Relaxation & Reiki Experience
Relax, rest, and re-charge.
Come unwind with Megan for 2 hours of intentional relaxation to establish and support the mind-body connection. Our busy lives create a build up of residual energy that prevents us from feeling truly at ease. Relaxation is a powerful tool in reconnecting to your sense of self and aiding to combat the effects of stress on the body and mind. During this 2 hours, you will be guided into a deep state of relaxation with the use of Yin and restorative yoga, Guided Meditation, aromatherapy and Reiki (hands on energetic healing). Megan will create a peaceful, healing environment that will leave you with a clear mind and an experiential understanding of how relaxation supports your well-being.
Investment: $50 (Members receive 20% off)
***Space is LIMITED so that everyone may experience Reiki.
What to bring: a yoga mat, and anything else you might need to support your comfort - a blanket, pillow, and/or a bolster. Yoga blocks will be provided.
Majestic Mountaintop Retreat in Costa Rica
Retreat with us in Costa Rica August 5th - 10th 2023.
This retreat will offer daily hot yoga and pilates classes including master classes and workshops, 3 meals daily, optional excursions and body work, and lots of fun and relaxation.
Read more and book HERE.
Silent Disco Inferno
Join us for this unique Pilates experience with Rachel! The Silent Disco Inferno will take place outside the yoga studio on the turf. We'll sweat in the sun for this Sound Off experience - each participant will wear wireless headphones for this IHP class so that you can hear the music and the teacher, but nothing else. The playlist will be all disco, so come prepared for a fun and sweaty class (dancing is always welcome in IHP)!
Rain plan: in case of inclement weather, we'll move this experience inside the studio, but we hope to party outside and then hang out and chat with our community afterwards!
Event Cost: $25
Immersive Sound Healing Experience
Join Reiki Master Alex Phillips at Hot Yoga Richmond for Song of the Sakura Dragon: a Sound Healing Celebration of Spring on Saturday, May 6th from 5:00 - 6:30pm!
Beginning with Raw Ceremonial Cacao with orange peel and cinnamon (Dragon's Breath) and Ceremonial-Grade Matcha with sweet sakura to drink (both handmade by Raven), Alex will lead you in a guided meditation before starting the Sound Bath - using tools including the human voice, Arabesque Chimes, Quartz and Tibetan Singing Bowls, Moon and Lava Gongs and so much more.
At the end of every winter, the Sakura Dragon emerges from the river to tend to her cherry blossom orchard.
Her song calls forth the rain to nourish her trees. The water travels down to the roots of her orchard, up into the trunks and through the branches, allowing the sakura flowers to blossom and bloom; signaling a time of renewal, good fortune and new beginnings.
After the rain, the Sakura Dragon's song calls in the sun as spring bursts forth from the darkness of winter - creating a rich celebration of the sakura blossom and heralding the time of Hanami (flower-watching). She wanders through the trees, coating them with the vibrations of her song and honoring the rain, the blossom, and the sun together in symbiosis.
A reminder of the brevity of life and ephemeral nature of the samurai, in two weeks the blossoms begin to fall. Sakura Dragon grows weary and, feeling the heat of impending summer, returns to the river to rest.
Come experience the multitude of benefits sound healing has to offer, and join us for Song of the Sakura Dragon!
Investment: $50 (active limited, unlimited monthly, and annual members receive 20% off)
Healing from Grief with Yoga with Rachel Tenpenny
Join us for a free talk with healing mentor Rachel Tenpenny. Rachel is a grief expert, holistic healing mentor, and life after loss coach. She has spent the last 10 years figuring out how to heal after loss, and yoga is one of the many tools she used along her journey. During this talk, she will teach you how yoga can help you heal both emotionally and physically after loss.
What to bring: a yoga mat or something else to sit on, journal and pen/pencil (all optional)
FREE
All are welcome, even if you aren’t currently a member of HYR
Relaxation + Reiki Experience
Relax, rest, and re-charge.
Come unwind with Megan for 2 hours of intentional relaxation to establish and support the mind-body connection. Our busy lives create a build up of residual energy that prevents us from feeling truly at ease. Relaxation is a powerful tool in reconnecting to your sense of self and aiding to combat the effects of stress on the body and mind. During this 2 hours, you will be guided into a deep state of relaxation with the use of Yin and restorative yoga, Guided Meditation, aromatherapy and Reiki (hands on energetic healing). Megan will create a peaceful, healing environment that will leave you with a clear mind and an experiential understanding of how relaxation supports your well-being.
Investment: $50 (Members receive 20% off)
***Space is LIMITED so that everyone may experience Reiki.
What to bring: a yoga mat, and anything else you might need to support your comfort - a blanket, pillow, and/or a bolster. Yoga blocks will be provided.
Immersive Sound Healing
Join Alex for an immersive Sound Healing Experience!
Beginning with a ceremonial tea offering and gentle music to settle you into the space, Alex will lead you in a guided meditation before starting the Sound Bath - using tools including Quartz and Tibetan Singing Bowls, Chinese Moon Gong, Solfeggio Frequencies, Seed Pod and 57-inch Arabesque Chimes, and more to heal the mind, body and spirit.
Sound Healing has been used for thousands of years around the world to heal both mental and physical ailments. Benefits include deep relaxation and meditation, pain relief, better sleep, and much more.
Ending with a Reiki Releasing Ceremony, you will leave feeling refreshed, renewed and whole.
Investment: $50 (active unlimited and limited members receive 20% off)
REGISTER HERE
Inferno Hot Pilates Teacher Training
Learn to teach Inferno Hot Pilates with creator Gabi Walters!
Goal Setting + Vision Board Building Workshop
Join Rachel for 90minutes of goal setting + vision board building. In this workshop, Rachel will cover:
How to effectively set short-term and long-term goals
Actionable steps to take to make your goals a reality
How to change your mindset to make your goals possible
Participants will practice a mindful meditation, learn proven strategies for attaining goals, write short-term and long-term goals, and also build a vision board during the workshop. What is a vision board? A vision board is a collage of your goals and dreams that you build using photographs, markers, stickers, etc. We will provide all of the materials for your vision board, you bring the scissors!
Investment: $44 (active annual and monthly members receive 20% off)
Relaxation + Reiki Experience with Megan
Relax, rest, and re-charge.
Come unwind with Megan for 2 hours of intentional relaxation to establish and support the mind-body connection. Our busy lives create a build up of residual energy that prevents us from feeling truly at ease. Relaxation is a powerful tool in reconnecting to your sense of self and aiding to combat the effects of stress on the body and mind. During this 2 hours, you will be guided into a deep state of relaxation with the use of Yin and restorative yoga, Guided Meditation, aromatherapy and Reiki (hands on energetic healing). Megan will create a peaceful, healing environment that will leave you with a clear mind and an experiential understanding of how relaxation supports your well-being.
Investment: $50 (Members receive 20% off)
***Space is LIMITED to 22 participants so that everyone may experience Reiki.
What to bring: a yoga mat, and anything else you might need to support your comfort - a blanket, pillow, and/or a bolster. Yoga blocks will be provided.
Posture Clinic: Fixed Firm through Final Breathing
Take a deep dive into the 26&2 sequence with your studio owners! This is the final posture clinic Stephanie and Rachel will host in 2022. This clinic will cover Fixed firm pose through final breathing. This clinic is unheated, however, expect to move! Attendees will get the opportunity to ask questions, receive posture tips, and alignment corrections.
$50 (current monthly and annual members receive 20% off)
October 4x4 Challenge
Our annual 4x4 challenge starts October 1st, 2022!
The challenge: practice 4 times per week for 4 weeks. You can take any class style that you want, and together, we’ll track our classes on a bulletin board outside of the studio. We love this challenge because it is accessible, it’s fun, and you feel fabulous by the end of the four weeks!
Posture Clinic
This is our 4th of 5 clinics in our 26&2 posture clinic series with Rachel and Stephanie. This clinic will cover Wind Removing Pose through Bow Pose plus the sit-up.
What to expect: in this unheated clinic, Rachel and Stephanie will cover posture alignment, benefits, and tips gained from many years (decades!) of experience. Students will have time to ask posture questions throughout the clinic.
What to bring: a yoga mat, a towel, and a water bottle. This clinic is not a class, but expect to move!
Investment: $50 (Current annual, unlimited monthly, and limited monthly auto-debit members receive 20% off)
Posture Clinic Covering Wind Removing Pose through Bow Pose
This is our 4th of 5 clinics in our 26&2 posture clinic series with Rachel and Stephanie. This clinic will cover Wind Removing Pose through Bow Pose.
What to expect: in this unheated clinic, Rachel and Stephanie will cover posture alignment, benefits, and tips gained from many years (decades!) of experience. Students will have time to ask posture questions throughout the clinic.
What to bring: a yoga mat, a towel, and a water bottle. This clinic is not a class, but expect to move!
Investment: $50 (Current annual, unlimited monthly, and limited monthly auto-debit members receive 20% off)
Relaxation + Reiki Experience with Megan
Come unwind with Megan for 2 hours of intentional relaxation to establish and support the mind-body connection. During this 2 hours, Megan will guide you into a deep state of relaxation with the use of Yin and restorative yoga, Guided Meditation, aromatherapy and Reiki (hands on energetic healing).
Investment: $50 (Members receive 20% off)
***Space is LIMITED so that everyone may experience Reiki***
What to bring: a yoga mat, and anything else you might need to support your comfort - a blanket, pillow, and/or a bolster. Yoga blocks will be provided.
Donation Class Benefiting Girls on the Run
Join us for our monthly donation class. This is a 90minute authentic Bikram Yoga class taught by a certified instructor. Come hydrated!
Class is free to attend, and we ask that you bring cash or check made out to Girls on the Run. Girls on the Run offers programs designed to inspire girls of all abilities to recognize and embrace their inner strength and make meaningful connections with others.
Posture Clinic: Standing Separate Leg Stretching through Savasana
Join us for our 3rd out of 5 posture clinics of the year! We will break down the postures Standing Separate Leg Stretching through Savasana.
What to expect: In this unheated clinic, Rachel and Stephanie will go over the benefits of each of the postures as well as proper alignment. There will also be plenty of time or questions throughout the clinic. Whether you’ve been practicing for decades, or you are brand new to our studio, this clinic is for you!
August BINGO Challenge
During the month of August, we’re hosting a bingo challenge! We’ve created a BINGO card consisting of fun yoga challenges. Each time you get a BINGO (complete one entire row horizontally or vertically), you can enter your name into a drawing for a prize! Prizes include a free month of yoga, a free class card, a Lululemon gift certificate, and MORE! Join in the fun! Pick up a BINGO card at the front desk to participate.
July Donation Class Benefiting Blue Sky Fund
Join us for our monthly donation class. Class is a traditional 90minute Bikram Yoga class - 26 postures and 2 breathing exercises suitable for all levels. Class is heated to 105 degrees with 40% humidity so come hydrated!
This class is free to attend, and we will be collecting cash or check donations of any amount for our monthly charity.
July’s chosen charity is Blue Sky Fund. Their mission is to provide transformational experiences for urban youth through outdoor education. You can donate to Blue Sky Fund in studio, or online HERE.
Posture Clinic
Take a deep dive into the 26&2 sequence with your studio owners! This is one of 5 posture clinics Stephanie and Rachel will host in 2022. Clinic 2 (this clinic) will cover standing head to knee through balancing stick pose . Expect to move! Attendees will get the opportunity to ask questions, receive posture tips and alignment corrections.
Relaxation Workshop
In this workshop you will be guided into a deep state of relaxation with the use of Yin and restorative yoga, Guided Meditation, aromatherapy and Reiki (hands on energetic healing). Megan will create a peaceful, healing environment that will leave you with a clear mind and an experiential understanding of how relaxation supports your well-being.
Donation Class
This donation class is a regular Bikram Yoga (26&2) class. In lieu of payment for class, HYR will be accepting cash and check donations for a local organization we have chosen to support. May’s donation class will benefit Richmond Peace Education Center. Any and all donation amounts are helpful!
Sound Healing Meditation
Healing sounds from traditional Tibetan singing bowls will fill you with calming vibrations to help reduce stress, induce full-body relaxation, and promote physical and mental health and well-being.
Plan to arrive 10 minutes early (or stay after the 4:30pm class), bring a yoga mat, and wear comfortable clothing as you will be in Savasana for the duration of the concert.
Investment: $30 (members receive 25% off)
Free Talk: Healing from Grief With Yoga
Rachel Tenpenny is a grief expert, holistic healing mentor, and life after loss coach. She has spent the last 10 years figuring out how to heal after loss, and yoga is one of the many tools she used along her journey. During this talk, she will teach you how yoga can help you heal both emotionally and physically after loss. After the talk, we will do 15 minutes of breathing exercises and movement.
What to bring: a yoga mat
Optional: journal and pen/pencil
Posture Clinic: Pranayama Breathing through Eagle Pose
Take a deep dive into the 26&2 sequence with your studio owners! This is one of 5 posture clinics Stephanie and Rachel will host in 2022. Clinic 1 (this clinic) will cover Pranayama Breathing through Eagle Pose. Expect to move! Attendees will get the opportunity to ask questions, receive posture tips and alignment corrections.
$40 early-bird
$45 day of
Teacher Training
Happening in Richmond, VA at Hot Yoga Richmond Jan. 3rd - Feb. 25th. This training is an Original Hot Yoga Association approved teacher training.
Learn to teach the original hot yoga class! In 8 weeks you will learn how to safely and effectively teach the Bikram Yoga Class. This training is led by Hot Yoga Richmond studio owners Rachel Mzhickteno and Stephanie Katherine.
This is an immersive 8 week training that requires commitment and dedication from trainees. Limited to 6 students, this training will ensure that each trainee receives one-on-one attention.
4x4 Challenge
This is the 3rd year for our 4x4 challenge, and each year we get to watch the participants transform before our eyes! Whether you’ve been away from the practice for years, already come regularly, or simply need motivation to come more, this challenge is for you!
Alignment Workshop
Each posture has an ideal form and alignment. Join Stephanie and Rachel as they demonstrate what proper alignment looks like on different bodies in this interactive workshop. This is a great opportunity to deepen your knowledge and understanding of the Bikram postures both as a beginner and as a regular practitioner. Proper alignment is the key to receiving maximum benefits from this yoga series!
Investment: $40
Members (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Annual receive 10% off).
Targeted Yin Workshop with Kathleen
Do you feel "stuck" in some of your Bikram postures?
This workshop is designed to provide a Yin approach to improving certain ranges of motion that are necessary for your Bikram Yoga practice.
What to expect:
The yoga room will be very gently heated and you will practice long holds of floor postures for deep stretching of muscles and connective tissue.
Postures will focus on improving ranges of motion such as keeping your arms and head together, sitting down low enough in triangle, and getting your joints in the proper position to set up a therapeutic spine twist.
Tuition:
$30 Early Bird through April 1st
$40 after April 1st
A Weekend with Ida Ripley
World famous yoga teacher Ida Ripley will be visiting HYR and leading the following classes and workshops:
Friday March 20th
4:30pm Bikram Yoga
Saturday March 21st
11am Bikram Yoga
1:30pm Ida Ripley Intermediate Series 2hr Workshop ($39)
Sunday March 22nd
9am Bikram Yoga
6pm Yin96 ($19)