Don’t let Raelyn’s sweet, girl-next-door looks fool you. Once class starts, watch out. Armed with a booming voice, serious attention to form, and a fierce teaching style, she has a way of making your muscles beg for mercy – all while being incredibly encouraging about it.

Raelyn is thoughtful and intentional about the way she teaches, building sequences designed to develop strength, stability, mobility, and endurance. She’ll give you the technical details that help you move better, coach you through the moments when things get hard, and then quite possibly ask you for eight more. Her Pilates class is sneakily hard, and some students have suggested we just rename it “The Hardest Class on the Schedule.” Consider yourself warned. After an injury pulled her away from competitive sports, Raelyn found yoga and eventually went on to earn her 200-hour yoga certification and STOTT Pilates training.

But Raelyn’s impact at Hot Yoga Auburn goes well beyond the classes she teaches. She is not someone who stands around waiting to be asked twice. Whether there’s a class to teach, a problem to solve, content to create, or something at the studio that simply needs to get done, she’s usually already on it. As part of HYA+’s leadership team, Raelyn brings that same all-in mentality to just about everything she does. If something needs attention, she jumps in. If your core needs crushing, she’ll help with that too.