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TYPES OF YOGA PRACTICES YAM Yoga o ers a Power Flow/Vinyasa and a Deep Stretch/Gentle style yoga class. Both classes are tuned to be accessible for all levels, according to the company’s website.
POWER FLOW VINYASA
• Athletic, guided classes of fast-paced, sequential yoga • Cardio-intensive • Strength building • Balance and exibility • Mindfulness • 60 minutes • Options for all levels • 75-80 degrees Fahrenheit
Work from local artists adorn the walls of YAM Yoga’s studio.
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DEEP STRETCH GENTLE
• Good for beginners • Restorative yoga
• Improves respiration • Lengthens, tones and relaxes muscles • Calms nervous system • 60 minutes • Options for all levels • 75-80 degrees Fahrenheit
Jennifer Johnson owns and operates YAM Yoga studio in Lake Highlands.
YAM Yoga combines music, art and yoga with classes o ered for a variety of levels.
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YAM Yoga Lake Highlands family-owned yoga studio shares positivity and resilience L ocal art pieces adorn the walls of YAM Yoga studio in Lake Highlands in a purpose- [shopping center].” Johnson attributes the success of her yoga studio to the love of the practice her teachers have. They
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• Drop-in class: $21 • One month unlimited: $135
a funny name,’” Johnson said. “My husband and I [wanted] to elevate the culture around Lake Highlands and give exposure to local artists and musicians.” YAM represents Johnson’s dedication to yoga, her late husband’s passion for music and their shared love for art, which tied them together. Each element of the yam-colored heart carrying the studio’s logo represents their family, she said, including her, Trey, their son and daughter, and their family dog. “It all just kind of came together,” Johnson said. “We wanted to start a family business. We wanted to combine all three [concepts], and we wanted to help elevate the
YAM Yoga 9850 Walnut Hill Lane, Ste. 427, Dallas 214-238-2188. www.yoga-art-music.com Hours: Mon. 9:15 a.m-7:30 p.m.; Tue., Thu. 5:45 a.m.-6:15 p.m.; Wed. 9:15 a.m.- 7:30 p.m.; Fri. 9:15 a.m.-6:15 p.m.; Sat. 9:15 a.m.-noon; Sun. 9:15 a.m.-4 p.m. • Three months unlimited: $345 • Teen membership unlimited: $65 • Teen membership drop-in: $15 • 10-class pack (lasts three months): $150
ful sequence, according to owner Jennifer Johnson. YAM stands for yoga, art and music. The space serves primarily as a yoga studio, but when Johnson and her late husband, Trey, a prominent local musician and founder of the band Sorta, opened YAM Yoga in 2019, they did it with the same intention she designs the art gallery with and a lightheartedness that illuminates the studio’s optimism, Johnson said. “It was on our anniversary, on Valentine’s Day in 2018. ... We had talked about it at dinner, and we lit- erally said, ‘Oh, YAM, that would be
teach students from a variety of demographics, including 20-year- olds up to 60-year-olds, both male and female. “It’s the vibe that builds the [yoga] community, and you can’t do that without amazing teachers,” Johnson said. Johnson said local bands used to perform intimate shows for an audience settled on the studio oor, wrapped up in blankets. She said this year she hopes to add more similar live music shows, such as the ones those bands and her late husband used to play.
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