In 2001, Floyd moved to Portland and continued his education at East West Massage School. His additional studies are in The Rosen Method (Berkeley, CA) of energy release therapy, and Sacred Stone Mass
In 2001, Floyd moved to Portland and continued his education at East West Massage School. His additional studies are in The Rosen Method (Berkeley, CA) of energy release therapy, and Sacred Stone Massage. His massage company, . Serenity NOW! , was formed in 2004.
Teacher transitions at Hot Yoga For Life followed natural patterns — some instructors taught for years and then moved to other studios, founded their own teaching practices, or transitioned away from teaching entirely. The studio's structure supported this fluidity by training successive cohorts through teacher training, ensuring the teaching roster remained refreshed without dependence on any single teacher's continued availability.
The teacher profile pages preserved in this archive document the instructors who shaped Hot Yoga For Life's character over its 12+ years of operation. Each teacher brought specific lineage, training, and personality to the studio's collective teaching identity. Some came up through the studio's own 500-hour teacher training program; others arrived with established practices from other lineages and integrated their approach into the studio's broader philosophy.