About Patty-
Patty Jimenez Hamilton, E-RYT, YACEP, ACE- and ACSM-certified, holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida with concentrations in Public Health and Exercise Physiology. She has been teaching yoga, fitness, and personal training since 1985, completing over 4,000 hours of advanced training across multiple disciplines. Patty currently teaches a variety of classes part-time for BayCare Fitness Centers for over 8 years as well as some yoga studios.
A lifelong athlete, Patty’s background includes varsity collegiate swimming, USTA tennis, and formal dance training at the North Carolina School of the Arts. She has served as adjunct faculty at the University of South Florida in both the PE and Dance Departments and has presented nationally at ACE conventions as a CEU-approved provider for fitness instructors. In the late 1990s, she produced and sold thousands of her own cardio dance and strength training videos at national conventions. Patty directed the fitness program for Harbor Island Athletic Club, trained instructors across major health clubs nationwide and danced professionally for Busch Gardens.
Patty also brings 20+ years of leadership experience from her career with Fortune 100 companies in Sr. Client Executive and National Account Manager positions consulting Pharma and Biotech on Scientific Software and IT solutions. This professional background adds to her ability to connect, lead, and inspire both in business and in fitness.
She continues to learn from leading professionals including a PhD-level kinesiologist and Physical Therapist, Exercise Physiologists and top-notch personal trainers. She has explored advanced therapeutic modalities such as Structural Energetic Therapy (SET) and Neurosomatic Therapy. These experiences have further deepened her understanding of movement, recovery, and the mind-body connection.
Having personally navigated multiple car accident injuries, orthopedic recoveries and surgeries, Patty brings deep empathy to clients rebuilding strength and confidence. She continues to expand her knowledge, currently pursuing the ISSA Corrective Exercise Certification and training in Animal Flow, a bodyweight practice that enhances mobility and athletic performance. Patty completed 200 hours in Iyengar and 200 hours in Vinyasa training in 2009.
Pat is an awesome expert in teaching yoga (from beginners to very advanced students) and making it interesting every time. Her classes are very well planned, executed and I always felt very relaxed and rejuvenated at the end of each class. She has knack of challenging each student (of varied skill level) without compromising the core principles of Asana’s (postures) and flow. Her teachings focus on alignment (of internal energy and asana anatomy) and overall development and strengthening of body, mind and vision. She is able to pack all this and more in each class due to her vast theoretical knowledge and decades of distilled experience. She provides immense inspiration and makes every class a joyful and memorable experience. I highly recommend her class to anyone.
I have been practicing Yoga for the past eight years. I’ve had the opportunity to learn from a multitude of instructors who exposed me to various Yoga practices and styles of teaching. Pat Jimenez teaches by far and away the most fulfilling Yoga class I have ever encountered. Her class presents a challenging workout for advance Yoga practitioners and athletes. However, by providing a flexible class with plenty of position options, individuals at the intermediate and newbie level can also take joy in Pat’s instruction. Pat places an emphasis on injury prevention, breath control, postural alignment, and proper technique to obtain the best results for everyone. Every week I look forward to my Yoga class with Pat. As an attorney in the Securities litigation arena, Yoga is an excellent source of stress relief for me and I leave Pat’s class feeling physically strong and mentally calm. Thank you Pat for making my life all the more enjoyable!
I took workshops and seminars from Pat in the 90’s that were designed for instructors to provide continuing educational credits for IDEA and ACE certifications. These included choreography workshops such as: Creating smooth transitions and movement flow, to, cardio-sculpting programs to, applying Yoga techniques to end all classes. Pat was a legend in her field where she was using core stability movement patterns combined with weights (Functional fitness training) back in the 90’s. She would combine standing leg workouts with a simultaneous upper body workout utilizing bands and weights to combine muscular and cardiovascular conditioning way before this concept hit the fitness market.