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"To tell the truth, I don't like hot yoga that much," Liu said. "Just once a week is enough. In winter, if you sweat a lot, you'll lose energy."

Newcomer Emma Song concurred, although she considered the temperature "bearable."

"I'm so weak, so I don't like something so intense," Song said. "Hot yoga's not for me because personally I sweat easily, and the hot temperature makes me sweat even more, and that's uncomfortable."

When new students are present, Liu limits classes to 60 minutes instead of the usual 75, wary of potential health issues such as heart problems or dizziness.

"In this room, I can't get up to 42 degrees," she said. "The machines aren't of that quality. But in my opinion, 35 to 38 degrees is already hot enough. If you're really doing it, doing all 26 positions, doing each position twice, then you'll be hot. That's the hot yoga style of Bikrams."

But with her three studios, Cindy Yoga offers more than just Bikrams. A decent variety of courses is taught by instructors from Thailand and China, two of whom can teach in English.

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