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Sterling Celebrates National Yoga Month in September

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sterling hot yoga, natural awakenings magazine cover, national yoga monthSeptember is recognized as National Yoga Month, and the 5th Annual Mobile/Baldwin Yoga Week will be celebrated this month as well.

Sterling Hot Yoga is participating in several activities related to both!

To commemorate this occasion, our local edition of Natural Awakenings magazine reached out to the Mobile/Baldwin yoga community for a photo shoot.

September’s issue highlights some of the amazing mental and physical benefits that yoga has to offer.

If you’ve seen the magazine, then you might have recognized some of your favorite Sterling yogis featured in the September issue, including Sprite on the front cover! Click the photo above to see the entire issue, as well as other photos from the shoot taken by local photographer Brock Larsen.

Brock chose Brookley Aeroplex in Mobile for the site of the shoot largely because of the “incredible transformation process that it’s currently undergoing,” he told Natural Awakenings. “Rather than destroying the beautiful old buildings and putting in new, Mobile Airport Authority Is honoring its history through renovation. I think this is very much in line with yoga philosophy–improving is great, but it’s just as important to be happy where you are now.”

Hopefully, we can inspire people to give hot yoga a try this month!

yoga life fairYoga Life Fair

On Saturday, September 19, Sterling will be part of the Yoga Life Fair! Starting at 2:30 p.m., at the Fairhope Pier Park, join us for healthy refreshments, live music and a full schedule of yoga classes from beginner to advanced, chair yoga, aerial yoga, meditation, paddleboard yoga and more!

Sterling will have a table at the event and Anna will lead a hot (in all sense of the word) class! Be a part of it! For more details, visit www.YogaLifeFair.com or find the Yoga Life Fair page on Facebook.

bay area food bankYoga Month Food Drive

Have a friend who’s interested in coming to Sterling? Make it a win/win!

As part of yoga month celebrations, from Sept. 19 – 26, donate five pieces of canned or dry food (Thanksgiving type) in exchange for a free class!

All donations will go to the Bay Area Food Bank to help families in the central Gulf Coast enjoy a healthy and fruitful Thanksgiving holiday! And if you don’t have someone who wants to come that week, bring in some canned food yourself and get a free class card to hand out to an interested yogi in the future!

For more information about solving hunger, www.bayareafoodbank.org.

SHY Mobile Welcomes Lanie Hearn, New Iron Hour Teachers

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Lanie Hearn

Lanie Hearn has been a regular practitioner at Sterling Hot Yoga Mobile, and now we’re so excited to announce that she is joining our Sterling team!

Lanie has an extensive background in body building, fitness training and even yoga, so she is going to be an ideal Iron Hour teacher.

She will be leading the Iron Hour classes on Tuesdays and Thursday at 8:15 a.m.

Please give her a nice Sterling welcome!

Last weekend, Serritta Walker from Sterling Hot Yoga Lexington spent some time in Mobile leading an amazing Iron Hour training for our newest teachers.

Along with Lanie, now Anna, Michelle and Sprite will be on the podium during Iron Hour!

Congratulations, everyone!

 

SHY Mobile Yoga Labs Are Back! Sign Up Now!

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Deepen your hot yoga practice and learn how to execute each posture for your body type in Yoga Labs. Space is limited so sign up today!

“Am I doing these postures correctly?” “Why is this posture so good for me?” “If I can’t (fill in the blank), am I still getting all the benefits of a hot yoga practice?”

Have you ever wondered about any of these questions? (To be honest, we all have at some point or another in our practice journey!)

Well, we’re going to give you the opportunity to get those answers at our upcoming yoga labs!

Now in their fourth season at SHY Mobile, yoga labs are designed to help you learn about every posture’s benefits, proper execution and modifications. Each lab is limited to 10 students so you can get the most out of the sessions.

Each session will cover the purpose of each posture, the muscles utilized, how to maintain proper alignment, and how to execute the posture for YOUR body type. Each person who participates will receive personalized attention and support in executing the poses.

Whether you’re new to hot yoga or you’ve been a regular practitioner, you’re sure to learn something new that will have a positive impact on your practice!

Yoga labs will begin after the 9:30 a.m. class on Saturdays and last approximately 60 to 90 minutes. SHY Mobile instructors will lead each lab. Cost is $10 per session.

We invite you to deepen your practice and learn more about the benefits of hot yoga with us! To reserve your spot, sign up online or the next time you come to the studio!

2015 Yoga Labs Schedule

Saturday, Sept. 12

  • Deep Breathing
  • Lateral Half Moon
  • Standing Back Bend
  • Hands to Feet
  • Awkward Part 1
  • Awkward Part 2
  • Awkward Part 3
  • Eagle

Saturday, Sept. 19

  • Standing Head to Knee
  • Standing Bow Pulling
  • Balancing Stick

Saturday, Sept. 26

  • Separate Leg Stretching
  • Triangle
  • Separate Leg Head to Knee
  • Tree
  • Toe Stand

Saturday, Oct. 3

  • Dead Body Pose – Face Up
  • Wind Removing – One Leg
  • Wind Removing – Two Legs
  • Sit Up
  • Cobra
  • Dead Body Pose – Face Down
  • Locust – One Leg
  • Locust – Two Legs
  • Full Locust
  • Bow

Saturday, Oct. 10

  • Fixed Firm
  • Half Tortoise
  • Camel
  • Rabbit
  • Head To Knee
  • Stretching
  • Spinal Twist
  • Breathing In Firm

Saturday, Oct. 17

  • Elements of Iron Hour

See you in yoga lab!

Labor Day Schedule Announced

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Labor Day ScheduleWe will have an abbreviated schedule for the Labor Day weekend. Please take note of the changes:

Friday, Sept. 4
Normal Schedule

Saturday, Sept. 5
9:30 am Gold 90 ONLY

Sunday, Sept. 6
8:15 am Iron Hour
9:30 am Sterling 60
NO PM CLASSES

Monday, Sept. 7
6:15 am CANCELLED
Regular Schedule for Rest of Day

Tuesday, Sept. 8
Back to Normal!

Have a safe and relaxing Labor Day weekend!

SHY Mobile Sends Teddy Off With a Great Big Camel!

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teddy and lucille teacher training camel

Teddy and Lucille, November 2011

It seems like a long time ago now when we all came together to help send Teddy to Teacher Training.

Here’s a photo of Teddy and me at the Hollywood sign taken in November 2011 when Teddy was at training.

Since then, Teddy has become a client-favorite on the podium. He’s even gotten a few Best Yoga Teacher Nappie Awards to prove it!

We are sad to say that Teddy’s last class at Sterling Hot Yoga Mobile was Thursday, August 13.

But the good news is that he promises to be back now and again when he’s in town. Meanwhile, Teddy will be spending the majority of his time with Nicole at Bikram Yoga Pensacola.

Thank you to each of you who showed up to send Teddy off with your best wishes, gratitude and love for his time and instruction here with us in Mobile.

You all definitely gave Teddy a proper adieu. We hear his infamous eternal camel spanned three sets!

Thank you, Teddy, for all your hard work with us all at Sterling Hot Yoga. You (but maybe not your camel) will be missed.

May the force be with you!

We’ll Help You Chill Out in Final Savasana!

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chilled lavender towels final savasana

Lavender helps alleviate anxiety, insomnia, depression and restlessness. That means our chilled lavender towels will make your final savasana even more relaxing!

The lavender herb can trace its roots (haha!) all the way back to ancient Egypt where it was used in the process of mummification.

Its name comes from the Latin words “lavare,” which means “to wash,” and the similar word “livendulo,” which means “livid” or “bluish color.”

Research has revealed that the essential oil of lavender may be used for treating anxiety, insomnia, depression and restlessness.

Always striving to ensure you have a great experience at Sterling Hot Yoga Mobile, we have put into place a system for everyone after every class to relax even more at final savasana with cool, soothing lavender towels!

We rolled out the towels (haha!) just in the last week, and we will be working to ensure everyone has the opportunity to relax with a lavender towel at the end of class.

If, for whatever reason, you don’t want to receive a lavender towel, that is absolutely no problem. Just let the teacher know.

When you are finished with class, please place your used lavender towel in the basket just outside the hot room door with any rented Sterling practice towels. We’ll take care of the rest. We hope you enjoy!

We Need Your Nappie Votes!

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Nappie AwardsThanks to everyone who voted! We made the cut!

Sterling Hot Yoga Works Mobile has finalists in two categories for the Nappie Awards – Best Yoga Studio in town (Sterling Hot Yoga Works) and Best YogaTeacher (Teddy Ward AND Shoshana Treichel)!

Now is the time to step up and show Mobile that Sterling is the best in town! So vote now and vote often! Thank you for your support!

July 4th Holiday Schedule Announced

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American Flag Independence Day July 4thWe will have the following schedule for the July 4th weekend.

Please take note:

Friday July 3
9:30am – Sterling 60

Saturday, July 4
Studio is CLOSED

Sunday, July 5
8:15am – Iron Hour
9:30am – Sterling 60

Monday, July 6
Regular Schedule


Enjoy your independence!

Get Ready for the Alchemy Challenge!

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alchemy challenge, sterling hot yoga, body composition testing

Alchemy is the forerunner to modern chemistry.

Sterling Hot Yoga is billed as a ‘foundry for change.’

A regular practice can bring about physical, mental and emotional changes, and many of our students’ personal stories and experiences have reinforced that.

So to build on that idea of change, Sterling Hot Yoga Mobile is organizing an alchemy challenge.

What does that mean? Well, the definition of alchemy is “transforming a substance into great value; an elixir of life!”

When you practice Sterling Hot Yoga, you are chemically transforming your body and mind into something greater, better, stronger and, yes, you are creating an elixir of life!

So with that in mind, we are introducing the Alchemy challenge. Here’s how it works:

1.  Before your challenge begins, you will schedule a one-on-one meeting for a baseline analysis which will include:

  • Basic Nutrition Counseling
  • Basic Yoga Therapy Consultation
  • Body Composition Analysis, including: percentage of body weight that is fat; percentage of body weight that is muscle; and calculation of ideal weight.

2.  You will commit to the following schedule each week for four weeks:

  • Two Iron Hour Classes AND
  • Two Gold 90 OR Sterling 60 classes

3.  You will complete an exercise and nutrition diary to track eating and moving habits and general health (feelings, thoughts, sleep patterns, moods, etc.)

4.  After four weeks, you’ll meet again to review your nutrition diary and recalculate your body composition for comparison.

Body composition testing in Mobile can cost upwards of $200 for one test. At SHY Mobile, two consultations will cost you only $79 (in addition to your membership) for those on autopay and $109 for those on an introductory, comeback special or other non-autopay package.

If you want to do a second month of Alchemy, the price for a third meeting is $49 (in addition to your class package).

Space is limited – so sign up now for your transformation!