The mental reset, physical challenge, and focus on the present moment hooked me from the beginning. After years of dedicated practice at the Cedar Park studio, I attended the Journey Into Power (Vinyasa) teacher training at PURE. Fun Fact: When not on my mat, I dedicate much of my energy to my husband and beautiful daughters.

After randomly stepping on my mat years ago, I knew instantaneously that I'd found the most amazing life tool. The tremendous impact that this practice has on our students is a joy to watch. Fun Fact: Other than my career in Yoga, I'm overjoyed to announce I've recently been promoted to Grandma!

After 6 years of service in the Army, I struggled with the challenge of returning to civilian life. I thought I would use yoga as a mobility practice to help me with other endeavors like ultra running and endurance challenges. Little did I know I had stumbled upon a whole universe of possibilities! There is no better feeling than seeing students light up when you bring your all to class and then getting to join them side by side as peers when I am taking another class myself. Fun Fact: I expanded the classes I teach to Hot Yoga HIIT!

After taking my first class in 2012 following years of Ballet and long-distance running, my life changed forever. Yoga not only healed my Achilles tendinitis and an injury to my MCL and meniscus, it also improved countless other aspects of my life. Fun Fact: I've taught this Yoga all over the world, including New York City, Illinois, Florida, Nice, France, and Vienna, and Austria.

I felt so incredible after hot yoga. The strength, flexibility, and mindfulness I was gaining convinced me to hang up my running shoes for good! After years of practice and dreaming of becoming a teacher, I finally told myself "if not now, when?". Fun Fact: I've been practicing at PURE since they opened their doors in 2003!

After teaching the Bikram series for twelve years in New York City, I relocated to Austin in 2018 seeking better tacos and better yoga. And I certainly found what I was looking for with PURE Yoga Texas! My teaching method is steeped in anatomical precision, insight, skill, and forming a genuine connection with each student in class. Fun Fact: I also run my own massage business, teach anatomy, and create taco quality spreadsheets.

The benefits I received from Bikram Yoga changed my life. Upon completion of my first 60-day challenge, I was happier and healthier; had improved nutritional habits; and had a totally new outlook on life. Each time that I teach, the true joy and satisfaction comes in knowing that I’m helping people improve their physical and emotional health. Fun Fact: Catch me most weekends around town singing smooth jazz!

I feel at home on my yoga mat and part of a vibrant community at the studio. It is not only a part of my health & well-being, much like taking a daily vitamin, but a place where I can explore fundamental aspects of humanity. Fun Fact: I recently received my Doctorate in Physical Therapy and have been known to tell a dad-joke or two.

I am continuously inspired by the student testimonials we hear on a daily basis. I love the yoga community. Musicians, artists, athletes, moms and dads, students and seniors, high techs and corporate execs—all stand side-by-side in class—improving their daily lives through yoga practice. Seeing every smiling, happy face leave our studios energizes me and is my constant source of inspiration. Fun Fact: Stay late at the studio someday and join me for my other favorite practice: Kendo (the Japanese "way of the sword")

I believe wholeheartedly that yoga is a transformational healing modality with enormous potential for everyone. After years spent studying and practicing alignment-based Yoga based on the teachings of Iyengar, I ultimately want my students to feel enriched and empowered, supported and cared for. Fun Fact: I've gained over 10,000 hours of teaching experience and recently moved to Austin from Hong Kong.

I truly believe in the power we have to heal ourselves with this Yoga. I teach from a place of compassion, passion, and faith in the sequence and my students. In addition to teaching the Original Hot Yoga, I also teach Inferno Hot Pilates. I’m so grateful for the people (and the food!) here in Austin and at PURE. Fun Fact: I recently moved to Texas from New York, where I’ve taught and practiced for years.

I took my first 26 and 2 hot yoga class in 2010 during a bout of depression after I graduated college. The mental and physical therapeutic benefits created a monumental shift in my life which propelled me into yogic studies. I hope to empower people through the yoga postures, sharing them as the powerful healing tools that they are. Fun Fact: I love learning about all different styles and modalities of Yoga, and enjoy learning from teachers around the world.

I stepped into the hot room 6 years ago and immediately felt the mental and physical benefits of movement in a heated space. In search of a yoga practice compliment (and other ways to keep warm in Chicago), I tried Inferno Hot Pilates and became hooked from the stronger muscle and cardio results. Currently, I love sharing IHP with other yogis alike and anyone looking for a fun, high-energy and challenging class. Fun Fact: I have a not so secret passion for fashion and textiles.

Born and raised in the South of France, I first came to the United States on a three-months tourist visa to attend my yoga teacher training and "turn my passion into action". Shortly after, I moved permanently to the United States in 2013, and started teaching Bikram Yoga full-time, sharing my tremendous love for this practice. Fun Fact: I am currently working at St David’s Medical Center in Austin, as a RN in the cardiac rehab unit where I also take care of amputees and post-operative patients.

I first experienced Original Hot Yoga at PURE South in 2012 as an attempt to collect another tool for managing stress and anxiety. It was hot, and the effort to HEAR instructions, rather than SEE each posture, was a challenge. But, I went back. And, a 30-day trial turned into 10 years of practice. I quickly recognized the quiet that yoga brought to my mind and body. Struggling through 90 minutes of yoga in the hot room assuaged the challenge and fear of struggling through life outside of the hot room. Fun Fact: My decision to complete teacher training in 2022 was two-fold: simply, I am a better person when I practice yoga, and I am a better person when I can spread peace and calm to others.

I took my first hot yoga and pilates class back in 2017. I instantly fell in love with the practice and saw so many improvements within my life. Not only did my physical health improve, but my mental health as well. I couldn’t go a day without practicing. I began my teaching journey May 2021 and my favorite part of teaching is creating a space where you can be the best version of yourself. Fun Fact: I got certified to teach in IHP. after years of playing collegiate soccer.

The greatest reward of being a studio owner is witnessing the startling transformations in beginning students and helping them motivate themselves to develop long-term yoga practices to reap and maintain the health benefits of this unique system of hatha yoga. Since starting my own practice in 1998 and opening my first studio in 2003, I can think of no greater calling than sharing this practice. Fun Fact: One of my favorite things is curating the aesthetic of the studios, keeping them chic, simple, and a canvas for your transformation.

When I found Pure Yoga in 2011, my crush on hot yoga quickly turned into love. The mental and physical benefits and challenges are what keep me coming back. The heat is a tool that helps me focus and meditate. This yoga keeps me present and in the moment. Pure Yoga is a safe, inclusive, and amazing community of yogis. Fun Fact: I'm also a High School science teacher!

My mind was blown after my first class, and by my third I was hooked. Yoga has carried me through life’s ups and downs offering a caring community and grace. The never-ending opportunity to exercise my curiosity keeps me coming back. I took the plunge and signed up for teacher training in 2021 after my work had gone full remote due to COVID. I completed teacher training in May of 2022 in Mexico and will cherish memories from that time forever. Fun Fact: I first found Bikram Yoga in 2006 while working next door to a studio in San Antonio.

I was introduced to Bikram yoga in an unlikely place, the gym of a treatment center for drug and alcohol addiction. After a few months at the center I began to see small benefits from the yoga, but it was not until I utilized the hot room after graduating that I realized the extent and power of this practice. A few years down the road and this practice is undoubtedly one of the most important aspects of my life. Fun Fact: You might find me at Walnut Creek with my dog, husband, and brand new baby!