New to Hot Yoga

New to Hot Yoga

 

“TruHarmony was my first introduction to hot yoga. Taking Aikido classes 3 times week, I was under the impression that my strength and stamina were the strongest in my life. Man, was I wrong!

 

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WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO:

  • If you’re new to TruHarmony Yoga, please take time to complete an online profile before arriving to the Chicago yoga studio. NEW STUDENTS PROFILE. This will allow you to begin registering for the class or classes you’re interested in attending.
  • Bring a yoga mat and a towel or a Yogitoes to cover your mat. If you do not have a mat, we have yoga mats fore rent.
  • Stay hydrated. Our River North yoga studio is HOT and HUMID! Bring a water bottle to every yoga class – or you can purchase bottles of cold water at the yoga studio.
  • The River North yoga studio will open 30 minutes before the yoga class begins. If you are a yoga beginner, please try to arrive 20 minutes before class to fill out a registration form.
  • Pre-registering for yoga classes is highly recommended. Once the class is full, it will be closed.
  • Please arrive to class on time. Once the class begins, the doors will be locked.
  • Plan to stay for the entire yoga course.
  • Refrain from eating 2-3 hours before the yoga class.
  • There are several changing rooms in the River North yoga studio, as well as large restrooms for men and for women.
  • Come prepared to energize your body and to have some fun!

 

Why hot yoga?

Benefits of Yoga

  • Muscle Toning
  • Balance
  • Weight Loss
  • Stress Reduction
  • Increased Vitality
  • Flexibility
  • Strength

 

Reasons for the Heat

  • Enhances vasodilatation* so that more blood is delivered to the muscles
  • Allows oxygen in the blood to detach from the hemoglobin more easily**
  • Speeds up the breakdown of glucose and fatty acids
  • Makes muscles more elastic, less susceptible to injury
  • Improves coordination
  • Reduces heart irregularities associated with sudden exercise
  • Burns fat more easily.***

*The capillaries that weave around the muscles respond to heat by dilating. This brings more oxygen to the muscles and helps in the removal of waste products such as carbon dioxide and lactic acid.

**When blood passes through warm muscles oxygen releases more easily from the hemoglobin. Blood passing through cold muscles releases much less oxygen.

***Warmed muscles burn fat more easily than cold ones. Fat is released during stress. The stress of intense exercise causes a deluge of fatty acids into the blood streams. If you exercise with cold muscles they can’t use the fatty acids, and they end up in places where they aren’t wanted, such as the lining of your arteries.
 
Note: Muscles aren’t the only beneficiaries of heat. Higher temperatures improve the function of the nervous system, meaning that messages are carried more rapidly to and from the brain or SPINAL CORD. Warm muscles are more elastic and are less susceptible to injury. Warmer temperatures produce a fluid like stretch that allows greater range of motion. Cold muscles don’t absorb shock or impact as well and aren’t stretched as well so they get injured more readily.
 

Excerpt from “Smart Exercise” by Covert Bailey

Whether you’re just starting your yoga journey or reconnecting with your mat, TruHarmony Yoga offers a blend of body and breath connection centered around intuition and creativity rather than tradition. An intentional practice harmonizes both mind and body and allows us to live freely and authentically. No matter your age, strength or flexibility level, yoga is for everyone. Everyone can do yoga with the right approach, an open mind, and the right teacher. Yoga combines physical activity with breath to reduce stress, control weight, relieve lower back pain and enhance focus. Our yoga classes include various styles & sequences that will help you decide on a flow that fits your path. We’re so confident in our mission, our community, and our extremely knowledgeable and friendly team of instructors and staff that we open our doors to all new and experienced yogis offering you a FREE WEEK of UNLIMITED YOGA [for local yogis]. Register via our website or walk right into our Chicago yoga studio at any time to begin your yoga journey! We look forward to seeing you on your mats!

 

RESOURCES FOR NEW YOGIS:

 

Apparel and Products

Books (link to Amazon.com)

Yoga Articles

 

We offer some of the best beginner yoga classes in the city of Chicago! From our Hot Vinyasa to our Kids yoga class – we have THE best yoga in Chicago!