Teaches: Hot HIIT

I’m a longtime student of the Original Hot Yoga; I took my first class in 2001. I started doing Hot HIIT in spring 2018.

I’ve taught various fitness classes since 1996, and I started teaching Hot HIIT in spring 2019. My favorite exercise to teach is definitely plank! I feel alive when I’m able to move my body freely and with strength, and I want to pass that on to my students. When I’m teaching, I focus on form. Once you nail that down, anything is possible.

I love being in the hot room because everyone brings such great energy. I also love to be challenged, and I hope I do the same for my students. I love that lightbulb moment when a student figures out how to do an exercise properly for the first time. I have those moments, too. Sometimes you can do an exercise or posture incorrectly for a long time, even years. But when I can reach a student and help them understand something new, it’s incredibly gratifying. I also love music, so being able to pick songs that perfectly match a movement makes work feel like play.

When I’m not teaching, I’m a producer/writer/editor for CBS News. I love being outdoors and spending time with my sons. I’ve also been training to be an Original Hot Yoga teacher, and I hope to be ready to go by this summer!

Teaches: Original Hot Yoga

I took my first Original Hot Yoga class in January 2003. I love everything about taking class, but mostly how it makes me feel. In 2020 I trained at Sweat Central to become a teacher. I was inspired to train because of self-enrichment: I considered the 49 classes and 45 days to be a personal challenge.

I love teaching because it allows me to share my love of this practice with others. My favorite posture to teach is Standing Bow Pose. Fun fact: It’s also my least favorite posture to do.

When I’m not teaching, I work as an advertising sales rep for a beauty magazine and I’m a mom of two.  

Teaches: Hot HIIT

I took my first Hot HIIT class in May 2019, and I started teaching in December of the same year. I have a passion for fitness and I was a college athlete and a dancer for 17 years, and I wanted to share that passion with others.

I love taking Hot HIIT because of the strong focus on core and glutes, maintaining proper form, and the ability to gain long and lean muscle mass from practice.

My favorite series to teach is glute bridge! I also love pairing the music to the movements. I want my playlists to promote a positive and high-energy environment.

When I’m not teaching, I am a biomedical engineer at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, a foster mom for Best Friends Animal Society NYC, and a certified sommelier.

Teaches: Original Hot Yoga

I took my first Original Hot Yoga class in 2009. Ten years later, I trained to become a teacher at Sweat Central. I taught my first class in January 2021.

I love taking class because it calms me. It’s my time for myself, and I can either relax and feel the heat, or I can really push myself for a good workout.

My favorite posture to teach is Standing Separate Leg Head to Knee Pose. I love teaching because it’s a new skill in my life, and I like to help people.

When I’m not teaching, I like spending time with my son, running, or climbing mountains.

Teaches: Original Hot Yoga

I took my first class in 2005 while attending college in Massachusetts. I played college football, and the yoga was a good way to heal. I love the sequence and moving as a group, and sweating is the greatest detox. Taking class also allows me to correct my posture physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. It’s very specific way to push the human body to a limit and face your strengths and weaknesses head-on for 90 minutes.

I wanted to share this experience with others, so in 2014 I went to teacher training. My favorite part of teaching is watching students change during class. No matter how class turns out, as long as you stay in the room you’ll find yourself in a different place than when you came in—and you’ll have a better understanding of how to approach your next class. 

When I’m not teaching yoga, you can find me practicing yoga. It’s the greatest detox that takes zero planning. It’s simple: show up early (not on time!), breathe, and let go.

Teaches: Hot HIIT, 26 Mix, Vinyasa and Yin

Favorite posture: Queen Pigeon 

I started doing yoga in 2006, when my best friend (now my husband of more than 10 years) brought me to my first class. I took as many classes as I could to learn about the different types of yoga. After a difficult and stressful first pregnancy, I returned to my yoga practice to help me daily with the challenges of raising a child on the Autism spectrum. 

I was inspired to go teach after my yoga teachers started to have me help my fellow students with their postures when the class size was bigger than usual, so I attended trainings in 2018 and 2019.  I started teaching just a few days after my trainings ended.

The best part of my practice is having a classical voice background because to build my practice I innately understand to be successful, not only is it essential to have proper body alignment but it must work with proper breathing.

My favorite part of teaching is watching my students go further than they ever thought they could!  To see the excited look on a students face when they’ve outdone themselves!  It’s wonderful to be able to think to myself that I was part of making their practice awesome!

When I'm not teaching in the studio, I’m passing on my yoga practice to my youngest child to focus on her breath to calm the body helping her with her ADHD.  I’m cooking and baking from scratch.  When we enter spring and summer I’m growing herbs and veggies.  And of course I’m being grateful for my time on this earth!

Teaches: Original Hot Yoga

I’m the owner and founder of Sweat Central.

It was just another Tuesday in June 2003 when my friend John Sikorjak (thank you, John) suggested I join him for a Bikram Yoga class. I said, Sure, why not, how hard could it be to do yoga? During my first class I was a train wreck. You’re not supposed to leave the room, and I left the room. Water? I spent most of the class pouring it on my head. During Standing Head to Knee Pose I could not reach my foot. Fixed Firm? No, don’t think so. Triangle Pose: fuggedabouit. Thanks to a patient and loving teacher, somehow I made it through the class. I went home, poured myself into bed, and thanked God for allowing me to survive. I woke up the next morning and it was like a miracle: My knees felt better than they had since high school, my back felt better, and I felt 3 inches taller. So I went back...and went back...and went back.

There is no better feeling in the world than after a really tough class. It feels like you are reborn and reenergized. You can go into class feeling like an old, broken-down 1963 Chevy, and come out as a brand-new Maserati. 

This transformational yoga helped me so much physically and emotionally that I felt a calling to share my love of it. In fall 2010 I went to teacher training. It’s such a great feeling to teach, coach, motivate, and inspire people and watch them help themselves feel wonderful. 

I love teaching Triangle Pose. It seems like a simple posture, but there is a lot involved in getting it just right. It’s a posture everyone can improve just by taking class.

When I’m not teaching or running the studio, I like to play guitar and follow sports. I’m a big-time Yankees fan. 

Teaches: Original Hot Yoga, Hot HIIT, Yin Yoga

I’m the manager of Sweat Central.

I took my first Original Hot Yoga class (my first yoga class of any kind!) around 2007. At first I hated taking class. It was hard and I had to force myself to go, but once I was there I felt good, especially afterward. Eventually, I started to look forward to taking class and it became an hour-and-a-half where I could de-stress and not think about anything else. I love taking Hot HIIT because it is challenging but fun, and I feel so strong during and after class. 

After years of taking classes and working at the studio, the yoga had become a big part of my life. I wanted to learn more about it and help share it with others. My dad gave me the push I needed to go to teacher training in 2015. I trained to be a HIIT teacher in 2016, and Yin in 2018.

I love interacting with and helping students. Whether they are here to heal an injury, to improve their mental health, or to get a fun workout, I hope to lead a class that they enjoy and leave feeling good. I also love seeing people progress in their practice as they get stronger and reach their goals.

My favorite posture to teach (and practice) is Fixed Firm Pose. It was my least favorite posture when I started practicing, and I know how challenging it can be, so I like encouraging students and helping them progress with it. I love teaching HIIT classes because they are fun! I like finding new and challenging exercises and putting together fun playlists.

When I’m not teaching or running the studio, I like to hang out with my husband, son, and dog, and to travel.

Teaches: Hot HIIT, Yin Yoga

I started practicing Original Hot Yoga in 2011. I love having the time during class to take care of myself so I can better take care of others. I started teaching in 2016 because I wanted to be able to inspire my students and share my love of yoga and the hot room in general. The energy coming from my students is by far the best part of teaching!

My favorite posture to do in Original Hot Yoga is Camel Pose. When I’m teaching Hot HIIT, I love leading burpees, and my favorite posture in Yin is Pigeon Pose.

When I’m not teaching, I work in research and marketing for lung cancer, and I’m a full-time mom of three daughters.