About Us
Our Foundation
The Original Hot Yoga is the heart of our class schedule.
Bikram’s Beginning Yoga Class is a comprehensive 90-minute class consisting of a set sequence of 26 Postures and 2 breathing exercises. This class is traditionally practiced in a room heated to 105 degrees and 40% humidity.
The conditions of the room mimic the environmental conditions of India, where the sequence was created. Practicing in the heated room can promote flexibility, improve blood circulation and offers a number of additional therapeutic benefits.
Increase metabolism, which can result in weight loss
Cardiovascular endurance
Detoxification through sweat
Improve mental concentration and resilience
Relieve stress and ease anxiety
Although this class can be challenging, it is considered a beginner’s level class. The postures are carefully cued step-by-step. Any BODY can practice this sequence— any age, size, shape, condition, walk of life, background, gender, belief system. There have been several studies showing that a regular practice can help alleviate symptoms of many chronic physical ailments and mental health issues.
Our Classes
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The Original Hot 90 is a set sequence of 26 yoga postures and 2 breathing exercises practiced in a room heated to the prescribed 105 degrees & 40% humidity.
This series offers a complete cardiovascular workout, while also building muscle strength and stamina. It is systematically designed to optimally warm and stretch your muscles, ligaments and tendons. While Bikram-style yoga is known for its physically challenging nature, it is accessible to almost anyone.
Establishing a regular practice offers a wide range of benefits for the mind, body and soul.
Detoxifies the body
Increases oxygen supply to the body and brain
Improves flexibility and balance
Builds muscle strength and stamina
Boosts metabolism and can result in weight loss
Holding postures in the heat cultivates self-control, determination, concentration and patience. It can alleviate anxiety and reduce stress.
This class is challenging, yet empowering!
On average, it takes new students 10 classes to acclimate to the conditions of the room before their yoga practice can begin. We invite you to practice with us, do what you can and keep coming back! It won't get easier, but you will grow stronger!
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The Original Hot 75 is an abbreviated version of the 26 yoga postures and 2 breathing exercises performed in a room heated to the prescribed 105 degrees & 40% humidity.
Most postures are practiced twice, but not all. You will work through the sequence more quickly, less time to hold your posture, but also less time to rest in between!
Some will say the pacing of the 75 minute version can feel more challenging than the Full 90!
This series offers a complete cardiovascular workout, while also building muscle strength and stamina. It is systematically designed to optimally warm and stretch your muscles, ligaments and tendons. While Bikram-style yoga is known for its physically challenging nature, it is accessible to almost anyone.
Establishing a regular practice offers a wide range of benefits for the mind, body and soul.
Detoxifies the body
Increases oxygen supply to the body and brain
Improves flexibility & balance
Builds muscle strength & stamina
Boosts metabolism & can result in weight loss
Holding postures in the heat cultivates self-control, determination, concentration and patience. It can alleviate anxiety and reduce stress.
This class is challenging, yet empowering!
On average, it takes new students 10 classes to acclimate to the conditions of the room before their yoga practice can begin. We invite you to practice with us, do what you can and keep coming back! It won't get easier, but you will grow stronger!
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Hot 90 Groove is a Kim Original! It’s a fun twist on the traditional 26&2 series. The sequence remains the same, but the addition of music provides a vibrant energy. This class is practiced at 105 degrees & 40% humidity.
This series offers a complete cardiovascular workout, while also building muscle strength and stamina. It is systematically designed to optimally warm and stretch your muscles, ligaments and tendons. While Bikram-style yoga is known for its physically challenging nature, it is accessible to almost anyone.
Establishing a regular practice offers a wide range of benefits for the mind, body and soul.
Detoxifies the body
Increases oxygen supply to the body and brain
Improves flexibility & balance
Builds muscle strength & stamina
Boosts metabolism & can result in weight loss
Holding postures in the heat cultivates self-control, determination, concentration and patience. It can alleviate anxiety and reduce stress.
This class is challenging, yet empowering!
On average, it takes new students 10 classes to acclimate to the heat before their yoga practice can begin. We invite you to practice with us, do what you can and keep coming back! It won't get easier, but you will get stronger.
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Yogalates is an innovative fitness practice that seamlessly blends the principles of yoga and Pilates. It combines the flexibility, balance, and core strengthening elements of yoga with the controlled movements and precise alignment of Pilates.
This fusion creates a workout that targets both the mind and body, promoting overall fitness and well-being.
Whether you are just getting started or coming in with a strong practice, this class is adaptable and will challenge you on all levels.
This class is practiced at 102+ degrees and 40% humidity.
Yogalates is offered 3x/week - MWF @ 9am - and students are highly encouraged to establish a regular practice. As you become more familiar with the flow of the class, you will begin to notice improvements in your muscle tone, endurance and alignment.
On average, it takes new students 10 classes to acclimate to the conditions of the room before their yoga practice can begin. We invite you to practice with us, do what you can and keep coming back! It won't get easier, but you will grow stronger!
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Challenge yourself to find new limits in your practice with this full-body dynamic yoga flow. Build strength & stability as you lunge, revolve and twist.
This class is heated to 102+ degrees and 40%+ humidity.
On average, it takes new students 10 classes to acclimate to the conditions of the room before their yoga practice can begin. We invite you to practice with us, do what you can and keep coming back! It won't get easier, but you will grow stronger!
A Word from the HYSM Studio Director
Creating a New Chapter
It doesn’t matter who you are and where you come from, life will throw you curve balls.
I work hard to keep my sh*t together.
Some days I’m feeling grounded + focused. I manage my anxiety. Crush my day. And then I have those other days…I’m trapped in my own mind. Stress cleaning. Stress snacking. Scrolling. Following squirrels down random rabbit holes. Consumed in overthinking.
Pulled apart in opposite directions… a tale of two extremes. On a continual heroine’s journey to seek balance. Elusive. But I’ll always keep working at it!
I was introduced to Bikram Yoga in 2010.
Back then I was a distance runner, and it took me 3 long months to embrace the practice.
I was attracted to the idea of it. I was intrigued by all the benefits I kept reading about. I loved hearing how committed my friends were to their own practice.
IRL, the room was stifling and honestly. Lifetime athlete, yet the postures were unlike anything I had ever done before. Start to finish… It was hard! The dialogue felt excruciatingly slow. And I’m a visual learner, which means I spent a lot of time looking around the room comparing myself to seasoned yogis.
It took me an entire summer before I was ready to dive in and allow myself to adapt and absorb the experience.
I committed to a 10-day challenge - I made it to 8 classes in 10 days. And that’s when my perspective shifted… “Opening up like a flower petal blooming.”
The heat became an invitation to challenge myself. I would walk into the hot room with a sense of determination.
My postures developed as I became stronger & moved more easily as I practiced. Repetition is mastery!
The dialogue felt purposeful. I could understand why teachers took us step-by-step-by-step in and out of each asana.
As I learned the sequence, I outgrew the need to watch others in the room. I will say watching my own practice in the front mirror can still bring up inner criticisms, but more often than not, I hear a softer voice. A mix of grace and accountability.
My practice became comforting; Yet it’s still challenging.
It became familiar; Yet it still offers room to grow.
It’s by far the most effective way for me to get grounded into my body, to organize my thoughts and make sense of my emotions.
It’s my ultimate reset button.
It’s the better version of me, being myself.
And it’s a practice.
That’s why I keep coming back to sweat it out on my mat.
Days. Weeks. Months. Going on 15 years now.
Progress, not perfection.
It’s never gets old. #iykyk
