Instructors

Bikram Yoga found me in 2007, through a suggestion from a colleague of mine at work. I complained to her that it was difficult for me to find something that fit my 9-5 schedule and was enough of a challenge to push me and help me de-stress at the end of the day. Having danced my whole life, I had always been skeptical about Bikram because I knew it was the same 26 postures every class. As students of Bikram know and I have learned, every class is always different every day. Finding that Bikram studios often have 6 am classes that fit perfectly before work, I took my colleague's advice to jump into the torture chamber and have never looked back. My first week, I took 5 classes...and every week from then on.

Bikram gives me so many things I can't get from anything else. I don't have to feel like I'm putting on a show and competing, which can get tiresome as a dancer, I get a crazy workout and a total body cleanse - in and out. The cleansing aspect is really what keeps me coming back. I know however I feel on any given day, I'm going to feel better after a class.

Teaching Style

I started teaching Bikram so I could pass the experience onto others and lend a little of my personality to the cleansing process. I teach with compassion and strength - always trying to push in a way that is motivating while being understanding and calm. I love injecting little things that make me smile and seem to get a few giggles from my students.

Favorite Posture

The posture I look forward to each and every class is Standing Bow Pulling Pose. It targets the areas I place most importance on working - abdominal wall, upper thighs, hips and bum. Above all, it is gorgeous to look at.

Least Favorite Posture

The posture that sends my body and mind into angst is Locust Pose. It is pure evil - particularly both legs up, in which breathing becomes difficult and bringing body weight onto the shoulders is a major challenge and rather uncomfortable. Locust Pose also works some of my target areas and has numerous benefits that women tend to love (anti-cellulite), but it's my nemesis.