The best yoga studios in Toronto are where many of us sweat some balance into our crazy workweek or regain some sanity when it's over. Toronto is actually a big, big yoga town, and many of its teachers are considered world-class.

Yoga is all around us - in the studios listed below, and many more, too. It's on Lake Ontario this summer, with paddleboard yoga class takers splashing and laughing all around. It's in your neighbour's backyard, where he's learning how to do a proper lunge from his partner while the BBQ heats up. And in your boardroom, where your boss has secretly taken on Ashtanga or Bikram to make sure his ticker goes on strong.

The best hot yoga studios in Toronto have come a long way from early days, set-in-stone series and claims of quick weight loss as an incentive. Hot yoga is big business in this city of go-getters and time-strapped exercisers, and there's nothing quite like the buzz you get from an intense session: this feeling of strength wrapped in peacefulness topped by a knowing smile.