Eileen has been a practicing yogi at TSB since moving to Durango in 2019. You may remember her as @beadedpennydesigns from her featured jewelry last summer. In 2023, she completed a 200H vinyasa yoga teacher training and began instructing a variety of yoga styles around Durango.

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.

While Angela was living in Bangkok, Thailand in 2002 she was introduced to Hot Yoga by a collogue of hers. She realized quickly that Yoga will be part of the rest of her life and completed her first Yoga training in Los Angeles in 2004.

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.

Ken has been doing hot yoga consistently since 2015 and found it to be a life-changing experience. His initial focus was just on the asana practice and the physical and mental purge that came with an hour of sweating through the poses. He quickly found that time spent on his mat allowed him to clear his mind of all the noise and distractions swirling around him (vrtti). Although his yoga teaching certification is in the Ashtanga yoga lineage, he blends other poses into his classes making them accessible for all.

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 took her first yoga class in 2002 at Fort Lewis and bounced in and out of class until 2011 when it became part of Ally’s daily routine. In 2013 she completed her 200 hour Hatha teacher training with Jennifer Yarro. Ally brings passion to her mat consistently and with devotion.

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 practicing yoga for 20 years. A former fitness instructor, competitive runner and cyclist, Katie sought out yoga due to injuries and a quest for spiritual fitness.

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 Biersack completed her 200Hr Yoga Teacher Certification with an additional 50Hr Yoga Teacher Continuing Education Certification through CorePower Yoga in San Diego, CA. Her background in Power Yoga and time spent living at Shambhala Mountain Center, a Buddhist meditation center, will both get your heart pumping and your mind quieting. Leah’s goal as a teacher is to create a space where her students can open their hearts and deepen their practice.

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.