Kristin Olsen, owner/director, OHYA Level 3 Bikram Yoga Teacher

Bikram Yoga Teacher Certification (500 hours), Graduated Spring 2001

Re-certification, USA Yoga Judges training & Advanced Seminars:
Los Angeles (2003, 2004), Hawaii (2005), Las Vegas (2006), Acapulco (2008), Palm Desert (2009), Barcelona (2010), Malta (2011), Croatia (2012)

Inferno Hot Pilates Training:
Las Vegas (Summer 2015),  Memphis (Spring 2016)

Raja Yoga Academy - Faculty position, therapeutic core 26 hot yoga training:
Gold Coast, Australia (Spring 2016)

Owner/Director, Kristin Lowenberg Olsen received her Bachelor of Science in Speech Communication from the University of Nebraska.  

Kristin began teaching cardio fitness and dance in Nebraska as a college student.  Once a full time mom, she continued to teach as an AFAA certified cardio instructor, in Atlanta, and Chicago. It was the Bikram method however, that finally gave Kristin a way to share a therapeutic/cardio endeavor, for anyone, at any fitness level. 

In December 2001 Kristin formed Hot Spot Yoga LLC.   "I enjoyed taking yoga classes of all kinds, but ultimately got the results I needed from the Pure Bikram 90 series, so that is what I decided to share and keep sharing with my community."   "Maintaining a personal long-term practice, and getting back to the source of my training every year, has been a very important part of my personal growth as an instructor." Incorporating the Inferno Hot Pilates therapeutic cross training option in 2016 for myself and my students has been an added blessing for the studio.” 

Kristin has had the honor to teach thousands of students in the Louisville area, and guest teach and practice at wonderful Bikram Yoga Studios in the US and Europe.    

“Sharing the love, with the people and community we love, is what Hot Spot Yoga is all about.” 

Mary Ann Arnett, bikram Yoga Teacher - Weds. Sat.

May of 2025 marked Mary Ann’s 25th year as a teacher in the Louisville community with over 36 years of experience in the fitness field. She taught aerobics years ago and found yoga through a Raquel Welch home tape. It was love at first sight. She immediately started incorporating yoga in a semi-heated room, and the rest is history. Mary Ann loves the practices so much, she wishes for a super power that would allow her to move a myriad of personalities, shapes and sizes of people to help them all fall in love with hot yoga. If that’s a super power, then Mary Ann is our resident Wonder Woman. After all these years and her hundreds of hours of training, her roots stay true to Bikram Yoga because of the changes she’s witnessed in people almost immediately with regular practice. And in 19 years, she’s had a lot of students, witnessed a lot of transformations, and inspired many of those students to become teachers. Her smile is infectious. Her spirit is striking. And her voice has the ability to command a room with a combination of wisdom and humility.

allyson meacham, Bikram Yoga Teacher - Sun. Mon. thurs.

Bikram Yoga Teacher Certification (500 hours)
Graduated 2009 - Bikram Yoga, Palm Desert

Soon after taking my first Bikram yoga class in 2002, I read about his 60-day challenge, which promised that if you practice six days a week for two months, you will get a new body and a new life. Skeptical but hopeful, I completed the challenge, got those results, and with them found a deep desire to share this practice so that others could experience the amazing benefits. After moving to Los Angeles in 2006 and practicing at Bikram headquarters whenever possible, I completed the teacher training in 2009 in Palm Desert. I have been teaching yoga ever since, from longer stints at several Los Angeles studios, to guest teacher visits in Ireland, England, and Scotland, and of course, back at my home studio of Hot Spot Yoga in Oldham County! One of my favorite experiences from those years was working with Uprising Yoga, a non-profit that brought yoga to children in LA’s juvenile hall. That weekly, hour class was the highlight of my life for the last year I lived there.

Since 2013, I’ve lived and taught in Rhode Island. My undergraduate and master degrees are in music performance and education, and I’ve also spent decades making and teaching music with all ages, including directing church music ministries and choirs, and teaching public high school music in Worcester, Massachusetts from 2019 - 2024. I am thrilled to return to my beautiful home state of Kentucky, and look forward to connecting with the welcoming community here.

Adam Hedges, Bikram Yoga Teacher - Tues.

Hot 26 Certification 2019 (200 hours)

Adam’s yoga journey began 10 years ago when a friend invited him to a Bikram class. He knew little about yoga, and even less about HOT yoga, but made the choice to step outside his comfort zone and attend. Much to his surprise, he fell in love with the Hot 26 series. From that day forward he continued to show up on his mat, and the love for his practice grew. He decided to dive deeper, completing a 200-hr Vinyasa yoga teacher training in 2015, and deeper still with an additional 50-hr Yin and 200-hr Hot 26 in 2019.

Adam’s goal as a teacher is to make a difference in the lives of his students by providing an outlet for them to feel safe and to experience personal transformation. He wants to show people that through a consistent yoga practice they will be able to better manage and/or overcome the stresses of life, ADHD, anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and so much more.

Outside of yoga, Adam likes to hangout with his dogs, enjoy music, bourbon and watching anything from The Real Housewives franchise

Katie Olsen, Inferno Hot Pilates - tues. weds. fri. sat. sun.

KRISTY MERCKER, Senior Substitute Teacher

Bikram Yoga Teacher Certification (500 hours)
Graduated 2002, Recertified 2006

Kristy took her first yoga class in 2000 and has been an avid practitioner ever since. She was instantly drawn into the awesome, therapeutic work-out and the blissful state yoga produces. She then became passionate about sharing this with others. In 2002, Kristy completed the 9 week, 500 hour yoga certification course with Bikram Choudhury in Los Angeles. In 2006, she was recertified by Bikram and has been back to international headquarters on several occasions to study further and take the advanced classes with Emmy Cleave and Rajashree Choudhury. Kristy teaches yoga from the heart. She has worked with a wide array of students, ranging from professional athletes to brand new students. She believes yoga is for everybody; young, old, flexible, inflexible. Yoga is a gift that keeps on giving and it’s never too late to begin! Kristy is also a ballroom dance and country western dance competitor. She currently competes with her partner Spencer Cottrell at various competitions around the USA. Their most recent accomplishment in finishing 3rd place at the 2015 UCWDC World Championships in the Newcomer Division. Prior to ballroom, Kristy was a professional flamenco dancer. She credits her yoga practice with allowing her to enjoy a long, healthy dance career.