OUR INSTRUCTORS
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"Although I've only begun my practice with Bikram Yoga, it is already something that I cherished and see vast potential in. For the past seven years, chronic pain from lower back injuries defined the way I moved and limited how good I could feel. With great compassion and encouragement, the instructors at Bikram Yoga OKC are helping me change that and renewing a great spirit of life in me. I am very grateful to have found this place and this practice."
– John Paul French
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"I shuffled into Bikram OKC and two weeks later I called my orthopedic surgeon and canceled my surgery. My plans are to practice Bikram for the rest of my life. A long and happy life, with no hip replacement."
– Victoria Sealy-Gillen
I began practicing yoga in 1981 in college and completed my first RYT200 in 1999 at the Yoga School of Nichols Hills with Valerie Kit Love. A friend told me about Bikram Yoga. They recommended it to help relieve the severe knee pain I was experiencing. The only Bikram studio at that time was in Tulsa. I immediately fell in love with the heat and the meditative quality of Bikram Yoga. I attended Bikram Teacher Training Fall 2002. I have no doubt that if I hadn't taken those classes and gone to training, I was heading surgery. It has been my dream and my honor to bring this healing yoga series to OKC. As the owner of BYOKC I love creating a space where everyone feels welcome and it is accepting community for all.
I started yoga shortly after I had my second child in hopes of getting back into shape. I quickly realized that yoga was going to be much more than a workout for me. I fell in love with learning about different styles of yoga, trying anything I could. I decided not long after to get my 500hr YTT certification. The knowledge I gained and crave every day through yoga is a gift, and I am here to share it with the world. I will forever be a student, and I am humbled to be where I am today. I fell in love with Bikram yoga and the way it made me feel mentally and physically. I can truly find my pratyahara(withdrawal of senses) in class, as well as my dharana(concentration).
My yoga journey started back in 2007 when I took my first Bikram class. I was hooked immediately. I knew this yoga was for life! The benefits I have received from practicing the 26&2 series are many. I am physically and mentally stronger, and I have developed better focus and patience inside and outside of the room. My love and passion for this yoga led me to attend an OHYA certified teacher training at Bikram Yoga North Texas in Fall 2021, where I received my 300hr teaching certification. It is an honor to teach and share my passion for this yoga with all in the hot room!
I am an avid fan of the Bikram series for so many reasons. I started practicing a little over 20 years ago in a little home studio in Kenai, Alaska. I was a distance runner and never thought I would find something I loved as much as running. Nothing could replace that endorphin rush or the solitude….until my first class. I was hooked. I’ve been teaching for 8 years and find the more I learn the more I realize I don’t know anything at all. And most of what I do learn, the students teach me. I have had the opportunity to work in a variety of capacities from social work to communications and recently venturing into nursing for the next phase. I love the human body; physical and mental. I think we are amazing machines and there is no better place to find all of those things we are normally too busy to notice than in a Bikram class. You can make it as mental or physical as you wish, as hard or as easy as you care to, and it is NEVER the same….IF you pay attention. The best stuff is learned in the stillness. And nothing beats that sweat. Moving my body every day allows me to enjoy the rest of everything else in my life. I look forward to a lifetime of it!
I is a dedicated Bikram Yoga practitioner whose practice is rooted in gratitude, discipline, and transformation. I like to guide students through the 26-posture sequence, using the intensity of the practice to cultivate willpower—both physically and mentally.
For Me, Bikram Yoga is more than just a series of postures; it is a process of purification by fire. The heat not only detoxifies the body but also melts away resistance, revealing inner strength and mental clarity. My classes emphasize the art of stillness—finding peace in discomfort, embracing challenges, and harnessing breath, heat, and stillness as tools for transformation.
Through my teaching, I like to inspire students to cultivate patience, presence, and gratitude for every drop of sweat and every moment of growth. Whether you're stepping onto the mat for the first time or deepening an existing practice, my goal is to guide you on an inner journey of self-discovery—mentally, emotionally, and physically.
I began practicing yoga in 2020 and quickly knew I wanted to become a yoga instructor. As I began to deepen my practice, I decided to go through my YTT 200 in January 2024. This has been an amazing journey of healing, meditation and holding space for others. I have fallen in love with the practice and I am extremely blessed to be able to share this with my community. I currently teach Yin yoga at Bikram Yoga which is a slow and meditative practice targeting the bodies deep connective tissues. I also teach power yoga and vinyasa flow. Yin has been an extremely transformative practice allowing the mind and body to truly connect and deepen, giving space to sit in your breath and body and slow down from external forces around you.
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As the new manager, my goal is to ensure that our studio remains a sanctuary where everyone can find peace, strength, and community. I look forward to meeting each of you, sharing our love for yoga, and growing together on this beautiful path.
Namaste,
Noah Alvarado