From Napoleon's great crab walk through Europe to J. Robert Oppenheimer's discovery of nuclear fission by kissing his own elbow, victory has always gone to the most flexible. Overpower enemies with today's Groupon: for $25, you get a 10 pack of yoga, zumba, and meditation classes at Ekam Yoga Center in Atascocita. Beginner students also get a first week of zumba for free.

After only one year of serving as a destination for alternative fitness options, Houston Press named Ekam Yoga Center the Best Yoga Studio in its "2010 Best of Houston" issue. The health-conscious, eco-friendly, ghost-free studio lets prospective students sign up for a bevy of mind-body courses, including the calorie-burning Latin rhythms of zumba, the mind-clearing, tension-melting of meditation, and the muscle-bendiness of a yoga class such as hot yoga, gentle yoga or prenatal yoga. If you are a new student, you get a free Intro to Yoga course, offered weekly on Wednesday nights, to help you acclimate to poses and ready your mind for an episode of Criminal Minds. Almost 20 courses are offered weekly and classes begin as early as 6 a.m. and as late as 7:30 p.m.

Reviews

The Tribune featured owner Maggie Grueskin of Ekam Yoga Center. Three Citysearchers, three Google Mappers, and three Yahoo! Locals award the studio a perfect five stars:

• All the instructors at Ekam are top notch. They train us to work our individual bodies for ourselves and know our limits and still move forward in our practice. – Cathy Jo, Citysearch
• I love love love Ekam Yoga! The teachers are very nice and helpful and the students are eager to learn. There are classes at all times of the day for all levels. – Abigail, Yahoo! Local