Aerobics

Yoga

Barre

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What brought you to yoga? I took my first class at HYR in May 2016. I had hurt my Achilles tendon running so I was looking to try something new. Luckily I ran into my high school friend and fellow teacher Kelly B who suggested I give HYR a try. The rest, as they say, is history! I feel like I have been coming back every single day since then. In 2019 I completed my 200 hour teacher training with Danielle Mojo and Sara Rosenblatt and I’m so happy to now be sharing this incredible practice with others. What do you love about teaching yoga? I really enjoy creating space in my class to allow everyone to just show up and shine exactly as they are. Maybe that looks like just showing up for a 5:30 am class on a cold rainy New Jersey morning or getting into crow or handstand for the first time. I also love seeing people find ease in balancing poses and just allowing their breath and bodies to determine where the pose goes, rather than their story or fears about their limits. I always like to say “do the pose that you do when no one is looking!” What do you want people to know about your class/teaching style? I teach a powerful class, but one thing I have learned through my training and my own physical practice is that speed does not equal power. I used to think that a fast flow meant that it was powerful, but I now know that power is achieved through methodical movement connected with breath as a tool to find your deepest expression of each pose. It is about engaging the essential muscles while finding ease in the non essential muscles. And I love helping my students strike this balance in class so that they feel both revitalized and at peace when the practice is complete. In addition to the yoga asana and all of its benefits, my hope is that after leaving my class you feel like you are part of a community where you are important and you feel lighter than when you came in. Fun facts about your life outside the studio I am blessed to have a wonderful wife and son and I enjoy every aspect of being a husband and father. We enjoy cooking, traveling and especially laughing together. I hope to see you on your mat soon!

Rob Toth

Instructor at Hot Yoga Revolution