Hot Asana Founder/Owner of Hot Asana Southern Pines, E-RYT 500, RCYT, YACEP, Certified Yin Yoga Instructor, Hot Asana Yoga University Founder/Owner, Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher

We are all on our own personal journey. I would like to share a little bit about my yoga journey with you…

I attended my first Hot Yoga Class in this very studio on August 12, 2007 and fell in love with the mental and physical connection I felt. I began practicing 3 – 6 times a week, shed 40 pounds in 4 months, and was able to discontinue the use of all of my prescription medications. I began to feel healthier and stronger than ever. Convinced of the benefits of yoga, I continued my daily practice and began to deepen my dedication to and knowledge of yoga.

I began my teacher training in 2008 and since then have completed multiple 200 and 500 hour certifications, Yin Yoga training and Mindfulness Meditation Vipasana. My trainings have been diverse but my teaching style has been primarily influenced by Grace and MyLinda Morales, Jimmy Barkan, Rolf Gates, Chris & John Yax , Deepak Chopra, Bryan Kest and Paul Grilley. I fundamentally believe that anyone can change their body and their life. I believe we can in fact, grow younger and stronger. I would love to show you how Hot Asana can be a part of that change. It doesn’t matter when or in what condition you start…JUST START. Your best YOU may very well be yet to come.

Hampstead, NH and Newburyport, MA Studio Owner,

RYT 500 , Certified Yin Yoga Instructor, Hot Asana Online Instructor, Hot Asana Yoga University Faculty

This yoga journey has been quite an amazing ride for me. I started taking classes in 2006 because it was a good “workout.” I did not know what was in store for me. Yoga has woven its way into all aspects of my life, and I don’t know what I would do without it. Although the physical piece is what lured me into the hot room, it is the spiritual, mind, body connection that keeps me there. Since 2006 life has been a crazy roller coaster for me, as it is for everyone. The great thing about yoga is it gives you the tools to make it through those ups and downs a little more gracefully. Every time you practice you learn something about yourself that you take with you and use out in the world, in your life. Yoga guru BKS Iyengar said, “Yoga uses the body as a tool to touch the soul.” This, to me, is the bottom line of yoga. This is what drives me, what motivates me to teach. One of the biggest lessons I have learned through yoga is to trust the process, have faith in yourself, have faith in God, have faith in the Universe, breathe through the fear, trust your intuition, connect to your voice. These are not just words, or thoughts. They are actions that you have to have the courage to follow through with. Life is not easy. Do the work.

Opening the first studio in Hampstead could not have happened without the gracious assistance of my dear friend Virginia Gallagher, the creator of Hot Asana Yoga Studios. She has forged the path for studio owners to be successful. Hampstead was a great surprise to me. Newburyport is a dream come true for me. Derry is on the way, and is something I have been working on for YEARS!! Please join me and my dynamic teachers on this amazing journey. We never could have grown this much if it wasn’t for this amazing community! It is with a grateful heart that I thank you all, and look forward to what is to come!!

E-RYT 500, YACEP, Certified Hot Asana Assist, Hot Asana Yoga University Faculty, Ayurvedic Practitioner

Julie completed her first yoga training in 2012, after practicing for a year, she knew yoga was something she wanted to share. She has always found movement to be a nurturing, powerful force in her life. Julie fell in love with the grounded yet expansive that she experienced with asana and meditation. Yoga practice has inspired her to grow and expand in ways she never imagined. It is this experience she hopes to share with her students. While working as a Physical Therapy Assistant, she began to weave yoga into her work and witnessed that healing calls for an integrated, multi-dimensional approach; one that allows us to see each other as whole no matter what challenge we are taking on. She is grateful to be a full time yoga teacher, yoga teacher trainer, and Ayurvedic Practitioner.

Julie trained with Siva Power Yoga in Wichita, KS where she earned her 200 hour certification and has continued her education through Inner Peace Yoga Therapy earning a 300 hour certification, where she learned how to apply the therapeutic benefits of yoga for chronic pain, anxiety, depression, addiction, cancer and grief. She has also completed Warriors at Ease Level 1 training diving deeper into the human stress response, the nervous system, and the neuroscience of trauma. In 2020, after years of practicing Ayurveda, she began to pursue studies at the California College of Ayurveda. She is an Ayurvedic Health Counselor and will graduate as a Medical Ayurvedic Specialist in 2024.

E-RYT 500 Hot Vinyasa Yoga Instructor also certified in Restorative Yoga, Yin Yoga, Meditation, LSD, Hands On Assists, Hot Yoga, YACEP for Hot Asana Yoga University, Reiki Master, Tarot Instructor, Buti MVMNT, Somatic Movement Practitioner, Studio Owner

I began practicing yoga in 2012 and it wasn't long before I became hooked. I fell in love with the shared energy of practicing yoga in a hot room and it was then I knew I wanted to become a yoga teacher. I trained for my 200 hour certification under Virginia Gallagher and Angela Hsu in 2017. After my initial training, I quit my job and dedicated all my time and energy into being a career yoga teacher by teaching full time and managing various studios until purchasing Hot Asana Yoga of Colorado in 2022. It's a privilege to lead others through asana and I love what I do! It's my hope that through the practice of yoga, I can help others in the way that it helped me with my journey of freedom, healing, and self-discovery.

Other non-yoga passions of mine are jujitsu, reading, and dog training & nutrition. I am currently working on becoming a CPCN (Certified Professional Canine Nutritionist).

ERYT200, RYT 500, Certified Hot Asana Assist, Hot Asana Yoga University Faculty

Serving others through teaching yoga is a passion of mine. It is fulfilling on many levels to help others connect with the calm, authentic, peaceful outlet that lies within each of us. I am so grateful for my incredible partner and two children, but being a mother is simultaneously the most rewarding and most challenging thing in life; with that being said, I often need my own practice of yoga, meditation, and self care. To be connected to my own practice of yoga and to teach yoga, go hand in hand. Life is a beautiful whirlwind of change and challenge, and to practice yoga and meditation is to walk through life with a clearer mindset, present moment awareness and a grateful heart. I hope to share space with you on the mat!

Chloe is a 500hr RYT, Certified Hot Asana Assist, a Certified Massage Therapist, and Hot Asana Hampstead Manager.

I have been diligently practicing yoga since 2018, yoga found me when I needed it the most, and I truly cannot imagine my life without yoga in it. I have been working at Hot Asana since 2018, and this amazing studio has lovingly held me while I grew through many changes in life! From front desk worker, to teacher, to manager and massage therapist. I love the practice of yoga, it is a core part of who I am, and I LOVE sharing that with all of you. I believe we have an infinite power to heal ourselves, physically & mentally, and I am honored to be a part of that healing journey.

CYT 200, Certified Yin Yoga Instructor, Certified Hot Asana Assist

It was over 25 years ago that I walked into my very first yoga class and fell in love. Since then, yoga has been a big part of my life. My practice has helped me through some of the most difficult and challenging times in my life. The thought of deepening my practice and then sharing that knowledge started to become a constant thought in my mind a few years ago but like most things it just never seemed to be the right time. I continued to practice and kept the dream of one day teaching with me.

In 2015 I decided I needed to make a change and I left the corporate world behind. I continued my yoga practice and in 2017 enrolled for my 200 hour teacher training in Hot Asana Yoga University and finally made my dream of one day teaching a reality. While at HAYU I trained with Virginia Gallagher and Angela Tsu. I also recently trained once again with Virginia Gallagher at HAYU and received my certification to teach Yin Yoga. Through my teaching, I hope to be able to give to others what Yoga has given to me.

Hot Asana General Manager, Lead Teacher and Studio Ambassador, E-RYT 500, YACEP, Hot Asana Yoga University Faculty, Yin Yoga Certified, Hot Asana Certified Assist, Hot Asana Online Instructor, Hot Yoga Instructor, Aerial Yoga Instructor, BARRE instructor, Restorative Yoga Instructor, CPR/First Aid Certified and Reiki Certified

“Movement is the only way you have of affecting the world around you. The body will become better at whatever you do, or don't do. If you don't move, your body will make you better at not moving.”