Hot Yoga Naples

Bikram Yoga found me in 2011 when a friend recommended I check
it out. At that time my life was full of corporate world stress,
and I was dealing with the sudden loss of my father in a motorcycle
accident. Being an avid cyclist I was trying hard to battle weight
gains after losing my love for the open the road. I was searching
for new ways to stay healthy and fit and I figured what did I have
to lose? I gained so much more than I ever imagined! I found a safe
place to connect with my Self, mind, and body. I learned to breathe
and cured my asthma condition. This yoga became a diagnostic tool
for me when I discovered during a class that there was a tumor
growing inside me. After taking time away for this health condition
and recovering from surgery I returned to the yoga and my practice
feeling renewed! I made the decision that the healing benefits of
Bikram Yoga are too profound to not dedicate time to share it with
others. After graduating from the Fall 2014 Bikram Yoga
Teacher Training located in Khao Lak, Thailand I returned
home to Naples to share the healing benefits with you! Let’s share
a safe place free from judgments where we can breathe, meditate and
heal!

My introduction to Yoga was much different than most people...
In 1999 I had been working well over a decade in my Real Estate
Business  when in the door  walked a new potential
customer from California. We talked a while and set out to find him
the perfect home! As we drove and looked at properties,  he
began to tell me about this amazing Yoga that he had learned while
in Califoria. He further challenged me to try it once he had his
new home ready and a room dedicated to the practice. With alot
 of skeptisism....I went and tried  what was called
Bikram Yoga. The first class was done via a CD of Bikram in 1995
teaching a class. I found it to be very difficult and afterwards
very rewarding. I truly was amazed!! My whole life was spent in
activies like Sports and running...things that break the body down.
I could feel the difference in the way my body felt by performing
the Yoga poses and the heat. I felt clean and renewed...not run
down. At that time there were only 2 Yoga Schools in Florida... Key
West and Sarasota!! My first 4 years I practiced in my bathroom
with CD's!! In the summer of 2004 I decided to go out to LA and
take the teacher training directly from Bikram. I did the training
strictly for my own personal growth and discovery. I never planned
on becoming a “Teacher” of the Yoga.
It wasn't long before  it was revealed to me through my
meditation practice that teaching would be a great way to give back
to the community and I was encouraged to do it over and over
again.In my mind...the only problem with this revelation was that I
was NOT a natural teacher and I was very hesitant to even try. In
the Fall of 2005 I was asked to teach at a new school just opening
in Massachusetts...so I did. After the first class ...I knew it was
the right thing to do!!
I have been teaching ever since. I have learned alot over the
last 18 years and I continue to learn and grow. The Yoga will open
you up to so many possibilities over a lifetime. Just stick with
it!!
Namaste'
Janice
 

My introduction to Yoga was much different than most people... In 1999 I had been working well over a decade in my Real Estate Business  when in the door  walked a new potential customer from California. We talked a while and set out to find him the perfect home! As we drove and looked at properties,  he began to tell me about this amazing Yoga that he had learned while in Califoria. He further challenged me to try it once he had his new home ready and a room dedicated to the practice. With alot  of skeptisism....I went and tried  what was called Bikram Yoga. The first class was done via a CD of Bikram in 1995 teaching a class. I found it to be very difficult and afterwards very rewarding. I truly was amazed!! My whole life was spent in activies like Sports and running...things that break the body down. I could feel the difference in the way my body felt by performing the Yoga poses and the heat. I felt clean and renewed...not run down. At that time there were only 2 Yoga Schools in Florida... Key West and Sarasota!! My first 4 years I practiced in my bathroom with CD's!! In the summer of 2004 I decided to go out to LA and take the teacher training directly from Bikram. I did the training strictly for my own personal growth and discovery. I never planned on becoming a “Teacher” of the Yoga.

It wasn't long before  it was revealed to me through my meditation practice that teaching would be a great way to give back to the community and I was encouraged to do it over and over again.In my mind...the only problem with this revelation was that I was NOT a natural teacher and I was very hesitant to even try. In the Fall of 2005 I was asked to teach at a new school just opening in Massachusetts...so I did. After the first class ...I knew it was the right thing to do!!

I have been teaching ever since. I have learned alot over the last 18 years and I continue to learn and grow. The Yoga will open you up to so many possibilities over a lifetime. Just stick with it!!

Namaste'

Janice

Sheila Sager began her Bikram Yoga practice, June
2009, to rehabilitate her knee after having surgery.  She
used Bikram Yoga as a tool  to restore full range of motion to
her knee and noticed the physical and emotional benefits of
the practice right away. She has always known deep in her
heart, that her purpose in life is to help people
heal themselves. After completing her Teacher Training in
the spring of 2010 she immediately became a
full-time Bikram teacher. Since then she
has earned certifications in Health Coaching,
Yin Yoga, Vinyasa, PyroPilates, Pregnancy, Advanced and
Intermediate Series from the Bikram Yoga lineage.
Having healed her body from injuries ranging from a
meniscus tear to ruptured and herniated discs and
sciatica, Sheila believes in using yoga and proper holistic
health education to improve mind, body and spirit. Every
day brings a new experience.  Sharing the incredible health
benefits of Yoga and Pilates is fulfilling to
Sheila. She loves her yoga life and takes joy in watching
people grow as they practice.