Prepared for Hot Yoga:

HOT, NOT BOTHERED

Welcome to Riverflow Yoga. Follow these simple instructions, and you'll be ready to take the heat.

Eat, Drink and Be Hydrated

Hydrate well throughout the day and continue right up until class. Add coconut juice to your diet for excellent hydration - we sell the Amy & Brian's brand at our studio.

Rule of thumb: you need half your body weight in ounces of water daily to maintain hydration in your body.

Eat no sooner than an hour before class and keep it light: toast, cereal, yogurt; choose healthy carbs and proteins but avoid fatty meats, and stay away from processed sugar and alcohol. Avoid caffeine too.

Arrive early, get into the heat .....and relax

Arrive 20 minutes before your first class. Check in, drink water, chat with friends in the changing room or reception area, then enter the yoga room quietly and stay relaxed in silence till class begins.

Acclimate to the heat and begin destressing in hot yoga the moment you enter the hot yoga room.

Get your Hot Yoga stuff

Have a large bottle of cold water to sip during class, and another for after class. ONLY water to drink in the yoga room; after class we recommend Amy & Brian's Coconut Juice to hydrate, which we sell ($3). We also sell water ($1).

Bring water, yoga mat and towel into the yoga room...and that's it. Whatever you bring in will need to stay on your mat, so bring only what you need: mat, towel, water. Bring your own or rent/buy these from us.

Dress for Hot Yoga success

Wear shorts, sports bra, bathing suit...very little clothing. Bring street clothes to change into after hot yoga class - you'll want to strip off your dripping wet yoga clothes in the changing room, towel dry, and change back into dry clothing before exiting the yoga studio.

Check your vitals

Check with your doctor before starting hot yoga. If you have any health issues, get your doctor's OK. If you're pregnant especially, discuss hot yoga with your OB/GYN. Many women who were hot yogis before pregnancy continued all the way through delivery and report a wonderful experience, including my hot yoga teacher Michelle. There are modifications we can make to the poses to accomodate a growing belly, but always do what feels right for you!

Talk to your hot yoga teacher

Feel free to talk to the hot yoga teacher about any ailments you're on your way to healing.