A Community of Excellence

Summertime Celebration

This spring, we gathered for our 2nd Annual Spring BBQ, grateful for the perfect weather and even better company. Events like these are a reminder that the practice doesn’t end when class does—it lives on in the way we connect, support, and grow together.

Thank you to Carrie Lewis and Husband Tim for hosting us. It was wonderful to take a moment and connect with everyone outside of the hot room. If you weren’t able to come this year don’t fret! We will see you next spring for our annual BBQ. See if you can recognize your hot yoga friends in their street clothes!

4 years under new ownership, 22 years of Hot Yoga.

For over two decades, Headwaters Hot Yoga has been a sanctuary of sweat, stillness, and strength in the heart of Downtown Missoula. What began as a dedicated Bikram Yoga studio grew roots in tradition—discipline, consistency, and love of the heat. For the first 18 years, the studio became a home to many who found great benefit in the Bikram Yoga practice. As studio owners changed the practice grew from Birkam’s Dialouge to teachers who incorporated a new perspective to the postures. We are endlessly grateful to the teachers, students, and community members who shaped the studio over the last 18 years.

On July 1st, 2021, a new chapter began. under the ownership of Catie and Bruce, Headwaters Hot Yoga began to evolve—not away from our roots, but with them. In the past four years, we've honored our Bikram foundation while embracing a deeper understanding of Ghosh Yoga (the tradition from which Bikram was trained), alongside a wider range of movement practices that bring health, balance and stillness to our lives.

From Discipline to Diversity: Evolving Our Practice

With a deep respect for our origins, we expanded our offerings to reflect more current, informed, and well-rounded approaches to body movement and wellness:

  • Ghosh Yoga (26&2) classes now offer more focus on functional movement, strength (which creates flexibility), balance and above all stillness —reflecting a modern understanding of the original lineage.

  • Hot Vinyasa Flow invites students into a dynamic, creative, and strong practice that contrasts beautifully with the stillness of the Ghosh Practice.

  • Blend Yoga a class that incorporates Ghosh Yoga and Vinyasa Flow. Building both stillness and fast flows into one class.

  • Inferno Hot Pilates brings high-energy, low-impact cardio and strength training to build power where yoga ends, yoga is a great practice but not the only workout your body need!

Education, Growth, and Community of Excellence

Over the past four years, outside of running the studio and teaching, Catie has devoted herself to study, learning directly from leaders in the Ghosh Yoga and Inferno Hot Pilates communities. She is now a:

  • 500-hour Certified Ghosh Yoga Instructor

  • Inferno Hot Pilates Certified Teacher

  • Inferno Mindset Coach

This learning fuels everything we bring into the studio, from class structure to teacher development. At the core of it all is a set of studio values, and above all else stands one principle:

  1. Community of Excellence
    We are a welcoming, inclusive, and humble space where everyone—regardless of experience or background—is encouraged to grow. Our community is open-minded, always willing to listen, learn, and evolve. We stay well-informed to support our students with integrity and precision, and we strive to be generous with our time, energy, and knowledge to lift one another up.

Looking Ahead: Updates & Connection

Stay tuned this summer for the rest of our studio values. These blog post is where you will find information about community events, yoga & fitness tips and pricing specials!!

As we continue to grow, we’ll be shifting our focus away from regular social media updates. You’ll still find helpful information, links, and reminders there—but for deeper updates, event news, and insights into our community, we invite you to:

We’re proud of where we’ve been and even more excited about where we’re going. Whether you’ve been practicing here since the beginning or just found us last week—you’re part of what makes Headwaters so special.

Here’s to sweating with purpose, learning with humility and showing up with heart.

With gratitude,
Catie & Bruce

Headwaters Hot Yoga Missoula