Proper thyroid stimulation can help regulate your metabolism and your mood. Both men and women have a thyroid, but women are more susceptible to various thyroid disorders and disease, symptoms of which can include, fatigue, sluggishness, weight gain or weight loss, and change in appetite. Find out how yoga can help.
Read moreHot Yoga Teacher Training Surprise Benefits
Enrolling into a 200 hour Hot Yoga Teacher Training has some obvious benefits, but here are a few of the more subtle and unexpected bonuses you can expect.
Read moreMichelle Obama and Billie Jean King have Guts
Guts. Guts is the one word that Former First Lady Michelle Obama and athletic icon and equality activist Billie Jean King each spoke within moments of addressing the crowd at the BOLD Mindbody Conference I attended in San Diego last week.
Read more10 Yoga Poses to De-stress and Cool Down this End of Summer
An at home yoga sequence you can practice anywhere this end of summer.
Read moreChange Your Life in 299 Seconds
How you spend the next 299 seconds can have a profound effect on your mental health and physical well-being.
Read moreTraveling this Summer? A Home Yoga Sequence for Back Pain and Better Sleep →
Vacation travel aggravating your back pain? Try this home sequence with 10 postures you can do in bed.
Read moreHow Can Yoga Help Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs?
How can yoga help the small business owner? Steamtown Hot Yoga’s Lara Alexiou explores the answer on Business Insanity Talk Radio with Barry Moltz.
Read moreInside Look: What Hot Yoga at Steamtown Looks Like
Is it too hot? Is it to hard? Can I really do it? I'm not flexible! We've heard all of these concerns and more from our first time students, most of whom have no prior yoga experience at all!
We partnered with Discover NEPA to create this video so you can see first hand a little more about who we are and what we offer.
Read moreA Visit from Lackawanna County Medical Society
SHY was pleased to host Laurie Cadden, ECTV host from Luzerne and Lackawanna County Medical Society, to learn more about the yoga for stress.
Read moreAs Seen in Yogi Surprise!
Sneak peak! 🙈Lara Alexiou's debut book is a featured item in the Yogi Surprise Spring Equinox Box!
Read moreBalancing Act: Conversations with a 2018 Yoga Champion
What a yoga champion can teach us about competition, motivation, Karma Yoga, and non-attachment.
Read moreTransform From Average to Extraordinary With These Easy Actions
Why be average when we can be extraordinary? Check out studio owner Lara Alexiou's latest wellness article in this month's issue of Scottsdale Health Magazine. Four simple tips you can immediately apply to improve your life right now.
Emotional Mastery on the Fit Fierce and Fabulous Podcast
Author, award-winning yoga studio owner, and transformational speaker Lara Alexiou was a guest on the podcast Fit Fierce and Fabulous, hosted by certified fitness trainer, behavioral change specialist, and #FFF founder, Courtney Bentley. Join the conversation on happiness, stepping into your life's purpose, and the meaning of fit, fierce, and fabulous.
Read moreHot Yoga and Lyme Disease
Lara Alexiou and Julia Treat connect recently on the podcast Stepping into the Light. Julia shares how Hot Yoga helps her manage Lyme Disease.
Read moreAwake 2 Oneness Radio Show Interview
Need a Podcast for the New Year? I was honored to be a returning guest last week on Caroline Chang's Awake 2 Oneness Radio Podcast.
Read moreAnxiety and Holiday Blues: How to successfully host these unwanted guests this Holiday Season.
It hit me like clockwork this year. I attended my first official holiday party of the season - the classic Ugly Christmas Sweater Party. And it was great fun. And the next day I could barely get out of bed and it wasn’t due to fatigue or a hangover. It was that classic holiday anxiety just starting to take root. I felt just a little bit heavier, and a little less optimistic. I recognized it right away because it visits me every December like it visits so many others at this time each year.
Read more10 Years of Steamtown Hot Yoga
I'm so grateful for this opportunity to thank you all for making 10 years of Steamtown Yoga a reality. I remember the very first class back on Nov. 1, 2007. Four students showed up. My best friend from DC drove up for the weekend and she took every class! I didn’t know if the studio would survive for even one year.
Read moreC-Suite TV Business Builders Show Interview
"I got [the book] on a Saturday at one o'clock and I finished it that evening." - Marty Wolff on reading Become the Architect of Your Body, Mind, and Soul.
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Spontaneous Zen?
I thrive on structure. It’s why I gravitate toward yoga and meditation. Having a daily routine keeps me grounded and feeling my best. But it does beg the question: Is it boring to be zen? Do you have to trade in excitement and spontaneity for peace of mind?
Read moreBecome the Architect of Your Body Mind and Soul.
I'm thrilled to announce the publication of my new book, Become the Architect of Your Body Mind and Soul. Here in print is a culmination of tools for daily living you can reference as often as needed. Easily apply the intangible lessons of yoga outlined in the book to create your life in the fullest expression of yourself! Appropriate for Yogis and non-Yogis alike, this book is for all who are seeking to live to their best potential.
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