Houston : Woodlands

Jen and Arnie Ballew

Bikram Yoga The Woodlands

281-363-2989

info@bytw.com

www.bytw.com

Teaching yoga came as a surprise to both Arnie and Jen. Arnie was a neuromuscular therapist and knew the importance of stretching and regular exercise, but due to the stress of maintaining a full-time practice and day-trading full-time, a fitness routine was the last thing on his mind. It wasn't until his wife, Jennifer, had come across Bikram's yoga that he was willing to consider adding one more thing to my life.

Jennifer, a CPA, was in the middle of a company merger when the stress of her job got the best of her – as a result of her continued stress, Jen’s health continued to decline. Fatefully for Jen, and Arnie, a good friend of Jen’s invited her to take her first Bikram class! After taking just a few classes, Jen began to feel significantly better and seemed better able to manage her “work related stress."

Once Arnie finally took his first class. he found the Bikram series to be amazing. After his third class, a chronic neck pain that he had lived with for a year was gone! It was then that he realized what a powerful tool Bikram's yoga could be in healing the body. Two weeks after his first class, he met with Mike and Joani Winters (the studio owners of Bikram Yoga, Houston), to lay out the path to become a future studio owner. Six months later he attended Bikram’s Teachers Training program in Los Angeles, CA, in September 2002. The following year, Jennifer put the corporate world on hold and followed the same path.