If you have one.  If not you can rent one at the studio for two dollars, or buy one.  We carry WAYmats as well as Manduka yoga mats that have a lifetime warranty.

Only necessary for hot classes, like a bath towel or a beach towel.  You put it on your mat to sweat on so you don’t slip.  We rent towels for $2, and we also sell towels designed to cover yoga mats.

You want to avoid eating anything heavy for a couple hours before class. You may be holding yoga poses while lying on your stomach for a portion of the class.

Unless you are taking a class right after waking up in the morning, you need to make sure you eat well during the day to give your body the energy it needs to make it through class.

Holding yoga poses in a heated room is challenging, especially in the beginning.  You’ll be encouraged to sit down and take breaks as you need to.  After a few classes your body will get used to the heat and things become much more comfortable.

The great thing about yoga is that you will get tremendous benefits from the poses no matter how deep you can go or how much you can do.  Even if you don’t think you’ve done much, your body will benefit from the class on many levels.

Don’t be surprised if the yoga kicks your butt, no matter how physically fit you are.  Building strength and flexibility at the same time is a long term process.  For hot classes, the combination of the heat and the specific sequence of postures makes for a humbling physical workout.  Yin classes are slow paced, but move deep into connective tissue.