Dallas Hot Yoga, Pilates, Barre & Fitness

How to Choose an Accountability Partner

Last week, we introduced the concept of using an Accountability Partner to keep yourself on track to reaching your health and fitness resolutions.

Accountability Partners: Not just “yoga buddies”

Here we are, seven weeks into 2012 … perhaps you started out strong on your New Year’s resolutions to eat healthier, lose ten pounds, or take five hot yoga classes a week. Often times we make resolutions with great ambition in the moment, but we tend to lose perspective (and the eagerness to follow through) as time passes — sleep right now sounds so much better than getting out of bed to take a 6 a.m. Fire class.

Set Your Intention — Focus Wristbands as Guides

What does that colorful piece of plastic on your wrist mean to you? These days, everyone — from politicians to tweens — seems to sport a wristband as a simple reminder of something meaningful to them, whether a way of living, memorial to a friend, or a special occasion. At Sunstone, we acknowledge certain steps along your hot yoga journey with colorful Focus Wristbands to remind you of your focus for that point in your practice.

Focus, Pain Management, and Dallas Hot Yoga

When you think of hot yoga, pain management may not be something you directly associate with all the bending and stretching of a yoga class. But new evidence directly links the benefits of focus and breathing with significant improvements in pain perception.

Yoga and Mental Exercise

Yoga For Cross Training

Yoga can be excellent cross-training for athletes. Hot yoga, in particular, is especially suited to a slot on your cross-training schedule.

It’s a no-brainer that yoga will help keep hard-working muscles stretched and flexible while making them strong in their full range of motion. But the benefits don’t stop there!

Born to Move

Since the recent NYT article “How yoga Can Wreck Your Body.” I have seen a number of comments on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, and via email. On the one hand I was sad that yoga (in general) was getting bad press as I personally know of the positive effects it brings to many people’s lives. On the other hand I felt a sense of vindication for 10 years of standing strong on:

Who Does Yoga? – Breaking Through Dallas’ Hot Yoga Myths

Yoga has been around for thousands of years, but it’s still a very misunderstood form of exercise in America. Misconceptions about yoga, most especially Dallas hot yoga, are still, (sadly) widespread in the West. Here are a few of the most far-reaching yoga myths.

You have to be in perfect shape if you want to do yoga.

Healthy Holiday Eating: How to Enjoy Your Holiday and Stay on Track

Work Life Management: Yoga and Your Workday

Believe it or not, yoga and your workday can go hand in hand. No matter how busy your schedule, making time to add hot yoga practice to your day will help with your work life management by adding more grace and less stress.

Don’t Settle for “Gym Yoga” – Dallas Hot Yoga is a Cut Above

Gym Yoga

Do you know what the difference is between “gym yoga” and Dallas hot yoga? When you take a yoga class at the gym, you may get a sub-par experience that leaves you disappointed. Gym classes are designed for the broadest audience, and sometimes even taught by instructors with no certification and little experience.