There may not be a better testimony to the benefits of hot yoga than the story of local tax accountant Tom Anton and his client Patricia Southerland. The pair became hooked on the practice, but couldn’t find anywhere in the Lansing area to attend classes. After driving to Ann Arbor, Northville and Farmington for long enough, they decided if they really wanted a local option for hot yoga, they might as well make it themselves.
“As we were driving back right on day,” says Anton, “we started talking about it. Patty and I tossed the idea around, and I did some cost analysis, and found out that it would work.”
Now they only have to go as far as their business,
East Lansing Hot Yoga, located in Trowbridge Plaza, to practice. And they aren’t the only ones taking advantage of the local hot yoga option. The 1,700-square foot business opened in September of 2011 and has already grown to 29 classes and employs four instructors.
According to Anton, it’s no wonder so many people have jumped on the opportunity to do hot yoga in East Lansing.
“It makes you feel a lot better,” he says. “People for a different reasons, but they find it has a lot of unintended benefits. It improved my golf game.
East Lansing Hot Yoga offers a variety of yoga styles during 1.5-hour classes at 104 degrees or more, as well as a gentler class that is shorter and not quite as hot.
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