Ashley Phoenix resides in Washington Park with her husband John, daughters McCall, India, and Hannah the Yoga Dog. A native of South Carolina, Ashley grew up with a fascination of medicine, a love of the outdoors and a passion for sports. She attended Sweet Briar College in Lynchburg, Virginia receiving a B.A. in anthropology with a minor in chemistry in 1993. After graduation, Ashley became a devoted distance runner while attending the Medical College of Georgia. She completed the New York City Marathon in1995, and, obtained her B.S. in nursing in 1996.

Elizabeth began practicing yoga in 2000, being especially drawn to hot yoga for the physical benefits that she felt complemented running. Two children and five marathons later, she prioritized becoming certified to teach and received her Hot Yoga Certification from CorePower in the Spring of 2008. Elizabeth underwent knee surgeries on both of her knees in 2007, so she knows first-hand and speaks to the healing value of hot yoga, and the need for patience in our postures to ultimately allow for deeper openings.

Lara teaches Vinyasa Power Yoga, Shakti Flow, Bikram Yoga, Yoga Sculpt, and Pre-natal yoga to name a few. Growing up, she studied martial arts for over 10 years. At the age of 18, she started her massage therapy and personal training career.

Marcy stepped into her first hot yoga class in March 2002 with the sole intention of losing the last 10 lbs of baby weight from having her third child. She had no clue what she was about to uncover.

I knew that yoga was something I wanted to incorporate into my life as soon as I took my first class. After being in a high stress office job for several years, I found yoga and I truly believed that this awareness practice was my destiny.

Callae's journey into yoga began nine years ago. She has been a part of the Yoga on 6th community for a majority of that time. Callae was initially drawn to the physical challenges of her practice. However, as her practice evolved she became passionate about the greater gifts and benefits of yoga

Nancy discovered yoga in a Bikram studio in San Diego in 2002. She immediately fell in love with yoga purely for the physical benefits. It helped keep her calm during college. About two years into her practice, she discovered the power of the breath and its' ability to calm the mind, change her mindset for the better and create a sense of peace with her body image. Her experiences on the mat have changed her life.

Amy's yoga path started when her friend Ashley Phoenix opened a yoga studio in 2000. Not only did she want to support her friend, the studio was a few blocks from her house - it was unavoidable. In the beginning, many practices would end in tearful rides home. Emotional roadblocks and self-limiting thoughts came to the forefront. It was the start of an incredible journey into physical and spiritual awakening. After just months of regular practice, she began to feel herself changing, growing. Her mind had been opened to a lighter way of living. To her amazement, her chronic knee pain from 5 knee reconstructions diminished and eventually completely resolved. More gifts came as well: self-forgiveness, self-love, real confidence and a sense of her place in life.

Tisha graduated from The University of Texas at Arlington in 1995, with a degree in accounting. She worked on a contract basis for two small businesses while working simultaneously as a flight attendant for a private aircraft management company in order to save money to fulfill her goal of traveling in Europe for an extended period of time. She left for Europe in April of 1997 and returned13 months later.

After eight years of working in the fitness industry, both as a personal trainer and an instructor of several different types of fitness classes, Jessie began to look for something deeper and more meaningful. During her career in the fitness field, Jessie never thought that yoga would be on the list of fitness classes she would teach. But when she began to look for something more, yoga was brought to her. Jessie began her journey five years ago when she stepped onto a yoga mat for the first time. "Since then I haven't wanted to do or teach anything but yoga."

I moved from rural North Dakota to Vail, Colorado in the fall of 1997. I quickly fell in love with my new home. As a nature lover and athlete, there was no better place to be. I spent the next five years living life to the fullest; working and playing hard in pursuit of success in competitive snowboarding. After a handful of minor injuries, my body was asking for a break.

Paul began his yoga journey quite accidentally in 1999, as a way to relieve tension in his aching muscles in between hard days at the gym. At the time this was just supplemental, physical, and temporary. Relying on intuition and experimentation, his home practice soon became more consistent and gratifying.

Dave Farmar is a Certified Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga Teacher and a proud long-time member of the Yoga on 6th teaching team. Dave has taught classes and workshops for students and instructors nationally and internationally.

He produces one of iTunes' top-rated yoga podcasts and has been featured in Bicycling and Elephant Journal magazines and on yogajournal.com. He also has been a presenter at Yoga Journal Conferences and was appointed to serve on the Governor's Council for Physical Fitness in Colorado.

Tiffany found yoga in 2006 when a coworker brought her to her first class. She stuck it out for the introductory week and never went back until a year later. She was working in Buffalo, NY and her boss' wife was an instructor who encouraged her to give Bikram another chance. She did, and this time she was hooked. She attended classes five days a week and helped out at the studio. Three months later she left the U.S. to study abroad in Cape Town and stopped practicing while she was there. She ran a little off and on, but towards the end of her five month stay she realized she was missing something in her life and that she had lost her sense of self.

Anne first found yoga for purely physical reasons, but soon discovered many more amazing benefits besides the physical ones. After graduating from the University of Notre Dame in 1997, Anne moved to Colorado to spend time skiing (and working a bit) in Vail. In Vail, Anne found yoga to be such an amazing compliment to her daily skiing, helping her stretch and strengthen her muscles, improve her balance, as well as help her move into a deeper discovery of her mind and spirit through meditation and breathing.

Amanda began her journey into the unpredictable world of yoga just a few months after her daughter was born in 2002. She dabbled in different methods of yoga throughout the past couple of years. In December of 2004, her Buddhist aunt introduced her to the Bikram method of yoga. Amanda instantly knew she had found something for life. After another year of practicing Bikram yoga, she decided this was her calling and went off to the fall teacher training of 2005. She consumed herself within the life yoga for nine weeks in Los Angeles California at the Bikram Yoga College of India.

I feel truely blessed to be able to do what I love! Timing strongly worked in my favor when I moved to Yoga on 6th. I began cleaning for free yoga and I now manage the studio I went to Level 1 training with Baron Baptise in February of 2008. I plan to further my experience and education of yoga.

I have always been very athletic. I ride bikes (both road and mountain). I love to hike and backpack. I run, swim, ski... and for a long time I thought that I wanted to try yoga. I did one day, and I have been practicing every since. I took my first Bikram class over four years ago, and my first power class shortly after that.

My practice has given me so much patience and insight into myself. I have learned how to slow down, give up some of my competetiveness, and see the world in a very different light. Through my practice I have learned to be compassionate for myself and more compassionate for others around me.

Carolina first found yoga about 10 years ago. She had always been interested and attracted to the physical and mental benefits of this amazing practice. Back in her native Chile, she looked for a studio that could guide her through this experience, but that wasn't the time or place for yoga in her life. In 2003 she moved to Denver and after a few months of looking for a place to practice, she found Yoga on 6th. It wasn't until a severe injury to her knees that pushed her to listen to her body, that she gave up to the power of this ancient experience.

Rebekah has been practicing Bikram yoga for 10 years. She attended her first Bikram class after moving to Colorado from Los Angeles, where she was raised. The first couple of years, she attended classes once or twice a week when her work schedule permitted. She was traveling heavily and found the practice to be very grounding after being gone for extended periods of time. After a while, her practice increased to several times a week. She began to attend classes all over the country when she would travel, enjoying various teaching styles and techniques. Yoga became an engrained part of her life, something she felt deeply connected to.