THE TEACHERS
Suzanne Elliott
Suzanne Elliott has been a fitness educator, student, and coach for her whole life. She has practiced yoga for more than 25 years. Suzanne’s body has been healed by yoga after a lifetime of athletic injuries and a double hip replacement. Suzanne has devoted her life to teaching and sharing the healing power of yoga with as many people as possible, after experiencing the incredible benefits of the 26&2 Series for herself.
Suzanne obtained her 26&2 Teaching Certification in 2002 and has since taught the 26&2 Series to numerous students for more than 20 years. She is happy to have impacted over ten thousand lives in Brevard and beyond as an adjunct assistant teacher at Teacher Trainings, through leading posture clinics and teaching seminars. Suzanne and her husband Joe opened H.O.T. Yoga on the Island on January 1, 2006, and have since provided the Brevard community with skilled yoga instruction and wellness advice. Suzanne enjoys making others feel and look amazing, bringing people together, and witnessing students’ health improvements. She employs her entire skill set and knowledge for one successful life management course, Traditional 26&2 Therapeutic Yoga.
Joe Elliott
Joe Elliott has been a teacher for thirteen years. In 2007, he intended to join the Bikram Yoga community as a strong male voice through the Bikram Teacher Training in Hawaii. His wife and he share the physical and mental benefits of yoga, which he practices with her.
Joe appreciates teaching. His ability to connect with his students is the most enjoyable aspect of teaching. He hopes to inspire his students to accomplish more than they ever dreamed possible. His objective is for them to comprehend the significance of yoga practice and its potential benefits.
Katherine “Roo” Kalm
Katherine “Roo” Kalm has been a yoga instructor for the past decade and a half due to her desire to spread this knowledge and the advantages of yoga. She began her yoga practice at Hot Yoga in the Island 14 years ago. She finished the Bikram Yoga Teacher Training in the fall of 2011.
For her, the most notable benefits have been mental wellness and clarity.
She is motivated by the transformation of her students and their desire for greater knowledge. She consistently advised her students to enjoy themselves and not feel obligated to do anything.
Claudia Cox
Claudia Cox is also one of the HOTY, 26&2 instructors. In 2010, she received training in Las Vegas and began teaching in the same year.
Her favorite aspect of teaching is forming a bond with her students and helping them through an incredible Yoga and Pilates experience.
Her best piece of advise for beginners is to never give up. It works. It will not be simple, but they will grow physically and intellectually stronger, and there is no price for that.
Jamie Maden
Jamie Maden had her thyroid treated with radiation at a younger age. She was initially diagnosed with Graves disease and has since been diagnosed with Hashimoto’s. She began practicing yoga in 2006 for stress relief and fitness, received her certification in 2010-2011, kept teaching and training, and it impacted her life.
She enjoys teaching yoga because it promotes overall wellness. Exercise is useful not only for functional mobility (longevity in life), but also for gaining the mental fortitude to tackle daily problems. According to her, yoga focuses more on letting go of the things we cannot control, which includes everything but our own responses and how we behave in an uncomfortable situation. There are numerous benefits of yoga that she would offer with her students, but in overall, it aids in achieving goals, whether on the mat, when lifting weights, or in the workplace. Be a better person and serve others above anything else.
Farrah Faure
Farrah Faure has practiced the 26&2 Series for more than a decade. Prior to that, she completed the Baron Baptist Journey into authority series and has only recently begun teaching.
The fact that yoga has been so physically and mentally helpful to her is what motivated her to enroll in Yoga Teacher Training. It has helped her to maintain an excellent level of fitness and given her the strength to handle anything life throws at her.
She desires to be able to convey to people how 90 minutes of heat and physical stress can alter lives mentally and physically.
Carrie Wiler
Around ten years ago, Carrie Wiler took her first yoga session at HOTY after a friend encouraged her to give it a try and assured her that it would be life-changing. Carrie quickly realized that her friend was right. She felt comfort and hope after her first lesson, and she knew she would be returning for more.
After several years of practice, Carrie thought it was time to expand her knowledge of yoga so she could share its incredible benefits with other people.
She took a “Kidding Around” Kid’s Yoga Teacher Training in Orlando in 2018, then in April of 2020, she completed an online 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Certification course.
Carrie’s favorite aspect of teaching is being able to give back and assist others. She claims that yoga has benefited her in numerous ways. She wants to offer everybody who is willing the chance to have a happier, healthier life.
