FAQ

General / First-Timers

How do I sign up for a class or program?

For our yoga and pilates classes, please visit our class schedule. There are only 12 spots in each class held at Purple Cliffs and 20 spots at Riverside, so please book ahead of time online! For information on nutrition programs, visit our nutrition page.

What should I bring to class?

We provide yoga mats & blocks if needed, but we encourage you to bring your own mat, towel & a water bottle! Please arrive 10-15 minutes prior.

Booking & Cancellation Policies

All classes need to be booked and paid for online prior to class.

If you are unable to attend your class, please log into your account on the Wellnessliving app or Pause website and cancel your class reservation 2 hrs prior to class. Late cancels or no shows will be charged a $10 fee. Please arrive 10-15 minutes prior.

Need to cancel your membership? An Unlimited Monthly Membership is a one-year commitment. If you need to cancel we require a 30-day written notice. If you cancel before your year contract has ended you will be charged $80. Contact Jolie at jolie@pausedurango.com with your 30 day cancellation request. You may suspend your account twice in a year for $5/month.

Business Hours

Mon – Fri: 6:00 AM – 7 PM
Sat: 8:30 AM – 5 PM
Sun: 8:30 AM – 7 PM

Nutrition appointments are Mon-Fri based on Jolie or Lauren’s availability.

Studio Locations

Purple Cliffs Studio, 1305 Escalante Dr, Ste 202 (above Sunnyside Farms Market)

Riverside Studio, 1970 E 3rd Ave, Ste 111 (the building next to the library)

Explanation of Class Styles

Slow & Fluid

Allowing time within poses for taking deep breaths in and out with consciousness. Taking moments to feel your breath within movement and full awareness to that connection. Slow down, experience a sense of peace, build strength and balance. Infrared heated room. Great for all levels.

Hot & Vibrant

Purposeful, higher energy movement. Condition your body, connect to the big picture, find depth of breath and a deep detox. Reach in and sweat it out. Infrared heated room.

Hot Mat Pilates

Build a strong, balanced body and increase mobility and flexibility. Notice improvements in breathing, focus, stress management, and body awareness. Infrared heated room. Pause also has some Warm Mat Pilates classes!

Hot HIIT Pilates

A high energy class with good beats and lots of fun, Hot HIIT Pilates is a mix of Mat Pilates and high intensity intervals to strengthen your core, tone your glutes and get your heart pumping!

Hot Fusion

A blend of yoga, barre and pilates styled exercises. This class helps you tone, lift and sculpt your muscles.

Core Yoga Flow

An energizing vinyasa practice that combines yoga asana with blocks of focused core work. You can expect to feel stronger and brighter in both body and mind after a Core Flow Yoga class.

Restore & Recharge

Be still and know yourself better. In a world of constant bustle, hustle and grind, this is your opportunity to cultivate balance and choose to chill. Infrared warm room. Restorative yoga using blankets, bolsters, blocks, etc.

Somatic Yin

Somatic practices include contracting and releasing muscle groups through slow and mindful movements. These movements will be layered and built one upon the next to help release long held patterns of tension. The benefits of this practice include releasing and reversing neuromuscular pain, pain relief from a host of common ailments, improves mobility, strength and coordination, and improves posture. Yin Yoga works on the deep connective tissues, joints, improves circulation, range of motion, mind body awareness, and improves the ability to stay present in the moment and to not react to situation but instead respond in a way that is appropriate and beneficial.Yin teaches one the art of surrender, pause, and observe without judgement. The combination of these two practices along with breath work and being present to your sensations helps one to drop deep into the parasympathetic nervous system. Slowing us down, relaxing the body mind, and allowing for new patterns of freedom to emerge while releasing old stuck patterns.

Functional Strength

This class is held in the Riverside Bldg, Ste 111. This class hits the total body and all planes of motion to improve strength, mobility, and balance. Look forward to powerful, high-rep exercises to build strength followed by slow, focused movements to bring balance and length.

Sound Spa

Sound Spa is a sound bath to reduce stress, increase awareness, boost immunity and improve sleep. Experience the power of healing sound vibrations, a relaxing and peaceful experience to calm and soothe your soul. As we meditate and relax with sound healings from crystal bowls and other meditative instruments, we can release ourselves from stress and return to balance.

Yoga Mobility

A blend of asana (yoga poses), breath work and myofascial release using RAD mobility tools. Benefits: Enhanced joint range of motion, Increased athletic performance, Reduced risk of injury, Improved posture, Full body quality of movement, Tissue and joint alignment, Balance of mobility and stability, Improved recovery time, Increased circulation.

Yoga Sculpt

When muscle meets yoga, Yoga Sculpt is born. Boost metabolism and build lean muscle mass as you move to upbeat music. You’ll combine free weights with yoga sequencing to intensify each yoga pose while mixing in strength-training moves like squats, lunges and bicep curls.

Infrared Yoga

What is infrared yoga?

The Pause studios are heated by infrared ceiling panels. Infrared heats you from the inside. It’s a deep penetrating heat that warms you, and not just the surrounding air. It’s the ultimate detox.

The potential health benefits of hot yoga are enhanced by the benefits provided by infrared heat technology. The infrared hot/warm yoga experience is very similar to performing yoga in the warmth of the summer sun. When you are outdoors in the sunlight, you are not warmed by the heat of the air around you, but rather the infrared rays of the sun. Infrared heats surfaces that have the capacity to absorb infrared rays. With infrared heat, you experience the benefits of the sunlight without the harmful UV exposure.

There is one other important distinction between Infrared and traditional hot yoga. When practicing hot yoga in a centrally heated environment, an environment that relies on heated air; objects are not warmed, only the air in the room. The environment created for a traditional forced air hot yoga session can feel stuffy, make breathing difficult, and leave you feeling drained and dehydrated. Hot/warm yoga utilizing infrared heat feels more comfortable and invigorating. Infrared panels disperse heat evenly and silently.

What are some of its health benefits?

The Journal of the American College of Cardiology and the Mayo Clinic report that infrared therapy improves the functioning of blood vessels, reduces cholesterol, increases circulation and lowers blood sugar levels. Some of the additional health benefits of infrared hot yoga include:

Improved Immune System Function
A Multitude of Skin Benefits
May Help Detoxify Your Body
Accelerates Your Weight Loss Efforts
Reduces Pain and Inflammation
Increases Muscle Flexibility and
Accelerates Strength Building
Increasing the Flow of Lymph Fluids
Lowering Blood Pressure
Improving Allergy Symptoms
Speeding Injury Recovery
Benefits of Heat without the Humidity

How should I prepare for an infrared yoga session?

If you choose to experience the benefits of infrared hot/warm yoga, here are a few suggestions to help you ease into the experience:

Allow enough time to let your body adapt to the heat. Arriving to class 10 minutes early will give you an opportunity to adjust to the temperature. This may be particularly important for your first few classes.
Dress lightly and consider a headband to keep your hair off of your face. Dress for comfort and to minimize the heat heavy clothing will trap to your body.
Drink plenty of fluids before, during, and after your yoga class. Consider enhancing your water with an electrolyte solution or a pinch of salt to keep your fluids balanced.
Avoid an overly full or empty stomach. Eat two to four hours before class. Try not to eat in the hour before class unless you keep it light. Exercise in the heat may cause you to feel nauseated.
Pace yourself. Do not overexert yourself. Pay attention to your body and rest if you need to. Stay alert to the signs that you may have reached your level of heat tolerance.