About Us
The Why
The Denver Yoga Summit is a call back to connection. In a world moving faster than ever, yoga has become another industry, another trend, another thing to consume.
The heart of yoga has always been relationship—to self, to breath, to community, to something deeper.
This summit was created to reunite the Denver metro yoga community in a meaningful way. Not just to practice together, but to remember together.
The Commitment
We are committed to creating a transformational space where practice meets purpose. We believe yoga is more than shapes on a mat—it is the art of living with awareness, compassion, and courage.
The Denver Yoga Summit brings students, teachers, studio owners, and community leaders together to:
Explore the full spectrum of yoga; Build authentic connection; Share wisdom and practices; Gather for collective healing and inspiration.
The Significance
The last few years have reminded us how much we need each other. Isolation, burnout, and emotional disconnection are at an all-time high.
Yogis everywhere are craving more than workouts. They want grounding. They want truth. They want community that feels authentic.
The Denver Yoga Summit exists to bring us together—to practice, to connect, and to remember what truly matters.
Founder & Director
Brittany Hopkins Switlick has been a devoted student of yoga since 2004 and a teacher since 2005. What began as a physical practice during her years as a professional dancer quickly evolved into a lifelong path of self-discovery, healing, and purpose.
She is an E-RYT 500 with over 1,500 hours of training and more than 5,000 hours of teaching experience. Brittany has trained hundreds of teachers through her Yoga Alliance–accredited school and continues to teach locally and globally.
She is also the author of Dancing with Our Selves, a best-selling book about moving beyond ego patterns to live with conscious intention. Outside of the yoga studio, she is a mom, wife, and community builder committed to helping people remember who they truly are.
Important People
The Denver Yoga Summit began as a seed of inspiration and is now a powerhouse team with the support of:
Chief Event Operations & Volunteer Organizer: Nicki Peace – RYT-200, Business Consultant, Yoga Therapist in Training
Chief Partnership Officer: Catherine Wetenkamp — E-RYT 500, Kintsugi Ritual Retreats and Seek Yoga Collective
Director of Marketplace and Community Engagement: Jamie Martinico – RYT 500, Kids Training Facilitator, Owner of Moon and Mountain Malas
This summit is also supported by a growing network of teachers, facilitators, wellness professionals, and volunteers who believe in collective impact.
Educational Backbone
Lotus Yoga School is the educational heart behind the Denver Yoga Summit. Founded in 2012 as Container Collective Yoga, it grew into a thriving community studio and Yoga Alliance–accredited teacher training school.
Since 2015, Container Collective Yoga (now Lotus Yoga School) has trained hundreds of yoga teachers through its 200-hour and 300-hour yoga teacher training programs.
Our approach is rooted in integrity, accessibility, and practical philosophy—bridging ancient wisdom with modern life. We don’t just teach how to teach yoga. We teach how to live yoga and develop leaders who bring yoga into their families, workplaces, and communities.
Connection
Yoga means union. We honor the power of coming together.
Growth
We are all students. We keep learning, unlearning, and evolving.
Core Values
Integrity
We choose truth over trend, substance over spectacle.
Service (Seva)
Yoga is action. We believe in giving back to our community.
Inclusivity
Every body, every story, every path is welcome here.
Courage
Showing up is brave. Sharing your voice is powerful.
Letter from the founder
I created the Denver Yoga Summit because I believe in the power of coming together. When I moved to Denver, I felt overwhelmed by the number of studios and communities—yet I still felt isolated. There were pockets of beautiful connection, but they felt separate. When I opened Container Collective Yoga, I didn’t build it for a certain type of yogi. I cared more about people showing up than what they wore or how flexible they were. We had people in pajama pants next to lifelong athletes. We had students in their teens and others in their seventies sharing space. I craved a community built on belonging.
After leading a studio for nearly a decade, guiding hundreds through teacher trainings, written a book and traveling as a speaker, one truth has become clear: people are craving genuine connection. Yoga gives us a path to that—body, mind, and soul. My vision for the Denver Yoga Summit is simple: to unite this incredible Denver yoga community, celebrate the wisdom of yoga, and create something that makes a lasting impact on people’s lives.
In love and gratitude,
Brittany