Teachers - Bikram Yoga Redondo employs only Certified Bikram Yoga Teachers. Each teacher has a unique background which led them to the discovery of this practice, and later, to the desire to help others. Please enjoy the stories of their personal journeys, in their own words, below. 

Paola	I was born and raised in Milano, Italy. As A little girl I was very flexible in my hips and legs. I used to climb on trees in our backyard and my family used to call me “little monkey”. At age 6 I started figure roller skating which I continued until I got to compete in the regional championship. After that I switched to ice skating. At 8 I also started swimming pretty consistently. It is at 10 that I had my first encounter with Yoga. I used to watch my mom dressed in long black leotards doing stretching poses with a book in front of her. I asked her what it was and she said . . . MORE
Mayu	I was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. I was not a good athlete when I was a kid. I would spend my time drawing pictures and reading books instead. I played a little tennis and learned how to swim, but I did not really like sports. I came to the U.S. in 2002 to learn English. When I was in college in 2005, my friend asked me to take a Bikram Yoga class. That was the beginning of a big change in my life.. . . . MORE
Akemi	Everything started with a flyer that my co-worker gave me without any explanation. She just said “you are going to love this”. As a teenager, back in Japan, I played all kind of sports but as I started to work, I stopped exercising and I felt always tired and stressed due to my job. I ignored before several invitations from my friends to start some type of physical activity, but this time . . . MORE
Haru	I was born in Japan . I came to the USA in the late 80s. I played basketball in junior high and high school. When I started to work my everyday life became very unhealthy. No sports, no exercise, no breakfast. At lunch it was a hamburger or a burrito with French fries. After work, at home, I had beer or wine and watched TV. On weekends I would go to buy groceries, rent a movie or go to a restaurant. This went on for several years. Weeks went by one after another . . . MORE
Roberto	In the late 70’s I was studying to become a mime in Milan, Italy. The first half of the class was always the same: moving and stretching every part the body, from the muscles of our eyes to the phalanges of our toes. As we were getting warmer and more flexible, in the second half, we were using the increased awareness of our body to put it into strange shapes and unusual sequences of motions. It was basically . . . MORE