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 h...

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 re...

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

Rachel McCrary teaches many styles of yoga and is currently the Executive Director of The Arts & Yoga Nonprofit Organization.
 
Please visit the website: https://artsandyoga.org/ to support her mission.
 
Rachel received her certification from Bikram in the fall of 2014, Thailand.
 
I found yoga, or should I say, yoga found me, in the 90's after a car crash nearly destoyed my back and knees.
 
It wasn't until years later that I experienced “hot yoga.”...

Katie Mulligan was first introduced to yoga in 1996 when she moved to Naples. She had never
seen yoga done before but was drawn to it from the inside. Her very first class was taught by
Albert Kleiner, now retired from teaching. Katie received her 200 hour Teacher Training
Certification in Naples in 2011 and has been teaching since...