Flow's infrared hot yoga takes the best elements of traditional hot yoga and adds an extra layer of comfort and care. The gentle warmth from infrared panels envelops you in a cocoon of relaxation, making each pose feel like a comforting embrace. Unlike traditional hot yoga, where the air is heated, infrared heat targets your body directly, offering all the benefits of warmth without feeling stifled.
New Feature: Guest Spotlight!
Many of you know Valerie, who has been coming to Flow since 2016. She is an incredibly dedicated practitioner, who inspires us with her presence and devotion (she usually practices about 5 days a week!). If you see her around the studio, please give her a congrats, and thank her for bringing her light and inspiration to Flow!
Pia Economou, E-RYT 200, is a D.C. area local whose teaching reflects over a decade of practice with some of the area's best instructors. It is her intention to create a safe space for anyone with the desire to practice; honoring each individual's journey with yoga. Inspired by both Iyengar and Vinyasa traditions, her students come to experience yoga's transformative power by flowing through postures which align the body energetically. Her classes incorporate a unique and revitalizing music selection inspired by the global community she embraces.
Chris is our teacher spotlight of the month! We asked him to tell us a little bit about himself.....
My first yoga class was entirely life changing! I first came to yoga as a freshman in college and decided to go to a class through a referral of one of my friends. The class was hard and challenged me in ways I never even knew were possible. I remember the torrential rain of sweat as it fell down my face and the way my legs shook in warrior two like i'd been electrocuted. The teacher demo-ed Bakasana(crow) and I was fascinated with such gravity defying feats as the arm balance suggested. The next day I woke up really sore but also felt incredibly strong. However compared to the type of localized strength one builds in a gym by lifting weights to target certain muscle groups, this felt different. I felt radiant, renewed and ready to go back the next day. I haven't stopped since :)
When I was a little boy I wanted to play with the girls, not the boys. I preferred playing house to cars and kickball. In elementary school when we lined up to choose teams for basketball I was always picked last. My baseball coach screamed at me for closing my eyes when the ball came at me. I bit my fingernails so badly that when the other boys through me the ball, during passing drills at basketball practice, my fingers bled. Many days just the knowing that basketball practice was looming made me so anxious that I’d get sick and end up in the nurse’s office – and with any luck, sent home.
