Desert Yoga Studio Offers Free Classes To Federal Employees

From Bikram Yoga Plus – Coachella Valley: As federal employees enter a second month of a government shutdown, Bikram Yoga Plus – Coachella Valley is offering a way to help relieve some of the stress. Until the United States government reopens and starts paying its workers, the local yoga studio will offer unpaid and furloughed federal employees unlimited classes at no cost.

“The government shutdown is stressful for a lot of people, but none more than those working without pay and those who don’t know when they will be called back to work,” said DuBarry Hay. “Practicing yoga can help de-stress during this difficult time, and we are happy to extend this offer to our federal workers, because yoga should be accessible to everyone.”

Federal workers who have been impacted by the government shutdown can take free classes at either the Palm Desert location or the new Palm Springs location (upon its opening), by simply showing proof of federal employment. DuBarry Hay says she will extend this offer until the government is reopened.

Bikram Yoga Plus – Coachella Valley is located at 36869 Cook Street, #101, Palm Desert. A second location is opening at the beginning of February at 611 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs (in the same shopping center as the Revivals resale store). Both locations offer two rooms – one for hot classes and one for cooler classes. Bikram Yoga Plus – Coachella Valley offers a variety of yoga and other exercise and meditation classes including traditional Bikram Yoga, which is a series of 26 postures done during a 90-minute practice in a 105-degree room with 40 percent humidity. Other classes offered at the studio include Hot and Warm Yoga, Slo Flo Vinyasa, Yin Yoga, Trapeze Yoga, Chair Yoga, Booty Barre, Inferno Pilates and more.

DuBarry Hay is an entrepreneur and successful actress and producer in both film and television. With her husband, Bill Hay, Denise founded Thane International, one of the leading global direct response marketers in the world. Among many of her accolades, Denise received the Athena Business Visionary Award from the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce in 2016. She has practiced yoga for more than 35 years and founded Malibu Yoga in the California beach city in 1987.

DuBarry Hay recently teamed with Annmarie Lynn to open the yoga studio in Palm Springs. Both women are certified Bikram Yoga instructors who were each taught directly by Bikram Choudhury, who developed his unique yoga practice in the 1970s. Lynn is a former gymnast who found life-changing pain relief after practicing Bikram Yoga for less than three months.

“It’s important to us to share yoga with anyone who wants this positive energy in their life,” said Lynn.

For more information about Bikram Yoga Plus – Coachella Valley and a complete list of classes, visit coachellayoga.com or call 760-346-2988.

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