Iam Hot Yoga Toronto

Iam yoga offers a large selection of hot yoga classes including flow, core, meditation, I even saw a “Hangover Hatha” class on the schedule offered on Sunday mornings! Iam Yoga is located on Yonge St just south of bloor. I Had received a flyer at an event for a free yoga class here a few months ago but never  managed to go until now. Every new client gets their first yoga class for free or one week unlimited for $20, I chose the free option. After your first class drop in classes are $20 each or $160 for one month unlimited and various other packages.

The Studio

The studio consisted of one large hot yoga room, a common area and change rooms. Everything was spacious and clean (I always like clean 🙂 ). They really did a nice job when they designed the studio and they take care of it well. You can rent towels or a mat for $1 and buy water if you need it. There was a lot of people hanging out in the common area when you first walk in that must have either just finished the last class or were about to start the next one, sitting on the couch and chairs. Everyone was hanging out and chatting with each other. The whole studio had a very friendly vibe, there seemed to be a lot of regulars.

Class

All classes are hot but the class I attended was a detox flow, taught by Juliana Belinko. Detox yoga classes involve a lot of twisting poses that improve circulation and functioning of the lymphatic system. I could tell that Juliana was a very experienced teacher, her class was one of the best I have been to. I felt the class was very challenging but I was still able to keep up. Towards the end of the class I could feel my heart beating so fast and the sweat was building up on my mat I wanted to take a break but I kept going. Sometimes during a hot class I don’t feel like I got enough of a workout as I would have liked to get but this class was perfect. My core felt really sore the next day proving that I worked hard.

I would really like to go back to this studio and try another one of their classes from the big selection. I will post any updates I have on the studio once I go back.

You can view Iam Hot Yoga’s schedule and read more about the studio on their website: http://iamyoga.ca/

As always any yoga class is open to yogis of all levels.

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