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Standing Separate Leg Stretching Pose
Is the Standing Separate Leg Stretching Pose a cure for sitting? Most of us sit for the majority of the day. That keeps our hamstrings contracted for hours on end. And you’ll know you have tight hammies the minute you try to bend down and touch your toes. That’s why the best workouts focus on…
Read MoreStanding Head to Knee Pose: Is it a Lifetime Journey?
Dandayamana-Janushirasana: Standing head to knee pose “…lock the knee, lock the knee, lock the knee…” When you hear that pose named, how does it make you feel? In my own yoga journey, I’ve had a love/hate relationship with Standing Head to Knee Pose. Standing Head to Knee Pose from the Beginning The first time I…
Read MorePranayama: How Breath Control Changes Your Mind and Body
Pranayama. This is how we begin each 26 & 2 Hot Yoga class. Prana: life force + Yama: control. We start by bringing conscious control to our life force with the breath. During pranayama, we take the time to connect our minds to our bodies and bring stability to our practice. When your prana or…
Read MoreVO2 Max, a Longer Life, and Hot Yoga – What’s the Correlation?
Can VO2 max predict a longer life? Everyone wants to live longer, look younger, and feel better. We’ve been searching for the elixir of life since before de Leon’s expedition for the fountain of youth. If the medieval alchemists ever succeeded, we’ve since lost the knowledge. However, science has helped us discover we have the…
Read MoreMint Aromatherapy: Boost Your Mood and Improve Your Yoga Practice
Are you a fan of reducing stress and feeling calmer on a daily basis? One way to do that is through aromatherapy. Combine that with some yoga, and you’ll sure to be feeling really zen throughout your entire day and into the night. This guide will walk you through mint aromatherapy benefits. Keep reading to…
Read More8 Benefits of Air Purification in Your Yoga Studio
When you’re heading to the yoga studio, you probably don’t think about air quality; however, we think you should. A studio with excellent air quality can help keep you healthy and enhance your practice. But if you’re practicing in an enclosed, hot and humid environment, fresh and clean air might be tough to provide. At…
Read MoreScience Shows 5 Unlikely Benefits of Regular Heat Exposure
As a hot yoga and hot pilates community, we have long experienced the benefits of regular heat exposure. We love coming to the hot room day in and day out. We feel more energized, flexible, even nicer when we sweat it all out! And now scientific researchers have data backing us up. In one of…
Read MoreSomatic Experiences: Mental Health Strategies with Yoga
In June of 2022, 3.5 million viewers tuned in to watch the Johnny Depp defamation trial, and many more followed the proceedings on social media channels. Many of those viewers were hearing about Borderline Personality Disorder for the first time. Is this new focus on BPD helping or harming the community? While naming the disorder can give…
Read More5 Reasons You Need a Yoga Posture Clinic
A yoga posture clinic? Who needs that? In our current electronic society, it’s rare for someone to intuitively understand and practice proper posture and body alignment. We’re constantly hunched over desks. Sitting all day. Looking down at our mobile devices. All of theses activities can lead to poor posture and poor alignment. In many cases,…
Read MoreWhy Hot Yoga 26 & 2 is the OG Hot Yoga in the US
Hot yoga 26 & 2 offers many benefits. And some people don’t realize it, but hot yoga 26 & 2 is the OG hot yoga in the US. The roots of yoga began over 5000 years ago in India. Because of the heat and humidity in India, there was no need to create a different environment…
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