Select a teacher to view: Last Name, First Name Akbari, Pejman Antonaccio, Susan Balfour, Ben Balligian, Georgia Bangora, Kelsea Barucha, Jude Baisinger, Amanda Borsellino, Jim Brooks, Wendii Bucans, Yarrow Buschman, Paul Cafaro, Maggie Coppin, Graham Cotenescu, Corina Cooper, Chrystine Crous, Monique Dillon, Mary Duthu, Bernadette Finlon, Peter Griley, Trey Guarnaschelli, Natalie Gwirtzman, Dan Hecht, Lisa Herrera, Michelle Kahn, Jaclyn Kerek, Kara Kessler, Bruce Leary, Kathryn Lehmejian, Nadia Lynch, Patrick Maldonado, Natalia Marco, Eddie Mcleod, Terra Nakleushev, Alexander Noroutite, Regina Oaks, Krissy Pintar, Lorenza Pitcher, Rebecca Porricell, Melissa Ruiz, Karina Stewart, Jon Strandquist, Luke Vance, Cammi Vartanian, Emily Smyth Wampuszyc, Maja Zubkute, Rasa

	SchedulePejman Akbari Pejman (PJ) Akbari began practicing Bikram Yoga in 2007 when he was suffering from back and neck pain due to years of office work, stress, and misalignment. At that time, he was a full-time professor of Aerospace Engineering in New York City. After observing so many physical and psychological benefits, PJ quickly evolved his Yoga practice to a high degree and decided to switch his engineering career to become a Bikram Yoga teacher and share this unique practice with other people who are suffering from physical and mental discomfort. He graduated from Bikram Teaching Training Spring 2009, and since then he has been teaching Bikram Yoga in New York. Besides teaching yoga, PJ also holds an Adjunct Assistant Professor Position in Aerospace Engineeringot at Columbia University.
	ScheduleSusan Antonaccio Susan Antonaccio took her first bikram yoga class 10 years ago, but has been a regular practitioner for the past 2 ½ years. Susan has a B.F.A in dance from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. After many years of dance training, many injuries started to surface. After two knee surgeries and other aches and pains, she stopped performing and found love in teaching dance to children. Susan got reconnected with Bikram yoga through her sister, and once she committed to having a regular practice began to see a huge improvement in overall health and wellness. She joined the workstudy team on the UES and then was inspired to complete a 30 day challenge, and just became hooked. She decided that the yoga did so many great things for her physically and emotionally that she wanted to study it more intensely and spread it to others. Susan completed teacher training in Fall 2008.
	ScheduleBen Balfour Ben started practicing Bikram yoga 9 years ago after multiple back injuries left him literally flat on his back. Exhausting all conventional and alternative therapies Ben made his way into a Bikram yoga studio as a last resort and he hasn't look back ever since. Amazed by the physical, emotional and mental healing powers of Bikram yoga he knew what his next step would be. He attended Bikram’s Yoga Teacher Training in the Fall of 2005 knowing it was the right time to embark on the path. In the studio he is inspired by all those who attend knowing that the hardest part is just getting there.
	ScheduleGeorgia Lucy Balligian Georgia was one of Bikram's first students when he arrived to Honolulu to teach in 1971. She received her official certification to teach in 1997. The greatest joy in her life is "seeing her student's happy smiling faces." Her deepest gratitude is to Bikram for never giving up on her. Georgia has been teaching at Bikram Yoga NYC since the studio opened in 1998.
	ScheduleKelsea Bangora In Spring 2010, Kelsea became a certified Bikram Yoga instructor. In 2011, Kelsea placed 1st for the NY Yoga Asana Championship and then went on to place 7th for the US Nationals. Kelsea grew up dancing and has been practicing Bikram Yoga since she was a teenager. After a knee injury, her mom introduced her to Bikram Yoga as a way to stay active and heal her knee without surgery. The yoga healed Kelsea's knee, but more significantly, she liked the way the yoga made her feel and she stuck with the practice. Kelsea has applied her extensive dance background to her teaching. She enjoys helping others realize how strong they are and that anything is possible.
	ScheduleJude Barucha Jude started practicing Hatha Yoga at the Unitarian Church in Cambridge, MA with John Loder in 1970. In 1976 she first taught Hatha Yoga at Harvard University, also teaching, performing, choreographing and directing Modern/Jazz/Blues/Gospel for Expansions Dance Company and Studio in the Boston area. She has a B.A. cum laude in psychology from Boston University and completed a graduate program in Dance Therapy from UCLA. Jude discovered Bikram Yoga at Kripalu and completed certification with Bikram in December 1999. She started teaching at Bikram Yoga NYC January 2000, and was their first Manager. Jude focuses on body alignment and the joy of finding clarity and inner peace.
	ScheduleAmanda Baisinger Amanda was born in Santa Cruz and grew up in Sunnyvale, CA. She moved to the East Coast to study music at Berklee College of Music in Boston, earning a BA in Professional Music. Amanda has several years experience teaching music and sings in NYC with her band. She was introduced to Bikram Yoga by one of her voice students. After practicing for three years, she decided to go to teacher training, attending with her mom, who now teaches Bikram yoga in San Diego. Amanda has Type 1 Diabetes and manages her blood sugar levels with an insulin pump and a regular Bikram Yoga practice. Amanda was the 3rd place winner of the 2010 Bishnu Charan Ghosh NY Regional Yoga Asana Championship.
	ScheduleJim Borsellino Jim Borsellino has been practicing and teaching Bikram Yoga since 1986. In his 23 year career he has taught thousands of students, served several years as director of Bikram’s San Francisco yoga school, and owned and operated his own studio in Florida. Jim’s approach to teaching is to work hard, have fun, and experience the joy of yoga! He brings an in depth understanding of the history and evolution of Bikram Yoga, and has a focused, disciplined, yet light- hearted approach to teaching.
	ScheduleWendii Brooks Wendii began her Bikram yoga practice in her hometown of Louisville, Kentucky in 1999. She was immediately attracted to the physical and mental challenge of the Bikram series. As she continued to practice, she was delighted to discover that the yoga helped alleviate her asthma and heal her knees. Wendii completed teacher training in the fall of 2005 and now enjoys watching her students make their own discoveries through the amazing practice.
	ScheduleYarrow Bucans In June 2002, Yarrow, accessorized with a freshly sprained ankle from a kickboxing class, walked into a Bikram yoga studio in San Francisco.  She was seeking a low impact form of exercise while her injury was healing.  What she found was true love at first sweat.  When Yarrow walked into that class, she was a flexible girl with no strength, studying for the LSAT, anxiety ridden, losing a battle with obsessive-compulsive disorder, and on a frustrating journey searching for her elusive self.  Today, Yarrow is not a lawyer, she has curbed her obsessive-compulsive disorder, eradicated her anxiety, has built a good balance of strength in relation to her flexibility, and she knows her self. In fall 2006, Yarrow became a Bikram yoga teacher. Yarrow recently finished writing her third novel and is in the beginnings of her fourth.  Yarrow intertwines her yogic lessons into fictional characters.  Her dream is that her readers will learn a more yogic way of being through the characters she creates.  Yarrow attributes her ability to complete a storyline to a broken heart and the healing that came from her yoga practice.  “Without Bikram yoga I would still be lost in a sea of options with no clear sense of direction. My journey through yoga has been a combination of that which is beautiful and sweet, and that which is emotionally painful and soul wrenching.  My practice has made me a more whole person, one who is able to connect with the vastness of the universe, and live my life the way it is meant to be lived, as the person I am meant to be.  Yoga is life.  And it is a life I am happy to live.
	SchedulePaul Buschman While touring with "A Chorus Line" in 2001, a friend in the show invited Paul to try Bikram Yoga...but he wasn't ready for "yoga". Fast forward to 2008, and he finally was ready. From the first class he knew intuitively that this was something he needed in his life. He practiced every day for his first 2 weeks, then began to workstudy and work as a manager for Bikram Yoga NYC. The natural progression for him led to teacher training in 2009. He's very grateful that he found this practice.
	ScheduleMaggie Cafaro Originally from New Jersey, Maggie moved to Burlington, Vermont to pursue a BS in Social Work. She spent several years working with at-risk youth and young people with autism during and after college. She began practicing Bikram and discovered strength in herself she didn’t know she was capable of, which she tapped into both in and out of the studio. While working on her Master’s Degree in mental health counseling Maggie decided to take her practice to the next level and teach others to find their own mental and physical strength. Maggie graduated from training in the fall of 2009 and is grateful to be able to help other people improve their lives through yoga.
	SchedulePatricia Carrera Patricia discovered Bikram Yoga in New York in April 2009 while she was working as a visiting scientist at the American Museum of Natural History. In her first class at BYNYC, she fell in love with the practice. Shortly before returning to her hometown in Argentina, Patricia knew what would be the next big step in her life: attending the Bikram Yoga Teacher Training Spring 2010 in Las Vegas. Patricia is also a biologist and holds a PhD in Biological Sciences. Over the past 12 years she has worked in research, but it is in the yoga room where she finds true knowledge. Patricia believes that being a Bikram Yoga Teacher is an experience that offers the wonderful opportunity to serve. “It is not a job; it is the human being I would like to become for life”.
	ScheduleGraham Coppin Graham emigrated from South Africa in 1993 with an MSc in Math and began working in Information Technology as a systems analyst and programmer. He plays the piano and guitar, enjoys good theatre and great books and is always open to new ideas. He is not too fond of jukebox musicals, third-term mayors or eggplant. Before New York he lived in Minnesota for 10 years and while there thought he'd try Bikram Yoga to help train for what turned out to be his last marathon. It didn't take long before he took off his Asics for good and rolled out the mat.  He is currently building his practice as a Co-Active Life Coach which he sees as a wonderful complement to his Bikram teacher certification.
	ScheduleCorina Cotenescu When Corina started yoga eight years ago she was stressed, fat and depressed! She came form Romania, graduated from Columbia and went for the big world of trading, working long and stressful hours on the trading floor as one of the few women traders. Yoga changed her life – she lost weight, changed her body, became calmer and little bit more patient and didn’t let stress and worries affect her body anymore. Yoga changed her priorities and perspectives. Corina decided to teach yoga as way for her to share with others the gifts and benefits herself gained from the practice.This is her way to do her karmic duty to help others.
	ScheduleChrystine Cooper Practicing Bikram Yoga since the summer of 2000 and teaching since December 2005, Chrystine is a devoted Bikram Yogini. She grew up out west in the Reno/Tahoe area of Nevada and moved to New York City in September of 1986 where she worked first in the interior design industry for eighteen years and then through a convoluted journey now holds several jobs; office manager, commercial real estate leasing agent, event planner, interior design consultant, as well as teaching and practicing as many Bikram classes a week as she can. A perpetual student frequently enrolled in a certificate or degree program, of all the various degrees and certificates she holds, her Bikram Yoga Certification is the most valuable to her. “It has taught me the tremendous importance of the mind-body connection in overall health and well being and I feel very fortunate to have the opportunity to help guide people through their practice.”
	ScheduleMonique Crous After injuries from years of long distance running, Monique was looking for a form of exercise that would be a touch kinder to her joints. She took her first Bikram class eight years ago in the Midtown studio and never looked back. Not only did Monique find it challenging, but healing for the mind and body. She is honored to be a part of the Bikram Yoga NYC community.
	ScheduleMary Dillon Bikram Yoga has been Mary’s regular Hatha practice for 12 years, and she knew she was onto something from the very first class. She thanks God and her Mother for the discipline to persevere with this truly remarkable and scientific method for optimal health and well-being. She is thrilled to live and teach here in NYC. She highly recommends reading Bikram’s book, which is an absolute gem. When not practicing or teaching, Mary can be found on stage. Most recently in a Donna DeMatteo Production of The Restaurant Plays and in Bury the Dead directed by Geoffrey Owens. Her acting practice happens in Michael Beckett’s Experimental-Invitational class at HB Studio, and she keeps her voice in shape with Dan Manjovi.
	ScheduleBernadette Duthu Bernadette discovered Bikram Yoga in NYC through a friend. She became a certified teacher in 2000 and enjoys teaching at the various Bikram Yoga NYC studios. Bernadette conducts a class in French every Sunday at the 72nd Street studio. During her time outside the studio, Bernadette teaches French classes.
	SchedulePeter Finlon Peter Finlon attended his first Bikram class at the Flatiron studio on New Year's Eve 2008 and has been hooked ever since.  After being a part of the workstudy team for a year and a half, he went to training in San Diego in fall 2010.  He is also a NY State and nationally licensed massage therapist, and strives to apply his knowledge of anatomy and physiology to allow his students and clients to empower themselves through creating a deeper mind-body connection.
	ScheduleTrey Griley Trey began his Bikram yoga journey in 2002 while living in Miami Beach. He had no injuries at the time, the allure was to build flexibility, strength and see where his girlfriend was spending so much time in the evening. In the Bikram room he found far more than a physical workout. The series has helped him develop physically over the past nine years, but more important have been the mental benefits. The ability to find peace and just breath in what can sometimes be a very challenging environment has made a huge difference in his life. He went to Las Vegas in the fall of 2009 for teacher training. He feels very fortunate to be a part of the Bikram yoga community and loves teaching.
	ScheduleNatalie Guarnaschelli Natalie became certified as a Bikram Instructor shortly after graduating from Scripps college in 2004. Despite an extensive history in ballet, the series proved to be very difficult immediately when she took her first class in 2000. Bikram has allowed for many transformations in Natalie, and she loves the opportunity to witness the transformations in students as well.
	ScheduleDan Gwirtzman Dan Gwirtzman was working as an equity research editor in New York in 1999 when he started to get back problems from sitting all day. He took his first Bikram Yoga class from Mark Reese. When his back felt better after one class, he knew he found the solution and he has been a regular student ever since. Dan went to teacher training in the fall of 2001. Afterwards, he taught in far flung places, including Washington DC and Reno. He taught in New York City, and between 2005 and 2010 he owned a Bikram Yoga studio on Long Island. Dan enjoys teaching and watching students flourish and experience bliss after class. When he's not teaching or taking Bikram yoga Dan likes to read and hike.
	ScheduleLisa Hecht Lisa began practicing Bikram yoga in 2001 and found that a regular practice resulted in numerous physical and mental benefits. She took a break from the corporate world during the summer of 2004 to attend Bikram's teacher training in LA. Although she returned to the world of finance, she enjoys teaching a few classes a week and finds that doing both brings a sense of balance to her life.
	ScheduleMichelle Herrera Michelle was born in Ecuador but she grew up in NYC. She is trilingual and lives for travel and epicurean delights. During her time puttering around London post-graduation, she took her first Bikram class. Six months later, she traveled to Hawaii to train with Bikram and to become a certified teacher. Now back in NY, Mishel bifurcates her time between giving tours at the Rubin Museum of Art and exploring the multiple gradations of Bikram Yoga. As a student, she relishes in the numerous benefits she has received, while as a teacher, she loves to share her knowledge and passion of the practice with her students.
	ScheduleJaclyn Kahn Jaclyn graduated from Teacher Training in November 2007. She did her first Bikram class at the midtown studio, across the street from her high school when she was 17. When she moved to London to pursue her acting career, she found a Bikram studio there that was about to open. She worked there as a receptionist and the studio became her home away from home. Jaclyn became hooked to the yoga and knew she wanted it to be a part of her life. While at the Teacher Training, Jaclyn decided she would move back home to NY where she now teaches and works toward her acting career. She hasn’t forgotten about her home studio in London. She goes back at least twice a year to teach for them. Jaclyn loves teaching and watching students grow in there practice. No matter what she is doing in life, Jaclyn always brings her yoga with her.
	ScheduleKara Karek Kara Kerek didn't come to Yoga by way of spiritual enlightenment. Rather, her love for Bikram Yoga was forged in the crucible of exercise and an exhaustive search of the best program. She fell in love with yoga during her first Bikram Yoga class. Before she began teaching, she saw the reaction and deep appreciation students exuded for their teachers. It inspired her to become a vehicle for that kind of deep transformation. Through travel and study, she quests for inner knowledge and truth and encourages students to do the same.
	ScheduleBruce Kessler I have many diverse interests – history, baseball, music, and nutrition to name a few, but health and fitness have always been among my passions. Born and raised in Brooklyn, I encountered Bikram Yoga for the first time during a very hectic time (2000) in my life doing concert catering. It brought me balance and strength, both mental and physical, not afforded to me by running, biking, or working out at the gym. In 2004, I made a commitment to become certified as a Bikram Yoga instructor. It took a few years but I graduated from teacher training in the fall of 2007 and I now enjoy sharing the restorative benefits of this practice with others.
	ScheduleKathryn Leary Kathryn, a native New Yorker, began her Bikram Yoga practice in 2002 at Bikram Yoga NYC, and completed Teacher Training in Fall 2008, Acapulco. With her lifetime commitment to holistic health and natural healing, Kathryn was thrilled to discover the glorious power of Bikram yoga to heal body, mind and spirit. Through her practice, she completely overcame a life-long respiratory ailment, and has found tremendous personal peace and self-satisfaction.
	ScheduleNadia Lehmejian Nadia began practicing Bikram Yoga in 2004, when she lived in Minneapolis, and continued to deepen her practice while living in Huntington Beach for 5 years. Bikram Yoga quickly healed her knees of running injuries, and she immediately appreciated the mental and emotional benefits of the practice. Nadia went to the Spring 2009 Teacher Training in Palm Desert, and then was a traveling teacher in the United States for nearly a year before moving to NYC in July 2010. She grew up in Connecticut, has a B.A. from Boston College, and has 7 U.S. marathons under her belt.
	SchedulePatrick Lynch Patrick Lynch is a native New Yorker who started practicing Bikram Yoga in July '03. Before he knew it (and not quite sure how it all came to pass) he found himself in Los Angeles in Teacher Training. Nine weeks later he was certified and began teaching in December '05. In addition to yoga-ing, Patrick is a professional opera singer and has also spent many years in the corporate sector with global management consulting firms. His proudest achievement to date though would be his family foundation established in memory of his brother Michael, a NYC Firefighter who sacrificed his life on 9/11. The foundation awards scholarships to deserving young adults beginning higher education. The Michael Lynch Memorial Foundation can be visited at www.mlynch.org.
	ScheduleNatalia Maldonado Natalia was born and raised in the Bronx.  She lived in Northern California for 4 years ,while she served in the United States Air Force.  Natalia has always been very active; she enjoys running, dancing, weight lifting, and Zumba.  But her true love is Bikram Yoga. Natalia's first Bikram yoga class was in November 2007 at the UES studio.  She admits it wasn't love at first sight.  She struggled with quieting her mind, she hated the heat, and she couldn't stay still.  After 2 or 3 classes she stopped going. In January 2008, her new year's resolution was to live healthier way of life and to balance strength and flexibility.  So she gave Bikram yoga another shot, and hasn't looked back ever since.  After a few 30 day challenges,a Bikram yoga retreat in Costa Rica, and 6 months of holistic health counseling with Jessica Monty; Natalia saw her life and body changing before her eyes.  Her body was stronger and leaner, her mind was clearer, and her eating habits had dramatically improved.  In July 2009 she became a certified Holistic Health Counselor with the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and went to Teacher Training Spring 2010 in Las Vegas. She has a passion for what she does that allows her to truly believe and have total faith that everyone can live a healthy and happy life.
	ScheduleEddie Marco Eddie Marco, a native of Miami, Fl., is an accomplished musical theatre performer who has performed all over the United States, as well as abroad. While on tour in Washington, D.C., Eddie was introduced to his first Bikram class and was instantly hooked to this amazing series. After a few months of steady practice, he decided to head to Bikram's Yoga World Headquarters in Los Angeles, CA. A graduate of Bikram's Yoga Fall 2003 Teacher Training, Eddie has taught all over the NY Metro area including South Beach and North Miami.
	ScheduleTerra Mcleod Originally from Southern Oregon, Terra moved to the east coast mid-2001 and realized the need to remain grounded as she frolicked through the city, thus she returned from a long hiatus to Bikram yoga.  After accomplishing her goal to obtain a MLIS in Library and Information Science, and participating in the 2005 yoga championship, she found it was time to go to training.  She gained her certificate in the fall of 2006 and enjoys furthering her practice as she is continuously inspired by the many yogis that bless her with their presence in her classes.
	ScheduleAlexander Nakleushev Alexander Nakleushev is a native New Yorker raised on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. He is a first generation American born to Russian immigrants. His parents instilled in him an interest and respect for eastern perspectives and disciplines. Alex first came to Bikram yoga four years ago in 2007 hoping to gain some flexibility before resuming martial arts training. The bewilderment and panic that set in just halfway into the Half Moon posture did more to gain his admiration for the requirements of the practice than to discourage him. Alex became a Bikram teacher because he sees it as a practical and immediate way to help himself and others interested in improving the quality of their lives.
	ScheduleRegina Notoutite Regina was born in the Easter European country of Lithuania. As a Track and Field specialist, she competed at the highest levels around Lithuania and the Soviet Union for 7 years as a professional athlete, primarily as a hurdler in the 60 and 100 meter events. Regina then took her passion for athletics to the children, becoming an High School Physical Education teacher for 3 years before moving to the United States and settling in New York City. Having been certified by the Bikram Yoga College of India back in 2007, her passion is just as strong today. Her goal? To help people realize what the practice of Bikram Yoga can do to help connect their mind and body.
	ScheduleKrissy Oakes Krissy moved from sunny California to live out her dream of living in New York City. She has taught Bikram yoga in Thailand, Hong Kong, the Phillipines and Los Angeles since 2005. She loves guiding a mentally and physically challenging practice that empowers students to be the best that they can be -- on and off the yoga mat!
	ScheduleLorenza Pintar Lorenza does not like it cold, tepid or even mildly hot. Lorenza has had the benefit of practicing a variety of Yoga disciplines including attending Sivananda Teacher training in India. The experience in several Yoga styles and also other activities she has pursued throughout her life such as Baratha Natyam Indian classic dance has made her appreciation of Bikram Yoga even deeper. Since she began her practice in 2001, her life has changed in innumerable ways. Over time, the Gods chased her away from a successful albeit stressful career in jewelry design. Although she still enjoys her jewelry design business, she does so at a scale and pace more commensurate with a yogini. This has allowed her to devote her energy to practicing and, perhaps more importantly, to teaching Bikram Yoga and witnessing the transformation she experienced in her life in those of her students. On ONE's Yoga mat ONE can hear ONE's Truth. Lorenza is grateful for her mom's support, her sister's memory and inspiration, her nephew Benjamin's strength and her favorite possession, which other than her husband Michael, is her juicer.
	ScheduleRebecca Pitcher Rebecca went to her first Bikram yoga class while on the road with The Phantom of the Opera. After playing the role of Christine for several years, she found that she was having some difficulties with nerves, and found the yoga room to be the best most centering place for her. After practicing for 4 years she took a break from singing and went to LA for the Teacher Training. Bikram Yoga has helped Rebecca in many ways, and she loves to see and hear about the changes in her students and friends.
	ScheduleMelissa Porricell Melissa walked into her first BikramYoga class in 2002. At the time she has a very stressful job in the corporate world so she instantly fell in love with the balance it brought to her life and has maintained a daily practice ever since. Having played soccer for most of her life, Melissa has had 7 knee surgeries. Bikram Yoga has been the only thing that brought back a natural range of motion to her knee and has strengthened her knee and leg enough to do things she never thought possible again. Her doctors and physical therapists were amazed at the progress she made after starting the yoga. Since she first started practicing Melissa knew she wanted to teach and inspire others the way she had been inspired in her first class. It was not until 2008 that she finally was able to take a break from her job in the health care industry and go to teacher training. Now Melissa enjoys promoting a balance of good health to her students both in the classroom and back at her job in the healthcare industry.
	ScheduleKarina Ruiz Karina was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil and moved to the US in 2002. After 7 years as a lawyer, Karina was looking for a change in her life. After a few years of living in NYC, she met a friend on the street, and was amazed by how healthy he looked. He said it was “Bikram Yoga” so she started taking classes with him right away. Immediately she fell in love with the practice, and how it help her cope with her daily life and struggles. In fall 2007 she flew to Hawaii to attend the teacher training program. Bikram yoga has opened a whole new part of her life and when she is not teaching Bikram Yoga, Karina studies and practices Thai yoga body work to increase her knowledge in yoga. She is also interested in gardening and teaching Portuguese.
	ScheduleJon Stewart Originally from San Diego, Jon is thrilled to be teaching at Bikram NYC. After a stage combat injury (herniated disk in his lumbar spine), Jon found himself in Bikram's Beginning Yoga class in search of healing. What he found was so much more and it has changed his life. Certified to teach in the summer of 2004, Jon hopes to share the gifts and the benefits of Bikram's Beginning Yoga to the New York City Community.
	ScheduleLuke Strandquist Bikram yoga works for Luke. Every aspect of his life has been impacted for the better as a result of this delicious yoga. In addition to overcoming bad knees, bad lungs, and a bad attitude; after almost 6 years of practice Luke also did the unthinkable and attended teacher training in Spring of '08 in Acapulco. A passionate singer, songwriter, and actor- When he is not in the hot room, you can find him performing all over NYC... or occasionally getting arrested around the world as an ardent Greenpeace activist and climber while bringing awareness to urgent enviromental issues
	ScheduleCammi Vance Cammi Vance has been practicing Bikram Yoga since 2000. While she is also a dancer, massage therapist, and personal trainer, Bikram has been her secret weapon for energy, strength, and well being. She became a Bikram Instructor in Spring '09 in order to share the amazing benefits with people and be more deeply involved in the Bikram community.
	ScheduleEmily Smyth Vartanian Emily Smyth Vartanian grew up in Oakland, California and received a BA in World Arts and Cultures/Dance from UCLA. On a visit to New York City in 2004, she took her very first Bikram class at Bikram Yoga NYC, and has been practicing ever since. She did not think the practice could make more of a difference in her life until she attended Teacher Training in Acapulco in the spring of 2008. She loves coming to “work” now, and most enjoys having fun with – and the amazing dedication of – her students.
	ScheduleMaja Wampuszyc A spring 2008 graduate of Bikram Yoga College of India, Maja began her relationship with the mind, body and mirror in ballet class at age three. Then Maja moved on to modern dance, acting and back full circle to the mind, body and mirror in BIKRAM YOGA. Maja chose Bikram Yoga because as a practitioner we must actively listen, physically comprehend and then execute through our own bodies, not by copying somebody else's body. Progress is realized through personal mind/body development. This is incredibly empowering; and is what Maja strives to convey to those who find themselves in her class. In 2009 Maja made her Broadway Debut in Irena's Vow at the Walter Kerr Theater.
	ScheduleRasa Zubkute Interestingly, Rasa took her first Bikram class at Flatiron studio. Who knew that one day she would switch places with a teacher on the podium... But when the real passion is discovered, there are no doubts, no holding back. That first class was powerful enough to change her whole life from the ground up. She immediatly signed up for the spring '07 training, left her graphic design job and right after the training moved to Boulder, Co to open a Bikram yoga studio. Rasa has been teaching full time for almost 4 years and cannot be grateful enough for this yoga in her life, but even more so, that she can share it with anyone who is open to it. It is the most rewarding and inspiring job that allows her to witness amazing changes in people's lives. Rasa, originaly from Lithuania, also teaches indoor cycling and is a certified holistic health counselor.

 

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