About Us
A Word from the HYSM Studio Director
Creating a New Chapter
It doesn’t matter who you are and where you come from, life will throw you curve balls.
I work hard to keep my sh*t together.
Some days I’m feeling grounded + focused. I manage my anxiety. Crush my day. And then I have those other days…I’m trapped in my own mind. Stress cleaning. Stress snacking. Scrolling. Following squirrels down random rabbit holes. Consumed in overthinking.
Pulled apart in opposite directions… a tale of two extremes. On a continual heroine’s journey to seek balance. Elusive. But I’ll always keep working at it!
I was introduced to Bikram Yoga in 2010.
Back then I was a distance runner, and it took me 3 long months to embrace the practice.
I was attracted to the idea of it. I was intrigued by all the benefits I kept reading about. I loved hearing how committed my friends were to their own practice.
IRL, the room was stifling and honestly. Lifetime athlete, yet the postures were unlike anything I had ever done before. Start to finish… It was hard! The dialogue felt excruciatingly slow. And I’m a visual learner, which means I spent a lot of time looking around the room comparing myself to seasoned yogis.
It took me an entire summer before I was ready to dive in and allow myself to adapt and absorb the experience.
I committed to a 10-day challenge - I made it to 8 classes in 10 days. And that’s when my perspective shifted… “Opening up like a flower petal blooming.”
The heat became an invitation to challenge myself. I would walk into the hot room with a sense of determination.
My postures developed as I became stronger & moved more easily as I practiced. Repetition is mastery!
The dialogue felt purposeful. I could understand why teachers took us step-by-step-by-step in and out of each asana.
As I learned the sequence, I outgrew the need to watch others in the room. I will say watching my own practice in the front mirror can still bring up inner criticisms, but more often than not, I hear a softer voice. A mix of grace and accountability.
My practice became comforting; Yet it’s still challenging.
It became familiar; Yet it still offers room to grow.
It’s by far the most effective way for me to get grounded into my body, to organize my thoughts and make sense of my emotions.
It’s my ultimate reset button.
It’s the better version of me, being myself.
And it’s a practice.
That’s why I keep coming back to sweat it out on my mat.
Days. Weeks. Months. Going on 15 years now.
Progress, not perfection.
It’s never gets old. #iykyk
