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Yoga One Studio

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...IS FOR YOGA

It’s safe to say that yoga is no longer a trend but a lifestyle. With more studios
in town than we can count, more and more Houstonians are using this form of
stress therapy and body work as their main form of fitness. Choosing the right
one for you can be a daunting task especially when you google “Yoga Houston”
and get back over 10 pages of results, all of which are locations. But that’s
what’s so great! There’s bound to be one out there for everyone. To add to the
rewards of a steady practice, a recent study in the Netherlands of 37 studios
involving 3,000 people showed a link to a lowering of heart risk factors due to
yoga’s calming effect and bringing more oxygen to the body. In 2014 alone,
Albina Rippy, co-owner of Yoga One with her husband Roger, opened 3 new
studios making it five studios in the Houston area. And this month Big Yoga
opens up its second studio in the Memorial Villages. The Rippys share, “In 2015
we will celebrate our 7th anniversary and kick off our Mission: Possible 40 Days
to Personal Revolurion, a transformative, community-based yoga, meditation
and mindfulness program with over 700 participants last year.”
Carla Valencia de Martinez | Photo by Triple Twist Photo

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