New students are welcome in all classes, but must arrive 20 minutes before their first class to register. Curious about Bikram Yoga? Just drop in for any class for only $17.00 or try a week of UNLIMITED BIKRAM YOGA for only $25! This offer includes seven consecutive days and begins on the day of your first class.

Towels are $1.00, mats are also available for rental for $1.00. Lockers and showers available. Please arrive 20 minutes before class to register. New students must fill out waiver before taking class. 

Try not to eat at least two hours before class but drink plenty of water. Classes are 90 minutes, one hour standing, 1/2 hour on the floor. Be prepared to work hard and sweat.

Wear something you are comfortable sweating in. Women should wear light, comfortable clothes. Men wear shorts, shirt optional. Sweats not recommended. No bikini bathing suits please. Square cut swimsuits are okay.

Latecomers will be admitted at the discretion of the instructor.

The Class
Bikram's beginning Hatha Yoga class is a comprehensive 90-minute class consisting of a series of 26 Asanas (postures) and two breathing exercises. Each Bikram Yoga posture is done twice with a Savasana (rest pose) between each, holding to the three primary principles of Hatha Yoga as explained in the introduction to Bikram's book.

Bikram Yoga is practiced in a heated room, to promote cellular metabolism, detoxification, and suppleness of the muscular system – all of which provides greater safety and health benefits to the student when doing the poses. The room is heated to make your strecthing more pleasurable and effective.

It is a Beginning Class
Anybody can do it! Any age, size, shape, condition, background, problem. It's accessible and non-exclusive. Bikram Yoga only uses beginning Yoga postures – nothing that can hurt or injure you. In Bikram's Yoga, the postures are held still at maximum effort, not continuous movement, again a primary principle of Hatha Yoga (Asanas).

Bikram's Research
Bikram worked with doctors at the Tokyo University Medical School for three years (Japan, 1970-73), on a Research Project studying the effects of Yoga. Since then, a great many people have practiced Bikram's Yoga – many of them overcoming chronic problems of all kinds.

The Focus
In Bikram Yoga, the first emphasis is on the correctness and safety of the postures, and still the Class is both physically challenging and mentally demanding. Bikram Yoga requires tremendous concentration, careful listening to the teacher's dialogue (precise instructions), patience, determination, trust, and discipline. Bikram Yoga requires these, and these will develop within you. The benefits of Bikram's System of Yoga are Legendary.

First Timers...Yoga Etiquette

PREPARING FOR CLASS

· Drink plenty of water throughout the day so that you're well hydrated before coming to class. Good hydration supports the healthy function of all of your body's systems, and it makes the heat feel comfortable rather than overwhelming. Limit your water intake from two hours before class and during class. Don't eat within two hours of the start of class, either. 

· Please leave your shoes by the door.

· Sign in.

· Be prepared to sweat...the heat allows you to go deeper and safer into a yoga pose enabling more flexibility. The heat also eliminates the risk of injuries, promotes sweating and helps you release toxins in your body.

· Leave all personal goods in the locker room. Please do not bring keys, mobile phones, purses, etc. into the yoga room.

· Beginners place the center of your yoga mat on a line towards the back of the room, and make sure that you are able to see yourself in the front mirror. The line is a guide for placement of your toes or heels during the standing series, and for setting up your alignment. By placing your mat in the back you will be able to see how to get into the postures by watching those with experience.

· While waiting for class to begin, you may stretch or lie with your feet towards the back wall. Lie flat on your back, keeping your limbs straight. Bring your heels together and your arms close enough to almost touch the sides of your body. Turn your palms upward toward the ceiling to release pressure in the shoulder joints, and keep your eyes open to remain present and awake. Relax your whole body as one unit. Let the floor support your full weight. This is Dead Body Pose or Savasana.This is the pose that one does at any time during class when you need to rest, feel overwhelmed and need to catch your breath.

· Please refrain from talking in the yoga room.

· Do your very best to stay in the yoga room once class begins. If an emergency requires you to leave, please leave and re-enter between postures. You will feel challenged by the yoga during class - everyone does! Always work to your edge, but listen to your body and your inner wisdom. Never be afraid to lay down in Savasana if you need to. It's normal, especially when you first get started, to feel dizzy, nauseated or lightheaded. It's temporary, and as your body acclimates and detoxes, these sensations will disappear. 

· Listen well, and most of all enjoy your yoga class!