Tracy Rene Helms-Capasso began benefiting from yoga in 1987 when she took a class in it her senior year of college from Lou Hoyt, a Junior Intermediate Iyengar teacher. Her enjoyment of yoga led her to start teaching in 1990. She has studied with many Senior Iyengar teachers over the last 18 years.

In addition, Tracy Rene has taught in many settings from spas to yoga studios to hospitals. She has experience in teaching both regular classes and specialty classes such as prenatal and a class for people with chronic pain. She is married and has two sons, Gabriel and Nathan Luke.