CorePower Yoga - Power Vinyasa:
- CorePower Yoga 1 (C1) - beginner-level CorePower Yoga class, room temperature (80 degrees), 60 minutes
- CorePower Yoga 1.5 (C1.5) - between a C1 and a C2 class; designed with a focus on alignment for beginner students before transitioning to a C2 class; all levels, 90 degrees, 60 minutes
- CorePower Yoga 2 (C2) - intermediate, open (all levels) CorePower Yoga class, 95 degrees with humidity, 60 or 75 minutes
CorePower Yoga 3 (C3) - advanced CorePower Yoga class, 95 degrees with humidity, 60 or 75 minutes
CorePower Hot Yoga: intermediate, all levels class incorporating a series of 26 static postures performed in a precise order; 100 degrees with humidity, 60, 75 or 90 minutes.
Hot Power Fusion: beginner-friendly, all levels; a combination of Power Vinyasa yoga and the 26 static postures of the traditional Hot Yoga class; 97 degrees with humidity, 60 minutes.
Yoga-Pilates: a beginner-friendly, all levels blend of CorePower Yoga & mat Pilates; 90 - 95 degrees with humidity, 60 minutes
Yoga Sculpt: intermediate-level CorePower Yoga 2 class with free weights; 90 - 95 degrees with humidity, 60 or 75 minutes
CoreRestore: CoreRestore for all levels, not heated 60 & 75 minutes
CorePower Yoga Ryder: NEW! CorePower Yoga workouts on RealRyder™ indoor bikes.
CorePower Yoga offers a truly unique yoga practice based on intuition rather than tradition. CorePower Yoga heals, detoxifies and exhilarates the body and mind with emphasis on movement, balance and intention. CorePower Yoga has created a dynamic, challenging program that combines strength, flow and spirituality.
CorePower Yoga is an intense practice that appeals to everyone from the working professional to the stay-at-home mom. During class, time and space and the worries of the day disappear and the focus is solely on flow, movement, balance and intention. A Vinyasa-style yoga, CorePower Yoga focuses on core strength, balance and flow to build a solid practice based on strength and spirit. A secular practice, CorePower Yoga honors the roots of yoga without imposing the preconceived spiritual practices of other programs. Our role is to guide students to make their practice their own and their intention personal - each student is encouraged to embark on their own spiritual journey. As is often said in class, “I am only here to be your guide. You know your body best, listen to it and follow your intuition.”
Accessible to beginners and advanced students, CorePower Yoga emphasizes breathing to connect the body and mind. CorePower 1 and CorePower 2 classes are offered at all studios nationwide. We recommend taking at least 5 to 10 C1 classes before taking a C2 class. C1 is unheated and instructors teach at a slower pace.
"This yoga torches calories." -Self Magazine
Yoga Journal is an excellent reference for descriptions of the poses performed in CorePower Yoga.
CorePower Hot Yoga
CorePower Hot Yoga is a series of 26 postures performed in a precise order, in a room heated to 105 degrees. This class systematically works the entire body, concentrating on the essence of every organ, bone, joint, muscle, ligament, tendon, blood vessel, nerve and gland. Incorporating strength, balance, and flexibility, CorePower Hot Yoga teaches students how each pose stimulates the mind and restores and shapes the body. This class is available in a 90, 75 and 60 minute format.
Benefits
- Muscle Toning
- Balance
- Weight Loss
- Stress Reduction
- Increased Vitality
- Flexibility
- Strength
Reasons for the Heat
- Enhances vasodilatation* so that more blood is delivered to the muscles
- Allows oxygen in the blood to detach from the hemoglobin more easily**
- Speeds up the breakdown of glucose and fatty acids
- Makes muscles more elastic, less susceptible to injury
- Improves coordination
- Reduces heart irregularities associated with sudden exercise
- Burns fat more easily.***
*The capillaries that weave around the muscles respond to heat by dilating. This brings more oxygen to the muscles and helps in the removal of waste products such as carbon dioxide and lactic acid.
**When blood passes through warm muscles oxygen releases more easily from the hemoglobin. Blood passing through cold muscles releases much less oxygen.
***Warmed muscles burn fat more easily than cold ones. Fat is released during stress.
The stress of intense exercise causes a deluge of fatty acids into the blood streams. If you exercise with cold muscles they can't use the fatty acids, and they end up in places where they aren't wanted, such as the lining of your arteries.
Note: Muscles aren't the only beneficiaries of heat. Higher temperatures improve the function of the nervous system, meaning that messages are carried more rapidly to and from the brain or SPINAL CORD. Warm muscles are more elastic and are less susceptible to injury. Warmer temperatures produce a fluid like stretch that allows greater range of motion. Cold muscles don't absorb shock or impact as well and aren't stretched as well so they get injured more readily.
Excerpt from "Smart Exercise" by Covert Bailey
Hot Power Fusion captures the essence of the traditional hot yoga class and its 26 static postures and incorporates the flow and grace of other Hatha sequences commonly found in our CorePower Yoga classes.
Students will receive the benefits of a Hot Yoga class with further hip opening, upper body strengthening and core strengthening benefits. Please note that this class is shoulder injury-friendly as we have removed all chatarungas from the class.
This class appeals to both the traditional Hot Yoga and CorePower student who is looking to deepen their yoga practice.
The class is taught in a room heated to 100 degrees.
60 minute time format with energetic music and fun!
All levels, including beginners, are welcome and will find this class accessible.
Designed with a combination of hot yoga static postures and CorePower Yoga flowing sequences.
View a demo video!
YogaPilates* fuses the energy and movement of a CorePower Yoga class with the core stabilizing and regenerative dynamics of Pilates. Attention is paid to building strength and endurance in the body’s core muscles which promotes body awareness, protects the back and develops better posture. YogaPilates is excellent for strengthening, lengthening and balancing the muscles in our body.
This class appeals to both the traditional Hot Yoga and CorePower Yoga student who is looking to deepen their yoga practice.
The class is taught in a heated room to approximately 90 degrees.
60 minute time format with energetic music and fun!
All levels, including beginners, are welcome and will find this class accessible.
Designed with a combination of Pilates exercises and CorePower Yoga flowing sequences.
*YogaPilates is offered at select studios. Please check your class schedule for more details.
CorePower Yoga Sculpt is a total body workout designed to tone and sculpt every major muscle group. Free weights serve as your own personal adjuster as you move through sun salutations and other yoga postures, enabling extra length and depth in each pose. This intense, but easy to follow program complements your regular yoga practice while pushing your strength and flexibility to new heights.
Why strength train?
The main reason to strength train is to build lean muscle mass. Aerobic activities are good calorie burners, but strength training two days a week will have a greater long-term impact on your metabolism.
CoreRestore* is a restorative yoga class inspired by Yin Yoga that focuses on gently stretching and healing the connective tissue through a series of holding postures. This class can be taken by yogis of all levels and is the perfect complement to an existing yoga practice or exercise programs of any type. CoreRestore helps to balance the intense muscular engagement experienced in other CorePower Yoga classes and activities of all types. Postures are typically held from 3-5 minutes.
CoreRestore is about sensation, feeling and stillness in a pose. Postures in CoreRestore never require strain or struggle and are similar to versions of relaxation and stretching poses practiced in other yoga classes. Students focus on breathing naturally rather than on a guided, intentional breath pattern and leave class feeling relaxed yet energized!
Benefits of CoreRestore:
- Balances CorePower Yoga’s other class offerings with a slow, recuperative practice
- Yields a deep, relaxed yet energized state through less effort
- Targets connective tissue (ligaments, bones, joints, fascia) versus muscle
- Calms mind and body
*CoreRestore is offered at select studios. Please check your class schedule for more details.
CorePower Ryder (CP Ryder): NEW! A revolutionary CorePower Yoga workout on RealRyder™ indoor bikes. This 45-minute class redefines a typical indoor cycling class with bikes that allow you to turn, lean and steer – you’ll feel like you’re actually on the road. It’s an ultimate full-body, cardio workout that will increase your core strength and torch calories. Room is heated (approx 85 degrees and 40% humidity). Open to all levels.
CorePower Ryde & Yoga: A revolutionary combo CorePower RealRyder™ and Yoga workout. Torch calories with a 35-minute cardio ride on our exclusive RealRyder™ indoor bikes. Then, enjoy a 25-minute CorePower Yoga class designed specifically to strengthen and lengthen the muscles targeted during the ride. Room is heated (approx 85 degrees and 40% humidity). Open to all levels.
CorePower Ryde & Sculpt: A revolutionary combo CorePower RealRyder™ and Yoga Sculpt workout. Torch calories with a 35-minute cardio ride on our exclusive RealRyder™ indoor bikes. Then, enjoy a 25-minute CPY Sculpt class that will build and strengthen your muscles – making your next ride or yoga class even better! Room is heated (approx 85 degrees and 40% humidity). Open to all levels.
(CorePower Yoga Ryder classes are currently available the Highland Park, MN & Berkeley, CA studios.)