FLEXHOTYOGA
(718) 279-9642
(718) 279-9642
Although the temperature is the highest of any yoga class, Hot Yoga is suitable for all levels including beginner. The same sequence of 26 postures is offered in every class and students are encouraged to move at their own pace and rest in savasana or child’s pose whenever needed.
Always check the schedule on the website before coming in, especially around the holidays or during inclement weather when there may be cancellations. Generally the hours and classes are the same from week to week but there may be instructor substitions as well as seasonal class changeups.
There are three different levels of flow style classes at FHY– Warm Align, Open Flow & Vinyasa. The Warm Align is suitable for beginners and the Open Flow steps it up a notch with an offering of intermediate level postures while still being accessible to beginners. The Vinyasa class moves at a quicker pace. Unlike the Hot Yoga classes, the sequence of postures, or asanas, varies each time in the flow style classes and might focus on the...
Yoga allows you to find a new kind of freedom that you may not have known even existed -B.K.S. Iyengar
BENEFITS
The beauty of yoga is that it can help one to achieve balance, both physical and mental. Whether you are strong but inflexible or limber but weak, practicing yoga can help your body develop that which it is lacking. If you are feeling a lethargic tendency or conversely a tumultuous energy, yoga can serve as a means of energizing or calming yourself. The physical postures, or asanas, may transform one’s body, but the overall practice of yoga may also transform one’s mind.
“Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. When one is free from physical disabilities and mental distractions, the gates of the soul open.” – B.K.S. Iyengar
WHY HEATED?
Yoga originated in India, where it was practiced in temperatures that reached and surpassed 100° Fahrenheit. In keeping with tradition the room is heated, which makes muscles more elastic and less susceptible to injury. This allows for both a safer and deeper practice. An added benefit of the heat is that it promotes perspiration, which allows for detoxification of impurities from the body. Asides from detoxification, both the cardiovascular and immune systems get a boost that results in improved blood flow and oxygen movement to the body’s cells and an increase in white blood cell production.
At Flex Hot Yoga in Bayside, Queens there are over forty infrared heat panels installed that heat the body from the inside out. The wavelength of rays emitted by the panels is similar to those naturally emitted by the human body, and that contact alone may make one feel energetically rejuvenated and balanced. It is also believed that far infrared waves help improve blood circulation and recovery from fatigue.
“Penetration of our mind is our goal, but in the beginning to set things in motion, there is no substitute for sweat.” – B.K.S. Iyengar
Learn More221-50 Horace Harding Expressway
Bayside, NY 11364
(718) 279-9642
The yoga studio is conveniently located in Bayside, Queens right off of the Long Island Expressway at Exit 29.
There is ample free parking on the premises directly behind the studio.
