Hot 26 Breakdown with Lauren Matters

Walking into a hot yoga studio can be intimidating. Whether you have practised for years or are starting out, the Hot 26 series evolves each time you roll out your mat.

Studio classes often do not break down each pose because of time. This program gives you alignment tools, explanations of each pose and variations to suit your body and mood, and ends with a traditional 60 minute class.

This is part 1 of the breakdown, with a focus on the side body. Level 1, no props needed.

Part 2 of the Hot 26 Breakdown. Walking into a hot yoga studio can be intimidating, and studio classes often do not have time to break down each pose.

This program gives you alignment tools, explanations of each pose and variations to suit your body and mood, and ends with a traditional 60 minute class.

In this part, the focus is on the arms and the shoulders. Ten minutes, level 1, no props needed.

Part 3 of the Hot 26 Breakdown. The Hot 26 series evolves each time you roll out your mat, whether you have practised for years or are starting out.

Studio classes rarely have time to break down each pose. Here you get the alignment tools, explanations and variations to suit your body and mood.

In this part, the poses work the arms, the back and the hips. Ten minutes, level 1, no props needed.

Part 4 of the Hot 26 Breakdown. Walking into a hot yoga studio can be intimidating, and a studio class seldom has time to break down each pose.

This program gives you alignment tools, explanations of each pose and variations to suit your body and mood, and ends with a traditional 60 minute class.

In this part, the poses stretch the hamstrings and the hips and work the upper back. Ten minutes, level 1, no props needed.

Part 5 of the Hot 26 Breakdown. Walking into a hot yoga studio can be intimidating. Whether you have practised for years or are starting out, the Hot 26 series evolves each time you roll out your mat.

This yoga for beginners online program gives you alignment tools, explanations of each pose and variations to suit your body and mood, and ends with a traditional 60 minute class.

In this part, the focus is on the back, from the lower back to the upper back. Ten minutes, level 1, no props needed.

Part 6 of the Hot 26 Breakdown. Studio classes often do not break down each pose because of time, so this program does it for you.

You get alignment tools, explanations of each pose and variations to suit your body and mood, and the series ends with a traditional 60 minute class.

In this part, the poses work the neck, the spine and the whole back. Ten minutes, level 1, no props needed.

Part 7, the last part of the Hot 26 Breakdown. Walking into a hot yoga studio can be intimidating, and a studio class seldom has time to break down each pose.

This program gives you alignment tools, explanations of each pose and variations to suit your body and mood, and ends with a traditional 60 minute class.

In this part, the poses work the quadriceps, the thighs, the hamstrings and the back. Ten minutes, level 1, no props needed.

A full class where you get to try everything we have learned so far in the Hot 26 series, better known as Bikram yoga.

Sixty minutes that work the whole body, from the arms and the side body to the hamstrings and the back. Level 1, no props needed.

We move through the standing series of the Hot 26 class, also known as Bikram yoga.

Thirty minutes of standing poses that work the arms, the shoulders and the side body. Level 1, no props needed.

The floor series starts with Pavanamuktasana (Wind Removing Pose) and continues with a series of poses that strengthen the back. Practise your backbends from a place of strength.

Fifteen minutes for the spine, the chest and the lower and upper back. Level 1, no props needed.

Traditionally, the standing series is considered a warm up for the floor poses. Practise with me as we explore the floor poses in Hot 26.

Twenty minutes that stretch the hamstrings and work the spine and the upper back. Level 1, no props needed.

Finish the floor series strong with asanas that open the front and the back of the body, the hips, the shoulders and the chest.

Fifteen minutes for the spine, the side body and the hamstrings. Level 1, no props needed.