Dawn Hoppe

Dawn began practicing Bikram Yoga in 2006.  Initially, it was the challenge, the heat, and the physicality of the practice that drew her in.  She was amazed by the exhilaration she felt during class and also by the calming, yet energizing influence that went beyond the yoga room and into daily life.  After practicing regularly for just over a year, she attended the Fall 2007 Bikram Teacher Training program in Hawaii.  Dawn sees yoga as a way to empower, heal, and love oneself and looks forward to sharing this with her students.

As of June 1st, 2011 Dawn is the Studio Manager and would be happy to answer any of your questions via e-mail at dawn@bikramyogafremont.com or via phone at (510) 226-9642

Judy Refuerzo

Judy has practiced yoga since college, but it wasn't until discovering Bikram Yoga in 2002 that she became a serious practioner. She received her RYT through Yoga Alliance in 2003 and earned her Bikram Teachers Certification in the Winter of 2004, after studying with Bikram Choudhury in Los Angeles. Judy really enjoys teaching and the opportunity to share the benefits and her love of the yoga with others.

Todd Phillips
I began the my Bikram Yoga practice in1998.  Within just a few months of practicing regularly I experienced profound physical and mental transformations.  Chronic back pain ceased, chronic shoulder dislocations ended and the seemingly constant stress of everyday life melted away.  From then I knew I wanted to share this powerful modality of healing with others.  In 2004, after completing a degree in Environmental Studies at the University of Colorado, I attended teacher training with Bikram in Los Angeles and have been enjoying sharing Bikram yoga and it’s powerful benefits ever since.

Meaghan Barisone
Hi my name is Meaghan! I started practicing Bikram Yoga 3 years ago while going to college at CAL POLY, SLO. I was an avid runner all through out college but I started having severe knee problems which resulted in a major surgery.  The doctor told me running was out of the picture so I needed to find another form of exercise that was easier on my joints. Bikram Yoga was the perfect solution because it gave me an amazing workout and the same adrenaline rush I loved from running! After 1 class I was hooked! Not only did Bikram provide me with an awesome cardio workout, it also gave me more strength and flexibility than I had ever had before! After 2 years of practicing Bikram my knees healed and I am able to run again, but now Bikram yoga is definitely my workout of choice!

Melinda "Tortuga" McCurdy
I took my first yoga class at the YMCA in San Jose in 1968. Something hooked me in right away; however "Life" interfered with my practice for a few decades!  I began practicing again in Carmel at Tri Yoga in 1987. I enjoyed the Kali-Ray flow and also Iyengar based classes.  In 2007 I took a Bikram class, crawled out of the hot room on all fours, and have never looked back.  I completed teacher training in Fall 2010 in San Diego and am thrilled to be teaching here in Fremont.

The Bikram sequence practiced in the heat is truly powerful and life affirming.  Every class is a challenge, every class is unique, and every class will connect your body, mind and spirit.  I  celebrate my 64th birthday in August  and I could not receive a better gift than being a Bikram Yoga Teacher.
                                                                                          
                                                                                              

Greg Ja

Greg took his first Bikram Yoga class on his 28th birthday, as a birthday present for himself. It turned out to be a life-changing gift, resulting in his graduation from Bikram Teacher Training in Summer 2004 and subsequently directing Bikram Yoga Fremont. A firm believer in the healing powers of Yoga, it is Greg's ambition to share Bikram Yoga with the community.
He would be happy to answer any of your questions:  greg@bikramyogafremont.com or call (510) 305-7402 (cell)

Yi-ting Chuang
Yi-ting took her first Bikram Yoga class in October 2005. The challenging postures and temperature of Bikram Yoga radically changed her mind about yoga and she got hooked right away. After 15 months of practice, with many health benefits she was given by Bikram Yoga, Yi-ting decided to become a Bikram Yoga teacher. She joined the first Bikram Yoga Teacher Training Course in Hawaii and earned her Certification in the Spring of 2007. Yi-ting enjoys teaching and appreciates the opportunity to present the healing power of Bikram Yoga to her students.

>Jackie Johnson
I started practicing Bikram Yoga in San Luis Obispo, CA where I attended college. I’ve been in love with this yoga since my first class and have always wanted to become a teacher. Others things got in my way, like finishing up school and working for corporate America.

So, after 7 years of practicing I finally decided to stop everything and attend teacher training. I went to teacher training Spring 2010 in Las Vegas, it was such an amazing experience and it confirmed that this was the right path for me. Now I look forward to teaching and practicing with my students everyday.

Mohan Sthapit
I know exactly when I started my Bikram yoga, that is January 1, 2004. My friend Jade took me to my first class in El Cerrito. Since then I have been practicing this great yoga.  I am originally from Nepal and have been living in Bay Area for 21 years. After practicing for few years, I decided to go to Teacher Training in spring of 2007 in Hawaii.  Bikram Yoga Fremont is special for me because this is the first yoga studio I taught at.  I was little nervous in the beginning of my teaching, but Greg encouraged me to teach and really helped me a lot.  I have taught Bikram yoga in the Bay Area, Costa Rica, and Nepal.

I introduced Bikram Yoga to Nepal and ran the studio for a year and a half there. It was so much fun to see all those people from different walks of life come to do this yoga for the first time and their reaction to the heat in the studio.  All of you know already how good this yoga is. I had severe back pain for more than 10 years.  After practicing this yoga, it totally cured the pain.  I want to be honest, it did not cure it right away, took me almost a year.  I was patient for that whole time. After one year, the pain was totally gone.  Now that pain cannot stay in my body for more than 5 minutes, I guess it's because of the increased flexibility if the spine.

This Bikram yoga has helped me improve overall quality of my life, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.  It helped me increase like in a camera, this megapixel of the lens through which you look at this world, people, and your life.  So with your increased megapixels, you start seeing the world more clearly and crisply than before. That's what yoga did for me.  So my recommendation is to practice regularly like brushing your teeth, do not give up.  Soon you will start seeing the results.  I wish all of you happy and healthy life.

 

 

Kelly Gibson
“Practicing Bikram Yoga has brought, health, strength, energy and vitality to my body and a connection to all things in my life in a deeper aspect than I had ever imagined possible. My view of beauty has expanded immensely. After decades of competitive sports and five knee surgeries my body was broken and I woke up feeling sore every morning. I could not walk down stairs and I had all sorts of aches and pains that I assumed was a natural part of growing old. After my first class, I felt a cleanness, I had never felt before in my life. After practicing Bikram yoga for only a few months, my aches and pains went away. My Ultimate Frisbee team members noticed my enhanced athletic performance and wanted to know what my secret was. Bikram yoga is no secret, it is like health juice for our minds and bodies. When I teach, I desire for every student to gain health and healing, and to feel tapped in to their powerful selves. Teaching Yoga has brought me so much joy. I am amazed and honored to work and be a part of this journey with the students at Bikram Yoga Fremont."