Arielle RoudeNow that the new year has kicked off, everyone is back to their daily busy routines. This fast-paced life can sound daunting especially after the joy of the holiday season. To help lighten your week and put your stress at ease here are some great yoga and Pilates studios in Orange County to ensure you start this new year on a more mindful note. Add an element of Zen and tranquility into your daily routine and feel better than ever. Namaste.
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CorePower
4734 Barranca Parkway
Irvine, CA
2646 DuPont Drive
Irvine, CA
2872 El Camino Real
Tustin, CA
3010 Harbor Boulevard
Costa Mesa, CA
Time to break a sweat with CorePower Yoga. This yoga studio provides heated rooms to help you gain the ultimate stretch within your yoga practice. CorePower offers a variety of classes. For the yogi beginner, CorePower offers C1.5, a welcome introduction to the heated room and CorePower’s special style of yoga. If you are a more advanced yogi, try CorePower’s signature class of C2 for a more challenging Vinyasa flow. CorePower also offers a unique class called Yoga Sculpt. This class combines the flow of yoga with added free weights. Intensify your practice while integrating cardio and movements that will help you gain lean muscle mass.
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Ra
854 Spectrum Center Dr.
Irvine, CA 92618
1617 Westcliff Dr.
Newport Beach, CA 92660
3077 Bristol St, Suite A
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Ra Yoga is a one-stop shop for all of your yoga needs. What sets Ra apart from other yoga studios is that it offers both heated and non-heated classes. If you are looking for a class that stays away from the heat, try a Restorative class or Yin Stretch. Both of these classes go at a slower pace and will help guide your practice and make you feel more relaxed than ever before. Or turn up the heat and check out Hot Ra 1, a class that will introduce you to the heat. There also classes for the more advanced which include Vinyasa, Yogalates and Ra’s most challenging class, Ra Strength. A great addition to Ra Yoga is that they also offer yoga classes for children and childcare.
Vibes
100 W Coast Hwy, #103
Newport Beach, CA 92663
Vibes yoga brings a heated and innovative atmosphere to Orange County. From their Himalayan salt wall, killer music selection and kombucha on tap, Vibes sets themselves apart from other yoga studios. They offer a handful of new and original classes. Try Vibes Hot Hip Hop which incorporates a Vinyasa flow to the music of your favorite Hip Hop artists from Kendrick Lamar to Nicki Minaj. Or try Vibes Hot Barre. This workout fuses the love of a barre class with yoga practice to give you a full body workout that will tone everything from your arms to your glutes.
Bikram Yoga Irvine
680 Roosevelt
Irvine, CA 92620
Get a taste for the original hot yoga method at Bikram Yoga. Bikram Yoga is a technique that will guide you through the fundamental 26 yoga poses. Each sequence within the class has a purpose to help prepare your body for the next pose. At Bikram Yoga Irvine there is only one class with one level. It is designed to let beginners with zero experience safely practice while allowing more advanced yogis to strengthen their flexibility, strength and balance. What makes Bikram unique is that in every class you will be practicing the same sequence of poses. This approach allows you to evolve in every class at your own pace.
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Ekam Yoga/ Ekam Pilates
2700 West Coast Highway
Newport Beach, CA 92663
This beachfront studio offers both yoga and Pilates classes to help build your best self. Ekam Yoga embraces the traditional practice of yoga in a modern-day setting. They offer a variety of yoga classes to fit every level. Try their Gentle Yoga class for a therapeutic experience that will guide you through a softer and slower practice to bring you the ultimate body awareness. Ekam’s yoga classes bring an extra level of meditation and mindfulness to help you connect your body and mind. After yoga, visit Ekam Pilates and continue your journey. Located in the same studio, Ekam Pilates welcomes you to their Powerful You Pilates class, a class that uses high-power Pilates form and their custom Project X Reformers.
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SeaFit
17655 Harvard Avenue, Suite A
Irvine, CA 92614
SeaFit brings an awesome twist to a conventional reformer Pilates class. Their classes intermix Reformer Rocker Pilates with TRX. The marriage between these two workouts allows you to use your whole body within this 45-minute class. The mix of Pilates movements with suspension training will make muscles burn that you didn’t even know you had. Regain total body balance and increase coordination with this one-of-a-kind Pilates workout.
Pilates Plus
1220 Bison Ave, Suite A-3
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Get ready to have all your muscles shaking with the ultimate Pilates experience at Pilates Plus. Using the Lagree Fitness Method, Pilates Plus provides a workout that molds cardio training, weights and Pilate movements altogether. Each class uses a Megaformer that will allow you to reach your peak fitness level while still maintaining a low-impact workout. On top of their regular group classes, Pilates Plus also offers form and technique classes once a week to help you break down the movements and improve your skills. If you are a newbie to Pilates or a veteran at the reformer check out Pilates Plus and have your muscles transformed.
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