January 2025 Workshop Weekend

Gianna and Leila are both part of the PURE family and have been for many years as both practitioners and teachers. Having them both at the Downtown studio this past weekend was a wonderful way to kick off 2025!

Weekend with Gianna Purcell

We always learn so much from Gianna, not only in her Original Hot Yoga classes but also in the other areas of movement and wellness that she is well versed in.

Gianna is always learning and we are lucky that she shares her knowledge with us. Kinstretch is one of her areas of expertise which is part of the Functional Range Conditioning system that works to improve joint health, mobility, and control.

During Gianna's Functional Range Conditioning for the Yogi workshop participants learned exercises that increase functional range of motion, meaning flexibility that is supported by strength. This kind of training is imperative to maintaining a healthy body as we age. 

Jeff had an opportunity to sit down with Gianna, stay tuned for a new YogaTalk! Subscribe to PURE YogaTV on YouTube for the latest release. Follow Gianna @giannayoga

Overcoming Fear Through Movement with Leila Noone

Leila is a multidisciplinary circus artist who performs on many different apparatuses. She was a nationally ranked artistic gymnast, four time competitor on NBC’s American Ninja Warrior, competitive ballroom dancer, and has spent many years in musical theater. (as well as a long-time Original Hot Yoga practitioner)!

We left Leila Noone’s workshop class with techniques to overcome fear in backbending, splits, arm-balancing, and inversions.
Tremendous benefits come from inversions, arm balances, backbends and splits, but they can be scary and intimidating at times. Leila equipped us with so many tools to eliminate the fear and build strength to support our practice and growth. Follow Leila @leileinoone 

If you’d like to continue practicing more inversions, arm balances, and splits - be sure to check out our Advanced, PLUS, and Ashtanga/Vinyasa yoga classes! Learn about all of our class offerings on our Classes Page.