Hope Hamling’s journey with yoga began in 1996 when she was 15 years old, when her high school gym teacher put on a classical tape and led a bunch of angsty teens through a bunch of quiet deep stretches. It was the first time she felt good in her body, and the flame was lit. She has been praticing yoga with regularity since 2000.

Hope graduated from Happy Buddha Yoga's teacher training program under Kelly Kamm, and has attended additional lectures, classes and longer format trainings with Bernie Clark, Leslie Kaminoff, Jane Clapp, Gil Hedley, Josef Frucek, and Bryan Isacks. She’s worked with thousands of people over the years from all walks of life. She is a mom to teenagers and a lover of nature, music, poetry, cats and art. She spends some time every day seeking out beauty and magic, and guiding others to do the same.

Through the years, somatic and spiritual practices have been her heart's home, providing a creative outlet, a shelter from the demands of life, a learning laboratory, and a lens through which to view the world.

She is a huge fan of the Coen Brothers movie The Big Lebowski and sees many parallels between the healing practices and the lifestyle of The Dude. Truly, movement and meditative practices have tied her whole life together and help her to abide all the strikes and gutters that happen. The name of the studio and the studio philosophy are inspired by the film.

Hope's classes explore creativity and curiosity, offering both challenges and rest in balance with one another. She is available for teacher mentorship, and private and semi-private sessions and events. Hope designs personalized private sessions, home practices and daily routines for folks who live with anxiety and who are recovering from trauma, and those who have Crohn’s/Colitis and/or an ostomy/Jpouch.