LaShone became a certified Bikram yoga teacher in 2012 after practicing in the hot room regularly for over 6 years. In addition to Bikram Yoga she teaches children’s Hatha Yoga at BYCH and DC public schools. LaShone has star quality and is adored by student of all ages. She believes strongly that “yoga and life are one.” She describes how life reflects yoga as yoga reflects life and that yoga can be used as a tool for fulfillment. LaShone explains, “Yoga helps us to examine our true self, starting and ending with our breath. As we enter the room, the issues of life accompany us and with each posture we open our minds and bodies while recognizing our limits but often overcoming them as we grow.” She has found that alignment through the breath and postures is satisfying but also truly different each day. LaShone Wilson is also the CEO and Founder of One Breath at a Time, LLC, which has created a dynamic curriculum with enough flexibility to effectively teach yoga and mindfulness to children of varying physical capabilities and learning styles. 

Allison became a certified Bikram Yoga teacher in 2015 and is passionate about teaching, sharing, and learning from the HYCH community. She has been practicing at HYCH since we first opened our doors in 2005. Allison grew up dancing and performing. She found hot yoga after she endured a severe injury from an escalator accident. She thought her mobility would be limited forever. Thanks to yoga and her devotional practice not only has she healed, she also competes and places in the USA National Yoga Competition. Allison is also a certified yin yoga instructor.

Kayleigh has taught movement for more than a decade; teaching dance throughout high school and yoga since 2011. With nearly two decades of experience practicing yoga, Kayleigh has had exposure to many styles including vinyasa, hatha, yin, restorative, kundalini, Iyengar, Baptiste, Bikram, yoga nidra, and other disciplines. Kayleigh strives to teach inclusive and accessible classes geared towards the students present that day. She incorporates yogic philosophy, meditation, pranayama, and anatomy into each class to create a unique and joyful experience. To Kayleigh, yoga is about honoring yoga’s roots, respecting your community, meeting yourself honestly where you’re at, and cultivating mindfulness on and off the mat.

Jessie grew up an athlete-turned-dancer. She currently teaches over ten different class styles including Vinyasa, Yin, Pilates, Barre, and HIIT, and has taught at over 18 different studios around the US. She has taught private classes to sports teams, groups with special abilities, military, and educators. She enjoys teaching a variety of classes and to take every opportunity she can to expand her knowledge of physical and mental wellness. She is current grad student at Northwestern University where she is getting her master’s in mental health counseling.

As a dual sport varsity athlete in college, Tamara is no stranger to demanding physical activity. However, mindfulness wasn’t a huge part of her swimming and running regiments. In May 2013., Tamara took her first hot yoga class and was inspired. Since then she has completed trainings for Inferno Hot Pilates, Yin and a 200 Hour RYT vinyasa course. and Hot Yoga Capital Hill’s 26&2 200 Hour RYT Teacher Training! When not at the studio taking or teaching classes, you can find her on the pool deck coaching swimming for adults and children. And if she is not at the studio or at the pool, she is at Costco shopping for her husband and 4 children.

Erin has been practicing the 26&2 series for 10 years. She came across it after being a two sport collegiate athlete who was looking for a new, stimulating challenge that would keep her fit. It soon became a physical, mental and spiritual practice that she continues to practice and study in daily. Erin completed the HYCH 200 hour teacher training in 2020, and has been involved in trainings and workshops with various instructors, including Jared McCann, Benjamin Sears, Esak Garcia, and Mary Jarvis. In addition to the 26&2 series, Erin has experience with and practices forms of vinyasa and Forrest Yoga.

As a graduate student living in Pittsburgh in 2007, Amber attended a free Saturday morning yoga class at her local public library. She learned three important things from that first class: 1: that it's okay to fall asleep in savasana, 2: that it's even more okay to have fun with the practice (make a cawing sound in crow pose? sure, why not!), and 3: that yoga is for everyone. Yoga has taught her many things since then, but most importantly, it's taught her how to be more present in her daily life. Amber started practicing at HYCH in October 2009 and considers the studio her home away from home. She completed a 200-hr teacher training program in 2014 and a yoga sculpt training in 2020.