Yoga in Federal Heights

After 700 hours of training, the instructors of Bikram's Yoga College at Westminster and Longmont each received their certification from Bikram Yoga's founder, Bikram Choudhury. The team's collective expertise ensures students can safely execute Bikram's 26 circulation-boosting poses and two breathing exercises. During group or private classes, they'll help each student to transition from one stance to another as the studio's heating system incites greater flexibility and a detoxifying sweat. They cultivate a judgment-free atmosphere, welcoming participation from those with no prior yoga or volcano-spelunking experience. The two Colorado studios host their sessions beneath 10- and 11.5-foot ceilings to foster a spaciously steamy setting. An onsite retail store equips patrons with gear, and a board-certified massage therapist ousts any lingering limb tension with a massage.

Following Bliss Yoga promotes holistic wellbeing by providing classes and hands-on adjustments and therapy that help alleviate physical concerns. The studio's yoga instructors teach a wide variety of styles tailored to the interests and capabilities of students of all skill levels. Yin yoga uses deep, sustained floor poses to stretch the tension-laden connective tissues that can limit mobility. The dynamic, flowing asana sequences of Vinyasa yoga build strength, balance, and flexibility. Additionally, the studio offers yoga classes that incorporate light weights or energetic music and core-centric exercises for students seeking a more fitness-oriented practice. The styles may vary in their physical demand; however, they can all help provide a greater sense of calm, balance, and control in students' everyday lives. To help put visitors even more at ease, Following Bliss Yoga also offers rejuvenating custom massage therapy sessions and Private Yoga and Zumba.

At over 100 locations throughout the country, CorePower Yoga (CPY) invites students to creative classes that meld movement, breath, heat, and music into entrancing routines to energize the body and mind. Signature CPY classes are taught by approachable certified yoga instructors who lead students through dynamic, Vinyasa-style flows with demonstration and verbal cues, helping pupils of all experience levels tone core muscles and cultivate balance. CPY also offers teacher training and lifestyle programs to empower students to become yoga instructors or to just advance their individual practice. During construction of all its new studios, CPY strives to use recycled content, install eco-friendly and efficient mechanical systems, and ensure that any waste created doesn't end up in landfills or just piled in Mr. Henderson's garage.

When personal trainers Anthony Nakamura and Beth Henderson would create workouts for themselves, they skipped the traditional treadmills, weight machines, and sacks full of crops. Instead they preferred to climb ropes, flip tires, and perform martial arts. The unconventional combination of exercises made workouts fun, and the duo wanted to share the experience. So began Titanium Fitness Center, where today Anthony, Beth, and a team of instructors lead yoga, Zumba, and suspension-training classes. During the Fighting Fit class, participants punch heavy bags and jump rope; other workouts include free weights and plyometric exercises. Members can meet with an owner once a month for a full fitness assessment, where they review goals and create a custom schedule of classes.

Root Yoga Center's owners created their studio to give clients a space to explore their metaphorical roots by examining their physical, spiritual, and emotional bodies through yoga practice. This goal is reflected in the studio’s philosophy, which emphasizes balance, encourages beginners to take risks, and focuses on the healing powers of yoga epitomized by the now-famous "Kiss the Boo Boo" pose. From Vinyasa to Forrest and Anusara Flow, many yoga modalities are practiced in the studio depending on the class session’s teacher and difficulty level. Every teacher at Root Yoga Center is an experienced yogi and puts the school's philosophy into practice during regular classes or supplemental practices such as qi gong, physical therapy, and nutritional counseling. The instructors’ schedules are packed as well: classes take place all day, every day, and the staff routinely hosts community events and workshops.

When Annie Prasad Freedom opened Samadhi Center for Yoga in 2002, she envisioned a small operation where people could feel empowered while deepening their yoga practice. She achieved the second goal, but Samadhi has been anything but small: it has served more than 250,000 individuals since opening its doors. Despite the center's growth, Annie and her team of instructors maintain a close-knit community atmosphere that yogis of all experience levels can appreciate. That's due in large part to a diverse selection of classes open to students of all levels, not just those who can bend themselves through the crack under the studio door. That sense of welcome continues beyond the mat as well?Samadhi also hosts The Neurosculpting Institute, where instructors teach meditation classes with the goal of helping students make positive changes in their lives.