Paul relocated from Raleigh, NC to Chico recently to take over the Bikram Yoga studio that had closed in June of 2009. In North Raleigh, Paul and his partner Cindy have owned and operated the Bikram Yoga studio since September of 2004. Paul spent nine weeks in Los Angeles with Bikram in 2002 and was certified to teach the Bikram Method.

"I was a newspaper reporter in Plymouth, MI and got an assignment to shoot this new business that had opened recently. It turned out to be the Bikram studio in town. I had never done any kind of yoga, but had been thinking about it for some time. After taking the pictures for the story, I returned about a week later and signed up for a 10-class card and started to practice. I should mention that I weighed 245 lbs. at the time and had been a couch potato and aging photojournalist for many years. After the first week, I had lost 9 lbs. and decided that this was going to change my life. I upgraded to a 3-month unlimited package and began to attend five days a week. After just four months, I started my first 60-day challenge - 60 classes in 60 days. I loved it!

"The next April, I was in LA studying with Yogiraj Bikram Choudhury in person. I loved the experience even though it was perhaps the toughest nine weeks of my life.

"I look forward to meeting more wonderful folks from Chico and the area who are interested in allowing this yoga to help them make positive changes in their life, too!"

Cindy has recently joined the staff here in Chico. She and Paul have owned and operated the Bikram Yoga studio since September of 2004.

After swearing that she would never go through the grueling nine-week Bikram Yoga Teacher Training, Cindy decided in the summer of 2004 that something had to be better than dealing with the declining business of college text book sales. So, she called it quits after many years in that industry and began what has become a passion and a pleasure teaching Bikram Yoga after completing her certification in June 2005.

She is much happier here in Northern California, as she is just a short 2 1/2 hour drive from "her mountain," Mt. Shasta, where she works for the Sierra Club as a caretaker at Horse Camp. She will also be joining Shasta Mountain Guides this spring as a mountaineering guide.

Kim joins the teaching staff here in Chico after relocating recently from Grass Valley with her husband Adam and one-year-old daughter Aine (a traditional Irish spelling, [pronounced Anya]).

Kim brings six years of experience teaching at the Bikram Yoga studio in Grass Valley/Nevada City. Kim brings a calm focus and pleasant smile to class each day (mostly mornings) and invites you to join her to help strengthen your practice.

Malinda joins the Bikram Yoga Chico staff after teaching extensively in Indonesia. She and her two boys reside in Oroville.