Maine Hatha Yoga

02/04/2026

Nothing quite like your first 90 Minute Bikram class!!! Congrats to Kash and Matt, the first of many more. Thanks to Rob for an amazing class. We would love to add you to our 1st Class Wall of Fame. I just made that up but maybe we should start one.

01/31/2026

🚨 Schedule Update for Tomorrow (Sunday) 🚨

The 12:30 PM Bikram Express class is canceled tomorrow.

✨ Good news though!
Both of these classes are still happening and would love to see you:

🧘‍♀️ Bikram 90 | 9:00–10:30 AM
🌬 Circular Breathing | 11:00 AM–12:00 PM

💫 About Circular Breathing 💫
It’s been said that this breathwork can feel like completing 20 years of therapy without saying a word.

Circular Breathing is a form of Pranayama (controlled breathing). You’ll lie comfortably on your back and breathe through your mouth in a continuous rhythm:
• one breath into the belly
• one breath into the chest
• then a full exhale

This powerful practice can:
✨ Increase oxygen and energy to the cells
✨ Improve breathing and immune function
✨ Release stuck trauma and emotions from the body
✨ Help break old habits and belief systems
✨ Activate the vagus nerve, promoting relaxation and stress relief
✨ Improve mood and elevate endorphins
✨ Support deep inner peace, joy, self-love, clarity, and emotional & nervous system regulation

(…and honestly, so much more 💛)

If you’re feeling curious, called, or just in need of a reset — this practice meets you exactly where you are.

Hope to see you on the mat tomorrow 🙏💫

01/28/2026

✨ 🧘‍♀️ 🐪

Meet the Teachers: Amanda Fasnacht

Amanda Fasnacht began her yoga practice in 2009 in Truckee, California, originally as a way to stay warm during the winter months. What started as a seasonal routine quickly became a life-changing practice, strengthening her body, increasing flexibility, and connecting her with meaningful community.

After moving to Austin, Texas in 2010, Amanda joined a local studio and completed her teacher training in Los Angeles in 2011. Since then, she has spent years practicing and teaching in Austin, Houston, and Maine, bringing her experience and passion to students in each place she’s called home.

Amanda’s favorite posture is camel pose—nothing else makes her back feel quite as good. She loves sharing her years of experience and finds true joy in watching students discover joy within their own practice.

01/26/2026

Studio Closed Monday! Stay warm and safe!

01/19/2026

Noon Express Bikram with Angela is Cancelled!

01/19/2026

Only 9:30am class tomorrow in reverence of MLK Day 🙏🏼

01/14/2026

✨ Spotlight: Meet Thomas Hiscock ✨

Meet the newest member of our team 💫

Thomas Hiscock is a musician, sound healer, and meditation facilitator raised on Casco Bay. After graduating from Bates College (’22), Thomas returned home to Falmouth with the intention of building a connected, creative life in harmony with the Buddhadharma.

Thomas began performing at MHY this past October and looks forward to supporting others on their healing journeys through sound and meditation.

🎶 You can catch Thomas providing an acoustic backdrop to Angela’s Circular Breathing this Saturday.

🎧 Listen to his work here! https://open.spotify.com/track/3Zv12FgFtWRXxlAhxfxo8V?si=97e98193d30846db&nd=1&dlsi=ff932580f61c4ab0

01/14/2026

Couldn't say it any better than this post from !

There's a Zen quote that says,

"We cannot see our reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see."

Those 90 minutes are purely yours, your time, for you, about you, with you and by yourself. Having the cosmic mirror in front of you will tell you everything you need to know about yourself, whether you like it or not. And when you will see parts of yourself that you don't like, over and over and over again you will start to accept them as they are, maybe even change them but the acceptance will open doors to loving yourself for who you are, the way you are.

Bikram Yoga teaches us self-acceptance, self-respect, self-care and most of all self-love ❤ 🙂

Accept yourself and open up like a flower petal blooming.

Happy Tuesday Everybody 🙂

01/13/2026

Reminder: Information Meeting – Teacher Training & Posture Clinics

We’ll be hosting an Information Meeting for anyone interested in Teacher Training or Posture Clinics as we work through the Bikram Sequence.

This program is highly flexible, hands-on, and fun, and the meeting will cover:

Program structure

Time frame

Scheduling details

🗓 Date:
⏰ Time: 4:00–5:00 PM
📍 Where: Google Meet

Everyone is welcome to join—even if you’re just curious or exploring your options.

👉 Join here:
https://calendar.app.google/U5gk55E1XEiEfStG8

01/12/2026

✨ Teacher Spotlight: Meet Rob Halpern ✨

Husband, dad, and lifelong yoga enthusiast, Rob moved from Philadelphia to Brunswick, Maine in 2022 with his wife Rinna and their seven-year-old son, Sigmund.

Rob fell in love with the Bikram Method after discovering the series in Ithaca, NY in 2000 and has been practicing ever since. In 2019, he completed his 200-hour teacher training at Blue Moon Yoga in Fresno, CA.

Rob believes one of his life’s purposes is sharing the therapeutic power of yoga. He’s deeply passionate about teaching and loves witnessing the physical, mental, and spiritual benefits that come from consistent practice—on and off the mat.

When he’s not in the studio sweating, you’ll find Rob cooking, hiking, or making music with his band, Woolgathering.

🧘‍♂️ Come practice with Rob and experience his grounded, heartfelt approach to yoga.

01/07/2026

🧘‍♂️ Teacher Training + Posture Clinic Update 🧘‍♀️

After listening to your feedback, we’re excited to share a new, more accessible format combining the two.

Two Options:

✨ Teacher Training ✨
We’ll meet once a month, working through two postures at a time, moving sequentially through the 26-posture sequence. Over six months, students will complete the full series—then begin stepping into in-studio teaching, starting with individual postures and gradually building toward teaching full classes.

🔥 Posture Clinic Option 🔥
You can jump into any monthly session as a Posture Clinic, focusing on specific postures you want to refine, explore, or better understand. Focus on a posture that you want to delve into.

📅 Informational Zoom Meeting

We’ll be hosting an informational Zoom on Wednesday, 1/14 from 4:00–5:00 PM to walk through the training structure, answer questions, and settle on monthly times that work best for everyone.

If you’re interested—whether or not you can attend the Zoom—please send us a DM or email Angela at mainehathayoga@gmail.com so we can get you set up.