Ian began his yoga journey at the age of 20 after a baseball-related shoulder injury left him searching for a way to heal. His mom introduced him to yoga with a Raquel Welch Total Body Yoga DVD, and from that moment on, he was hooked. He practiced at home for years before joining a local Bikram Yoga studio, where he quickly flourished under professional instruction.

As his practice deepened, Ian began training in Yoga Sport and joined USA Yoga to pursue advanced postures and competitive training. After many years of dedication and competition at the national level, Ian earned 1st place at the USA Yoga Championships in 2022, qualifying him for the International stage.Ian has since represented the U.S. twice at the International Yoga Sports Federation Championships—placing 5th in the world in India (2022) and 4th in Malaysia (2025). His commitment to precision, discipline, and personal growth shines through both on stage and in the classroom.

When he's not training or competing, Ian is teaching Hot Yoga, leading high-energy Inferno Hot Pilates classes, or refining movement and technique through Yoga ShapeShifting.

His classes are focused, challenging, and inspiring—designed to push students to explore their potential and feel stronger from the inside out.

Hot Yoga & Inferno Hot Pilates Instructor

Carrie has been passionate about movement and wellness since childhood, when she spent hours doing Jane Fonda and Denise Austin workouts in her living room.

Before becoming a yoga teacher, Carrie worked for many years as a nurse, including in orthopedics and rehabilitation. Her healthcare background gave her a strong understanding of the body, movement, pain, and the importance of maintaining strength and mobility throughout life.

After discovering Bikram Yoga during a stressful time while raising her two children, Carrie quickly turned it into a daily practice. With over 16 years of practice, she became a certified Hot Yoga and Inferno Hot Pilates instructor.

Carrie is especially passionate about helping people—particularly women—age strong, healthy, and vibrant. She believes in building strength, improving mobility, reducing pain, and taking care of your body before health becomes a crisis.

Her classes are supportive, welcoming, and non-competitive. Carrie encourages students to listen to their bodies, take breaks when needed, and build their practice at their own pace.

Her goal is simple: to help every student feel stronger, healthier, and more confident in their body.

Bikram Yoga Instructor, Inferno Hot Pilates Instructor & NASM Certified Personal Trainer

Dylan discovered Bikram Yoga at 21 while looking for a way to improve his athletic performance and mental focus for martial arts and college. The results were immediate—greater strength, sharper concentration, and a new sense of discipline that led to a dedicated daily practice.

Having struggled with focus as a teenager, Dylan found through yoga and movement a natural path to greater concentration, health, and confidence. That experience inspired him to help others discover the benefits of movement and a consistent practice.

In 2018, Dylan earned his certification to teach Bikram Yoga at the Bikram Yoga College of India. He also teaches Inferno Hot Pilates and is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer, helping clients build strength, improve fitness, and reach their individual goals through personalized training.

Dylan is also trained in Tantra Yoga and children’s yoga and has traveled extensively, learning from different cultures and perspectives on health and wellness.

What truly sets Dylan apart is that he lives what he teaches. He trains and practices daily and leads by example, creating a motivating and supportive environment where people of all levels feel challenged, encouraged, and welcomed.

Through both his classes and personal training, Dylan helps people become stronger, healthier, and more confident—inside and outside the studio.

Chalise began her yoga journey at the age of twelve at the recommendation from her doctor to treat her scoliosis. She practiced at home to some yoga videos for years until she found her way to her first Bikram yoga school. While she didn't enjoy her first class, Chalise decided to come back because of how good she felt immediately afterwards.

After two years of a consistent practice, she decided to become a teacher, so she could share this beautiful practice with the world. Chalise believes that yoga is for everyone and seeks to learn all that she can about the different lineages. She is certified in the Hot Yoga 26 + 2 series, Vinyasa, yin, the e84 intermediate and the 84 asana series.

Candice is a dedicated Inferno Hot Pilates instructor, trained in both Level 1 and Level 2, a certified Reiki Master, and is certified in Yoga Nidra . Her classes are upbeat, empowering, and rooted in a deep commitment to helping others feel strong and energized.

A proud mom of three, Candice brings warmth, humor, and real-life balance to everything she does. When she’s not teaching or practicing Pilates and yoga, you can find her working out, socializing with friends, or whipping up something delicious in the kitchen.

Kate brings high energy, positive vibes, and serious results to every Inferno Hot Pilates class. A lifelong fitness enthusiast, Kate combines her love of working out and dancing to create fun, upbeat, and motivating classes that make you forget you're even working out—until you feel the burn!

Outside the studio, Kate takes dance lessons and keeps her body moving with rhythm and grace. When she's not teaching or training, you’ll find her selling luxury cars—yes, she also works in high-end auto sales and knows her way around a Porsche.

Kate's passion is helping others feel strong, confident, and empowered in their bodies. Whether you're just starting your fitness journey or looking to level up, Kate’s dynamic classes will challenge you, inspire you, and keep you coming back for more.

Leo is a big, bald, tattooed former bartender and hockey player from Philly. He’s lived a lot of life—and not all of it in the healthiest way. Before discovering yoga, Leo found himself at a crossroads, staring down a path that was leading nowhere fast.

At the time, he weighed 418 pounds. His days were filled with heavy eating, drinking, and the physical toll of years of hard living. Concerned for his health, Leo’s wife encouraged him to visit a doctor. The message he received was clear and urgent: if he didn’t make a drastic behavioral change immediately, his life would be in serious danger.

Leo began by modifying his diet, and over time, managed to lose 40 pounds. But soon he hit a plateau. He knew he had to do more—but wasn’t sure what. That’s when he turned his attention to something he had been observing quietly for a while: his wife’s Bikram Yoga practice. Not only had it transformed her body, but it also improved her overall well-being and mindset in ways that caught Leo’s attention.

In 2002, Leo stepped into the hot room for the first time—and never looked back.

The yoga challenged him in ways he never expected. It tested him, strengthened him, and healed him from the inside out. Over time, it transformed his body, mind, and life. Moved by the power of the practice and eager to help others discover the same healing, Leo went to Bikram Yoga Teacher Training in Spring 2005.

Since then, he’s been teaching full-time—leading 20+ classes a week with a passion and energy that can only be described as contagious. Leo’s teaching is more than instruction—it’s motivation. It’s a call to action. He believes in empowering people to help themselves, to look beyond the reflection in the mirror and connect with the person on the mat—the one who’s showing up, day after day, to do the work.

Leo’s story is more than a transformation—it's a reminder that change is possible, no matter where you start. His journey continues to inspire countless students who walk into the studio unsure of what’s next, and leave believing in their own ability to rise.

Ed Parma, from E Windsor, NJ is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer, Johnny G Certified cycle instructor, Group Fitness Instructor and Registered Yoga teacher (RYT 200).

After many years in International Sales and Marketing, Ed decided to devote his time to his real passion, fitness. He taught his first group fitness class over 15 years ago at Robert Wood Johnson Fitness and Wellness Center in Hamilton, NJ.

He has since taught well over 4,000 fitness classes and has been training personal clients since 2011. In 2015 he obtained the first of many Yoga certifications through AAAI/IMSA and YogaFit and began teaching Hatha, Gentle and Restorative yoga, with an emphasis on bringing yoga to the senior population.

In 2018, Ed achieved a long time goal -a 200 hour Yoga Teacher certification at The American Yoga Academy in Summit, NJ, and became a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance (RYT 200). Also this year, Ed formed his new fitness company, Mindful Yoga & Fitness LLC, concentrating on bringing yoga to the senior population. Ed believes that yoga is for everyone and enjoys teaching to all ages and abilities.

Ed is married with 2 grown children and 4 granddaughters, Camellia, Sophia, Lily, and Isla and a grandson, Colin.

In his spare time, Ed enjoys practicing Bikram (Hot) Yoga, traveling, cycling and cooking with his wife Valeria, also a Personal Trainer.

Lakshmi is a Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach, Certified Hatha Yoga Coach, and a Certified Ho’oponopono Healing Coach who helps people create life-changing clarity, emotional empowerment, and mind-body transformation.

Her work is built on one powerful truth: Your mind and body are always connected. When your thoughts are heavy, your body reacts. When your emotions are stuck, your health can feel stuck. But when your mind becomes clear, your body begins to heal—and your life begins to expand.

Lakshmi is known for helping clients shift their inner belief system with a proven transformation process that supports the whole person—body, mind, and energy. Her signature philosophy is:
Change your thoughts → your health changesChange your health → your life changesChange your life → your world changes

Lakshmi created her signature 10-Weeks Transformation Program, a deeply supportive experience designed to help you become the new self—a version of you that thinks differently, feels differently, and acts differently to create a better reality.

Her 10-Weeks Program Includes:

Week 1: Foundation + Intention Setting

Week 2: Breathwork + Nervous System Balance

Week 3: Emotional Frequency Pattern Awareness + Change

Week 4: Taking Back the “Remote Control” of Your Emotions

Week 5: Ho’oponopono Healing (Deep Release + Forgiveness Work)

Weeks 6–7: Energy-Center Meditation + Advanced Breathwork

Week 8: Functional Nutrition + Food & Lifestyle Upgrades

Week 9: Lifestyle Changes + Sustainable Daily Routine

Week 10: Full Integration + Becoming Your New Identity

Lakshmi teaches practical tools for nutrition and food plans, exercise guidance, sleep optimization, stress management, emotional resilience, time management, work/career goals, relationship harmony, meaning and purpose, and even building abundance in Health, Relationships, Career, and Money.

Most importantly—this isn’t just a method she teaches, it’s a lifestyle she lives. These practices supported her own personal healing and transformation, and she now helps her clients experience the same results through consistent support, structure, and belief-level change.

 Lakshmi offers 1-on-1 health coaching and a free 10-minute phone consultation for yoga studio members.

For booking an appointment, please text, email, or contact the yoga studio

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In 2020, while working toward my master’s degree, I realized I had spent most of my life investing in academics while unintentionally putting my own health on the back burner. I knew something needed to change.

A loved one introduced me to Bikram Yoga, and it definitely wasn’t love at first sweat—it was HARD. But I kept coming back. Over time, I began to understand the power of the 26&2 sequence and the consistency, discipline, and commitment it requires.

Years of practice have helped me feel more at home in my body and have positively changed the way I feel, think, sleep, breathe, and move. In 2021, I became a certified Bikram Yoga instructor so I could share the practice that had made such a meaningful difference in my own life.

I am also certified in IPT-based Yin Yoga. Whether you’re looking to challenge yourself, improve how you feel, or simply create positive change in your life, I invite you to experience what consistent practice can do for you.