Lately I've been on a CorePower Yoga® binge. The initial reason I visited the studio was to inquire about teaching positions; however, I enjoyed the class and ambiance enough to accept the studio’s offer for new students for one week of free yoga. After one week, I signed up for a one month unlimited yoga membership for $99.00.  If you are a yoga junkie like me, the monthly membership makes great economic sense, especially when you compare this offer with competing studios that charge twice as much for a monthly membership.

The calm allure and immaculate conditions of the CorePower Yoga® facilities are irresistible to the contemporary urban yogi or yogini.  CorePower Yoga® class style combines the Ashtanga and Vinyasa methods. Classes range from 60 to 95 minutes conducted in a heated studio with humidity. The more advanced classes are a little hotter, but have no fear because it feels incredible when they turn up the heat! This approach is entirely different than Bikram in that the heat never exceeds 100 degrees, humidifiers are also used in the yoga studios and the instructors incorporate philosophical and meditative elements into the class curriculum.

My absolute favorite about practicing at CorePower Yoga® and what prompted this post is what I  observed in the locker rooms. Clever philosophical tidbits are sprinkled throughout the facility. Some are easy to spot, like the little signs hanging on the mirrors over the sink in the locker rooms (which are not only immaculate and include showers, but smell delightful) that remind us to practice asteya (non-stealing) or sauca (cleanliness) while at the studio. Asteya, reminds us to be respectful of other people's space, time and property. These little reminders are as important as the physical asanas we practice inside the studio as they are the first and second limbs of Eight Limbed Path laid out in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, also known as the yamas and the niyamas respectively. When practicing in a heated humid environment we generate more tapas and purge ourselves of bodily toxins. Tapas and sauca are niyamas and pertain to our relationship with ourselves. Keeping ourselves fit through practicing asanas and cleanliness are two key components for a healthy lifestyle. You might even call these two yogic principles the GTL of a yogi's life…then again, maybe not. In addition being super saavy, these daily reminders are also a brilliant marketing ploy because most hardcore yogis are familiar with these terms. CorePower Yoga® brings the yoga offered at their facilities full circle by integrating the physical practice with the meditative and philosophical face of yoga.