Questions We Hear Every Week

Warm classes run at 32°C and hot classes at 40°C, and some recovery classes aren’t heated at all. The timetable shows the heat for every class before you book. If you’re new, start with a Warm (32°C) or non-heated class and try the hotter room once the warmth feels familiar. More on our hot yoga classes.

VATA Studios warms its rooms with infrared panels rather than a heater blowing hot air. Infrared warms your body and the surfaces around you directly, and many people find the heat feels softer and less stuffy as a result. You’ll still sweat, especially at 40°C. Read how temperature changes a class in hot yoga vs warm yoga.

Hot yoga suits many people when they start gently, drink water through the day and rest whenever they need to, but it isn’t right for everyone, every time. If you’re pregnant, skip heated classes and ask your doctor or midwife what suits you. If you’re managing blood pressure or a heart condition, recovering from an injury or surgery, recently unwell, sensitive to heat or on medication that affects heat tolerance, check with your GP first and tell your teacher when you arrive. Read our hot yoga safety guide.

Pregnancy guidance advises avoiding exercise in high temperatures, so we suggest skipping heated classes while you’re pregnant. Talk to your GP or midwife before exercising, and ask whether a non-heated class, such as some of our recovery classes, suits you. If it does, tell your teacher you’re pregnant when you arrive, and stop if you feel dizzy or unwell. More in our guide to hot yoga and pregnancy.

Check with your GP first. Heat affects circulation, so whether heated classes suit you depends on your health and any medication you take, and that’s a conversation for your doctor rather than a website. If your GP is comfortable, tell your teacher when you arrive, start in a Warm (32°C) or non-heated class, and stop if you feel dizzy. Read our hot yoga safety guide.

Stop straight away. Lie down or rest in child’s pose, sip some water, and step out for cooler air if you need to. Tell your teacher how you’re feeling, and never push through dizziness, nausea or a headache in a heated room. If you still feel unwell after resting, seek medical help, and check with your GP before your next class. Our beginner’s guide explains resting in class.

Drink water steadily through the day before a heated class rather than a lot just beforehand. Bring a full bottle, sip when you need to during class, and keep drinking afterwards, especially after a Hot (40°C) class. If you’ve been told to limit or increase fluids, follow your GP’s advice and tell your teacher. See what to bring to hot yoga.

Slow down and rest. In every VATA Studios class you can pause in child’s pose, sit on your mat or step out for cooler air whenever you need to, and setting up near the door helps. If heat often feels like too much, stay with Warm (32°C) or non-heated classes, tell your teacher, and check with your GP if you’re unsure why. See how to start gently.

Choose by how you’d like to feel: Hatha, Restore and Yin offer a slower practice, while Classical or Sculpt Pilates focus on steady strength. If you’re new to heat, start with a Warm (32°C) or non-heated class; the timetable shows the temperature before you book. Our quick class finder matches classes to your preferences.

Yoga links breath with poses and flowing sequences to build flexibility, balance and strength, and often ends in stillness. Pilates focuses on core control, posture and precise, repeated movements that build steady strength, often with light weights or small props. At VATA Studios both happen on a mat in a heated room, and VATA Signature blends the two. Explore heated mat Pilates.

Reformer Pilates uses a machine with a sliding carriage and springs for resistance. Mat Pilates uses your bodyweight, light weights and small props, so the work comes from control and breath. VATA Studios has no reformers: we teach heated mat Pilates, where many people find the warmth helps them move with more ease. Both build strength. Read mat vs reformer Pilates.

No. Bikram is one specific style: a fixed sequence of postures in a very hot, humid room. VATA Studios teaches a range of classes instead, from Vinyasa, Power, Hatha and Ashtanga yoga to heated mat Pilates and recovery, in rooms warmed by infrared panels to 32°C or 40°C, with some classes not heated at all. See our hot yoga classes.

VATA Signature is our own fusion of yoga and Pilates, taught in a Hot (40°C) room. It bridges functional strength with fluid mobility, moving between Pilates precision and yoga flow in one class. We call it the heartbeat of our studio. It suits people who already know the heat, so try a warm class first. More on VATA Signature.

Recovery is our series of slow, warm practices: Yin, Vin-Yin, Restore and Breathwork. Long, supported holds, gentle flow and guided breathing are designed to bridge strong training and deep rest. Make space to feel rested and at ease. These classes are also a kind place for beginners to start. Explore Recovery.

Yes. VATA Studios runs sound baths and breathwork workshops alongside the timetable, plus series such as Turning Inwards, a four-week chakra and Yin journey at Brighton. Each sound bath is one-of-a-kind and changes each month. Sound baths and workshops are priced separately from classes, and The Foundation includes 10% off events and purchases at VATA Studios. See all prices.

The timetable shows each class’s time and heat before you book. For your first visit, arrive ten minutes early to set up, and allow a few minutes after class to cool down before you head off. See this week’s timetable. Message 29 of 52 · FAQs (part 2 of 2) · /faqs Add sections 7 to 11 to the FAQs page (/faqs), under section 6. Same rules as before. PHOTOS - No photos in this part. MORE SECTIONS

VATA Studios has two studios in Adelaide’s south. VATA Studios Brighton is at Level 1, 447 Brighton Road, Brighton SA 5048, near Glenelg, Hove and Seacliff. VATA Studios Noarlunga is the street-level shopfront at 58B Beach Road, Christies Beach SA 5165, near Port Noarlunga, Seaford and Morphett Vale. Can’t find us? Call 0423 148 418.

At Brighton, park on Jetty Road or in the Woolworths car park off Brighton Road; check the signs for conditions and time limits. At Noarlunga, there’s street parking at the back of the building and across the road. For your first class, allow a few extra minutes to park and still arrive ten minutes early. Directions for each studio are on the Brighton and Noarlunga pages.

Class times change by day and by studio, so the live timetable in the VATA Studios app is the most reliable guide. Both studios open around scheduled classes: generally weekdays 6am to 10am and 5:30pm to 7:30pm, Saturday 7am to 10am, and Sunday 8am to 10am plus a 5pm class. Hours vary by day; these are not uninterrupted opening hours. You can also call 0423 148 418 or email hello@vatastudios.com.au. See this week’s timetable for both studios.

Both studios run heated yoga, heated mat Pilates and recovery classes with infrared heat. VATA Studios Brighton is on Level 1 on Brighton Road, close to Glenelg, Hove and Seacliff, and is home to a Yin and chakra series. VATA Studios Noarlunga is a street-level shopfront on Beach Road, Christies Beach, and home to Ashtanga. The Flexible covers both.

A change of clothes and a spare towel make the trip home after a heated class more comfortable. Our list of what to bring to hot yoga covers the rest, and you’re welcome to call 0423 148 418 to check before your first visit.

For VATA Studios Brighton, the bus stop on Jetty Road is 10m from the studio and Brighton station is 100m down the road. For VATA Studios Noarlunga, the Beach Road bus stop is 10m from the door, with another stop across the road. Plan your trip with Adelaide Metro, and allow extra time for your first visit.