All of our teachers at Bikram Yoga Ormond Beach are certified by Bikram’s Yoga College of India. They have taken 9 weeks of their life to spend with Bikram himself, along with many other senior teachers from the College Headquarters in Los Angeles California. Bikram Yoga certification is the highest level of certification given out by the Yoga Alliance- over 700 hours. During these 9 weeks, students are required to take 2 Bikram yoga classes per day Monday through Friday, 1 class Saturday morning and a day of relaxation on Sunday. In between these classes the teacher trainers’ days are filled with Anatomy lectures and lectures given by Bikram himself exploring the eight limbs of yoga; other lectures regarding pain and awareness within the body are given by senior teachers of the Yoga College.

William Jones

Owner and Co-Captain of Bikram Yoga Ormond Beach, William graduated from Bikram’s Yoga College of India in the spring of 2008/Acapulco, MX. After training he returned to L.A. to work at Bikram’s world headquarters , teach at surrounding studios and attend college. Since then Will has traveled to Barcelona for Bikram’s Advanced Seminar and many others by his most senior teachers. He brings understanding, enthusiasm, and humor to the podium. He believes… if he can do it, so can you. Doesn’t matter what you think. You have to do it. and more than once or twice.

Erika Jones

Owner and Co-Director of WE ARE YOGA-BYOB, graduated from Bikram’s Yoga College of India in spring of 2008. After training Erika moved to the Los Angeles area where she managed the Bikram Yoga College of India Pasadena and taught full time. She also taught full time at Bikram Yoga South Pasadena and made appearances to teach at most of LA’s Bikram studios. Erika continued her Bikram education by attending Bikram’s Advanced Seminar in Barcelona Spain, competing in regional’s in LA,  and attending seminars given by senior teachers such as Lynn Whitlow, Mary Jarvis and Craig Villanni. With a strong dialogue driven class her students learn how to discipline themselves and find the strength within to go forward in the hot room and in every day life. She loves to teach and it shows!

Amanda Williams

Amanda graduated from Bikram’s Yoga College of India in the fall of 2005 and was re certified in 2008 and 2010. Amanda will tell you she was born to teach this yoga simply because of the joy she receives after spending 90 min. on the podium. Amanda has the gift of encouragement and it is through this gift that she is able to teach her students to really enjoy the hard work and challenges that come up in class not only physically but mentally and emotionally as well. Amanda believes that teaching directly from Bikram’s dialogue is the best prescription for fixing the human body (and brain!). In the fall of 2010 Amanda competed for the first time in the Florida Regional Yoga Asana Competition where she placed 4th in the women’s division.

Jade Al-khateeb

Jade currently graduated Bikram’s teacher training in the fall of 12′. She is a natural out of the gate teaching a strong and compassionate class. We are very lucky to have her here and you will feel the same way. She is just 18 yrs old with the wisdom and responsibility of someone much older. You will feel refreshed and energized after her class!

Josh Maka