Student Spotlight

Our dedicated students are the heart of our community.T

 

This is Erika and Tram - resident physicians at UNM Hospitals and regular yoga students at HYDT. The two met almost 2 years ago during orientation week at work and were fast friends. Erika had already been practicing yoga for many years before starting at HYDT, and she eventually recruited Tram, who immediately fell in love with the studio.

For the both of us, yoga is not only a physical and mental challenge unique from the daily demands of our work, but it is simultaneously a reprieve from the noise of the outside world. The breath work learned in Vinyasa directly translates to our ability to flow through our day-to-day responsibilities of caring for patients and the myriad of emotions and hurdles this entails. The community that HYDT has brought us is once of solace and peace that we can reliably count on, no matter the day’s events before or after. The down-to-earth culture imbedded in each instructor and student that walks through the door is a reminder that nothing - not even this overly dramatic blurb - is so immensely profound or dire that it drastically sets us apart from each other; we are all spirits flowing through this dimension in search of peace within ourselves. This practice and the endless lessons gained from it are what keep us grounded and whole, and we are forever grateful for the healing that Hot Yoga Downtown has done for us. Thank you, HYDT!

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