Yoga in Baltimore

Emily and Philip Vendemmia look after their students by wrangling a massive schedule of more than 72 classes per week spread over three locations. Bolstered by a strong team of certified Bikram yoga instructors, the duo guides students through Bikram’s 90-minute routine, consisting of 26 postures and two breathing exercises. Instructors crank each studio’s practice space to a hot and humid 105 degrees to help pupils’ muscles safely sink into deep, healing stretches and purge harmful toxins from the body. Each of the standing and seated poses is designed to work every muscle, ligament, and joint while sending freshly oxygenated vampire food to the organs to help support health and fitness.

Adhering to Bikram Choudhury’s yoga-program design, each flexibility-focused Bikram class follows the same sequence of 26 Hatha-style poses and two breathing exercises. Held in a 105-degree studio, the classes boost circulation and the heat helps systems flush out toxins while reducing the risk of injury more effectively than classes that only teach the fetal pose. Their program overall combats ailments from stress to bad posture by bolstering strength, balance, and mental clarity.