Rebekah Cunningham
Rebekah has been practicing Bikram yoga for 21 years. She attended her first Bikram class after moving to Colorado from her home town of Long Beach, California. For the first few years she attended classes once or twice a week when her work schedule permitted. At the time she was traveling heavily and found the practice to be very grounding after being gone for extended periods. Over time, her practice increased to several times a week. She began to attend classes all over the country when she traveled, enjoying various teaching styles and techniques. Yoga became an engrained part of her life, something she felt deeply connected to. Rebekah understands that hard work and consistency pay off when you are dedicated to your practice. Craving a deeper understanding of the postures and their benefits has kept her practicing steadily over the years.
The benefits Rebekah has experienced from her yoga practice are almost to numerous to list. Sharing what she has learned and experienced throughout her time on the mat is such a great gift to give back. Teaching is a privilege and she feels truly blessed to be part of the yoga community. Her practice has taken many twists and turns (LITERALLY) over those years! She will be the first person to tell you she lives an exceptional life and is a better person because of her yoga practice. Her teaching style is tough but compassionate, striving for her students to achieve what they never thought possible, both physically and mentally.
Rebekah is a certified Bikram Yoga instructor and has attended Level 1 and Level 2 training with Baron Baptiste. In addition, she has completed two 200 Hour Yoga Alliance certified Hot Yoga teacher trainings. She believes you can never have enough training! Simply put, she loves Hot Yoga! Rebekah has experienced the benefits of her yoga practice first hand and is thrilled to share her knowledge and passion with The Hot Room community.
Angelique Daniell
Angelique Daniell, a South African native, has been a dedicated health and wellness practitioner since 2005. As a Master Certified Health Coach, Movement specialist and essential oil expert, Angy brings a broad array of knowledge and expertise to her clients. After 10 years in corporate marketing, Angy turned to Pilates to help with chronic back pain. So convinced of the healing of Pilates, she completed a rigorous 800-hour teacher-training at the Pilates Institute of Southern California and made the full-time career transition into wellness. As a Lululemon Ambassador in Los Angeles, she quickly gathered a strong following for her vibrant and energetic teaching style. Always a learner, Angy soon received certifications in CrossFit and Olympic Lifting which gave her a new respect for strength training. As a long time yoga practitioner, in 2012 Angy completed her 200hr RYT in Vinyasa and restorative yoga, and has since gained over 300hrs of additional training. Her effervescent energy and warm approach are creatively woven into her love for movement, inspirational music and the mind-body connection. She has taught at premiere studios in Los Angeles, Portland and Northern San Diego. Angy is a loving wife, momma to Jack, and a two-time cancer warrior who has learned to tap in to her strengths and perseverance to keep moving forward. The right foods, essential oils, appropriate supplements, movement and a positive mindset have helped heal her body. Daily breathwork, meditation, hot yoga, Pilates, healthy habits, and surrounding herself with like-minded people inspire her each day. She encourages her clients to take ownership of their own wellness, build the right mindset, and create the life they love.
Leah Elliott
Leah grew up in Canada and in 2000 decided to make the move and call Southern California home. With a desire to become more present in her life, she was introduced to yoga in 2009 and felt the life altering changes from her continued practice. Shortly thereafter she left her busy life in the corporate world to become a full time stay at home mother. Her continued yoga practice was essential in helping her navigate through the ongoing changes that life presented. Having always felt inspired to share the gift of yoga with others, the stars aligned in 2018, and she completed her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training. With a craving for continuous learning, she completed her 300-hour Yoga Teacher Training in 2021. Leah is extremely passionate about the mind-body connection and the way in which yoga can heal and transform us through breath, asana, and the spiritual essence held within the practice. Her goal is for students to leave her class feeling more inner peace, compassion and mental clarity.
Lea Vessey
Lea Vessey has been a competitive athlete since she was nine years old. Growing up as a swimmer and practicing eight times per week, she quickly learned the meaning of consistency and dedication. In her twenties, Lea transitioned to running and weightlifting and discovered the importance of maintaining a strong and healthy body. Lea attended her first yoga class while attending SDSU in 2001. She gravitated toward Ashtanga yoga because of the physical aspect of the practice. Amid a demanding career, Lea found it necessary to slow down her practice and began Vinyasa yoga. Lea grew up in Encinitas and has raised her two children here. She has passed on the importance of maintaining a healthy body and mind to her son and daughter. Lea is a certified personal trainer and RYT-500 yoga teacher. She finds fulfillment and joy in helping others incorporate yoga and fitness into their lifestyle. You’ll find her teaching yoga in Encinitas and Carlsbad while progressing through her master’s program to become a marriage and family therapist.
Javon Shapouri
Javon has been teaching Bikram yoga for six years. He first found the practice at Community Hot Yoga in Leucadia, taking classes with Candace Corderre during a time when he was trying to get back to a healthier lifestyle. Bikram yoga helped him rediscover his love for health, fitness, and nutrition, and inspired him to become a teacher.
Outside the hot room, Javon loves surfing, staying active, and helping others become healthier, happier versions of themselves through yoga and nutrition coaching. He’s excited to be part of the Hotroom community and welcomes everyone, from first-timers to experienced practitioners, to come challenge themselves and enjoy the practice.
Amy
I began my practice in Ashland Oregon nine years ago. I realized quickly this yoga was something special and transformative. In the fall of 2011, I made the decision to go to Bikram’s teacher training. I have had the opportunity to teach in Chicago, Kauai and now here in beautiful San Diego. It is with much gratitude that I am able to teach and share this yoga.
Carrie
Carrie is a yoga, barre, and strength instructor with a passion for helping women feel strong, capable, and connected to their bodies at every stage of life. With years of experience teaching group fitness, she creates classes that blend mindful movement, strength, and intention, challenging students while encouraging them to listen to and honor their bodies.
Her love of wellness extends beyond the mat. Carrie has a background in nutrition and also works as a retreat chef, creating nourishing, beautiful meals for women. She loves bringing together movement, food, and community to create an experience that supports the whole person.
Outside of teaching, Carrie enjoys traveling, hiking, spending time with the people she loves, and staying active. Her approach to teaching is grounded in the belief that movement should make you feel stronger, more connected, and more at home in your body.
Nichole
Nichole was born and raised in San Diego, and teaches both vinyasa and bikram. When she isn’t teaching or practicing; she loves to spend time with her son, care for her assortment of house plants, paint, dive/snorkel, and practice archery.
Jeniece
As a former top-producing Realtor in Detroit, Michigan for nearly a decade, Jeniece set out to find deeper meaning and purpose amidst the chaos and stress of her career. In 2019, she found yoga. In 2024, she made a bold move away from the Real Estate Industry and out of Michigan when she landed in San Diego and started her teaching career. Since then, her journey through the mind to body connection has been, and continues to be, a transformative source of spiritual healing. She takes so much pride and joy in sharing that with her students, her loved ones, her community, and everyone else who crosses her path. For Jeniece, Yoga is not just a physical practice, but a state of mind and a way of life. It has allowed her to move through the good and the bad with passion, purpose, and acceptance for all things. More importantly, she believes teaching has become her life mission to give back all of what was so freely given to her.
Amanda
Amanda discovered Hot Yoga in 2010 as a personal search for balance, healing, and clarity. Over time, the practice evolved from a way to move and release stress into a path of deep self-discovery and mindfulness. What started on the mat became a way of living- one rooted in presence, compassion, and inner awareness.
She knew she wanted to teach right away, but it wasn’t until 2023 that all the stars aligned and Amanda began her formal training and became a certified yoga teacher. Her teaching blends mindful movement with yoga philosophy, inviting students to connect breath, body, and spirit in a way that feels both grounding and expansive. She believes yoga is less about achieving the perfect pose and more about discovering a sense of contentment within every phase of your practice- meeting yourself exactly where you are, with presence and grace.
When she’s not practicing or teaching yoga, Amanda is most often spending time with her family or nurturing her mindfulness company, justbes, which helps children and schools cultivate presence, emotional awareness, and joy through guided meditation. She is also the author of the Mindful One children’s book series, which uses nature-inspired stories to help children explore emotions and develop simple mindfulness tools they can carry with them as they grow.
Kekoa
Kekoa is a 500+ hour certified yoga teacher who has been practicing yoga since the age of 10. With a deep-rooted love for the practice, Kekoa finds joy in sharing yoga with others and creating a space where students can feel supported, grounded, and connected. Her teaching is centered around holding space for each individual and honoring wherever they are in their practice.
Kelli
Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Kelli is a mobility coach with over 16 years of experience helping people feel stronger, more connected, and at home in their bodies. She completed her yoga training in Virginia Beach in 2011, where she deepened her appreciation for the connection between breath, movement, and mindfulness. Her teaching blends yoga with mobility, functional strength, breathwork, and intuitive movement, creating a practice that is grounding, playful, and empowering. In October 2025, Kelli followed her heart west to California to be closer to her son and is grateful to now share her love of movement and yoga with her new community.
