Imagine a room with comfortably heated floors and over 30 species of tropical plants, filled with people who share a similar passion for relaxation and serenity.

That is exactly the type of experience that can be gained at Yoga in the Square-Winter Edition at PPG’s Wintergarden. The event runs every Sunday from Feb. 8 through March 1 from 10-11 a.m. The event is open to the public at no cost.

Stacey Vespaziani, one of several yoga instructors, said last Sunday was easily one of the coldest days this winter. She did not think anyone would show up to her session because of the weather. To her surprise, yoga participants, both young and old, advanced and beginners, showed up to do a relaxed session of power yoga.

Power yoga is a combination of stretching and self-empowering moves that consist of continuous movements from one type of position to the next, according to Livestrong.com.

Vespaziani has been a yoga instructor since 2007 and is the owner of South Hills Power Yoga.

“I think yoga, in general, is starting to spread, and we’re not just seeing one type of person doing yoga. We’re seeing men, women, young ones and people that are getting older,” Vespaziani said.

To make this event happen, yoga clothing company Lululemon partnered with the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership (PDP), according to Mairin Petrone, marketing and special events manager of PDP.

“We partnered with Lululemon this past summer for yoga in Market Square, and it was so successful that we needed to get a winter edition of yoga happening, and that’s really where the idea came about,” Petrone said.

Yoga in the Square was created last summer to activate the space and bring people downtown to get fit.

Mark Sterosky, employee at Lululemon in Shadyside, has been doing yoga for many years and was excited to be a part of yoga in the Wintergarden.

“When we partnered with Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership last summer for yoga in the square, we had such a great turnout that we decided to bring it indoors and have some greenery in February,” Sterosky said.

Freshman sports, arts and entertainment management major Kylie Koch attended the first yoga session at PPG’s Wintergarden. She said she does not see herself as having much experience or balance in the workout, but rather started for a different reason.

“I started because I’m totally uncoordinated, and I wanted to be able to focus and find a way to do something for myself,” Koch said.

Dominique Furrowh, a junior mass communications major, does yoga to gain a deeper understanding of herself. For those who are beginners in yoga, Furrowh advises keeping an open mind. Something that a lot people may wonder about yoga is whether or not it’s as calming as some people make it seem.

“There are different practices, and the ones at the Wintergarden are nice because they’re designed for everyone,” Furrowh said. “However, I’ve done hot yoga before, which takes place in a room that’s 105 degrees or more for a cardio workout.”

Petrone believes that Yoga in the Square last summer and the winter edition have been equally successful.

“Some people who are into yoga are diehard yoga fans, and this is something for them and beginners alike to gain experience with free community classes since regular yoga classes can be expensive,” Petrone said. “This is an opportunity for them, in the dead of winter, to come to be active and to get involved with other people.”