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Jocelyn Brunotte, Co-Founder
Jocelyn grew up in her mother’s dance and gymnastics studio in Tupelo, Mississippi, where she cultivated a love and understanding for movement of the body. She studied Vaganova ballet technique at Birmingham Southern College, and received a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. In 2008, she moved to New York City and spent the next seven years teaching in the NYC fitness industry. Over the years, Jocelyn has taught various forms of dance and multiple fitness formats and has been a NASM certified Personal Trainer. In 2013, she became a certified Vinyasa Yoga teacher through Joshi Yoga Institute and is currently working towards her 300 hour advanced Vinyasa Yoga training with an emphasis on Restorative Yoga at Sanctuary for Yoga in Nashville, Tennessee. She has worked for Equinox, Broadway Dance Center, Reebok Sports Club/NY, Sports Club/LA, Joffrey Ballet School and many others. Jocelyn moved to Memphis in 2016 and co-founded Mind/Body HAUS with Rachel West in 2018.
Jocelyn was selected ClassPass Teacher of the Year for Memphis in 2018.
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Rachel West, Co-Founder
Rachel grew up in Memphis, TN and was a competitive gymnast and cheerleader throughout high school. She graduated from the University of Mississippi with a Bachelors Degree in Psychology. During college, she fell in love with running, but the toll it took on her body, along with past gymnastics injuries, ultimately led her to yoga. She immediately appreciated how it made her body feel but the mental benefits kept her coming back and made her want to share it with others. Rachel has been teaching yoga since 2013 and has led multiple teacher training’s. Her goal in training teachers is to empower them to find their voice and overcome the mental blocks that stand in the way of their dreams. In 2018, Rachel earned her bodyART certification in NYC and opened mind body HAUS with Jocelyn Brunotte. She has much love and gratitude for her teachers who taught her to quit living “small” and believe in the possibility of her dreams.
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Victoria Wood
Victoria is currently the manager at the HAUS and a 500-hour registered yoga teacher. Yoga sparked Victoria’s interest in 2017 as an intermittent activity to balance out long days at the gym. She had always been active and found a connection to movement early in life through sports and dancing. Victoria relocated to Memphis in 2019 which sparked the shift from finding solace in setting a new leg press PR to afternoons spent watching “Yoga with Adriene” on YouTube. It was the asana and elegant poses that initially attracted her to the challenge, but the mental and emotional clarity became undeniable over time. With a growing desire to get more hands-on experience and knowledge, she attended yoga teacher training at the HAUS spring of 2021. Completing the 200-hour program only affirmed that she was meant to step out of her comfort zone and into her personal power to share this life-altering practice. She then completed her 300-hour advanced yoga teacher training fall of 2023. As a teacher, Victoria’s intentions are to create a safe space for self-discovery. She is passionate about helping students find and trust their inner strength and knowing.
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Jenna Hussey Glyder
Originally from Eastern North Carolina, Jenna earned her instructor certification for Inferno Hot Pilates in the Spring of 2020. After falling in love with the practice as a student herself, she wanted to lead others in its challenging yet balanced blend of high-intensity, low impact training. As an elementary school teacher, she is passionate about early morning practice to celebrate strength and patience before the day begins! Her aim is for all students to feel empowered through movement and encouraged by community.
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KATHRYN BERLIN
Kathryn Berlin grew up in Virginia and has a track and cross country background, where she dabbled in yoga as cross training. In 2015, she was in a serious bike crash that resulted in her no longer being able to train for long distance races. In the aftermath, she rediscovered yoga. With consistent practice, she found the same sense of solace and presence on her mat that she used to gain from running. After moving to Memphis in 2019, she fell in love with the MBH community and continued to deepen her meditation and physical practice. When the studio announced the opening of their new YTT school, she jumped at the opportunity to learn from some of her favorite teachers. A local special education teacher, she feels lucky to share the benefits of breath work, meditation, and asana practice with her middle schoolers and yoga students alike.
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Jared Filsinger
Jared grew up in Memphis playing competitive baseball, skateboarding, kickboxing, and strength training. As he entered his 30s, old injuries began to slow down his ability to engage in the activities he loved. After deciding to shift his focus to kettlebell training and a regular vinyasa yoga practice, Jared found himself able to move his body in a more fluid and pain-free way. In addition to these physical benefits, he began to experience lowered stress levels and better sleep from his yoga and meditation practices. Knowing that he wanted to share these practices with the community, Jared earned his SFG certification by successfully completing a StrongFirst Kettlebell Instructor Course in 2020. Since then, he has attended two 200 hour yoga teacher training programs—the most recent of which he completed at Mind/Body HAUS in 2022.
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Michele Mallory
Michele (E-RYT®500, YACEP®) has been teaching yoga in the Midsouth since 2013. She loves the challenge that yoga has brought to her life physically and mentally and believes that challenge on the yoga mat has better empowered her to handle life’s storms. Michele has pursued continual growth in her teaching by studying with masters like Cameron Shayne of Budokon University, Michael Gannon, Greg Tebb and Manju Jois. Michele completed her RYT®300 in 2018 with DwiPada Yoga School. Michele is a lululemon legacy ambassador.
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Margaux Bartosch
Margaux began practicing yoga in high school to help ease anxiety and quickly fell in love with hot power vinyasa and ashtanga vinyasa. She pursued teacher training in 2014 to deepen her personal practice. She has been teaching for 8 years and enjoys sharing the practice with others just as much as practicing herself. Margaux loves helping students find their strength within to keep growing and moving forward, one breath at a time.
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Mary Patrick
Mary started doing yoga in the spring of 2017. Her first yoga mat was a blanket her grandmother made, and YouTube yogis were the teachers. Though she originally started yoga for mental peace, the physical benefits were undeniable! Prior to teacher training, Mary had only been in a studio setting a handful of times. Upon completing her 200 Yoga Teacher Training at DwiPada, Mary is eager to break free form her comfort zone and share the numerous benefits of practicing yoga with others. As a teacher, Mary strives to create a fun and comfortable learning environment in the studio. She encourages laughing when falling out of a pose, and believes that everyone can do yoga! They just have to be willing to put in the work. Mary hopes to help students find mental peace, achieve their goals, boost confidence, and learn to laugh at themselves. All while listening to awesome playlists!
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Jordan Booth
Jordan is a born and raised Memphian and began practicing Pilates in 2016 when she became a bone marrow donor. Having been a competitive cheerleader her whole life, finishing her cheer career as Captain at University of Memphis. She loves the HIIT and intensity of Hot Pilates as it is similar in principles to the training she had in her sport. After 6 years of practicing Pilates, she became an instructor in 2022. She loves to have a high intensity and fun class to bring the energy to her students’ day. Her aim is to always have a fun, loud, and positive impact on her students and try to be the highlight of their day. In her free time, she enjoys to travel, read, and celebrate Memphis.
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Caitlin Caswell
Caitlin is a social worker who began practicing yoga for the mental health benefits and stayed for the community. She is dedicated to celebrating the roots of yoga and prioritizes accessibility and safety (both physical and emotional) for her students. She has been a passionate member of the Mind/Body HAUS community since the studio first opened in 2018 and graduated from HAUS Yoga School in 2022.
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Annie Anderson
As a gymnast and cheerleader for most of her youth, Annie has always been drawn to physical movement and exploring the expansive capabilities of the body. Feeling a little lost in her mind and body after college, she signed up for her first power vinyasa class in 2016 and was hooked with a capital H. Annie has found that the powerful connection of the body and breath that yoga encourages doubled with the yoga community has changed her life. She encourages practitioners to show up with courage and curiosity, leaving any expectations or intimidations at the door.
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Sorrelle Dattel
Sorrelle tried Hot Pilates for the first time on a whim in 2020 while she was in law school, and she was immediately hooked! For the first time in her life, she had found a workout that would consistently return to, and she has never looked back. She loves the energy and challenge of the workout and the way it can grow with you. Pilates has been hugely beneficial for her, both mentally and physically, and as an added bonus, she's met many people who are now dear friends. She hopes as a teacher that she can help other people benefit the way that she has from the practice and that she can create a fun, welcoming, safe environment that accommodates every student exactly where they are.
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Cathey Alexander
Cathey's first love of yoga is in the traditional 26 & 2 hot yoga series, also known as Bikram Yoga, which systematically works the whole being, strengthening the mind, therapeutically restoring the body and developing awareness, focus and concentration. She has witnessed the physical and mental healing powers of this yoga not only in herself, but also in countless others throughout her yoga journey. Cathey has been practicing this method since 2005 and teaching it since completing her Bikram Yoga Teacher Training in Los Angeles, CA in 2012. She completed her Level 2 and Level 3 training with Craig Villani at Raja Yoga Academy in 2019. Cathey strives to continue to deepen her knowledge of the series and has completed continuing education workshops with Craig Villani, Esak Garcia, Joseph Encinia, Lynn Whitlow and Jim Kallett. She is a firm believer that everyone of us possess the innate ability to use our bodies to heal our bodies and is excited and grateful for the opportunity to continue to share this transformational practice with others as well as for the opportunity to learn, explore and practice other styles of yoga at Mind/Body HAUS!
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Becky Davis
Becky is a native Memphian who grew up loving the water. Her swimming career taught her the healing power of combining measured breath with purposeful movement. It also enabled her to experience the mind and body benefits of focused exercise. After the end of her competitive career, Becky struggled to find something that could provide her similar benefits that she experienced from the water, until she found yoga. Dipping her toes in (pun intended) slowly, she began her yoga practice in 2005 and in 2021 earned her 200hr YTT from Mind/Body Haus. In 2023, Becky earned her graduate degree from the University of Memphis in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Her teaching focus is restorative yoga because it aligns with her passion to slowly and consistently develop a strong mind and body connection for herself and for her students. When Becky is not teaching yoga, she is counseling, providing personal training, being a mom to two spunky daughters, binging on podcasts, and writing poetry.
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Davia Downey
Davia’s yoga journey began in 2002 when she took her first yoga class at the Ann Arbor School of Yoga in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Her original teacher, Laurie Blakeney, was a student of Sri B.K.S. Iyengar, the father of Iyengar Yoga. It took a long time for her a long time to decide to take a traditional yoga teacher training, but after graduate school she took the leap and earned her RYT-200 designation at Salt Yoga under the tutelage of Toni Thomas (a student of Jonny Kest) in East Lansing, Michigan.
She has experience in teaching Ashtanga, Hot Vinyasa, Restorative, and Rocket Yoga. She has taken courses from several renowned yoga instructors including Kino MacGregor, David Swenson, Manju Jois, Brandon Flows, Davina Davison, and Jonny and Jonah Kest over the years; through these experiences she has learned techniques to improve and deepen one’s own practice and would love to share these teachings with you.
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Tori Anito
Embrace the journey with Tori Anito, a soul-centered guide with 200 hours of dedicated certification. Specializing in the rhythms of Vinyasa, the deep serenity of Restorative Yoga, and the transcendent frequencies of Sound Healing, Tori's classes are a sanctuary for the spirit. Rather than leaving parts of yourself behind, Tori warmly invites you to bring every emotion, every trial, and every triumph into the sacred space of practice. Here, through mindful movement, breath, and intention, we honor and transform the full spectrum of your experience. Step onto the mat with Tori and immerse yourself in a nurturing embrace that is built on a foundation of celebration of all that you are.
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Tracie Fisher
Tracie Fisher (RYT 500) started practicing yoga in 2003 as a way to “stretch” but over the years has discovered many more physical, mental and life changing benefits of the practice. After raising two beautiful daughters, she decided it was time to dig in deeper and complete her 200 hour training in 2019 through TN School of Yoga, Sumits Yoga Memphis. Through training she discovered Ashtanga and began practicing at DwiPada with Amy Morse and Michele Mallory finishing another 100 hours of Ashtanga Vinyasa Teacher Training. In August 2023, she completed her 300 hour training through DwiPada Yoga School and HAUS Yoga School in Memphis, TN. Her favorite thing about yoga is that there is no finish line or competition because it is not a sport, rather a way of life. Tracie loves the awakened yet calm feeling after a yoga practice. Getting outside and spending time with her family, caring for her cat and dog, hiking mountains and traveling are some of her favorite activities. Tracie teaches from the heart with compassion and delivers the practice in a way that meets the needs of her students.
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Samantha Goodwin
Samantha’s love for fitness and movement began during her time as a collegiate cheerleader for Arkansas State University. Trying to find a space to connect with people and a workout that checked all of the boxes, both mentally and physically, she became a group fitness instructor after graduating in 2017. Since then, Samantha has taught various forms of movement such as indoor cycling, barre, weighted sculpt and HIIT, rebounding on the trampoline, cardio kickboxing, and pilates.
She is passionate about fostering a community where everyone is welcome and encouraged to embrace who they are in every season of life. Although Samantha has given up her pompoms, her main goal in each class is to be an energetic light, and wants to share joy while pushing people to new heights physically!
Outside of the fitness world, she is a foodie and traveler. Join her for a kick-butt class, and let her know all of your local food recommendations!
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Ashleigh Hayes
Ashleigh is a native Memphian. She started practicing Hot Pilates in 2017. She immediately fell in love with the challenging workout. She completed the Hot Pilates certification in 2019 and remains committed to having a hot, energetic, and fun class. Aside from teaching Pilates, Ashleigh is a Senior Legislative Research Analyst for the Memphis City Council. She received a Bachelor of Science in English and Political Science and a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership from Belhaven University. Ashleigh is also the founder and owner of Drip. Drip is a lifestyle fitness brand that is especially known for its non-slip eco-friendly Drip mat.
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Kiley Hazelton Herr
Kiley grew up in northern Minnesota, where she was active in performing arts and a myriad of sports. Kiley started doing yoga as a preteen, and found it to be a lovely compliment to her performing and athletic endeavors. Years later, while completing her master of music degree in Los Angeles, Kiley simultaneously discovered a passion for teaching and hot power vinyasa. Becoming a yoga teacher seemed a natural progression, so in 2019, Kiley completed her 200-hour power vinyasa training through CorePower Yoga in St. Paul, MN. Kiley is currently a MA/PhD student in speech-language pathology at the University of Memphis. Her academic pursuits and research focus on the common thread that strings together her passions of yoga, singing, and voice rehabilitation: breathing. In addition to her education at the UofM, Kiley is training to become an Integrative Breathing Therapist with breathing-expert, Dr. Rosalba Courtney, D.O., Ph.D.. Kiley loves being a member of the Haus family where the opportunities to learn, grow, and share are plentiful!
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Mary Helen Holman
Mary Helen Holman is an Arkansas native who now calls Memphis home. She moved here 14+ years ago and fell in love with the city, its people and its heart. She is a certified personal trainer with more than four years of experience in group fitness. She is excited to be part of the Mind/Body HAUS team and is thrilled to bring barre to Midtown.
Mary Helen is happily married to Ben and has two precious girls: Francis and Anna Reed who keep her laughing and running all over town. When she's not in the studio, she can be found constantly folding laundry, working in her yard, reading a good book, volunteering at her church or subbing at her girls' school.
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Bekah Kingsley
Bekah is born and raised in Memphis, a mom to two Dixie babies. Loves all sports and workouts, but fell in love with Hot Pilates in 2016.
She moved overseas during college to help develop a sports/PE program. This is where she started to create exercise programs and teaching classes. Bekah is now a personal trainer and quickly became a Hot Pilates instructor. She enjoys teaching as much as taking and learning. Her class is full of energy and love and lots of laughs.
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Jamie Miller
Jamie is a 200 RYT certified yoga and meditation teacher, a mom of two, and a passionate creative. She believes in living life on purpose in every area, and that the best place to find intention is on your yoga mat. A Tennessee native, and lover of aesthetics who is happiest guiding others through a yoga practice that inspires them to become their best selves on and off the mat. Jamie fell in love with yoga as a teenager practicing along side her mom in several local Memphis studios. She found herself at a crossroad in her career in 2013 when she decided to take a leap of faith and complete her first Yoga Teacher Training with Grow Yoga School in Nashville. She has been leading students through various styles of yoga, including: vinyasa, yin, sculpt, and restorative, ever since.
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Amy Morse
Amy (E-RYT®500, YACEP®) began her yoga practice in 2005 after the birth of her twins. Amy discovered yoga was not a fitness class, but a practice that altered her life physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Amy completed her first RYT®200 with Greg Tebb and Terry Johnson in 2012 in Ashtanga Vinyasa, which remains her personal practice today. She completed her second RYT®200 with Jonny Kest in LifePower Vinyasa in 2014 and her 300-hour training with Greg Tebb in 2020. She believes yoga is for everyone and through practice and study with a qualified teacher, healing of mind, body and spirit can occur. Amy has much gratitude for all of her teachers especially Greg Tebb, with whom she continues to study. Amy is a lululemon legacy ambassador.
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Olivia Waggoner
Olivia discovered her passion for movement at a young age, spending early mornings practicing yoga alongside her mom. This love for movement continued to grow through high school, college, and grad school. After graduating from the University of Mississippi in 2013, Olivia moved to Nashville and fell in love with hot power vinyasa. In 2021, she relocated to Memphis and began practicing at the HAUS, where she decided to deepen her yoga journey by completing her YTT 200. Yoga has profoundly impacted Olivia’s life physically, mentally, and spiritually, evolving into more than just a practice but a way of life. She is thankful for the wisdom from her teachers and the continuous journey and challenges yoga brings. Olivia hopes her students will experience the same strength, healing, and confidence that yoga has given her, discovering new challenges, exploration, and horizons both on and off the mat.
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Arline Jernigan
Arline’s teaching style is pure and conscious creative vinyasa – linking each yoga pose together in a flow of grace, strength and stamina, with keen attention to alignment, both physical and energetic. Arline is a graduate of Memphis College of Art and a long-term physical fitness instructor before coming to yoga. She brings a unique blend of physicality and artfulness to her teaching. The yoga mat serves as a different kind of canvas for her. Along with teaching yoga, she paints and exhibits her art work in Memphis galleries. Through teaching and her art, she aims to inspire others to feel more and move beyond preconceived notions of personal limitation. Arline draws her primary teaching inspiration from the sheer joy of moving, and she finds it a joy to constantly discover ways to physically tap into a powerful energy. Arline has studied with some great teachers. Shiva Rea, Cindi Lee, and Cris Coniaris. Her intention is to create a space that is peaceful and supportive for people to explore their abilities, and to move beyond limited beliefs and ideas, to provide tools that empower students to take responsibility for their quality of life. Her approach is a combination of precision to alignment and intuition, strength and fluidity, and wisdom in action, all initiated by the breath. Hopefully the student will be able to translate what happens on the mat (and sometimes off) into every day life. Arline aims to challenge, nurture and inspire her students to connect with their true essence and embody their aliveness and creative potential.
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Nikki Veit
Born and raised in New York, Nikki Veit (last name rhymes with might) has been coaching clients and classes since 2015. Nikki's passion for educating and empowering others originally started in Theatre--she pursued a degree in Theatre Studies, and eventually moved to Chicago in 2014 to continue working as a theatre artist and educator. Soon after moving, Nikki fell in love with the gym: lifting weights, getting stronger, and seeing muscle develop became borderline addicting, and she decided to make the great transition from theatre to fitness full-time to share her passion with others.
Since coaching her first class in 2015, Nikki has made it her mission to educate folks on proper weight lifting mechanics, and empower them to get strong and build confidence through that strength. Kettlebells are her favorite tool to use, as both a coach and an athlete, because of their multifunctionality. Nikki is a certified personal trainer with an emphasis in strength training, and is further certified in Kettlebell, Barbell and Bodyweight instruction through StrongFirst, as well as CrossFit L1.