Bikram Yoga Plus Offers Summer Classes for Teens

From Bikram Yoga Plus- Cochella Valley: Bikram Yoga Plus – Coachella Valley is offering summer yoga sessions designed specifically for teen girls and teen boys. Each summer program targets the unique aspects of the developing male and female physiques. Each group meets three days per week for four consecutive weeks from June 19-July 14. A second summer session will run from July 17-August 11. Each teen summer session is $70 per student and includes 12 classes – that’s less than $6 per class!

These summer fitness courses will help both young men and women build strength, flexibility, self discipline, respect for self and others, learn to control breath and emotions, and build self esteem. Participants will explore various styles of yoga and learn about the body’s energy (chakra) systems.

The teen boys summer session is taught by former marines who are now teaching yoga and Pilates. On Mondays, boys will participate in Power Yoga. Set to high-energy music, this class burns calories and builds muscle. On Wednesdays, male participants will alternate between Pilates and Circuit Training classes. Both disciplines will strengthen the abdominal core and lower back while developing long, lean, flexible muscles.

The teen girls summer session will help participants attain better health by balancing hormones, improving posture, and strengthening spine and joints. All yoga classes are taught by passionate, well-qualified, fun instructors. On Mondays, young women will participate in high-energy, fast-paced Power Yoga. On Wednesdays, girls will be introduced to a variety of classes: Pilates, Booty Barre, Trapeze and Zone Yoga.

The teen girls classes are Mondays and Wednesdays, 2:30-4 p.m. Teen boys classes are Mondays and Wednesdays, 4-5:30 p.m.On Fridays, teens from both sessions will merge for a co-ed Hot60 class. Male and female participants will learn the basics of Bikram yoga, which is practiced in a room heated to 105-degrees with 40-percent humidity. Hot60 yoga shortens a traditional 90-minute Bikram yoga class into 60 minutes, still following the 26 specific postures developed to systematically move fresh, oxygenated blood to 100 percent of the body, restoring all systems to healthy working order, just as nature intended. Bikram yoga also increases focus and determination. All fitness levels are welcome to all classes.

“By offering a variety of classes to teens, we are giving them opportunities to explore different approaches to attaining and maintaining good health,” said Denise DuBarry Hay, founder of Bikram Yoga Plus – Coachella Valley, and mother of four. “Once a person finds something they like, they are more likely to stick with it.”

Bikram Yoga Plus – Coachella Valley offers a variety of exercise classes for all ages, skill levels and interests. For more information about the studio and a complete list of classes, visit coachellayoga.com or call 760-346-2988.

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