Bikram Yoga Fort Myers

Today we celebrate a firecracker of a student, Mary Raymond!

Congrats on 60 days in a row! Not an easy feat, but now as stated, pure bliss…thank you Mary for your dedication to you.

Bikram Yoga Fort Myers would like to extend a warm welcome to Guest Teacher, John Golterman!

John first discovered Bikram Yoga in the 90’s, with a background in theatre/dance, the practice helped to speedily heal injuries he sustained during those years. In Spring 2000, John attended Bikram’s Teacher Training and went on to open his first school the following year, Bikram Yoga Chelsea. In 2004 he opened Bikram Yoga Williamsburg.

After 15 years of running schools, John extended his studies traveling to India to learn Ayurveda and Ayurvedic Yoga Massage. John currently resides in Los Angeles, where he continued to teach and judge for the USA Yoga Asana Championships.

In his words, “ I’ve explored many modalities of healing and meditation, and I have never encountered a more complete foundational yoga practice than the original 26/2 Bikram sequence.  I’m thrilled to share my experience with the Fort Myers community, to reconnect with my own Bikram Practice in your hot room.  Teaching this Yoga is a divine privilege.”

John will be with us through the summer, please welcome him with open arms and lots of love!

Three basic principles define the Bikram System and how it should be approached.

Always start with BREATH.

MOVE SLOW, the slower you go, the better you do.

HOLD until the very last count because this is where the miracles appear.

We got to once again celebrate this smiling happy face!

Congrats Susan on such a life changing accomplishment. Some of our greatest moments are the unplanned ones, where life just opens up with opportunity like a flower petal blooming…

Here’s to 126!

Bikram Yoga Fort Myers would like to extend a warm welcome to Guest Teacher, Samantha Lockwood!

Born into a Bikram yoga lineage—her actor parents Gary Lockwood and Denise DuBarry were also students of Bikram—she carries the tradition with authenticity and care. In the summer of 1999 in LA, she attended Bikram’s Teacher Training at the age of 17, garnering the Best In Posture award. Samantha is also the founder of Bikram Yoga Kauai and has been teaching internationally for two decades.

Aside from teaching yoga, Samantha is also an actress and has had numerous TV and Film roles, and is the founder of .

Samantha will be with us through the month of May, please welcome her with open arms and lots of love!

Utkatasana or as we lovingly refer to it, “Awkward” presents us with an opportunity to deepen our strength with not just the legs, glutes, shoulders etc. but more importantly it strengthens our concentration and resolve to not give up.

Come build all of your strengths at the oldest yoga school in SWFL!

We’re still buzzing from the yoga bubble of the 2026 Re-Union !

Thank you to all of the beautiful teachers who shared their knowledge, experiences and energy with us:








Also, a very special thank you to for organizing everything, we know it’s a huge task and it was seamless.

We hope we can continue to gather and celebrate the Bikram Yoga system in its pure and authentic form, because that is why we are all here today doing what we love. It works, so let’s keep working it.

BYFM is HIRING!

Local and Traveling Teachers are welcome to apply. Please only Bikram Certified…please read all slides carefully.

Come join the family end of May/beg of June 2026 🤍🖤