There are two types of people in this material world: those for whom an hour or so of controlled stretching and balanced posing in sweltering 104(ish)-degree heat and 40(ish)-percent humidity sounds like a delightful way to stay fit, and people who haven’t tried hot yoga yet.
Luckily for the latter group, the fitness trend is one with staying power, having long outlasted faddish health crazes over nearly half a century. As a result, hot yoga sessions are available at many studios throughout Westchester. Here are some of the most popular places to sweat your asanas off.
Sweat Central Scarsdale
450 Central Park Ave, Scarsdale; 914.713.8500
Open seven days a week, Sweat Central Scarsdale is a great place to start whether you’re an expert or a novice. The Best of Westchester-winning studio offers 60- and 90-minute sessions of hot yoga on Central Park Ave., flowing through all 26 of the original Bikram postures, and even offers hot Pilates classes that combine elements from high intensity interval training (HIIT).
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Bikram Yoga Yorktown Heights
37 Triangle Center, Yorktown; 914.245.5405
This studio offers 60- and 90-minute Bikram sessions as well as silent Bikram yoga, hot vinyasa yoga, and yin yoga. There’s even a sound bath meditation every Sunday.
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Hot Yoga Journeys
307 McLean Ave, Yonkers; 914.920.5070
In southern Westchester, this popular studio offers hot yoga and variations of vinyasa. Rates for single and multiple class packages are quite reasonable. One especially nice tech feature: guests can see open classes and the number of booked spots right from the class schedule and reserve a spot online.
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Rebel Yoga
653 Commerce St, Thornwood; 914.979.2216
Offering both heated and unheated sessions in its own personal “Rebel Flow” style, the team at this Best of Westchester winner (Best New Yoga Studio, naturally) specially gears classes towards specific fitness goals like strengthening, relaxation, restoration, and more. Rebel Yoga is also a great intro for hot yoga newbies, as even heated classes only reach the mid-80s or 90s Fahrenheit.
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Riverstone Yoga
2 Hudson View Way, Tarrytown; 914.332.9642
Sort of an all-in-one school along the Hudson, Riverstone holds six different traditional yoga classes, nine heated variations, parental yoga, and even aerial yoga.
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YogaSpark Westchester
108 Mamaroneck Ave, Mamaroneck; 914.630.4988
Not all chains are bad. YogaSpark’s half-dozen iterations of hot yoga — everything from candles to blacklight sessions — are intense, but can be tailored even to beginners by its experienced team of trainers. Another big benefit of being a big company; YogaSpark lets members manage their classes and reserve spots straight from their smartphones with the YogaSpark app.
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yogafreak
At yogafreak, every class is open to new yogis of all ages and ability. For beginners, the studio offers an intro special which includes 30 days of unlimited classes for a reasonable $99. The studio holds an original hot yoga class, Hot 26 Plus (which is Bikram method), vinyasa yoga, and two HIIT classes.
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YogaSix
375 White Plains Rd, Eastchester; 914.380.1343
YogaSix is all about the sensory yoga experience. It offers eight different classes, including the Y6 hot class which combines yoga postures synced with your breath for a fun and challenging workout in a heated practice room.
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