Hotpod Yoga Cape Town

09/01/2021

The pod may be locked down but, like most of us, can’t wait to hit the ground running (and making you sweat) as soon as the time is right.

01/09/2020

The storm of 2020 has weathered us into full hibernation. We are now on pause. Having hosted our final online class last night we are ever so grateful for the community that has grown in connection to the magicaly warm purple armadillo! Thank you to all of you who have been part of the journey thus far 💜

Our journey is not over. We are waiting patiently. Adjusting. Preparing. Until the time is right for us to inflate the pod and flow once again. We hope that you'll wait patiently with us.

Our teachers are continuing to offer guidance in this wonderful practice on their own and other platforms. Please do follow their pages to find out more, stay connected and keep working the body to calm the mind! ⁠

Much love
Team HPY
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18/05/2020

This week is a special edition of ⭐ The HPY Awards ⭐ dedicated to all you pet owners out there 😸⁠ and fans of ⁠
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Snap a selfie with your cat, dog or any other pet on your mat during one of our live online classes, and you could win not only two weeks of unlimited yoga once we reopen. but also a bread hamper from our neighbourly baker. ⁠
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Don’t forget to tag us and include , and why⁠ not nominate a pet-loving friend to take part too?? 🐦 ⁠
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We’ll announce the winner this Sunday, 24th May🤞🏽⁠ .⁠
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18/05/2020

An OG Hotpod Yogi! Jill joined not one but all the Early Riser classes this past week! Well Done Jill👏 you are just less than 20 classes away from reaching your 300 class goal 🤸🏼‍♀️and you are yesterdays week's HPY Awards Winner🏆

You have won tickets to a virtual magical experience hosted by this Tuesday AND 2 free weeks of Yoga with us!
Thank you, Jill, for all your love and support. Keep an eye on your inbox for your prize✨

13/05/2020

Here's our Sam Johan Marais rocking it at hosting classes on Zoom! Join him this evening 17h30 😊 If you're lucky you may even see his little puppy - only the cutest new edition to the clan 🐶⁠
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AND... Tomorrow is the last chance to join an early bird class and enter ⭐ The HPY Awards this week ⭐ you can win a ticket to a magic show! and unlimited yoga for when we reopen!⁠
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13/05/2020

⭐ Boat Pose ⭐⁠
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This pose is very effective in building strength and steadiness at the body’s core.⁠
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This can be done through a number of variations:⁠
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✔️If you are new to the pose, begin to build strength by keeping your knees bent and your hands resting on the floor behind you, with your fingertips pointing in toward your hips.⁠
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✔️As you gain strength, you can lift your hands and clasp your outer thighs. Eventually, you will be able to extend your arms forward and straighten your legs.⁠ ⁠
✔️If your hamstrings are tight, it can be difficult to straighten your legs. Keep your knees bent and work on building core strength first.⁠ ⁠
✔️For assistance straightening your legs, wrap a strap around the soles of both feet. Hold the strap firmly with both hands. As you inhale, lean your torso back. Exhaling, press your feet against the strap as you lift and lengthen your legs.⁠ ⁠
✔️If you'd like more of a challenge in Full Boat Pose, lightly clasp your hands behind your head. With an exhalation, slightly lower your legs while also lowering your back a few inches toward the floor. Inhale to lift up again into the full pose.⁠
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12/05/2020

Introduing Greg, a mastermind of magic! And partner for this week's HPY Awards prize ⭐⁠
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🎩 Greg grew up in Cape Town up with no formal magical training. Self-taught, he learned the art of magic from reading books cover to cover. Since then, he has won awards, given lectures to fellow magicians and performed at an international level for different audiences.⁠
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We are so grateful. Thank you Greg for the prize you have contributed to The HPY Awards! We are so thrilled we get to partner up with this local star!⁠
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Join in on this weeks challenge and stand a chance to win the opportunity to get involved in Greg's magic show next week! More about the show below👇🏽⁠
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Also, have a squiz at his website: https://www.greggelb.co.za⁠
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About the show:⁠
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"Together" - A magic experience by Comedy Magician Greg Gelb⁠ ⁠
By being in Lockdown we are helping our country take some control over Covid19. That's great, but it sucks that we can't get together with our friends, and it sucks we can't see our families. ⁠
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"Together" is a magic experience that allows us to get together, separately. It allows us to let go of the tension and stress that Covid19 brings and enjoy some wonderful pieces of magic and laughter with comedy magician Greg Gelb.⁠
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"Together" encourages us all to come together during this time of separation and unite and protect ourselves and our families so one day soon we will be able to sit together in a theatre and enjoy the show. ⁠
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Greg will be performing pieces of magic that will have you on the edge of your couch, mesmerized and with belly laughter. All you need to bring are some snacks and a good attitude and we will have ourselves an incredible show!

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06/05/2020

Drum roll 🥁🥁🥁 Announcing the new and exciting ⭐ HPY Awards ⭐ Welcome everyone! ⁠
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We’ll be posting a challenge each week, designed to make your home practice a little more fun. We're loving the online community and thought it time to give it a little extra buzz 🎊⁠
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The winner of each award will win two weeks of unlimited yoga once we reopen. ⁠
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To start things off, make the most of the upcoming weekend by doing two classes over the weekend.⁠
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To enter:⁠
1. Snap two pictures of yourself attending our live online⁠
classes this weekend (Fri-Sun).⁠
2. Post both of your pictures on your feed or story with⁠
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Help spread the word by nominating a friend in your post to join in! We’ll announce the winner this Sunday, 10th May.⁠
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23/04/2020

Hopeful that there will be good news from President Ramaphosa tonight -

https://mailchi.mp/hotpodyoga/end-of-lockdown

07/04/2020

Thanks again to What's on in Cape Town for spreading the word 🙏

Our first live streamed Kids Yoga class is at 3pm this afternoon. We'll send you a link to the live stream when you make a booking online or on our app. See you later :)

Apr 2020 | Hotpod Yoga Cape Town is offering Online Kids Yoga. The classes allow children tp work the body, calm the mind and stay active during lockdown.

04/04/2020

Our Cape Town studio closed its doors on Friday 20 March 2020.⁠ 🤯⁠
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However, we believe that even though the pod supercharges our classes, you can still enjoy and benefit from practice without it. Let’s face it, we are all about movement and mindfulness and those are unlockdownable!⁠
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This is why we have been streaming free (donation only) classes since we physically closed the studio.⁠
It has been incredible to witness how many of you have joined us to take some time to move, work the body and calm the mind since lockdown. Live from our teachers' homes to yours. These classes will continue, and we hope to see more and more of you (and your friends) online till we can inflate the warm purple goodness that is the pod.⁠
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We’d also like to address the elephant(s) 🐘🐘 in the room – our children 😂 – who have been at home enduring their somewhat crazy parents working, resting and adapting to a whole new world. They too deserve to work the body, calm the mind and generally shake off any lockdown cobwebs. ⁠🕸️⁠
So, in addition to our standard live-streamed lockdown schedule, we will be adding two classes specifically aimed at kids. The sweet spot is 6–13 years but we encourage those slightly younger or older to give it a try (make it a family activity!) 👩‍👧‍👦👨‍👧‍👦. The classes will be at 15h00 on Tuesdays and Thursdays and they can be booked in the usual way on our app or here –⁠
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https://hotpodyoga.com/studios/cape-town/⁠
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Pay nothing, or, what you can afford.⁠
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See you (and your parents) on the mat (or just your lounge floor)!⁠
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Team HPY x⁠
More info about booking -

1. Get a pass here -
https://hotpodyoga.com/studios/cape-town/prices/
2. Book a class here -
https://hotpodyoga.com/studios/cape-town/schedule/
3. Check your email for a link to join the class. (It may land in your spam folder as it's an automated email so check there if you don’t receive your email soon after booking.)

Classes will be Live Streamed online from our teachers’ homes.

Classes are free with an option to pay a small donation.

Donations will go to the teacher first and the studio second. If donations aren’t enough to cover the teacher’s class fee, the shortfall will be covered by the studio.

If you can’t (or prefer not to) pay anything please still join the class. We’d rather have 50 people paying nothing but connecting and moving together than 3 people paying R25. Honest!

Work the body. Calm the mind. Share with friends. We’d love to see pics of your class, so tag us

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26/03/2020

Coming to you LIVE from our homes to your homes!

Here’s everything you need to know about our Live Streamed classes for the next 21 days of nationwide lockdown in SA:

1. Get a pass here -
https://hotpodyoga.com/studios/cape-town/prices/
2. Book a class here -
https://hotpodyoga.com/studios/cape-town/schedule/
3. An email will be sent to you with a link to join the class.

Classes will be Live Streamed online from our teachers’ homes.

Classes are free with an option to pay a small donation.

Donations will go to the teacher first and the studio second. If donations aren’t enough to cover the teacher’s class fee the shortfall will be covered by the studio.

If you can’t (or prefer not to) pay anything please still join the class. We’d rather have 50 people paying nothing connecting and moving together than 3 people paying R25. Honest!

Work the body. Calm the mind. Share with friends.

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