4 Yoga Classes in Bangkok

These guys take their yoga seriously, with a strong focus on precision, breathing and detail. This is not merely a yoga class but a whole experience, and while some find this extremely relaxing, others can find it a little intense. At the beginning of the class, you collect blankets, straps and blocks to help you to recreate the postures that are key to Iyengar yoga. For those who are more advanced, there are ropes on the walls to help with inversion poses.

Ideally, you should have some basic knowledge of yoga. Although teachers are very patient with novices, it can be tricky to hold a position for several minutes in the beginning. If you are getting bored with your usual yoga class and want to try something a little more demanding, this is highly recommended. There are ‘level 1’ classes every day from Monday to Sunday and classes last an hour and a half.

If Bangkok isn’t hot enough already, check out hot yoga at Absolute. These studios have been around since 2002 and have several locations across the city including Siam, Silom, Sukhumvit and Ladprao. There are 50 poses in the hot yoga series, and they're all performed at 38-40°C, a little hotter than the air temperature on a Bangkok summer’s day. This might seem a little mad at first, but the heat helps your muscles loosen up and enables you to stretch better than you would in an air-conditioned studio.

The impressive Amarin branch is Absolute Yoga’s flagship, with large studios and 71 classes a week. It’s so swish that royalty even used to come and perfect their poses here. They also have a pilates studio on site.

Lumpini Park offers a more verdant side to Bangkok and is the perfect place to enjoy yoga alfresco. Classes run for an hour every day, twice a day at 7am and 6pm. You'll need to bring your own mat and the classes are taken in Thai, so it might be a little hard if you have never taken a yoga lesson before. The teacher will help you to move your limbs into position, though. 

The classes take place on a grassy space under the trees, in between the lake and the running path, and last an hour. If you are coming in the evening, remember that there are a lot of mosquitoes around, so long trousers and repellent are essential.