“2020 was a hard year for everyone. In 2020 I lost 3 grandparents, I was doing medical school online, and I felt like I was giving so much of myself that I’d end my day weary. There was nothing left in my energy store for just me…”
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“On Saturday January 9th 2021, I woke up feeling different. It’s difficult to put into words what that difference was exactly, but I was different, ready. I went to Sumits Hot Yoga Class Schedule & Sign Up page; that I’d visited several times over the past month; and I signed up for the 9am class. I’d been to a yoga class before, even still I was nervous, “am I going to put my mat in the right place?” “will I be able to follow along or keep up?” As we were finishing the warm up, I noticed a feeling I had been missing…peace…”
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“When my sister told me I should come with her to Sumits for a hot yoga class, I was reluctant to say the least. I had been to a few non-heated yoga classes in the past and didn't really care for them. And honestly, the "hot" part didn't sound very appealing to me either. But I thought, the first class is free so I won't really be losing anything by going to one class. That was almost 4 years ago…”
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“I took my first class at Sumits in 2014 and was immediately hooked. I had never done yoga before - I had the idea that it wasn't a 'real' workout and it just required you to contort your body into different shapes. The combination of the Sumits series and the heat/humidity quickly changed my mind. Although I fell out of practice for a few years, I am beyond grateful Sumits is a consistent part of my life again..“
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“I think you would really enjoy Yoga, Kory.” After finally having a measurable amount of sobriety, completely changing my lifestyle, with a clear mind, I decided to “try Yoga”. It was a Sunday and Molly was the instructor for the hour and twenty minute class. It was one of the greatest things (I now know) I have ever suffered through. I remember my eyes darting around, trying to, at all costs hide that I was gasping for air, even talking to the person I was there with, of course, without any response. Everyone in the room was moving with such poise, intention and patience.”
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It is difficult to put into words how Sumits Hot Yoga has impacted my life. I started practicing yoga at the beginning of this year because of my friend Aline. She invited me to go to a hot yoga class with her. First, I said that I had already tried a yoga class once and could not concentrate or relax and that this was not for me, much less practice in a heated room. As I am a very anxious person, she told me that yoga could help me feel better. And she was right…
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My yoga journey began on May 14, 2019. This date is forever engraved in my mind because it was the day, I took a chance to improve myself both mentally and physically. My now friend and previous Sumits Yoga Teacher, Christa Holley, had shown me through her teaching how important it was to join an environment at Sumits where everyone can feel powerful in their own skin. I was in desperate need of a life change, including a way to restart, reboot and redirect my current life path. The hardest part was admitting that I needed it…
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I joined the Sumit’s family on August 5, 2017. I have always tried to maintain a healthy lifestyle, exercising regularly and generally trying to eat a healthy diet. I enjoyed running, cycling and snowboarding, but didn’t really feel that I had the ‘yoga mentality’ since I typically enjoyed more active sports. On February 23, 2002, late on a Saturday night while working as a Postdoc at the Gencenter at the University of Munich, I was found unconscious in the men’s restroom. I was rushed across the parking lot to the Klinikum Grosshadern, one of the top hospitals in Munich, Germany. The ER doctors recognized that there was a lot of pressure on my brain and suspected an aneurysm. On the following day, an angiogram confirmed that I had suffered a massive subarachnoid aneurysm of the Anterior Communicating Artery aneurysm which was repaired via a coiling procedure. While my aneurysm was repaired, I was far from out of the woods.
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When my daughter, Beeler, said, “Mom, let’s go to a hot yoga class”, two thoughts came to my mind when I answered “Sure.” First, I thought this will NEVER last for ME; and second, I will NEVER fit in. I only agreed to try out a class because I knew Beeler wanted to try hot yoga. Beeler had been practicing yoga at home from YouTube videos and seemed to enjoy herself. I had even joined her ONCE and really struggled. I knew I would not be able to accomplish the “moves” in a hot studio. Boy, was I wrong! After our first class, we both became hooked and decided to come back for more!
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My interest in yoga is based, in large part, in my search for a way to keep doing the things I enjoy doing and to repair some of the long-term wear and tear that I’ve caused my body over the years...The heat was challenging, my balance and flexibility was horrible and I was totally and absolutely hooked! In the month and a half since my flexibility has dramatically improved, my balance is much better and, most of all, those aches and pains are essentially history! Yoga is part of my daily routine now and my only regret is not having started sooner!
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My yoga journey began about a year and ago when a good friend of mine decided to drag me along for a class here at Sumits. At the time I didn’t have a yoga mat, towel, or any idea as to what I was getting myself into. I remember sweating an ungodly amount, struggling to learn the names of poses and positions, yet I fell completely in love. I was totally hooked on the yoga practice here at Sumits...
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It’s hard to put into words how Sumits Hot Yoga has impacted me. It’s more of a warm feeling that I get whenever I think about yoga. I think Sumits has everything to do with the reason why I fell in love with yoga and became eager to learn about all that yoga has to offer.
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I’ve practiced yoga off and on since moving to Columbia in 1998. Getting bored easily, I would switch between yoga, strength training and multiple other classes and activities. I initially tried Sumits because Hot Yoga was new to me. It was amazing although I still kept going back and forth between there and the heated classes offered at my regular gym. Eventually I realized that there was a significant difference between the way I felt following each of those classes.
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Health and fitness have always been an important focus for me with strength training/weight lifting being my preferred work out. Over the years I have incorporated various physical activities to my regimen; however, cardio has never been something I like to do.
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My yoga journey began a couple months ago as I neared the end of another year of graduate school. Being present in the thick of a doctoral program is tough. You hold so many roles that can leave you feeling drained. I was craving some balance and wellness in my life…
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My yoga life started 20 years ago when I moved to Columbia for graduate school. I learned very quickly that there is much more to yoga than the seemingly ‘easy’ stretches. It has always been a physical challenge for me. Sumits yoga has created a healthy way for me to detox. I feel so great afterwards. I also feel it has made me a better mom and wife. When attitudes flare and something new is destroyed (boys), I simply take a giant breath.
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My introduction to yoga began 6 years ago at Bikram Yoga in Louisville, Kentucky. The studio was very close to the horse barn where I trained my horses. The major benefit of hot yoga for me was to reduce tension and stress of riding and showing young inexperienced horses and being better equipped to handle the heat of the attire and the summer weather. Because of my profession, I have broken many bones and have put a lot of miles on my knees and ankles. I find the Sumits series very beneficial physically, but feel the real reward is in the mental clarity and calmness that spills over into every area of my life.
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Our journey to being couple of the month, and practicing soul to soul started five years ago. The sign out front for Sumits Hot Yoga had just been installed, driving by Kim mentioned she would like to give it a try. Since it was close to Christmas, I was on the lookout for any meaningful gift and purchased an unlimited two-week pass. Being a mom of three intensely active teenagers, Kim could use a chance to unplug and give to herself...
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After years of sports activities, gym workouts, running, biking, aerobics too, the accumulated physical punishment caught up with me. A full hip replacement in 2009. I continued my long gym workouts, week in and week out. A few years later, my physician began suggesting hot yoga, as he experienced the benefits. Finally, after awakening one morning in March 2017, the increasing signs of arthritis, it was time...
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I took my first class at Sumits about 3 years ago with some friends. Having always been interested in different ways to work out and stay in shape, the rewarding, sweaty workout is what initially got me hooked. I loved the heated aspect and how it allowed me to go deeper into each pose. I didn't realize it in the beginning, but this practice would change my life...
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