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Hot Yoga Facts: What does a non-biased professional say? “Hot Yoga”: Physiological Concerns while Exercising in the Heat by Leslie S. Funk Introduction As “hot” Yoga classes gain in popularity, it is crucial to inform potential students how heat affects the body while exercising. This article explains the physiological demands placed on the body while [...]

By |2020-04-22T02:34:49+00:00April 22nd, 2020|Hot Yoga Techniques|0 Comments

How to make your desired changes permanent! (or … Busting the Resolutions Myth)

It's the time of year when many people question what they "wish" to change - hence the plethora of "New Year Resolutions" (and the corresponding cynical remarks). But what if you REALLY WANT to make those changes? Why don't they tend to last if made at this time of year? Writing it down is one [...]

By |2018-01-03T06:19:02+00:00January 1st, 2018|Hot Yoga Techniques|0 Comments

More weighty thoughts about feet

Well alrighty then let’s get deeper into feet. So the first blog post on everything afeet! (haha) left you hanging about feet and how you use them could determine how your spine develops, functions, deteriorates or thrives. Sorry for the delay, our daughter had the flu (not just a bad cold) and was away from [...]

By |2017-03-18T01:22:29+00:00November 19th, 2015|Hot Yoga Techniques|1 Comment

Is something a-foot with your yoga feet?

So first up, I really would love to know: Do you like the new website? You know! The whole online thing desperately needed an upgrade to bring us out of the dark ages. But none of that ever comes without hiccups. We put the new-look website up there. It looked great (so we thought). But [...]

By |2017-03-18T01:22:29+00:00August 26th, 2015|Hot Yoga Techniques|7 Comments

Put Your Shoulders Into Your Backbend?

What on earth does that mean? Welcome back! We're up to Part 4, the last in the 4 part mini-series about "how to fix your neck and shoulder aches and improve your posture" is now in your hot little hands. Time to talk about shoulders and backbends The first backbend you do is in Half [...]

How do you get your teeth into your shoulders?

Shoulders should be a big focus in your hot yoga practice. By the time you've knowledged yourself up on the subject you'll realise that this oft-forgotten aspect of your practice is being ignored in public Bikram and hot yoga classes. If this were a crime, there'd be a lot of teachers in trouble! Your shoulders [...]

What do cucumbers and shoulders have in common?

Here we are again with the number 2 blog in a series of 4, that explains how to use your arms and shoulders and eliminate stress and tension from your whole upper back (including your shoulders, neck and head). Included in this email are detailed techniques for relieving tension in (and out of) your hot [...]

By |2017-03-18T01:22:29+00:00April 21st, 2015|Hot Yoga Techniques|0 Comments

Stretching hamstrings with Yoga

Many years ago, before I published Hot Yoga MasterClass, I received a question from one of my many subscribers. It highlights a problem that almost every Bikram student or hot yogi experiences in their practice in public studios around the world. Unfortunately, there is a very important physiological condition that following the dialog actually causes [...]

By |2017-03-18T01:22:29+00:00March 29th, 2015|Hot Yoga Techniques|9 Comments

3 hip openers that I just love

As promised, here are 3 hip openers that I just love. I’m just going to give instructions for one side only. Make sure you reverse the instructions for the other side. These poses are extremely satisfying eased into after a class. Practice them for a minimum of 40 seconds on each side, right up to [...]

By |2017-03-18T01:22:30+00:00March 16th, 2015|Hot Yoga Techniques|4 Comments

Shoulder breathing? Your mission :)

It's hard to believe, but making the benefits of this yoga WAY better than you could imagine always lies in tiny tweaks of poses. So, ... if I told you that keeping your attention on this little thing called 'shoulder breathing' could transform every pose in your practice, you’d want to know, right? Yep, that’s [...]

Busting Some Big-A$$ Hot Yoga Myths

Many days in the making, this 37 page doc contains oodles of excellent free advice on  "How To (SAFELY!) Upgrade Your Hot Yoga Practice". In this blogpost, a few short words about what you'll find and if it will be useful to you... and then of course, the link to download your free 37 page [...]

By |2017-03-18T01:22:35+00:00August 30th, 2014|Hot Yoga Techniques|0 Comments

An invitation and a disturbing trend …

Hello again! I've had this brewing for a while - but a few recent events have helped me crystallize my thinking! (I also know this email could lose me "friends" and generate the rarely-received hate-mail** from the cult followers - but I don't care. I've had enough.) ** I can count them on one hand [...]

By |2017-03-18T01:22:36+00:00February 20th, 2012|Hot Yoga Techniques|0 Comments

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