Category: Team

Meg L

Meg L I was in the graduating class of 2010. My mother practiced yoga, so it was always in my orbit. I began my own love of yoga in my sophomore year of college, with a beautiful yogini named Shanti, who always dressed in all white. I adored her! Favorite quote: Even after all these […]

Melanie M

Melanie M YYC Teacher Training Grad of 2016 My childhood best friend brought me to a hot yoga class in 2013. Favorite quote: “Sadness gives depth. Happiness gives height. Sadness gives roots. “Happiness gives branches. Happiness is like a tree going into the sky, and sadness is like the roots going down into the womb […]

Amy B

Amy B YYC graduating class of 200 HR – 2020 & 300 HR – 2023 I had practiced yoga off & on, throughout my early 20’s, with little consistency to my practice. I came to practice at Hot House in 2019 & it sparked something within. I not only found a consistent practice but a […]

Cheryl F

Cheryl F YYC graduating class of 2022 How did you find yoga & how long ago? In 2006 I was driving in Virginia Beach and saw a store front that said Hot Yoga. I was intrigued! From the very first class I was hooked. When the teacher asked me how I felt, I exclaimed, “I […]

Carla W

Carla W YYC graduating class of (year)? 200 2009/300 2012 How did Yoga find you & how long ago? Chris Yax taught my son karate in 2004 and left to open a “hot yoga studio”. Gave it a try and here I am almost 20 years later 😬 Favorite quote: I think 99 times and […]

Beth E

Beth E YYC Graduate Class of 2020 1989-A dear family member suggested yoga when she witnessed me struggling with an unfortunate experience during my freshman year of college Favorite Quote-Elizabeth Gilbert from Eat Pray Love “Ruin is a gift…Ruin is the road to transformation” Favorite Pose: Standing Bow Favorite Song: Breathe, Be Happy by Tep […]

April L

April L HHY 200HR YTT Class of 2016, HHY 300HR YTT Class of 2023 I started practicing in 2009. I was always interested in yoga and eventually I went to a cold studio that offered one hot class a week and was HOOKED. I started taking class in a hot studio the next week and […]

Cole F

Cole F YYC graduating class of 2019 How did Yoga find you & how long ago? — My youngest sister introduced me to yoga in 2016. Favorite quote: “Change is not something that we should fear. Rather, it is something that we should welcome. For without change, nothing in this world would ever grow or […]

Jennifer B

Jennifer B YYC graduating class of 2021 (200hr) & 2023 (300hr) How did Yoga find you & how long ago? Yoga permeated my spirit by way of my mother who practiced with me in her womb. In 2010 I formally continued in her footsteps towards wellness and healing from the inside out. Favorite quote: “I […]

Deborah M

Deborah M – Barkan Method Hot Vinyasa Teacher Training Level II and III, 80 hours 2006 & Barkan Method Hot Yoga Teacher Training Level I, 200 hours 2007 – Vinyasa Teacher Training with the Yax Yoga Concepts, 50 hours 2009 – Rolf Gates Teacher Training, 500 hours Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training 2011 – Hot House […]