What is Hot YogAlign with Joe?

Hot YogAlign with Joe is a series of gentle and beginner to intermeadiate level yoga poses done in a heated room. The room is usually maintained at a temperature of 95-100 degrees. We mainly focus on the Rib Cage-"Core" breathing with natural body alignment, maintaining our 4 Spinal Curves in a more nurturing environment, allowing all levels of experience. You learn "self care" instead of following a guru or teacher. These poses are functional movement exercises, that mimic how the body natural moves. We avoid any poses that puts the body in a right angle. An hour session at this temperature promotes profuse sweating and makes the body very warm, relaxed and therefore more flexible and strong. At the end of the session you will feel your body moving and breathing with less effort, less tension, which is at the heart of all our difficulties. We want your whole mind and body involved in this process, not parts. Aloha & Namaste---Joe

Testimonials

"You will never forget your 1st HOT Yoga class. It is the Best!" - Michael F.
"I look forward to sweating hard and feeling all relaxed and loosened up." - Tina B.
"HOT Yoga & HOT Kettlebells are fun!" - Jerry T.
"Joe makes Kettlebells challenging and FUN!" - Linda M.
"Hot yoga is helping me to regain muscle strength and overall sense of well being. Joe explains the correct method of doing the movements throughout the class. He encourages everyone. We learn something new about the same movement every day and that knowledge makes you believe in this exercise even more." - Mitzi
"Hot yoga has been a great experience for my stressed out life. As Joe says, 'It's your hot yoga and you don't have to think about or do anything else right now, but breathe.' It's a Godsend and is teaching me to slow down and take time for me, and I never ever thought I'd do yoga let alone hot yoga! Thanks Joe." - Barb S.
"After 5 months of hot yoga with Joe, I have more energy, stamina, muscle tone and a sense of well being. Hot yoga has put the mind-body connection together for me." - Deb

"Yoga isn't a cure for many things, but there's almost nothing it can't help."

I have been a distance runner for about 26 years. Now in my late 40's I have to balance my passion for running and competing with recovery and avoiding injury. This past May I decided to try Hot Yoga to increase my flexibility and reduce injuries, two obstacles I have battled over the years. My wife is also a runner and attending classes. This past summer and fall I enjoyed one of my most successful racing seasons, setting several p.r.'s, as well as avoiding the injury bug. My ability to recover and bounce back allowed me to enter more races this fall feeling fressh and strong. I very strongly attribute my relative success, and injury free running to the Hot yoga classes at Hot Yoga with Joe in Perrysburg, Ohio. I plan on continuing this practice into the future to assure I am able to run on through the years.

Chris Farrar