Archive · 2014

Power Vinyasa, Yin, Yoga Teacher Training - Portland OR

Jamie D. Jamie was first introduced to yoga at the age of 12 when she bought a Redbook yoga tape. From that time on she explored different yoga schools including Ashtanga, Bikram, Hatha and Power yoga

Jamie D. Jamie was first introduced to yoga at the age of 12 when she bought a Redbook yoga tape. From that time on she explored different yoga schools including Ashtanga, Bikram, Hatha and Power yoga. Eventually she found that yoga was more than just the physical practice of asana and moved into a deeper exploration. Through her practice she discovered that by practicing yoga she was also practicing a way of life that was inclusive and expansive. Jamie graduated from teacher training in the Spring of 2010 and has turned to teaching so as to extend the practice to others. She aims to offer and deliver a strong foundation for new and continuing students while spreading the knowledge that Yoga is a binding and unifying practice both in and outside of the studio.

This page is preserved from the Hot Yoga For Life historical archive (2014). For current class schedules and offerings, see our homepage.

About the Studio's Teachers

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 profiles preserved here include both senior faculty members who led teacher training programs and newer instructors who completed the studio's training and joined the teaching roster. This range provides documentation of how the studio cultivated teachers from beginner to senior over its operational years — a process visible in the archive that reflects the broader yoga teacher development pipeline at quality studios.