Yoga, like sword ownership and sleeping, is an ancient practice whose benefits are just now being appreciated. Reap the rewards of ancient ways of life with today's Groupon: for $15, you get five yoga classes at Anam Cara in Riverside (up to a $30 value).

Anam Cara’s intensive Vinyasa, Hatha, and power yoga classes deliver potent stress relief, and skilled instructors help students boost their balance, flexibility, and self-awareness. Sheer fabrics drape the brick-lined studio’s windows, framing the natural light that pours onto students as they bend, twist, and curl into exhilarating inversions and strengthening sun salutations during Sunrise Yoga with Diana classes. Experienced instructor Alona coaches aspiring yogis through Vinyasa Flow's invigorating series of backbends and standing poses, helping to fortify muscles and elicit envious glares from comparatively inflexible Krazy Straws. Students can pop in for a midday refresher during Lunch Time Stretch with Alona, in which they learn to focus thoughts with breathing exercises and fluid asana poses. To engender head-to-toe relaxation like a marshmallow-lined sleeping bag, Hatha Yoga with Jacquie couples calming asanas with an optional head massage accented with aromatic lavender oil to soothe stressed-out olfactory systems.