Hilltop Yoga owner Hilaire Lockwood recently opened her second Hilltop Yoga studio in a 1,600 square foot building in Lansing's Old Town.
Lockwood says she opened the 108 East Grand River Avenue studio to accommodate the 13 teachers and growing client base of her Haslett-based Hilltop Yoga location.
“I want to hold on to these teachers that want to stick around with us. These 
people are amazing not only as people, but as teachers,” she says.
Lockwood says the Haslett location gains an average of five clients a week, a growth rate she expects to extend to the Old Town location. Lockwood looked at expanding in East Lansing, but settled on Old Town because she loves the area.
Lockwood lived, trained and taught yoga in Los Angeles for 15 years before moving back to East Lansing area, which is where she grew up.
“Old Town reminded me very much of L.A. and I loved that. Also, the community is amazing,” she says.
Source: Hilaire Lockwood, Hilltop Yoga
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