Move Your Body Yoga

Overview

Move Your Body Yoga is Baton Rouge, Louisiana’s premier infrared hot yoga and wellness studio, specializing in infrared-heated yoga classes and an in-house Infrared Heat Sauna. This boutique fitness space emphasizes heart-centered healing, detoxification, and transformation through sweat-inducing practices. The overall atmosphere is welcoming, community-driven, and inclusive, fostering a non-intimidating environment for all body types, fitness levels, and mobility needs. Clients experience therapeutic infrared heat that penetrates the body for deeper benefits like improved circulation, reduced inflammation, pain relief, and stress reduction, creating a space for mindful movement, breathwork, and post-workout recovery.

Features & Amenities

• Infrared heating system: Eco-friendly radiant heat that warms the body directly, promoting detoxification, muscle relaxation, and enhanced flexibility without overheating the air.
• In-house Infrared Heat Sauna: 35-minute sessions for post-recovery detox, circulation boost, muscle relaxation, stress relief, and skin health improvement.
• Studio setup: Grippy floors for hot yoga, loaner mats for first visits (personal mats recommended for hygiene; available for purchase).
• Changing area: Bathroom for changing and freshening up (no showers available).
• Classroom variety: Supports traditional yoga, mat Pilates, cardio, stretch, and accessible options like Chair Yoga.
• Additional perks: Complimentary wellness sessions for goal assessment, personal training options, and merchandise (apparel and accessories available in-studio, online coming soon).

Services

• Group yoga classes (45 minutes): Infrared hot yoga blending traditional poses, Pilates-inspired movements, cardio, and stretch for full-body strength, mobility, flexibility, and balance.
• Chair Yoga: Adapted for limited mobility or beginners.
• Move365 classes: Signature sessions combining yoga, Pilates, and cardio.
• Private 1:1 sessions: 45-minute personalized yoga with owner Kim Walker ($75).
• Private group sessions: Customized for groups ($125).
• Infrared Sauna sessions: Standalone 35-minute recovery treatments.
• Introductory and ongoing support: Accountability coaching, breathwork for stress reduction, and special events like Zen Warrior (men’s wellness yoga and education).
• Class booking: Via FitDegree app/website; suitable for beginners (listen to body, modify poses).

Pricing

• Ignite Your Health Intro Offer: $49 for 3 weeks unlimited classes.
• Unlimited Membership: $117/month (billed monthly, unlimited access).
• IR Sauna Single Session: $30 (35 minutes).
• Infrared Sauna 5-Pack: $175 (boost recovery).
• 10 Class Pack: $147 (60-day expiration).
• Drop-In Class: $20 (no expiration).
• Single 1:1 Yoga Session: $75 (45 minutes private).
• Group Session: $125.

Note: 30-day notice required for membership cancellation via email (info@moveyourbodyyoga.com). Minors under 18 need parental waiver signed in-studio.

Location & Hours

• Address: 9257 Florida Boulevard, Unit 106, Baton Rouge, LA 70815 (upstairs in well-lit Monterrey Plaza shopping center; signage visible from Blvd, service road, and parking lot).
• Contact: Phone 225.348.0602; Email kimwalker@moveyourbodyyoga.com or info@moveyourbodyyoga.com.
• Operating Hours: Not explicitly listed; classes scheduled daily (e.g., Fri 7:00 AM Chair Yoga, Sat 9:00 AM Move365). Check FitDegree app/website for full schedule and registration. Recommend 3+ classes/week for optimal results.

Notes

• Award-Winning: 2025 Gold Winner for The Advocate’s “Best of Baton Rouge” Best Yoga/Pilates (out of 600+ nominees, community-voted).
• Unique Differentiators: Boutique (not big-box gym), infrared focus for superior benefits (deeper penetration, joint relief, immune boost, anti-aging skin effects); inclusive for all ages (min 14, with guardian for 14-15), bodies, and conditions (consult doctor for pregnancy, heart issues, high BP). Emphasizes planting “seeds of health” with personalized pacing, no judgment, and community events like free Zen Warrior men’s wellness (yoga, stress management, screenings).
• Health Focus: Targets sedentary lifestyles, chronic pain/stress, detoxification; proven benefits for depression, diabetes, anxiety, etc., via consistent practice. All welcome—yoga builds strength, tones, aids weight loss, improves sleep.