In the fancy Salamanca quarter close to Madrid's city center, a spacious 300 square meter studio is…read morehidden behind a rather unimpressive door. That is rather strange. When I arrive, there are already twelve Bikram freaks waiting in front of the door. It's Saturday evening. By the end there will be 30 people who intend to do something for their bodies.
The studio is mostly kept in white, has a chill out corner, a reception towards Calle de Maldonado and a 100 square meter hot room, big enough to keep four rows of yogis easily.
Lying on ones back one can see simple ceiling lamps, others with heating spirals, some rectangular heating panels and the isolated pipes of the air conditioning system that garantuees a well balanced temperature.
Petite Laura teaches spirited and sometimes she corrects a posture manually. In the second half she even speeds up so that the relax phases become very short indeed. Jonathan Martin, the studio founder, owns another in Valencia. Already now, I look forward to visit that one too. (see www.hotyogablog.net)