Our Teachers

  • In 2008, I discovered hot yoga as a sanctuary from the relentless pace of corporate life.  The practice provided a sanctuary of heat and mindfulness, offering me a much-needed escape and a way to manage the stress of my demanding job.  What began as a personal retreat soon blossomed into a profound journey of self-discovery and transformation.  This rigorous practice, rooted in ancient yoga traditions, not only enhances physical strength and flexibility but also fosters mental clarity and emotional resilience, I fell in love with it instantly.


    For years, I dreamt of leaving the corporate grind behind and embracing a career in teaching yoga.  In March of 2024, I completed a 100-hour training program, where I deepened my understanding of the practice and refined my teaching skills.  Today, I am thrilled to be living my dream and sharing the transformative power of original hot yoga with others. I am excited to continue my journey of growth and learning by pursuing additional training in the near future and expanding my teaching repertoire.


    Please join me for a rejuvenating original hot yoga session, I look forward to guiding you on your path to wellness and transformation.

  • I was introduced to Yoga at SAC in 2004. I took it as a PE credit, learning many of the poses at that time. I also began to attend classes regularly, with a friend. Yoga and I just clicked. It was all about the practice itself that got me hooked. I even thought, “I can teach Yoga… I’m athletic, spiritual, and I want to help people!” That idea sat for years. It wasn’t until I graduated from Texas State and had been in the corporate world a while, when I stumbled upon a flyer for teacher training that would be on weekends, spread out over six months. I could work and train. Yes!

    I received my 200hr teacher certificate in 2012. The timing was perfect. It had been a year since a rough break up, and I had been having stomach issues. I started training with a broken heart, esophagitis, a hiatal hernia, and gastritis, and I came out feeling freed, with no symptoms or stress. All my ailments were gone.

    Through years of practice, continued study, and a couple thousand hours of teaching, yoga has become a great part of my life. For me, Yoga is about coming back to yourself. So many of us give and give, and we’re going, going all the time. We forget who we are.

     Stepping onto the mat, I’m reminded to "just be" with myself again. In my classes I give detailed instruction to help bring awareness to the body and to the breath, allowing the mind to be present.

    We build strength, find balance, and gain flexibility. We learn to embrace and experience the happenings in each moment. Through regular practice, I hope my students can take what they learn on the mat into their everyday life.

  • Hey y'all.
    Movement has always been an important part of my life. I have spent the majority of my life dancing and discovered a new love with yoga about 16 years ago. I decided to take my yoga a step further with a 200 hour RYA teacher training in 2015 and rounded out the education with the hot 26 training in 2019.


    I absolutely love group fitness classes as they create a family, a community, personal accountability and amazing friendships.


    When I'm not in the studio, I enjoy spending my time with my family (Jason, Faeryn, and our animal menagerie), friends, watching OU football, being by the water, watching a good show or reading a good book.

  • I discovered Bikram Yoga back in 2010. I was a distance runner & cardio queen with high anxiety that I managed with exercise & medicated with bulimia. A group of women in my Team-in-Training running club practiced Bikram regularly. I grew curious and joined for a class. I loved the idea of it, but mostly hated the actual practice of it for the first four months before it reeled me in & won me over. I put running on the backburner, quit my gym membership and completed my first 60 Day Yoga Challenge. 60 Classes in 60 Days. This was a monumental step forward on my journey to becoming a stronger, healthier version of me.

    I kicked off my Yoga Teacher Training with a 200 hour RYT in 2020, which was the first of many programs, CE workshops and certifications. I practiced daily, immersed in theory and waited for the right time to embark on the rigorous Holy Grail 500 Hour Official Bikram Yoga Teacher Training.

    Still on my bucket list. Considering Fall 2025 or Spring 2026. 9 weeks in Thailand.

    For now I’m grateful to be at HYSM, about halfway through my 300 hour Original Hot Yoga Association certification.

    For me, Bikram Yoga is a powerful tool to heal the body and strengthen the mind. It’s balancing. Grounding. Challenging. Empowering. Energizing. And so much FUN!! I can always find room to grow in my practice. Repetition is mastery. It never gets old!

  • Yoga has changed my life and I believe it can change yours too!

    At the age of 52 I took my first yoga class. I recently had a knee injury which left me unable to do any kind of physical activity. Over the next few years, I had 4 knee surgeries, and my knee just getting worse and worse. I had been a cyclist, a runner and triathlete and I needed an outlet. My sister suggested Hot Yoga - I couldn’t understand why I couldn’t just go outside and do yoga.  I ultimately went to a Hot Yoga class and was hooked! Not only did I find a physical outlet, but a way to connect with my mind too I was fully committed!

    I ended up having a total knee replacement in 2020!  My doctor told me I would never be able to do “fixed firm” - if you come to class, you will probably see me do it!

    In 2018 I took a leap of faith and  and went to Boulder to do my first Bikram hot yoga training with Esak Garcia. I completed a second Hot Yoga training in Texas completing over 250 hours.

    Other trainings:

    200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training with Albina and Roger Rippy 2021

    Pilates Training with Pilates Sports Center 2019

    Yin Training with Laura Gale 2023

    Currently finishing 300 Yoga Teacher Training with Albina and Roger Rippy

    I have worked for Willow Gardens Yoga for 6 years teaching Hot Yoga and Healing Yoga.

    I am a retired Dental Hygienist, working for over 20 years in Buda,  Texas.  I have lived in San Marcos for over 35 years! My husband, Robert and I love calling San Marcos our home! When I am not working I love spending time traveling, cooking, reading crocheting, spending time with my grown kids and watching sports!

    I think everyone can do Hot Yoga-no matter your age, flexibility or physical strength - you just have to be willing to be a beginner! I love sharing my passion for Hot Yoga - it will heal your body! Come and give it a try!!