Oak Park studio
Infrared heat
Enjoy hot yoga? We do too! In 2022 we invested in a new and improved heating system for our Oak Park studio.
The studio is excited about the change and thinks you will love it too. Every class on the schedule is listed by the temperature of its room, so you always know how hot you are walking into.
2022
Year of the new system
Room temperatures
Four set points, from sweat to stillness.
100°
90°to 95°
85°
Power Flow, Express Power Flow and the Ashtanga classes
Vinyasa and Ashtanga formats, 50 to 75 minutes.
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Chill and Sound Healing & Meditation
Gentle flow, restorative work and meditation, 60 minutes.
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Gentle Flow and All Levels Flow run in a warm room. Tone & Tighten and Core Circuit run in a room that is not heated at all. The full list lives on the classes by heat page.
How infrared works
Warming people, not only air.
A general explanation of the two approaches. For specifics about the studio's own system, ask at the front desk.
Forced air heats the room first.
A conventional forced-air heater warms the air and moves it around with a fan. Bodies, floors and walls warm up only as that air touches them, so the room can feel breezy and take time to settle.
Infrared heats what it reaches.
Infrared panels give off radiant heat. It is absorbed directly by the people, mats and surfaces in front of the panel, the same way a sunny patch of floor feels warm even when the air around it is cool.
Why it suits a hot room.
Hot yoga is about holding a steady temperature while you move. A radiant source warms the space you practice in, and the studio sets each class room to its listed temperature, from the 100° Hot 90 down to the 75° Chill. The studio put in its new system in 2022.
Feel the room for yourself.
New students get two weeks of unlimited classes for $49. Questions about a class temperature? Call or text (312) 560-8668, or read the FAQ.