Why Choose Yes and Yoga+?
Yes And Yoga + is not your typical yoga studio.
This is a boutique infrared-heated haven tucked into a reimagined home studio.
It's intimate, inviting, and personal. It’s the comfort of practicing in a home environment with the quality and care of a professional studio.
It’s a space for healing, creating, movement, laughter, music, and meditation.
We are here to create this together, with no rigid rules.
Remember-movement is art, music is medicine, and sometimes your third eye just wants to dance.
Say YES to that! Say YES to you!
Diverse Range of Classes
Holistic Approach
Certified Instructors
Boutique Feel
Meet Tessa Alves
SINGER.DANCER.ACTRESS.BLACK BELT.SCUBADIVER.YOGATEACHER
Hi, I’m Tessa — a Broadway performer turned yoga teacher with a love for movement, music, and community. After 12 years on stage in New York City, I’ve brought my passion for performance, healing, and connection into the yoga room. My classes blend discipline with play, strength with softness, and always a touch of humour.
THE WHY ?
This all started in the “Big Apple.”
Performing professionally for over 20 years had pushed my body to its absolute limits—and beyond. My health was on a downward spiral, but I still needed to stay active for my job.
I tried different physical modalities like martial arts, CrossFit, and cycling, as well as therapies such as massage, acupuncture, and reiki—the list goes on and on. Those practices each have their place, but nothing has ever given me as much in a single hour as yoga.
At first, yoga was boring for me (I’m being honest, haha). But when I found my way to a 26&2 class there was something about the heated room on my overworked body, combined with the focus on breath, that allowed me to feel immediate results in how I moved during performances. I couldn’t believe how my pain began to subside.
The more I showed up to class, the more I realized it wasn’t just about what my body needed—it was about what my mind needed. I needed to slow down. I needed balance. I needed to breathe. Through yoga, I found a new community: one that balanced out the intensity of my life in NYC.
Yoga became more than movement. I felt uplifted by my community. Energized. Yoga was no longer boring.
That journey sparked something bigger: a dream to create a space where others can reconnect, recharge, and feel supported. A space to LAUGH, SING, and HEAL. 🙏
Whether you’re preparing for motherhood, the stage, or simply everyday life, opening a yoga studio is my way of sharing the journey so many of us have walked in our own unique ways. This is a place where community comes together with a little humour, a little music, and a lot of heart. This boutique studio is ours to create together—saying YES to what feels good.
I invite you to make this studio the “Heck YES!!!” in your day.
Welcome to the Hot Room
What is
Infrared Heat
Infrared heat is a gentle, radiant warmth that heats your body directly—rather than just the air around you. Think of it like the warmth of the sun on your skin, but without harmful UV rays. Unlike traditional forced-air systems, infrared creates an even, soothing heat that penetrates muscles and joints, helping the body warm from the inside out.
Why
Yes and Yoga+
Benefits to Your Yoga Practice
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Detoxification: Sweating at a cellular level helps the body release toxins
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Improved circulation: Blood flow increases, delivering oxygen and nutrients to muscles
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Muscle + joint relief: Infrared heat eases stiffness, tension, and chronic aches.
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Skin health: The deep heat promotes circulation that supports clearer, glowing skin
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Stress release: The gentle, even warmth relaxes the nervous system and supports mental calm.
The name comes from the world of improv theatre, where the phrase “Yes, and…” means embracing the moment and building on it with openness and creativity.
“The very way you breathe, sit, stand, eat, walk, work—everything can become Yoga. You can use any process of life to transcend your limitations.” — Sadhguru
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