About Patty-

Patty Jimenez Hamilton, E-RYT 500, YACEP, ACE, ACSM and Animal Flow Level 1 certified, brings more than four decades of experience in yoga, fitness, movement education and instructor development. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida in Public Health, with minors in Psychology and Exercise Physiology, and has completed more than 3,000 hours of advanced education across yoga, fitness, mobility, strength and movement disciplines.

Her work with teachers is centered on helping them expand beyond memorized sequences and traditional exercise patterns to better understand how the body moves. Patty blends yoga with principles from kinesiology, functional movement, dance-inspired transitions, mobility, strength training and movement science to give instructors practical tools they can immediately apply to their classes—from more purposeful sequencing and transitions to improved mobility, stability, cueing and movement variability.

Patty has been teaching yoga, group fitness and personal training since 1985. She taught a wide variety of classes for BayCare Fitness Centers from 2007–2026 and currently teaches at BILT Wellness while presenting continuing-education workshops for yoga and fitness professionals at studios, retreats and specialty events. She previously served as adjunct faculty at the University of South Florida in both the Physical Education and Dance Departments and has presented nationally at ACE conventions as an approved continuing-education provider.

Her extensive movement background gives her a broad perspective on how different disciplines can complement one another. A lifelong athlete, Patty’s experience includes varsity collegiate swimming, USTA tennis, formal modern dance training at the North Carolina School of the Arts, professional performance at Busch Gardens, and decades of partner dancing including West Coast Swing and salsa. Earlier in her career, she directed the fitness program at Harbor Island Athletic Club, trained instructors for major health clubs around the country, and created cardio dance and strength-training videos that were sold nationally at fitness conventions.

In addition to her career in movement and fitness, Patty spent more than 20 years in executive sales and national account roles within the scientific software and technology industry, consulting with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Working with executives, scientists and highly specialized professional teams strengthened her skills in communication, relationship building, leadership and understanding how different people learn and process information. She brings that experience into her work with instructors today, helping create an educational environment that is clear, engaging, collaborative and practical.

Patty remains deeply committed to being both a teacher and a student. She has completed comprehensive training in both Vinyasa and Iyengar-based yoga, along with extensive continuing education in mobility, functional movement, strength and corrective exercise. She continues to study individually with movement professionals including kinesiologists, physical therapists, exercise physiologists, Pilates Reformer instructors, StrongFirst kettlebell coaches and Functional Range Conditioning specialists. Her exploration of Structural Energetic Therapy and Neurosomatic Therapy has further broadened her understanding of movement, recovery and the mind-body connection.

Having personally navigated orthopedic injuries, rehabilitation and multiple surgeries, Patty also understands the importance of adapting movement rather than simply teaching a pose or exercise one way. This perspective strongly influences her work with instructors—encouraging them to teach the person in front of them, understand the intention behind a movement, and develop creative options that support strength, mobility, confidence and longevity.

Patty is currently continuing her education in corrective exercise and advanced Animal Flow training. Her goal is not to replace traditional yoga, but to help teachers build upon it—combining the wisdom of established practices with current movement science so they can teach with greater knowledge, creativity and adaptability

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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.
Durga Srigiriraju, Certified Sivananda Yoga Teacher and VP of development at Citibank
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!
Dominique Heller, Attorney at Fowler White Boggs Banker P.A.
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.
Jeremy Langston
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