A Pittsburgh native, Zeb has been teaching yoga since 2007 and has travelled the world teaching and spreading yoga love everywhere he can go.  He leads teacher trainings and workshops regularly.

Angelica found hot yoga while cross training for her dance career. Angelica served as manager for Bikram Yoga Baltimore and competed in several USA Yoga Championships. She is a proud graduate of Yoga Factory's Hot Teacher Training and has practiced 16+ years. Angelica manages Yoga Factory's Mekhala program, Ascension Yoga Retreats, and Teacher Trainings. She is the owner of Radiant Elle, a yoga clothing line, and Yoga Recovery Pittsburgh, a nonprofit that offers individual treatment and yoga-based mindfulness skills classes, trainings, and retreats. She is also a Usui Reiki Master Teacher, a published author, and licensed LPC in PA.

Over a decade ago a friend dragged me kicking and screaming to my first yoga class. I was a hard core athlete who thought stretching was for wimps. But after class I was really relaxed! It became a driving force in my life. I spent the next few years trying any and all styles from cranial sacral therapy to Zen archery. I changed the way I looked at everything. I let go of stuff, physical and emotional. Even made my way to a hot yoga class...It was perfect—the heat, the guidance, the breathing, the repetition, the stillness. It took a lot of guts to get through that 90 minutes, but I made it.

Immediately after final savasana I wanted to shout from the rooftops; "come to class!" Everyone in the world should know this feeling! There are no prerequisites. Come as you are, start where you are, and let the yoga work on you.

Nikie, a Pittsburgh native, was introduced to yoga in 2007 while playing lacrosse. She continued her practice when she moved to NYC in 2009 to attend NYU. Upon graduation in 2014, she completed a 200-hour Vinyasa training with Yoga to the People. While there she was introduced to the Traditional Hot Yoga Method which she found to be an extremely powerful mental and physical practice. In 2017 she completed training with Yoga Factory in the 26+2 series. In 2019 she studied with David Kyle's Progressive Ashtanga Vinyasa School and in 2020 completed Level 2 Rocket training. Nikie loves practicing and sharing yoga and is grateful to Yoga Factory for offering the opportunity to explore different styles and methods of practice. Yoga is for everyone, all bodies, all minds; an active mediation that can allow one to find strength to go within and create space for change and acceptance.

2024 marks 20 years since Donna began teaching yoga. Her interest in the Wisdom traditions and Healing Arts was sparked during her training in dance, theater, and music, where she was introduced to Yoga, Asana, Pranayama, and Meditation. She began her formal teacher training in Ashtanga Vinyasa, earning certification from It's Yoga SF with Rocket Yoga innovator Larry Schultz in 2004. She continued to teach and train in the SF Bay Area until 2008, when she returned to Cincinnati and founded Three Legged Dog Yoga Collective, a space for community and local teachers, now primarily a virtual school. In 2013, Donna began teaching Hot Yoga in Cincinnati and became immersed in the Ghosh Yoga lineage (Bikram Yoga and the classic 84 Asana system). In recent years, Donna has focused on Hatha Raja Yoga and Traditional Chinese Medicine, training in Meridian Yoga therapy, Acupressure, and bodywork with Rose Erin Vaughan, accumulating over 350 hours with the Science of Self school.

Justine began doing yoga as a supplement to her dance training through high school and college. However, she didn't start taking her practice seriously until 2012 when a hot yoga studio opened up in her hometown near Buffalo, NY. She fell in love with the Bikram method, and the way it made her feel physically and mentally challenged, yet restored at the same time. Justine graduated from Bikram’s Yoga College of India in Thailand in the Fall of 2014, and moved to Pittsburgh in 2016 where she continues to teach the 20&2 series.

Her favorite students are beginners, because there is so much exploration and openness in new students. She encourages everyone, herself included, to practice with a beginners mindset; always working to build a stronger foundation and see yoga in new ways.

Coming from athletics, Megan was instantly attracted to the intense challenge of the Traditional Hot series. Once graduating college and finding she was constantly setting her schedule around the next yoga class, she decided it was time to go to teacher training, graduating in Spring 2013. 

Megan loves to spread her love and knowledge of yoga. Always learning, always improving!

Ansley began practicing Vinyasa at age 15, with her first instructors on VHS cassettes in her living room. She found Hatha yoga while studying abroad in England. After graduating from Georgetown University in 2001, she found the 26 & 2 in San Francisco and traded washing the mirrors so she could practice every day. She fell head over heels in love with the series and its benefits. From then on, she has practiced yoga all over the world, especially in New York, Washington DC, Florida, Mexico, Thailand, and Pittsburgh, where she moved in 2013. She became a certified Hot Yoga teacher in 2022. She is also a retired NY/NJ attorney at law, a PA Licensed Esthetician, a certified Microblading artist, and runs a small dog boarding business out of her home. She loves her work with all her heart. She is proof that if you follow your true passions, you can live the life of your dreams. Namaste!

Mark is a Pittsburgh native who has been involved in sports and athletics for most of his life. He was involved in high school swimming and track as well as collegiate swimming. After college, he moved onto martial arts, earning black belts in two styles. In September 2007 after recovering from cancer, he tried various at-home intensive exercise programs; but, he was not reaching the fulfillment he desired, so he started a home yoga practice relying heavily on Rodney Yee Vinyasa yoga videos. Mark took his first Hot Yoga class in May 2013 and knew from the first class that it was physically challenging. After several weeks he noticed that he was not only improving in strength and flexibility, but also emotionally, feeling much calmer.  In 2019, with the support of his wife, son, and daughter, Mark successfully completed his first Yoga Factory Teacher Training. He hopes you will join him on the mat soon!

When Steven first started yoga at 28 years old he came to heal his body. The healing that took place after only a few months of dedication was magical to his psyche! It was so empowering to take control of his physical well-being and heal long term injuries! It brought him back to faith in his own unique way, because to heal like he did he had to believe. As he kept practicing and progressing it became apparent that he had to share/inspire/help anybody he could! Steven strongly believes that focusing on wellness is a foundation for success in life and that is the core of what drives him. He can not wait to practice with anyone who is willing! Steven's hope is to inspire his students as much as all his amazing teachers inspired him. See you on the mat, yogis!

Sydney came to the Yoga Factory for the physical benefits, but stayed for the mental benefits. Originally thinking yoga was just an exercise class, she soon realized it was so much more. Practicing the 26 & 2 series is a passageway to self-discovery and has helped Sydney realign her life. It provided a space for her to be present and connect with her true self. This has tremendously improved her mental health and quality of life. She believes in the powerful healing abilities of this practice and is excited to share it with others!

YF's most recent Hot Yoga Teacher!  Welcome Brittany!