About Me 

My name is Julian (JJ) Garcia and I was born and raised in Boulder, Colorado. I was raised by my mother, with a brother and sister 10 and 12 years older than me. Our mom often worked several jobs, but she was always practicing and teaching yoga. At the age of 8, I was introduced to hot yoga; while staying with my mother during the Bikram’s Yoga College of India teacher training in 1994. Since then, our family has had a hot yoga studio in Boulder.

After a series of injuries to my ankles and knees in my teens, I turned to yoga to relieve the pain. Through my practice, I have been not only able to manage pain, but also live a better quality of life. Yoga has taught me that my body and mind are capable of so much more than I imagined. After more than 7 years of daily practice, I attended Bikram’s Yoga College of India teacher training in the fall of 2011. Since attending the training, I have been traveling, teaching, and studying yoga around the world.

In 2014, I started participating in the USA & IYSF yoga competitions. From 2016-20 I was the Colorado State Champion. I finished in the top 4 nationally 5 years in a row from 2015-19, and 4th internationally in 2016. Participating in these events allowed me to have a platform to push my asana practice to new depths. It also created ways to connect with more people and motivation to do more yoga!

In 2019, I completed the 500 hour e84 Teacher Training Diploma Program which takes a minimum of 2 years to complete. .

I am blessed to be able to practice and share yoga on a daily basis. I am truly thankful for the connections and opportunities to share, practice and be yoga with all of you.