Instructor Bios
Liz Altman
Liz graduated from teacher training in December 2009 and is having a blast teaching and learning new things each day. She enjoys cozy cups of hot chocolate by the fire, long walks on cold days, talking about her cat Ted, and listening to Bruce Springsteen. Root for the Carolina Tarheels or the Caps and she'll be yours forever. See you in class - and make sure to lock the knee!
Elisabeth Armour
Elisabeth became a teacher in 2004. She loves teaching at the Dupont studio when she's back in DC from her travels. She is grateful to have the opportunity to share Bikram Yoga and to learn from her fellow students and teachers.
Constance Castrence
I have been teaching Bikram Yoga since 2003. I love it and love to teach it too! My other job is Senior Associate of an international development firm headquarted in Washington, DC with field offices worldwide.
Luciana Cecille
Luciana is an opera singer with the Washington National Opera and internationally. She became a Bikram Yoga instructor in 2005.
Heather Erickson
Lukas Gavitt
Introduced to Bikram Yoga in 1999, Lukas graduated from
Teacher Training in November 2001. He has practiced in
Chicago, Dallas, Paris, Rome, Amsterdam and Bikram's World
Headquarters in L.A. Lukas loves what yoga does for his mind and body.
He loves teaching and observing others,
and sometimes singing with the body while teaching.
Alex Gombert
Alex discovered in Bikram Yoga an unexpected mental and physical challenge. She enjoys improving her own practice and helping others heal their bodies through yoga, Alex became a Bikram Yoga Instructor in 2003.
Mari-Scarlett Mackey
Mari-Scarlett moved to Washington, DC from Kentucky in 2005, to work on
Capitol Hill. She finds Bikram yoga to be a great way to gain energy while sweating out
stress, tension, and anxiety. Mari-Scarlett became an instructor in 2009. She is thankful
for the opportunity to teach and likes to say "y'all come back now" at the end of class.
Rissa Miller
Rissa
enjoys sharing her knowledge with students and is inspired by yoga
and the movement arts. She became certified to teach Bikram Yoga in
2002 and is trained in martial arts, vipassana meditation and thai
yoga massage. Rissa is also trained in culinary arts.
Mark Murphy
I am a Washington, D.C. native and a D.C. fire fighter. I started doing Bikram Yoga to help my lower back. What began as a simple way to cure my lower back pain turned into a new way of life. I graduated from teacher training in the Fall of 2007 and am eager to teach and practice with all of you.
Christina Neel
Christina loves being able to share Bikram healing in the DC area.
She attended Bikram's 9 week teacher training in L.A. in 2005. Since
then she has taught in Virginia, DC, Stockholm and Guatemala City.
Monica Payne
Monica has been teaching Bikram Yoga since 2004 in DC, Baltimore,
Philadelphia, and Florida. Monica is excited to share her love for
Bikram Yoga at Dupont Circle!
Carolan Sudol
I
am grateful to have the opportunity to share hatha yoga with the Washington
DC community. I am inspired by the inner journey of our students and
am devoted to creating a nurturing, loving and joyful environment
for their fulfillment.
Yasmin Tuazon
Yasmin
Tuazon became a teacher in June 2005. She works as an actor and will
shamelessly promote any show she is in. Yasmin likes coffee, naps,
NY Times crossword puzzles and Teaism. She also likes it when students
bring jokes to the front desk (keep it relatively clean, folks).
Megan Wheeler
Originally from Santa Fe, New Mexico, Megan recently moved to the DC area from New York City, and is happy to be practicing and teaching with a new bunch of yogis. She attended Bikram Teacher Training in 2007. When she isn't in the hot room, Megan enjoys cooking, photography, football and reading. "Hope to see you soon!"
Kristen Zielaskiewicz
I love how the Bikram practice often parallels life expierences. Falling in practice and in life. Learning to be and accept being human.
Visiting Instructors
Alon Kleinman, Tel Aviv
I graduated teacher training in 2007 and have been teaching in Tel Aviv for the past year. Combining my passion for teaching and my love for the Yoga has been a true blessing. I have heard so many great things about DC and the Dupont Bikram studio that I am really excited about this opportunity to teach at Dupont. I cannot wait to share the experience with you.
Tim Haig, Vancouver
I started Bikram yoga to get rid of skeletal discomfort from playing the violin and found something powerful about the 26 postures in the heat.
I'm most interested in using the series to heal deep inner imbalances
and to allow this healing to surround and overflow the body in savasana. I'm thrilled to be a part of the dynamic Bikram Yoga Dupont community.
Galit, Tel Aviv
I became a Bikram instructor in Fall 2007 and was fortunate to start my teaching career at the Dupont Circle studio. I spent an unforgettable 9 months in DC, teaching, practicing but mostly learning so much about love, grace, generosity and friendship from my fellow yogis, instructors and students. I returned to Israel in Fall 2008, and have been teaching in TLV. After almost a year in the Holy Land, I am happy to be back at the place that became my second home on earth. I missed you and am looking forward to be surrounded again by the magical spirit of this studio.
Don Olson, New Mexico
I graduated from 2007 teacher training in Hawaii. I have since taught Bikram Yoga in New Mexico, Arizona, and for a year in Chile, in South America. I was introduced to Bikram Yoga at Dupont Circle in 2006 and remember my first class taught by Carolan Sudol. I have been "hooked" ever since and my health and conditioning have improved dramatically!
