Nowadays, toddlers and granddads alike have popped a downward dog at some point or another. Such has been the (well-documented) rise in yoga’s popularity. At the BAPTISTE POWER VINYASA YOGA INSTITUTE in Cambridge and Brookline, aspiring yogis young and old, male and female, slim and chubby, strong and getting there, Gumbies and not, line up their mats and sweat and sweat and sweat. The temperature in the studio hovers upward of 90 degrees, and Baptiste blends traditions and philosophies — the result is a practice that rinses and detoxifies your body and brain. Sweat rivers off you as you flow, and yes, there’s a chance you’ll get dripped on by your neighbor. A small price to pay for strength of body and clarity of mind.

BAPTISTE POWER VINYASA YOGA INSTITUTE | 2000 Mass Ave, Cambridge | 617.661.9642 | 25 Harvard Street, Brookline | baronbaptiste.com