Nikki Pochily

      Nikki Pochily is an E-RYT 500 yoga teacher and the owner of Roots Hot Yoga Tucson. She received her 200 hour yoga teacher certification in 2017 with Sumits Yoga Tucson and never intended to teach yoga. In fact, the only reason she did the training was because she was really injured and could no longer teach spinning and Hiit (which were her passions), the studio owner suggested she do it and her husband told her the training was 'cheaper than therapy' and so, she did it! 

      Nikki never liked yoga until she found the Hot Sequences at Sumits yoga Tucson (which is now, Roots!) She found the intensity of the heat and the humidity was exactly what she needed in order to quiet her mind and allow her to turn inward. The 10 weeks during yoga teacher training transformed her life in the best possible way and she finally understood what Yoga meant and continues to love it more and more day by day. She went on to complete two 300 hour trainings - one in 2020 (online during Covid) and one more recently in 2023 with Wise Owl Wellness. 

      Her favorite styles to teach are the Hot 45' or a Power Vinyasa flow. Both of those styles incorporate 'added' intensity (which she finds to match her energy!) - whether it comes from heat/humidity or strength and power. The amount of discipline it takes to breathe under those circumstances is where she truly finds how best to connect with the present moment, how to best learn how to control her breath, and immediately quiet the internal chatter.  She finds hot yoga to be a place where one can practice being comfortable in the discomfort and ultimately choose how to react from a place of Grace and Love. She will challenge you to meet your potential, one breath at a time. 

      Outside of Yoga, you can probably catch Nikki hanging out with her family members - her husband Jeff, her 4 kids and her 6 rescue doggies. She also loves spending time with her friends, cooking, and lifting weights.