"What Is A Hot Yoga Pose Clinic
- And Why Would I Need One?"
Good question!
Like most people, you are probably practicing hot yoga: 
- To Keep Fit And Flexible;
- For Weight Loss;
- For Rehabilitating An Injury;
- To Recover From An Illness;
- To Help You Stay Youthful, Stress-Free And Feeling Great.
But if you want to keep improving your practice, you already know how difficult it can be to get highly precise and personalized instruction while in a normal crowded class.
And finding your favorite teacher to give you a few minutes whenever you need it can be impossible!
To get around these issues, some studios run specialized sessions called "Pose Clinics".
If you have ever experienced a Pose Clinic, you'll know they can be an AMAZING way to make dramatic changes in specific poses - and the corresponding deepening of benefits in your life.
So what is a typical Pose Clinic?
A typical Pose Clinic in a studio usually focuses on 1 to 3 poses over a few hours and involves demonstrations; corrections; and micro-coaching for specific pose elements.
BUT ... not all studios run them (they're often hard for studios to fit into their timetable) ... they can be very infrequent (just one or two per year) ... and sometimes it's hard to take it all in during the one session. Reference materials are rare - most times all you get to take away is your experience.
Not only that - you definitely need instructors who are capable of deconstructing a pose; understanding how to teach micro-elements; and make corrections to YOUR pose via helpful tips that will make a difference.
Though these wonderful instructors do exist (many contribute to the Hot Yoga Doctor Forum!), most simply don't have the time to run Pose Clinics in addition to their busy studio.
And a surprisingly large number of the remaining instructors may only know how to teach poses by using a formulaic "script" - not so helpful if you are looking for more personalized and detailed coaching.
Introducing ...
The Hot Yoga Doctor's
Private Members' Club
Pose Tutorial Video Training System
If you want to take your hot yoga experience to a new level, then you will love "The Private Members' Club Pose Tutorial Video Training System"! We share expert tips and techniques with you that you simply won't find anywhere else.
It's available 24/7, all-year round, and it is specifically designed to help you evolve your practice to new levels.
Here's the clincher - EVERY Pose Tutorial Training Video comes with a full suite of multimedia reference materials for YOU to build your own library - and keep improving again and again simply by referring back.
So How Does It Work?
Each month we focus in super-close-up-detail on ONE POSE ... here's how it works:
1. Pose Tutorial Video Training
Firstly you'll watch a 30-70min detailed video with precise examples down to the micro-detail ... AND Practice Tips to help you transform this pose. (Yes - all videos are available for download so you can build your own video-based Pose Tutorial Library!)
Watch this example below to see some extracts from the extensive 65-minute Pose Tutorial for Standing-Head-To-Knee Pose:
If the player is not showing, please contact us at help AT hotyogadoctor.com.
As you can see, there is a huge amount of material - so we also give you the video to download in all formats (Windows, Mac, iPod) for easy future reference.
2. A HUGE Detailed Reference PDF Document For You To Download
In addition, there is a highly detailed reference PDF with all the supporting visuals (the one for Awkward Pose below is 106 pages).
Click to enlarge and see pdf sample
3. We Answer Your Questions
At the end of each Pose Tutorial video we spend up to another 15-20 minutes where we answer YOUR specific issues, with photos and reference text. These are submitted by current Private Members during the previous month ( you'll get to do the same for next month's Clinic).
That's about as close as you can get to one-on-one personal coaching!
Your pose clinics are absolutely amazing.
It sounds crazy but my life has changed since subscribing to them. When I improve my practice, I feel so much better mentally, physically, and spiritually....and it is your precise work that has made that possible.
I can't believe how small adjustments make such huge differences in my ability to do the pose, and to "feel" the right stuff, and to WANT to do my yoga.
I love how you show poses from all angles, how you organize the clinics, how you review all concepts in various ways, how you give such amazing hints on every aspect of the pose to enable achieving the pose and doing it correctly to get the most benefit, how you handle the questions, how all the documents and videos are so aesthetically pleasing.
I just can't say enough about how much I love your work. I work on my pc all day. I have two monitors and use the extended desktop in Windows , and I keep one of the monitors on a pdf file from your clinics, so every chance I get I steal a few minutes and review and then try out a hint or two... and then back to work.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Barb D
My yoga practice would not be what it is today without Gabrielle's Pose Clinics and the Hot Yoga MasterClass.
I am absolutely amazed at everything that I have learned from these resources. The Eagle Pose Clinic taught me to keep my back straight up and to resist leaning forward.
This has enabled me to improve my balance, wrap my foot all the way around and touch my ankle, and to sit very low in the pose. These improvements happened fast after making this change.
I never believed that I would be able to touch my forehead down before my fingers in Half Tortoise. I just thought that was one thing that wouldn't ever happen for me. Within a few weeks of watching this Pose Clinic, I was doing it! Half Tortoise is really NOT a rest before Camel.
These two examples are just scratching the surface of everything that I have learned. It would have taken me years to figure out all of the subtleties of the poses that I have learned since I started referencing this website.
Cindy M
Think about it - how easy is it to grab your favorite teacher for 30 mins and get private coaching for just one pose you have challenges with or want to deepen? It's often hard - they're busy preparing for the next class, or with other students - or you may only be able to access their expertise by purchasing private lessons (typically anywhere from $100 to $225 per lesson).
With the Private Members' Club Pose Tutorials, you can access and download the current month's pose, all the while building your own library of Pose Tutorials for years to come!
4. Extended VIP Pose Gallery Access
To make the Private Members' Pose Tutorials even more useful, you get exclusive access to an extended Pose Picture Gallery of ALL poses - with up to 12 high-quality color photos of each pose. So if you need to quickly reference a pose from multiple angles or view demonstrations with different students ... it's all at your fingertips!
If you've already seen the superb pose pictures available for registered members then you'll know how good they are. As a Private Member, you'll see so much more. See the sample screenshot below which shows how long the page is just for Standing Head To Knee pictures.
Here's the thing ... AFTER watching the video and using the practice tips, you may well have even more questions ... so you'll also get full unrestricted access to:
5. Private Members' Inner Circle Forum
The Private Members' Forum (hidden from the public) is purely for YOU where your questions can be answered anytime in more detail than the public forum (often with photos and close-up pointers).
You'll Virtually Save Money,
It's Such Great Value!
Many studios have been known to charge $60-$100 per head to make Pose Clinics viable - that's if they even run them. You do need instructors who can recognize common issues; diagnose modifications and help YOU make major improvements.
When you join The Hot Yoga Doctor's Private Members' Club we guarantee you'll make improvements - AND feel the benefits - or we'll refund your money, NO questions asked.
So ... for only $29.95/month, which after all, is not much more than a couple of yoga classes, you can literally have personal access to the best Pose Tutorials and Practice Tips for Hot Yoga you will find anywhere.
Transform Your Hot Yoga Practice Each Month For Less Than The Cost Of A Couple Of Classes!
"Yes Please! I'd Like Instant Access To The Private Members' Club!Access To The Full Private Members' Club Including Pose Tutorials Is Only $29.95/mth*!
I'll GUARANTEE It Will Make
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We recently surveyed past and present Private Members' Club Members. Here's what they said they liked MOST about the Video Training System:
"The videos and tips in general. They are so thorough and answer every question I could ever think of, and much more that I wouldn't even consider! They also help clear up discrepancies between studios' dialogs, backing up the reasons for why this is the best way to practice the pose."
"The detailed explainations and the various models showing both wrong and correct aspects of the postures. it's also helpful to see modifications"
"I really enjoy being able to get this type of coaching because I don't have a studio anywhere near me. It is invaluable to me and a constant source of inspiration."
"Downloadable pdf files because you can refer back to often to resolve pose issues or use as a refresher to increase depth of practice. Modifications are invaluable because bodies change in size or with injury and mods allow practice to continue."
"PDFs with photos are really great because they are easy to review many times..."
"Down loadable videos"
"Everything!"
"I liked the extra detail that was included in how to get the most out of the pose."
"(The) downloadable media"
"I loved that i could watch/download the video when I was ready."
"the coaching was wonderful i learned so much about how to improve each pose"
"I loved your videos & being able to download them to watch again."
Here's what others have said about thePrivate Members' Club:
I did not have to wait long by the mailbox before the Hot Yoga MasterClass arrived. That was the first bonus!
The MasterClass is a phenomenal, high quality product filled with information and tips that will help you get the most out of your hot yoga practice.
If you are a committed hot yogi, remember that feeling that came over you when you first started classes? You were so excited, couldn't stop talking about hot yoga and were so happy when you found someone who would listen. Could not get enough information . . . there were so few books written and not much on the web.
Remember the excitement that finding Gabrielle's web site generated? Other people to share with, answers to questions that had stumped you. A problem that I could not seem to fix for 7 months (even with private lessons) was resolved when I read page 45.
I cherish this book and am extremely grateful to Gabrielle for the honest, caring attitude she exhibits towards her students, even if they live an ocean away and stay in touch via the web.
The VIP tele-conferences have the feel of a private lesson, great for those of us that cannot attend a live class.
Thanks again Gabrielle. Your book and DVD's are having quite a positive impact in my practice and in my life.
Diane
Hi Gabrielle, I have just watched your new amazing master class and I would like to ask you two questions about eagle pose.
1. How low can I go once I am in the pose? Is there a limit, assuming my hips are square and my chest is up? And is there a limit for the foot that slides behind the leg?
2. Is the weight of the body on the heel or on the toes?
Thank you
Martina
Excellent! This will transform my pose!
I found the examples of poor posture especially helpful in knowing what to watch for in my own practice sessions.
The images were excellent as was the explanations of good and not so good posing. By having the instructor point out the levels of the models, I am more encouraged that with practice I can really attain this pose properly.
This is exactly what I needed. I will be able to apply many new distinctions I live in a tiny town and I only have the book to go by.
This really helps me point out my errors and fix them.
General Feedback from hot yoga teachers about The Hot Yoga Doctor:
Message:thanks gabrielle, I will use your advice when I practice later this afternoon, and will get back you.
Susan - Bikram Yoga Teacher
hi gabrielle, i took your advice and tried flattening out my shoulders, and managed to get more of my upper body to press into the floor. it made a HUGE difference. doing the posture this way, i realized how weak my forearms are, and how much they are needed to delve deeper into this pose.
I have recently been diagnosed with having slight carpal tunnel in my left hand, which explains why my fingers are so stiff and tight. and now, after doing this posture using your instructions, i realize that not only are my fingers weak and inflexible, but so are my wrists and forearms. i have a lot of work to do, but i am so happy I was finally able to pinpoint my weaknesses so i can heal my body. thank you sooooo much.
thank you for all that you do,
Susan - Bikram Yoga Teacher
Message: thanks for your reply. I lead bikram yoga classes and have been taught to instruct students to make sure their standing leg is fully 'locked". many however are pushing ahead probably due to lack of patience and humility... and wanting to explore the fuller expression of the pose. the reason i asked the question is so that i can give the a better reason, more information on why not to go ahead when they are not yet ready.
maupski - Bikram Yoga Teacher
thanks gabrielle, you always know how to explain everything so well. your response helps a lot. thanks for all that you do,
Susan - Bikram Yoga Teacher
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Gabrielle, I am very impressed with your book. I have always strived to be a real teacher and student. You are a brave light for so many. thanks
With Respect,
Darlene - Bikram Yoga Teacher
www.certifiedbikramyogateacher.com
Hi Gabrielle! This is Mammaren from the forum. Thank you so much for all the time and energy you give to the forum. I am really enjoying it.
Namaste!
Karen W
(Congratulations to Karen who recently completed Bikram Teacher Training)
Thank you for the thorough explanation and demonstration! I tried it and can feel how correct you are.
I am certified to teach by Bikram (Fall 2003) and had never heard of this technique or controversy but I had seen some practice it. I will now have my "elbows in my back pockets" too.
Much appreciation, Tina Marie - Bikram Yoga Teacher
From our loyal community:
Dear Gabrielle,
I have just joined your forum and have really enjoyed reviewing the posts. I originally got here searching for information on Dandayamana Bibhaktapada Paschimottanasana and then just spent several hours reading other posts. Like the user who had terrible tightness, I have suffered similarly so the advice was invaluable and I can't wait to try it myself.
I have a question - let me know if I should just post to the forum. I go to a reasonable studio (in PA, USA) but often the detailed advice is missing or does not seem to be of the quality that you provide.
Regards Michelle B
Wow! I did it, exactly as you said: placed my palms down beside my body. Big difference! Now I do not feel like I am cheating anymore… Thanks!
Ela
Hi Gabrielle - You should know that my practice has improved just reading some of your guidance in the forum. For example, standing separate leg is so much more doable when I start with my legs closer together. One of my teachers has been raving about my progress - it's a bit annoying but I'll take the compliment ;-)
I've only had a chance to skim the guide you sent out but I'm sure it's excellent. There's a void that needs to be filled and you are the perfect person to do that for folks like me who love the series but not the contradictions. My studio has some wonderful and compassionate teachers but I've experienced many of the things you discuss over time. Also, I watched your video on rolling the arms back. I can't wait to try it in class!
I just remembered a question for you - I'm going to post it in the forum for half moon pose. Bikram thought it was a 'stupid' question :-)
Cheers- Michelle B
Hello Gabrielle- I'm on your mailing list and absolutely love getting your emails...they are so very informative. I practice Bikram in the Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA and am developing a website for the director of my studio.
Might I be able to link to some of your sources from our site? I think our students would appreciate the info. on weight loss and back health.
Cynthia P
"Yes Please! I'd Like Instant Access To The Private Members' Club!Access To The Full Private Members' Club Including Pose Tutorials Is Only $29.95/mth!
I'll GUARANTEE It Will Make
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