Made in Sussex: Hot Yoga South

CJ Roberts: Head Teacher & Studio Director turns up the heat on fitness and wellbeing.

For CJ, yoga has been a life-saver, bringing balance to her life. CJ’s neck and shoulders, which were damaged in a car accident, became pain-free through regular practice. Importantly, she has learnt to focus and be satisfied with what she can give mentally and physically on a class-by-class basis every day, just as long as she’s doing her best. CJ has extremely high standards and tries optimally in all aspects of her life, always committing to going that extra mile if that’s what’s needed. She truly believes that people of all ages can and should practice yoga, especially those from eight to nine years up.

“Life for young people is quite fast these days and more than anything they need to be in touch with their inner selves and know their limitations to build their self- confidence.”

CJ’s ultimate goal as a teacher, coupled with her natural ability to read the body and quickly assess misalignments and potential weaknesses, is to train some yoga champions of the future. CJ teaches a dynamic class, leaving your whole body worked hard. This leaves you energised and refreshed. In her dual role as a studio owner in Brighton and Balham, CJ hopes to enthuse all the students at her studios with her wealth of experience gained from observing how yoga really does heal, change the way we think and behave, but most of all, change the way we interact with people in our lives. ‘Self love, self preservation and a will to succeed, starts with you.’

Bikram Yoga is a form of Hatha Yoga conducted in a heated room. The 90 minute classes work all the muscles and joints in the entire body. You bend stretch and twist your body, massaging internal organs. Squeezing, stretching, compressing and twisting both external and internal body has the amazing affect of detoxing all your systems and leaving you relaxed and de- stressed.
Vinyasa Yoga is a flow yoga, working with your breath. Vinyasa Flow links the breath to the movement OR sana. Flow yoga, in which movement is synchronised to the breath, is used to allow you more movement. In a flow yoga class, because of the smooth way that the poses run together they become like a dance. The breath acts as an anchor to the movement as you flow from one pose to the next in time with an inhale or an exhale.

Hot Yoga South offers Hot Inferno Pilates. A training system that combines Pilates principles with HIIT (high intensity interval training). An intense full body workout designed to strengthen muscles, increase flexibility and improve overall health. This simple system works – creating quick visible results.”

You will get long lean muscle mass, burn fat, increase fitness levels, create a strong core, improve circulation and increase flexibility. You will practice on a yoga mat so there is zero impact, protecting your joints and muscles.”

But be prepared to sweat!

For more information or to book a trial go to www.hotyogasouth.com