The first of many 90 minute hot yoga classes began in 2009 at a super legit studio in San Jose, California. Darlene was excited to drive 45 minutes with her roommate to experience “Bikram Hot Yoga”. She started to feel a new kind of sweat. Having been an avid marathon runner during that time, the muscles in her body started to feel like butter.

Becca’s passionate personality shines through almost everything that she does in life. She moved to Durango eleven years ago and graduated from Fort Lewis College. She rooted herself in Durango because her love for the San Juans was infinite. Becca received her 200hr teacher training in Ashtanga-Inspired YA and has taught for six years.

Lisa grew up on a Turkey Farm in Sioux City Iowa. She is the youngest of 12 siblings.  She moved to Lincoln NE when she was 18 years old and spent 7 years there. In 1987 she moved to Kansas City.  Lisa has taught yoga for 20+ years in and around the Kansas City area.  She attended her first yoga class in 1992.  The class was Iyengar Yoga. She has been practicing ever since.   She practiced Iyengar until 1998 when she met her second teacher who was teaching Bikram Yoga. 

She has been practicing yoga for 23 years. She is a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner and did her initial 200-hour certification in 2001 in “Integrative Yoga Therapy for Healthcare Professionals” with Joseph LePage, emphasizing safety and alignment in the yoga asanas.

Born and raised in Midwest suburbia, Alex found himself unfulfilled with the “normal” way of life. One existential crisis later, he discovered a new way to live: it was yoga, here and now.

Although I am a California Native with quite a few stickers on my suitcase, Durango has quickly grown to feel like home. Growing up playing soccer and running track, I eventually realized there was an imbalance to my workout routine when I went to my first hot yoga class.

I started practicing yoga in Boulder, CO in 2008 when I was a student at CU Boulder. It instantly became the greatest thing that ever happened to me. I did my first 200 hour in 2011 in Boulder and also obtained a yoga sculpt and yin yoga certification. Since leaving Boulder, I have taught in Chicago, Denver, Bozeman, and Phoenix.

Nicole grew up watching her Mom do yoga in the ’70s and ’80s. She took her first studio class in 1996 after her first son was born. Two sons later, yoga provided a meditative outlet for her, allowing her to become more grounded and at peace.

In 2005 she went to her first hot power yoga class and was hooked! Her first training was a 200-hour Baptiste Power Yoga training. She then earned her 500-hour certification through Prairie Yoga in Lisle, Illinois.

Kathryn (Kat) is a Chicago native and brand new to Colorado. She was trained at Hot Yoga Naperville 5 years ago and has been steadily teaching since. Her favorite styles to teach are 26&2, Vinyasa/Mix, Yin, and Restorative, and the more heat the better.

Growing up in Pennsylvania Charissa spent most of her childhood playing on the farm where she grew up. She picked up running track and cross-country in her school age years and found solace in the freedom that running gave her.

Ally found yoga in college after leaving a cycling class in tears.  The gentle guidance from the teachers and challenging sequences were exactly what Ally needed.  She felt a deep pull in her soul, intrinsically recognizing that it was a path toward healing. 

Kyle’s first introduction to yoga was in the wilderness, where he learned about the connections not only between breath & body, but the connection between the body & the world around it. His interest grew & he eventually obtained his 200 hour teaching certification from Cambio School of Yoga in Colorado Springs during the fall of 2018.

Nicole Landrus has been teaching Forrest Yoga (FY) for over 11 years. Her yoga journey began when she stumbled out of a restaurant into a yoga studio in Denver. She fell in love with the FY style because it gifted her the sensation of feeling into her body in a way she never knew was possible. This gave her the tools and space to begin her yoga journey and heal from trauma and addiction.

Katie Walsh, RYT, Calming Kids Certified Instructor, and MA/Ed., has been teaching yoga for over 20 years. A former fitness instructor, competitive runner, and cyclist, Katie was drawn to yoga through injuries and a personal quest for spiritual well-being.

Sarah’s passion and enthusiasm for the practice of yoga shines through the minute you meet her. Her classes are upbeat, lighthearted and fun, aiding students to push themselves to their edge, but no further.

Cat moved to Durango after finishing her Bachelor's degree in nursing from Grand Junction, 9 years ago. Initially, she moved to Grand Junction from Summit County to race her bike professionally and wanted a more year-round environment to do that in. She started riding mountain bikes soon after moving to Colorado in 2003, within a year she was racing.

Leah Parrino completed her 200Hr Yoga Teacher Certification with an additional 50Hr Yoga Teacher Continuing Education Certification through CorePower Yoga in San Diego, CA. Leah teaches a trauma-informed practice, linking mindfulness with alignment-based movement.

Paige was born on a small farm in rural Massachusetts and raised an athlete in the hills of  Vermont. She began running in college and the practice of yoga soon followed. Since then, she has been collecting experiences to augment the evolution of her teachings. 

You will find Bif’s Integrated Vinyasa Yoga style to gracefully connect movement with breath to give you a whole practice.  It is all about finding a balance that sometimes needs a heat building intensity to make you sweat and sometimes a grounding lunar quality to relax and leave you stress free.