Ancient yogis were famed for their ability to live in solitude, to exist in peace with nature, and to turn into raccoons whenever they were near a garbage can. Transform yourself into a beacon of stretchy peace with today's Groupon: for $49, you get 10 yoga classes at Anchorage Yoga in Midtown.

With nine different body-bending classes, Anchorage Yoga welcomes ligament limberers of all abilities into its sweltering, flexifiying studio. Skilled instructors guide students through a variety of hot-yoga sessions designed to increase flexibility, improve endurance, and flush out toxins and their couch-sitting cousins. Perfect your triangle, tree, or tree-eating triangle poses in a Bikram yoga class, which flows through 26 postures in 105-degree heat, or learn the fundamentals of flow with Yoga Basics, a Vinyasa-based class that explores standing, seated, and levitating asanas. Check the schedule for class dates and times.