Where Classical Yoga Meets Modern Best Practices, Served with a Side of Humor in North Oaks, Shoreview, Arden Hills, St. Paul
"Hotdish" Is Minnesotan for casserole...
YogaHotDish is where classical hatha yoga meets modern best practices and mindfulness meets movement.
All served up Minnesota Nice.
I wanted to offer gimmick-free yoga without the new-age music and mirrors that detract from true meditation. No microwaved, “hot yoga” served here — the heat is supposed to come from within and build gradually, as not to harm your joints and muscles. Let's explore wellness together at the intersections of mindfulness and movement!
Shaila Cunningham
We're raising money for Take Back the Night!
Take Back the Night’s Mission:
“To end sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual abuse and all other forms of sexual violence. We serve to create safe communities and respectful relationships through awareness events and initiatives. People of all backgrounds around the world are taking back their voices by speaking out against these crimes and taking a stand through Take Back The Night.”
Smarter Yoga
You want to stay well and not get injured so you can keep doing the things you care about and be the person you want to be — not some achy, grumpy version of your former self.
That said, you want more than watered-down fitness yoga and find yourself at a crossroads. You want a stronger more pliable body, but you’re also interested in the transformative powers that a proper, meditative practice can have on your mind and moods.
Better Living
The Body
We’ll use techniques from classical yoga and the latest trends from resistance stretching, pilates, fascia release, and more to balance your body. Yoga creates lean and elongated muscle as opposed to over-developing certain areas.
The Brain
Improve cognition, focus, and working memory as you rest your mind from the barrage of inputs. No music! A silent, safe space is where the inner work happens. Are you ready to confront the silence and “take out the brain trash?”
The Breath
Poor breathing leads to poor posture. We teach pranayama (breathing exercises) to strengthen your diaphragm, improve your posture and calm the nervous system so you can feel relaxed even while exerting and sleep better.
The Balance
Improving balance goes beyond just doing balancing poses. Foot pliability as well as proprioception needs to be improved steadily over time. We spend a lot of time building balance as it’s a popular concern and fear of falling is real.
Meet shaila
The passionate yogi behind YogaHotDish!
What Our regulars say
"Shaila combines Kripalu, vinyasa-lite, yin yoga, restorative yoga and smidgens of other schools to come up with hmmm, let’s see, a hotdish of styles that is still deeply grounded in yoga as meditation as well as for strengthening and flexibility."