About Us

Kari began practicing hot yoga in 2013 and knew immediately after her first class that there was something special about the sequence and the environment. It didn't take long for her to notice the many benefits of practicing yoga and to want to know more about yoga on and off the mat. Kari completed her 200 hour teaching training at The Center Yoga under Suzanne McCahill Perrine and completed training for the original hot 26&2 with Lizzie Clark at Hot Yoga Charlottesville. She also completed The Power of Awareness course with Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield as well as receiving certification for teaching Yin Yoga through YogaRenew. With so much gratitude for having yoga in her life and being able to share it with others, she has found joy and purpose in guiding others through this life changing practice. Kari has a Master of Arts in Teaching, 15 years of experience in education and almost 40 years of performing as a musician. Other things that bring her joy are her husband and daughter, hiking, biking, back country skiing, reading, loving on her dogs and taking care of her extensive collection of houseplants.

Cathleen began her hot yoga practice in 2013. Through yoga, she discovered liberating movement in her body and support for her anxious mind. Cathleen brings her experience as a Yoga Teacher specializing in Vinyasa and Yoga Nidra. Her teaching style promotes exploration of sensation, body-mind connection, and the restorative power of rest. Cathleen completed her 200 hour teacher training with Yandara Yoga Institute in 2018, Registered Children's Yoga Teacher Training with a Trauma-Informed Focus through Yoga Ed. in 2021, Leading Yoga Nidra & Savasana Training with Steve Wolf in 2023, and Trauma-Conscious Yoga Method Teacher Training with the Trauma-Conscious Yoga Institute in 2024. She previously managed online learning programs for a yoga education start-up and currently utilizes her expertise in adult learning as a Technical Trainer. In her free time, she pursues an endorphin rush through yoga and strength training, dreams her travel goals to life with her husband, Luc, and showers love on her niece and two nephews.

Keith walked into his first hot yoga class in February 2010 in Anchorage, Alaska. He likes to say he was cold and was only looking for a way to get warm; 105 degrees sounded like a great relief from the sub-zero temperatures. His wife, Erin, introduced him to the practice, as he was attempting to quit a heavy smoking habit, one more time. He didn’t know anything about yoga, and he could not come close to touching his toes. His teacher said he just needed to stay in the room for 90 minutes and breathe. Everything else was optional. He did that and went back for more. He began his practice focused on the physical benefits and quickly began to see that this yoga offered so much more than that. It is designed to heal the body, mind, and spirit. His favorite yoga quote is that “this practice is not about comparing my body to someone else’s posture or even primarily about reaching a final perfect posture. Flexibility, strength, focus and depth are relative to each moment I step back onto the mat. It is that moment I pursue through my practice; that moment being now.” He completed his teacher training in June 2017 in Buffalo, NY with Evolation Yoga, and returned to teach at Hot Yoga Harrisonburg for 15 months. He is happy to come back to this space, to rejoin this community, and to be a part of Yoga Sol. Come join him for a class at the studio!​

Michael began practicing in the hot room for rehab after a lower back surgery in 2013. In addition to finding a cure for his back issues, he fell in love with the practice and truly embraced the life changing opportunity. Michael spent over 20 years working with the JMU Athletic Department before pursuing the opportunity to share the 26&2 practice with others. He completed teacher training with Lizzie Clark at Hot Yoga Charlottesville. When not in the studio, you will find him outside on a bicycle, floating a river or following his three dogs through the mountains.

Justine started her Pilates and Yoga teaching journey in 2008. In 2013 Justine decided to trade in her hobby for a career and enrolled in the BASI Comprehensive Pilates Training program in Los Angeles. The next year, Justine moved back to Harrisonburg and started teaching Pilates, Barre and TRX to private and group classes full time. She is passionate about teaching and sharing movement with others and awakens a similar passion in each of her students. Justine believes movement is healing and Pilates is not only great for the body but strengthening for the mind. Justine lives in downtown Harrisonburg with her husband, young son and dog. Justine loves adventure and travel and you'll often see her and her family doing something fun in town or around the world. Her motto is Radiate Positivity and she truly does try to live by this and hopes that after a class with her you'll be radiating positivity!

Emily began her yoga practice in 2012 after the birth of her first daughter. Initially attracted to the physical practice, but the meditative, mind-clearing effects are what kept her coming back. Emily completed 26&2 teacher training with Lizzie Clark at Hot Yoga Charlottesville. Outside of yoga, Emily loves spending time with her husband and two daughters, riding bikes, or getting to the woods for a hike. "I love the breadth of what can be discovered about yourself within the 26&2 practice!"

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