style to match those he rides with, and more than anything, he loves how mountain biking brings people together and exposes them to  spectacular places that can move them inside and out.