A beautiful testimonial from the Winter Wellness Challenge, Helen I hate to use an overworked cliché but the best way I can describe the combined festival of the OHYP Winter Wellness Studio Challenge and Estell’s birthday celebration month is as the definitive gift that keeps on giving. On so many levels: from the chance to dress-up and party, paint your hair purple, savour Perth’s best vegan cupcakes, meringues and melon shark; to the perfectly-timed reminder that committing to three classes a week is such a better choice than more couch, screen or wine time. There was the gift of the chanc ..read more

We are so excited to announce a fundraiser we will be running in the studio to celebrate Estell’s birthday and raising funds for her incredible school We will have weekly prizes to give out, plus a grand prize worth around $1,000 This raffle will be starting alongside the Winter Wellness Challenge!! Make sure to ask us in the studio about how you can enter the raffle #OriginalHotYogaPerth ..read more

To celebrate International Yoga Day, here’s the story of Tree Posture, a pose about persistence and dedication, love and patience. Long ago, Queen Sita, the wife of King Rama, was one day kidnapped by Demon King Ravana. He took her to his palace, and magically hid her away. She refused to spend any time in his palace, instead she retreated to the garden and sat amongst the ashoka trees. Ashoka means “without sorrow”, and are symbols of love in Indian folklore. She lived under the trees, would sit day after day with her back against the tree, and she breathed and she waited. She concentrated he ..read more

Heather and Sharon had great fun in this Triangle Yoga-off. We love the support the students have for each other, and the laughs we have in class. This pose works the whole body and both our students have come such a long way improving their posture. These two ladies did such an awesome job! #yogaoff #originalhotyogaperth #yoga ..read more

What causes tight hamstrings? Most people try to get rid of tight hamstrings through stretching. However not being able to touch your toes or feeling the sensation of tightness down the back of the legs are necessarily caused by hamstring limitation, it can also be sciatic nerve tension. It’s important to figure out if the discomfort you feel are actual hamstring tightness or sciatic nerve issues. Nerves and muscles DO NOT like to be stretched the same way, so knowing where you are tight plays a major role in your flexibility. A muscle will relax over time in a prolonged stretch, however the ..read more

What causes tight hamstrings? There’s 3 muscles that make up the hamstring muscles. These muscles start at the pelvis, at the sit bones and they run down the back of the thighs and insert on the top of the lower leg bones. Your hamstrings get stretched by pulling the pelvis away from the lower leg. It’s important to note that ankle position does not matter in a true hamstring stretch. The sciatic nerve is the biggest nerve in the body, and starts in the lower back, runs down the back of the thighs between the hamstrings and continues through the calf to the bottom of the foot. Because the nerv ..read more

Meet Hanna, one of our amazing members The community at Original Hot Yoga Perth is so incredibly special and that is because each and every one of you! So we love taking the time to celebrate all of our wonderful members! When did you start practicing at Original Hot Yoga Perth? I started practicing at Original Hot Yoga Perth in July 2017. How did your yoga journey begin? It came as a realisation of my lack of fitness, endurance and flexibility after a pilgrimage to Rome where I exposed to hiking between the many religious attractions. My sons, John and Ly, were helping at the studio and r ..read more

Awkward Pose is so important as it helps to create stability in your hips and pelvis. When you sit in a chair, the weight of your upper body presses on your femur (upper thigh bones) and your hamstrings. The femur are connected to your pelvis through the hip sockets, but when you sit in a chair, the femur ends up resting in one position. When you sit for long periods of time, your body compensates by using the long muscles in the back, and in the legs to keep your body from moving. Over time, they will tighten to keep your stable, and when you stand up, those muscles will stay engaged, tugging ..read more

We decided to give the donation from the Christmas Charity class to @breastcancercarewa in honour of our amazing student Etsuko Etsuko has been battling breast cancer over the past 12 months which is why it was so important for us to honour her and her journey. Here is a testimonial from Etusko “This last twelve months have been difficult for both me and my husband, Paul. Attending 90 minute Bikram Yoga, Roll and Release and other workshops at @OriginalHotYogaPerth has given me comfort, physical maintenance. I have gained significant insight into myself in terms of flexib ..read more

Yoga is here to celebrate you at any stage of life. Mel is one of @originalhotyogaperth’s members, she is 8 months pregnant and has been practicing yoga throughout her entire pregnancy Here are some kind words from Mel about her experience! “Hot yoga is challenging however I am so glad that I persevered during my pregnancy. It has eased my back pain, I sleep better and practicing assists me mentally just as much as it does physically. I could not have continued without the support and guidance of Binny at Original Hot Yoga. I highly recommend her and her amazing studio!” Yoga is for anyo ..read more