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THE OYF BLOG

Back to Basics: Positions of Rest

by | January 10, 2024 | OYF Blog | 0 Comments

The new year has officially started, which for many of us goal and dream oriented individuals means a desire to jump headfirst into our new workout goals. We at Oxygen Yoga & Fitness are happy to support you on that journey. Counter-intuitive as it may seem, one...
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Back to Basics 2: Core Strength

by | January 3, 2024 | OYF Blog | 0 Comments

Welcome back to our back to basics series. In our last article, we covered the importance of good posture and how it can affect us both in the studio and in our day to day lives. One important aspect of our posture is how we hold our core. Today, let's refresh...
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Back to Basics 1: Posture

by | January 3, 2024 | OYF Blog | 0 Comments

As we’re heading into the new year, many of us may be taking time away from our normal schedule . At Oxygen Yoga & Fitness, we find this can be a great time to return to our roots. Instead of focusing on how your workout routine may be disrupted, you can take this...
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Ready, Set, Goals! Setting Workout Goals starts now!

by | December 8, 2023 | OYF Blog | 0 Comments

Your OYF Guide to Setting Workout Goals We know everyone comes into our Oxygen Yoga & Fitness studios for different reasons. We want to be there to help you get what you’re looking for out of our classes, whether it’s an hour to get out of your head or a part of...
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Pre-Holiday Workout Motivation trouble? Let us help!

by | December 8, 2023 | OYF Blog | 0 Comments

Find Your Perfect Pre-holiday Workout Motivation We’re approaching that part of the year where time can fly by at an inexplicably faster rate than it has for the first ten months of the year. It can feel at this point in the year that the opportunity to accomplish...
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Our OYF Gift Guide

by | December 8, 2023 | OYF Blog | 0 Comments

The holiday season can come with a lot of excitement, but also a lot of stress. Picking out the perfect gift for our friends and family can bring us great joy, but if you’re stuck about what to get the loved ones in your life this gift can start to feel like a burden....
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Spooky Season with Oxygen Yoga & Fitness

by | October 17, 2023 | OYF Blog | 0 Comments

Whether it means back to school or picking up pumpkin spice on the way to work, it’s officially fall. The days might be getting shorter and darker, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t make time for fun activities with our friends and family. There’s plenty of themed...
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Exercise, Yoga & The Menstrual Cycle

by | October 17, 2023 | OYF Blog | 0 Comments

Exercise, Yoga & The Menstrual Cycle Part of our mission here at Oxygen Yoga & Fitness is to help empower you to better know and understand your body. For those of us who are not cis men, achieving that goal might include filling in gaps in our knowledge...
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3 Ways Heat Can Step Up Your Yoga Class

by | August 14, 2023 | OYF Blog | 0 Comments

If you’ve been to one of our Oxygen Yoga & Fitness studios or checked out our yoga class options, you might have noticed that lots of our class options are performed in a heated room. Our studios are heated with FAR Infrared technology which raises your body...
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An Introduction to Mindfulness

by | July 17, 2023 | OYF Blog | 0 Comments

What is mindfulness and how can it enhance your practice and your life? You’ve likely heard the expression ‘You get out what you put in’. This couldn’t be more true than in our yoga practice. How we go about our practice, be it where our minds are or how we move...
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Social Media for Yoga Instructors

by | Nov 18, 2015 |

Social Media for Yoga Instructors A how-to-guide     Have you gotten on the Social Media bandwagon yet?  Is it worth it?  Or do you think, as one of my friends said today at lunch, that this fad will pass?   The yoga/fitness industry fluctuates a lot.  As...

Oxygen’s Cruise Retreat

by | Nov 6, 2015 |

Join Your Yoga Teacher Melanie Palis & Ashley Talbott Onboard Royal Caribbean Explorer of the Seas 4 Night Cruise Seattle-Day at Sea-Nanaimo-Victoria- Seattle, May 16-20, 2016 Day 1| Set Sail in Seattle Can you imagine Sailing out of Seattle Meeting New and Old...

Helpful ways to keep your fitness on track!

Helpful ways to keep your fitness on track!

by | Oct 22, 2015 |

Chart Your Progress "Stay motivated using a fitness report card. Jot down these subjects: Cardio, Muscle Conditioning, Flexibility and Attitude. Set goals (for example, doing 10 "boy" push-ups) and grade yourself A through F at least four times a year. When you see...

Benefits of stretching

by | Oct 14, 2015 |

Benefits of stretching According to stretching master Bob Anderson in his classic best seller, Stretching: 30th Anniversary Edition, here are the reasons to stretch: Reduce muscle tension and make the body feel more relaxed Help coordination by allowing for freer and...

5 Fun Facts About Franchising

by | Oct 13, 2015 |

5 Fun Facts About Franchising 1.  Franchising…So Much More than Burgers and Fries Forbes Magazine and the Franchise Business Review recently rated the Top Franchises according to the franchisees. Scrolling down the list, only one food related franchise made it in the...