About Hothouse Yoga
Hot House Yoga is a wonderful studio offering a variety of classes, including hot yoga and beginner-friendly options. The studio has a small but cozy atmosphere, making it feel like home. The owner and teachers are knowledgeable and appreciate other styles of fitness, incorporating strength, dance, and yin yoga into their classes. Workshops with big-name instructors are also available. The teachers are gifted, and the classes are held in a warm and healing environment, perfect for restorative yin yoga.
HHY is always a staple visit when I'm in Iowa City. The studios are recently renovated, bathrooms clean and great for showering/changing after class, and all of the instructors are super helpful at correcting postures, providing helpful tips, and lots of class times throughout the day means there's always an opportunity to hit a class!
This hot yoga studio is exceptional. The owner invests real time, money, and heart into keeping all of her locations clean, uodated, and inviting. Her approach to class design is intentional and thoughtful, creating offerings that meet people exactly where they are. It’s clear she cares deeply about both her staff and her clients, and that energy carries through every class. All the instructors that I have met are encouraging, knowledgeable, and fun, and each session feels accessible for all levels. A truly top‑tier yoga experience.
Nice space and good heat. You can expect a less spiritual experience here than you may have at other more traditional yoga studios, and there is very little focus on breath in some classes. However, you WILL sweat and you WILL do yoga. At this location in particular I feel that some of the teachers are not super welcoming.
Note: there is ZERO free parking onsite, so expect to pay meter rates (maximum 1 hour which isn't rly enough) or pay for the parking deck across the street at this location. If you ride your bike you're taking your chances with the public rack out on the street. Just some things to be aware of that I wish I knew ahead of time. 🙂