Grassroots Yoga & Fitness Center is a whole body wellness center with a studio location in Carson City, NV and park and paddle board yoga events in South Lake Tahoe, CA. Owners Emilee Riggin and Brigette Pugh met teaching English at Carson High School (where Emilee still teaches) and soon discovered they had more in common than a love for books and words: a passion for yoga and sharing its many benefits.
In addition to working as full-time as educators, Emilee and Brigette also worked together as yoga instructors. When their studio was struggling to stay afloat in the winter of 2023/2024, Emilee was determined to keep this yoga lifeline available the our Northern Nevada Community, so she took over ownership of Hot Spot and rebranded the studio as Grassroots Yoga Center.
Brigette joined the team in early 2025 when the studio expanded to include a fitness center. With a two-person team, Grassroots Yoga & Fitness Center is excited to expand our yoga adventures beyond the studio and get out into the beautiful Northern Nevada wilderness for yoga hikes, park yoga and paddle board yoga.
If you like adventures that connect mind, body and spirit, join us for some flow-y fun.