Motivating yourself to go running on cold mornings isn't easy. Why not switch up your routine with yoga classes that will warm you up and get you in shape at California Yoga Company? Brian Monnier founded this Pacific Heights yoga studio after himself getting healthy with hot yoga, which healed his chronic sports injuries. Now he and his staff are dedicated to changing their students' lives through yoga too. This brand of heated yoga isn't as hot or as long as a Bikram class, and it's versatile and modified for whatever physical limitations you might be experiencing. At California Yoga Company's 60- to 75-minute classes, you'll move through 40 to 45 poses in a room heated between 85 and 95 degrees. More important, you'll be led by a staff personally mentored by Monnier that excels in inspiring students to become healthier and more fit. You won't find any yoga snobbery here — just a passionate and supportive yoga community that, as Monnier quips, is like the Cheers bar of yoga studios. So skip the hot toddies this Winter and get warm with something that will have you looking and feeling great come Spring.
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