100-Hour Teacher Training Team and Mentors
This incredible team of yogis is here to offer you a truly transformative training experience! Join them on a life-changing adventure. With diverse backgrounds as scholars, teachers, and trainers, they bring a wealth of in-studio teaching and teacher training experience. Most importantly, they bring their hearts, passion, and deep knowledge to support your journey every step of the way.
Raelynn Deaton Haynes
Head Trainer, Owner
A former full-time academic, Raelynn bought Willow Gardens Yoga Studio in 2019 with the dream of growing her local yoga community, helping people live more healthy lifestyles, and holding teacher training for those interested in deepening their own practice and knowledge of yoga. From her first teacher training with Black Swan Yoga here in Austin, she knew this would be her calling. After teaching yoga for a few years to students, faculty, and staff at St. Edward’s University, Raelynn pursued her entrepreneurial spirit and opened her juice company (Juice U Love) and the newly refreshed Willow Gardens simultaneously.
She holds both a Master’s and a PhD in biology and has taught both anatomy and Nutrition at the college level. Her passion for food, health, and mindfulness has led her to a path of becoming a spiritual entrepreneur with training in Vinyasa Yoga, Ashtanga, Rocket Yoga, Forrest Yoga, Meditation, Advanced Sequencing, Manifestation Coaching, Yoga Assists and Adjusts, Yoga Massage, and all levels of mat Pilates. With over 800 hours of training and over 2000 hours of in-studio experience, Raelynn has much to offer.
She hopes you can join her and the amazing team of yogis that are gathering to share their knowledge of yoga, anatomy, philosophy, mindfulness, and asanas with you.
Ellie Bostwick
Original Hot 26, Ashtanga and Pilates Teacher, Original Hot 26 Trainer
Ellie started practicing yoga at the age of 15 in South Carolina, and after moving to NYC for art school in 2010, she discovered Bikram yoga and became certified in the fall of 2014. Along with teaching yoga, Ellie is a musician and began sound healing in 2019. By 2021, she had started her sound healing project (Crystal Voyager Vibes Sound Healing) and regularly facilitated sound baths and yin sound baths. She has trained with Candee Edwards, Danielle Golfarb, and Margie Sanders for sound healing and vibrational sound therapy. She also received her Reiki Master certificate from Izzy Swanson, and the course focused on the Jikiden Reiki lineage, deep trauma healing, and energetic protection.
Gavin Hudgeons
Ghosh Yoga and Original Hot 26 Teacher, Original Hot 26 Trainer
Gavin is a dedicated yoga instructor specializing in the Ghosh Yoga lineage. The valedictorian graduate of Bikram’s teacher training in 2015, he has since expanded his expertise with over 300 hours of training under Ghosh Yoga master Tony Sanchez.
Gavin holds certifications from both the Yoga Alliance (YA) and the Original Hot Yoga Association (OHYA). His classes are known for their balance of technical alignment, mindful progression, and a challenging yet accessible approach.
Stacy Clayton
Orginal Hot 26 Teacher, Original Hot 26 Trainer
Yoga changed Stacy’s life; she believes it can change yours, too! In 2016, after several knee surgeries rendered her stiff, inflexible, and in chronic pain, she began searching for a new way to challenge her mind and body. At 52, she took her first hot yoga class and hasn’t looked back. In 2018, she took another leap of faith and traveled to Boulder to earn a Bikram-styled hot yoga certificate with Esak Garcia. She enjoyed teaching and sharing her passion for yoga so much that she embarked on another journey. She completed an additional 200-hour hot yoga certification in December 2019. She is also a certified Pilates instructor to round out her repertoire.
Claudia Sand
Orginal Hot 26 and Yin Teacher, Original Hot 26 Mentor
Claudia started her yoga journey in November 2015 when Willows Gardens in Buda opened its doors. After suffering from chronic back pain, she started with the HOT-26 practice 4 times a week. This practice helped her to overcome my back pain, and she fell in love with the way it had changed her body and mind. After several Yoga challenges and workshops, she took a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training plus a 50HR HOT26 immersion training. In 2022, she added a 50HR Yin training; in February 2023, she finished her 200HR HOT Teacher Training.
Aimee Wagner
Original Hot 26 Teacher, Original Hot 26 Mentor
In 2008, Aimee discovered hot yoga as a sanctuary from the relentless pace of corporate life. The practice provided a sanctuary of heat and mindfulness, offering her a much-needed escape and a way to manage the stress of my demanding job. What began as a personal retreat soon blossomed into a profound journey of self-discovery and transformation. This rigorous practice, rooted in ancient yoga traditions, enhances physical strength and flexibility and fosters mental clarity and emotional resilience. She fell in love with it instantly.
For years, she dreamed of leaving the corporate grind behind and embracing a career in teaching yoga. In March 2024, she completed a 100-hour training program, which deepened her understanding of the practice and refined her teaching skills. Today, she is thrilled to live her dream and share hot yoga's transformative power with others. She is excited to continue her journey of growth and learning by pursuing additional training soon and expanding her teaching repertoire.