Leigh Balatgek

Leigh Balatgek is the founder of Higher Ground Rooftop Yoga, an outdoor-only rooftop yoga studio in Austin, Texas, which she opened about two months ago after hosting pop-up events for the past couple of years. She has been in the yoga entrepreneur space for three years, following a career as a physician assistant where she worked in a urology clinic for about a year and then in geriatric home-based medicine. Balatgek earned a bio degree from the University of Pittsburgh, attended PA school for two years in Pennsylvania, and completed a five-month yoga teacher training program. She holds an active certification with Yoga Alliance and is a member of the American Academy of Physician Associates. Her areas of specialization include yoga teaching and building communities centered around wellness. Balatgek attributes her success to a strong work ethic instilled by her parents, who were business owners, and to her personal health struggles that led her to yoga, which helped her heal and inspired her to share that gift with others. She values balance, listening to her intuition, and living in alignment with her beliefs. In addition to her studio work, she has organized benefit classes for flood victims in Kerr County.