Tapna Yoga-Burlington's Original Hot Yoga

Hello friends of Tapna! This is the new video from our web tutorial series we are doing at Second Circle called "Sweat the Details." This one is directly applicable to the Bikram practice, we encourage you to check it out.

We're going to be doing these every week up here, subscribe to the channel to get updates as they come out 😃

-Kyle & Maya at Second Circle

Sweat The Details: Crescent Stretch Crescent Stretch - or Half Moon as it is sometimes called - is a powerful side stretch that's great for the beginning of class. Here we show you how to hold ...

Dear Tapna Yoga community,

We are excited to report that the former studio at 257 Pine Street is going to be a hot yoga home again soon! A group of former Tapna students have joined together to help bring Second Circle, a hot yoga studio based in Shelburne, to Burlington.

The space is currently undergoing renovations and will open in June. If you would like to learn more about Second Circle and keep updated on developments on Pine Street, you can visit their page.

Be well!

Second Circle Second Circle is a hot yoga wonderland in Burlington, Vermont.

Gratitude for Kelley (from Betsy Baker)

Click here to support Gratitude for Kelley organized by Betsy Baker Friends, until Friday the 21st of December, we were all confident Tapna's yoga studio was going to move forward under new ownership on Saturday the 22nd. The prospective new owner backed out of the plan, and now we face an abrupt end. With this reality, the number of us reeling in the Tapna commu...

Tapna Yoga Community Meeting Sunday December 9th at 6pm at the studio. Please join us!

I am so excited to introduce you all to Bill O'connor, owner of Hot Yoga Burlington and as of December 22nd, the new leader at 257 Pine Street.

Come meet him. Hear all about his amazing vision for our yoga community and continuation of our beloved practice of Hot Yoga.

Bill's Bio:
Your teachers and clients might be asking themselves who is this Bill O’Connor and why does he think he can take the reins from our beloved Kelley.

I thought I would give you a bio to offer.



My passions are limited but intense. Among them are my wife, my dog, sailing and yoga…in no particular order 😉

About yoga; I believe it is the ‘fountain of youth’. I believe it is the seat of the soul. I believe it’s power when practiced with acute devotion can be limitless.

For me yoga is the union of the mind and the body. When that yoke is firmly established the higher human powers that we all possess can blossom and flower.

To create that union both intense concentration and wild abandon are necessary. Movement, I believe, is key. We, as animals, are made to move. Movement is not only healthy medicine but is necessary to thrive. The expression ‘nutritious movement’ is what best embodies my approach to yoga.



I have been teaching yoga for 17 years at various area studios (Burlington Yoga, Evolution Yoga, UVM and now Hot Yoga BVT), in parks and on docks and marinas, Yoga on Church Street for 2 years, in French and in Sanskrit, with young children, and senior adults. I have taught to people of all abilities and disabilities.



My training includes;

YTT-200 Ansuara Inspired in Montreal Ca

YTT-300 Barkan Method with Jimmy Barkan in Ft Lauderdale

YTT-300 Prana Flow with Shiva Rae & Coral Brown in Providence RI

Countless seminars and workshops with some of the most knowledgeable yogis nationally and internationally



Currently I teach 10-15 classes weekly. I am E-RYT-500 certified with Yoga Alliance with over 4,000 documented teaching hours.



Hot Yoga is my love. As I tell my students I was teaching room temp vinyasa yoga yet practicing Bikram Yoga for myself. I love the heat. I thrive in the heat. I thought, why not marry my vinyasa style of yoga with the heat of Bikram? So I created and thought I had invented vinyasa not realizing it was already a growing national phenomena.

This was 8 years ago

From there I added the amazing Far Infrared Heat and a modern evidence based approach to movement yoga. This is Hot Yoga Burlington VT for now.



I still love Bikram and have developed an enhanced vinyasa/Bikram flow. I hope to create a studio where multiple approaches to yoga can grow. It’s all one yoga with different expressions, like we humans with different personalities.



Here’s to the future of hot yoga.



Bill O’Connor

Namaste-Kelley

Come practice with us tomorrow at our Open House. Free classes at 8a 10a and 4p!
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To the amazing community surrounding Tapna yoga,

December 21st Tapna Yoga will be closing its doors.
I want to personally thank you for the past 18 years we’ve had together to grow in the spirit of health and well-being. Owning Tapna yoga has been a truly wonderful experience. When I began this journey I never anticipated the level of friendships, support, inspiration and peace I’d be able to derive from this business. Teaching has brought balance and joy to my life and I’m eternally grateful for how the Tapna yoga community has risen to join in practice to cultivate a studio full of encouragement and positive energy.

I cannot thank my teachers enough for their hard work, dedication and passion they brought into every single class, every day. I would love to continue this work. However, it has become increasingly challenging to do so. In the past year I have slowly arrived at this decision. It is now time for a new chapter.

Join me at the studio this Saturday for our Open House. I look forward to spending the remainder of our time at 257 Pine Street with you. Let’s practice together and share our yoga stories. I wish you all the best for the next stage in your life journey and encourage you to continue your practice.


All my best – Kelley
Namaste

Our Holiday Open House is next Saturday, December 1st. FREE classes at 8a, 10a and 4p! We look forward to every year.

Happy Thanksgiving. We are all so grateful for you. See you on your mat tomorrow for our 9am class.

Join us tomorrow at 430pm for our annual Thanksgiving Eve class for charity. We have an amazing yoga community and we have so much to be grateful for. Bring your friends and family, they'll love it!

Yoga Scavenger Hunters! Have you marked off your Hot Pilates box on you card? Join us today at 12pm for class with Gianna.

9am class canceled due to snow storm! ❄️