Awkward Pose…Demystified
Yes, it’s awkward. In fact all three parts of Awkward Pose are difficult, weird and are simultaneously amazing for your health. Go figure. Confession: I don’t like this pose. As someone who struggles...
View ArticleEverything You Need to Know About Drinking Water During Hot Yoga
Water is one of the most precious resources we have. It filters our body, keeps our internal organs functioning, and flushes out viruses and lactic acid. There are best practices for drinking water...
View ArticleSkip The Cold Towel At the End of Your Hot Yoga Class
I’ve practiced hot yoga (or Bikram yoga) all across the country: from north, south, east to the west. And there is one ritual that is unique to many East Coast and Mid-Atlantic studios – they hand......
View ArticleEagle Pose: What They Don’t Teach You In Class
For all the variations that exist between yoga disciplines, Eagle is one of the poses that you can find in just about every yoga class. Eagle Pose (garudasana) opens your hips, maintains your body’s...
View ArticleHot Yoga, Acne and Healthy Skin
Acne is tough and so is practicing hot yoga. But despite what you may think, hot yoga and acne do NOT have to go hand in hand. In fact, my yoga practice helped dramatically clear up my skin,... The...
View Article9 Ab Blasting Bikram Yoga Postures
I started practicing yoga primarily because of a beer gut that wouldn’t go away. I was 23 years old, in those post-college party days, and I wanted to get fit and healthy. I knew that yoga... The post...
View ArticleEverything You Need to Nail Standing Head to Knee
It’s one of the hardest postures in the Bikram yoga series: Standing Head to Knee. For beginners, you may stand there, hopping around, wondering why on earth your heart rate is racing from simply...
View ArticleWhy I Practice Hot Yoga
Yoga studios across the country have added heat to vinyasa flow, hatha, ashtanga and kundalini yoga classes…hot yoga is officially a thing. The temperature, humidity and styles of yoga will change, but...
View Article5 Reasons Not to Leave the Room During Your Hot Yoga Practice
It’s so tempting to temporarily step outside of the 105 degree hot yoga room, isn’t it? You can take it from me, I hated the heat when I first started practicing Bikram’s hot yoga over 10... The post 5...
View ArticleIn-Depth Tips for the Hot Yoga Balancing Series
The 26 postures and two breathing exercises that make up the original hot yoga (Bikram yoga), is a powerful complete body and mind workout. In particular, there are three postures—called the balancing...
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