Founder and leader, Mary E. Jarvis, has been a student of Bikram and teaching Bikram Style Yoga for 20 years. She is an excellent illustrator of technique and a boundless source of Yoga inspiration. As a survivor of a near fatal auto accident, Mary is living proof of the powers of Bikram Yoga. To relieve chronic pain from herniated discs in her spine Mary practices this yoga daily rather than opting for surgery, Prednisone and pain killers. Steadfast in her belief in the power of this Yoga she tries to live life free of pain and express herself through Yoga with kindness, grace,and love.