Meet Russ and Brittany Hopkins
Owners of Container Collective
He‘s from Wisconsin. She’s from Texas. They have a son and two Border Collie/Aussie mixes. They met while he was in art school and she was dancing in Chicago. They fell in love with Colorado before moving to Utah for eight years to teach at an international school.
While there, he learned how to convert their cars to run on waste vegetable oil and they built (with their own hands and the help of incredible friends) a straw bale home. And then they went to China to teach dance and art.
Russ and Brittany finally made it back to the city they’ve always wanted to live in and are proud to share their passions with the Lakewood community and beyond through The Container Collective!
While there, he learned how to convert their cars to run on waste vegetable oil and they built (with their own hands and the help of incredible friends) a straw bale home. And then they went to China to teach dance and art.
Russ and Brittany finally made it back to the city they’ve always wanted to live in and are proud to share their passions with the Lakewood community and beyond through The Container Collective!
More about Brittany and CCYOGA
Brittany's warm-hearted spirit brings light and joy wherever she travels. Whether she is dancing, rock climbing, practicing/teaching yoga, or cruising around town on her bamboo bicycle, Brittany is hoping to inspire others to use their bodies to create a sense of peace for themselves.
She is a 750 Hour Certified Baptiste Power Yoga Teacher and owner/teacher at Container Collective Yoga in Lakewood, CO! She leads yoga teacher trainings across the country and yoga retreats around the world. She is a professional dancer turned yogi and actually stumbled on teaching yoga when she was teaching dance at Wasatch Academy, a college prep boarding school in central Utah. In 2005, the yoga teacher quit and they wanted to keep the program going so she stepped in. After getting her yoga teaching certificate with the Baptiste Institute she says, "I didn't know the powerful impact Baptiste Yoga Teacher Training would have on my personal life, outside of the yoga studio, in my everyday life." "I am also a wife (my husband and I have been together since 2004), a mother (I have a son born in the spring of 2018), and two border collie/aussie mixes (who are obsessed with frisbees)."
As an E-RYT 750 certified Baptiste Power Yoga Instructor, Brittany believes strongly in making a positive difference in the world. Her goal is “shine bright and invite others to do the same”.
She is a 750 Hour Certified Baptiste Power Yoga Teacher and owner/teacher at Container Collective Yoga in Lakewood, CO! She leads yoga teacher trainings across the country and yoga retreats around the world. She is a professional dancer turned yogi and actually stumbled on teaching yoga when she was teaching dance at Wasatch Academy, a college prep boarding school in central Utah. In 2005, the yoga teacher quit and they wanted to keep the program going so she stepped in. After getting her yoga teaching certificate with the Baptiste Institute she says, "I didn't know the powerful impact Baptiste Yoga Teacher Training would have on my personal life, outside of the yoga studio, in my everyday life." "I am also a wife (my husband and I have been together since 2004), a mother (I have a son born in the spring of 2018), and two border collie/aussie mixes (who are obsessed with frisbees)."
As an E-RYT 750 certified Baptiste Power Yoga Instructor, Brittany believes strongly in making a positive difference in the world. Her goal is “shine bright and invite others to do the same”.
More about Russ and CCBIKES
For Russ Hopkins, riding bikes isn’t a hobby—it’s a lifestyle. Whether it’s building bikes, welding artwork from bike parts, or riding in the skate park, Russ loves all aspects of working with bicycles. He is a natural born teacher with the intention to inspire worth and value into his students' lives while giving them the tools to use their passions for a lifetime.
Before moving to China for two years, he taught photography at a college prep boarding school in Utah for eight years. He served on the board of directors for the Salt Lake City Bike Collective, a nonprofit organization that aims to promote cycling as an effective and sustainable form of transportation and as a cornerstone of a cleaner, healthier, and safer society.
Russ regularly converts 1979-83 VW rabbits to run on waste vegetable oil and sells them to people interested in the practice. From traveling the world making large format photographs, to pushing his physical limits in the skate park, to filtering waste vegetable oil from fast food restaurants to fuel his cars, and now teaching others to build bicycle frames out of bamboo, Russ lives to pursue his passions in life. He puts 100 percent of his effort into each task he’s given—keeping the end product in mind, but focusing his energy on the journey.
Before moving to China for two years, he taught photography at a college prep boarding school in Utah for eight years. He served on the board of directors for the Salt Lake City Bike Collective, a nonprofit organization that aims to promote cycling as an effective and sustainable form of transportation and as a cornerstone of a cleaner, healthier, and safer society.
Russ regularly converts 1979-83 VW rabbits to run on waste vegetable oil and sells them to people interested in the practice. From traveling the world making large format photographs, to pushing his physical limits in the skate park, to filtering waste vegetable oil from fast food restaurants to fuel his cars, and now teaching others to build bicycle frames out of bamboo, Russ lives to pursue his passions in life. He puts 100 percent of his effort into each task he’s given—keeping the end product in mind, but focusing his energy on the journey.
More about the CCDOGS
Ava, the Border Collie/Australian Shepherd mix, is a major player in the CC community. While she's still working on her customer greeting skills, once you are through the door she is stoked to have you there because you are one more person to play with. One important thing to know about Ava is that her hierarchy of playing is:
#1 favorite game to play is keep away
#2 favorite game to play is tug-o-war
#3 favorite game to play is fetch (sticks trump frisbees, frisbees trump everything else)
#4 favorite game to play is wrestle
#1 favorite game to play is keep away
#2 favorite game to play is tug-o-war
#3 favorite game to play is fetch (sticks trump frisbees, frisbees trump everything else)
#4 favorite game to play is wrestle
Tucker, the Border Collie/Australian Shepard mix is our community funny guy and cuddle bug! He was born November 19, 2016. So, he's got all of the fun puppy energy and is working daily on his manners.
He loves belly rubs, jumping 7 feet in the air for the frisbee, treatsies and tug-o-war with Ava!
Can you tell the difference between the two pups?!?!
He loves belly rubs, jumping 7 feet in the air for the frisbee, treatsies and tug-o-war with Ava!
Can you tell the difference between the two pups?!?!
