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Relaxing Hot Yoga

Improving Body, Mind, and Spirit

Practicing Hot Yoga regularly will help you improve your strength and flexibility. But it is all-encompassing. Developing your focus and concentration through this 90-minute silent moving meditation will make you feel better mentally and spiritually as well. The good energy that you cultivate is contagious and will be passed on to your family, friends, and loved ones.

Enroll in our Hot Yoga classes at Bengal Tiger Hot Yoga in Colchester, CT, and you will find yourself enjoying your life more. If you wish to get a deeper understanding on what Hot Yoga is, check out our answers to frequently asked questions or read our yoga students’ testimonials.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why the heat?

Makes the Body More Flexible

Hot Yoga changes your body systematically, step by step, from the inside out, bones to skin, fingertips to the toes. The heat allows you to get deeper into the postures by warming your body. The more you come to class, the deeper you get, thus your gradual transformation outside of the hot room as well.

Cleanses the Body of Wastes

Hatha Yoga flushes away the waste products: the toxins of all the glands and organs of your body. It provides a natural irrigation for the body through the circulatory system with the help of the respiratory system. It brings nourishment to every cell of your body so that each one can perform its function and keep your body healthy. Hot Yoga also employs heat to further that cleansing process. When you sweat, impurities are flushed out of the body through the skin.

Helps in Proper Breathing

Practicing yoga not only increases your oxygen supply but also teaches you how to use that oxygen properly. We learn to control the breath through pranayama.

How long is each class?

Each class is 90 minutes long and follows the same sequence of 26 postures and 2 breathing exercises.

Do I need to have practiced yoga before to take Hot Yoga?

No. Hot Yoga is for everyone. All classes are beginner’s series classes, and each individual improves at their own pace.

What if I don’t have a yoga mat?

You can buy one before you come to class or purchase one here at the studio. We also have them at the studio for rent.

What else should I bring?

A towel big enough to put over your mat and water for class. We also have towels to rent if you need one.

Can I take a shower after class?

Yes. But you’ll have to do it at home for now. We hope to have shower facilities in the near future. You can bring items with you to freshen up after class in one of our bathrooms if you wish.

Can I come straight from work and change into my yoga clothes before class?

Yes. We have three bathrooms that you may use for changing as well as cubbies for storage of your personal items while in class.

Can I bring my cell phone into class?

We are sorry but no cell phones are allowed during class time. You may bring your cell phone to the studio with you, but before class, it has to be silenced and left with your personal belongings outside of the yoga room. Part of the benefit of these classes is to be able to escape for 90 minutes and focus on you and the person staring back at you in the mirror.

What can I bring into the yoga room with me?

Yoga mat, towel, drink, and your smiling happy face. That’s all you need. Nothing else.

What should I wear?

Comfortable yoga clothes if you have them. Women should avoid capris if they can so you can see your knees (knees are big in Hot Yoga). Men may wear a t-shirt with their shorts if they wish.

Bottom line: Just be comfortable. You’ll find you’ll start customizing your yoga wardrobe as your practice increases.

What if I forget my water bottle?

No worries. We will have water here for sale as well as other refreshing and hydrating drinks.

How does Hot Yoga work?

Hot Yoga’s 26 posture exercises systematically move fresh, oxygenated blood to one hundred percent of your body, to each organ and fiber, restoring all systems to healthy working order, just as nature intended. Proper weight, muscle tone, vibrant good health, and a sense of well-being will automatically follow.

What is happening in my body during Hot Yoga?

Muscles are contracted and stretched at a cellular, biochemical level. Lipids and proteins reorganize optimally in such stretching, allowing for better circulation. Joint mobility and range of motion is increased, and strength is built by the use of gravity. Muscles and joints are balanced.

Blood and calcium are brought to the bones. Working against gravity strengthens the bones. The organs of the immune system within the bones (red marrow) are boosted.

The lymph nodes are massaged; lymph is pumped throughout the body and white blood cells are distributed throughout the body as the lymphatic system works more efficiently.

There is compression and extension to the thymus, spleen, appendix, and intestines; lungs are stretched and flushed out by increased blood circulation. The endocrine glands are encouraged to secrete appropriate hormones, and the communication between hormones and various glands and systems of the body is perfected. Toxins and waste are eliminated through the organs of elimination. The nerves are stimulated by compression and extension, improving communication within the systems of the body and supplying fresh blood, oxygen, and nutrients throughout. The brain is stimulated by improved circulation and by varying blood pressure.

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Book Your Hot Yoga Classes Online

We have set up an online booking system to allow you to review our yoga class schedule and sign up for classes ahead of time if you wish. You may also purchase any of our class cards or packages online as well as gift certificates for those family members, friends, and loved ones that you want to share Hot Yoga and its tremendous benefits with.

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