Be well hydrated. 2 ltrs. of water in the 12 hours before class.   Don't eat for 2-3 hours before class. As with any exercise, you don't want your body focused on digestion while you're working.   Arrive to class at least 15 minutes early. We can't let you in after class has started!   Wear lightweight clothing. Bike shorts and sports tops are the most popular. Bring a change of clothes for after class.

Many of our practitioners are new to yoga, so if this is your first experience, remember these additional tips:

Yoga is a practice. The purpose of your practice is to achieve the correct posture. Paying constant attention to your muscles, your alignment, and your balance is what will be required. Done properly, even the effort you put into trying to achieve the correct posture will be a workout you won’t forget.

Don’t try to force the postures. One of the primary benefits of yoga is the slow, safe process of straightening our alignment and opening up joints. Trying to muscle your way into a posture will have the same effect as building a house with no foundation. You will fall over.

Don’t fight the heat. Our yoga is unique in that it is practiced in 105 degrees. The heat is there to seep into the muscles and the joints. By the end of your first class you will experience greater flexibility because of it. It is also there to prevent you from overheating. Your body regulates itself in the heat, and will tell you when it is tired. Everyone is encouraged to rest whenever they are tired, and begin again when they are rested. Lastly, the heat is going to help you sweat! There is nothing that cleanses your skin and body better than a good sweat and replenishing your body with fresh water.

Do not judge yourself harshly! No matter what you think, you are not the worst yoga practitioner ever. There will be people in almost every class who are at your level, and we all suffer from the strains of daily life. Just undoing the hours you have spent sitting in a car or behind a desk will take a while.

Try the 10 for 30. The ten-for-thirty is our ongoing introductory special for all new students. This is how it works; when you come to your first class, you pay $15 to drop-in. After the class, if you like it and want to practice more, you pay another $15, for a total of $30 or the price of two visits, and you practice as much as you like over ten consecutive days. If you make it back only once, you break even. If you come for the next nine days in a row, you get eight classes for free. Why do we offer this? Because everyone is different, you need to experiment with how often and at what times the yoga works best for you. By not having to worry about paying, you can listen to your body. You may be an everyday practitioner or you may want to come a few times a week. This is a good way to find out.

Try to arrive fifteen minutes early for your first class (earlier if you would like to discuss an injury or illness with an instructor).

Drink plenty of water before, during, and after class. Do not eat for at least two hours before class.

Wear snug fitting, light clothing. Do not wear sweat suits and do not wear loose, flowing garments. These will only get in your way. We really encourage our students to wear shorts so that the instructors can see the knees (some of our balancing postures require a locked leg and a straight knee. We want to be careful not to hyperextend). Bathing suits with a liner are fine for men, as are bike shorts. Women have a wide variety of sports tops and Lycra shorts to choose from.

Bring a towel and a mat if you have them. If not, they are for sale and for rent at the desk. You may also want to bring a change of clothing, especially if the weather is chilly, as you will be drenched by the end of class.

When you go into the yoga room, bring only yourself, your mat, towel, and water. No shoes or socks, no car keys, no cell phones. You may leave all of your belongings in the cubbies in the changing rooms. If you have anything valuable with you, you may be more comfortable leaving it in your car. Do not talk once you are inside. Many people like to arrive early and enjoy the peace and quiet before class. Set your mat up in the back of the room and as close to the center as you can get. This is so you can watch the more advanced practitioners go into the postures, and so the instructors can keep an eye on your postures. Please make a commitment to stay in the room for the full class. Once you take a class, you will understand why somebody leaving is very disruptive. The only time you should leave is if you are not feeling well. Also, once you leave, you cannot go back in for the same reasons.

Don’t be late to class! We really do enforce our no admittance policy for late arrivals.

Remember all of the above information, and enjoy your class. The instructors are available before and after each class to answer any questions you may have and to give you tips on how to get into those postures!