For me, it was love at first sweat! When I first found the practice over 25 years ago, I was having some lower back pain and within a couple of weeks it was gone, I was hooked and I knew I wanted to be a teacher. Fun Fact: You might say I have a Broadway flair!

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!

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!

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 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 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.

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.

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!

After many years behind the chair as a hairstylist and several businesses later, I am ready to teach others the full spectrum of this practice. I have found balance, tenacity, strength and compassion in my world outside of the yoga room because of all the work I put into my practice. Our bodies carry so much knowledge if we learn how to silence our minds and listen. Fun Fact: I’ve been a Bikram practitioner for almost 20 years, and vowed one day to become a teacher! Here I am!

I was looking for something to prevent injuries and provide longevity in my career. I immediately fell in love with the heat and the healing of this yoga. I find great joy in working with students with injuries and ailments and providing space for this yoga to work its magic! Over the past 10 years as I have practiced through digestive issues, chronic fatigue, depression, back pain, trauma, pregnancy, and much more, I have learned that the body and mind are deeply intertwined. I believe Bikram Yoga is a beautiful place to explore that connection and become a happier, healthier, more kind, more nourished, whole version of yourself. Fun Fact: I started practicing Bikram Yoga in September 2012 in Danbury, Connecticut and am also a massage therapist.

I had recently turned 21 and had been indulging in all the freedom that came with being a full-blown “adult.” My self-esteem was shot and partying was on the rise. I didn’t love or hate my first Bikram class, but something brought me back the next day. It seemed to help put a smile on my face and so I continued to go. A year and a half into my practice I signed up to become a Bikram yoga teacher. It wasn’t until I was attending training that I really felt my body and mind begin to shift to a place I thought was not possible for me. Fun Fact: I continue to improve spines not only in Austin, but all over the world.

I was a dancer growing up and really struggled to find exercise and physical movement that I enjoyed after I stopped dancing. When I first found hot yoga, I fell in love with the challenge, how I felt after class, and the tremendous benefits on my anxiety. However, my favorite thing about the 26 & 2 is it allows me to see what my body can do versus only focusing on what it looks like. I always knew I wanted to teach and share how wonderful of an experience hot yoga is. I love how it brings people together even if we all step into the room for completely different reasons. I finally took the leap this year and completed the Pure Yoga Institute training with Jeff and Mardy and I'm so excited to be guiding others in their practice! Fun Fact: I took my first class in Dallas!

I had never taken a yoga class and was looking to gain some flexibility as my body was extremely tight from participating in athletics my entire life. I quickly found myself hooked, not only physically, but also mentally. The students and community environment that Pure offered were truly inspirational. It is an understatement to say how much I benefited from being in the hot room! My goal as a teacher has always been to motivate others to motivate themselves. Fun Fact: I stepped away from teaching for a few years to concentrate on learning to ride and jump horses, although I always knew the day would come that I would return to teaching!

I fell in love with Bikram Yoga from my very 1st class in 2002, in Hyannis Massachusetts. Having been a dancer throughout my childhood and teens, I took to Bikram Yoga at first, as just another hobby. After about a year into my steady practice, I noticed major changes in my life that seemed to occur naturally, but in fact I owe many of those changes to my yoga practice. So, I decided Yoga would be a major part of my life forever. Certified from Pure Yoga Texas in the summer of 2017, I am overjoyed to teach this amazingly powerful yoga system, that actually is a 90 minute open eyed meditation! Fun Fact: Prior to training at PURE, I moved myself to Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, MA where I lived and worked for a few months, followed by an immersive 200 Yoga Teacher Training in 2004.