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| - As a heads up, I have been practicing yoga for 7 years now. In San Diego I was fortunate enough to have some really great teachers. They were smart and passionate about practicing safe yoga and big on education. So I have high expectations when it comes to yoga.
This studio saddens me, because they have such a good monthly rate compared to other studios and a great idea for a tip box for each instructor, which I didn't use because I was far from impressed by the quality of insructors and that mainly comes from the level of education given to the instructors seems to be low.
The biggest indicator that the instructor don't know what they are doing is when u r in their yin classes w all lights out, fake candles, and ur instructor has her cell phone out as a flashlight over a book and is reading it to you. Obviously she has no clue what she is doing and would be the last person I want telling me what to do and adjusting me. Another note on the yin classes: it's just the slowest version of their yoga flow.
Now as for their series of postures, as a new student to venus 90 the instructor assured me that the class was just like bikram. It's not, it's bikram/ashtanga/Hatha mixed in w some kundalini breathing. Further the series is hard on ur lower back. Several transitions require ur hands over head when bending over and coming back, the three times I took the class my shavasana had to be done w knees up because of the pain in my low back. And there is little guidance given for the poses and this is magnified by the fact that they have given different names to poses then what I have learned from my ashtanga and hatha practices. At one point I think we supposed to be doing side angle from warrior 2 but the instructor called it trikonasana (triangle pose) in two different classes while not telling us whether the front knee should be bent or straight and everyone's knee was bent. The instructors need some serious education on which poses are which and which and how to guide students properly to avoid unnessacary injury and discomfort. Further education on the body and yoga needs to be done here, because the instuctors have no clue what the benefits of the postures are, they suggest no modifications for those having a hard time, they don't correct poor posture, and their minimal guidance for confusing poses needs to be addressed.
As for the temperature, it seems the only classes for intermediate students is blazing hot. Don't get me wrong I like a good hot class about once in a while, but I don't believe daily hot yoga practice is healthy. The only non-heated options appear to be yin which is nice and a self-guided ashtanga class, based on their version of ashtanga. But thank u very much, I can guide myself at home through the ashtanga series. Sorry but I think Vegas hot yoga has poorly trained instructors.
I did give this place one extra star because I met an upbeat instructor and one who seemed really knowledgeable. But the really knowledgeable one was unfortunately chained to their series, which she even said she did not like.
Ohhhh and one last thing. This note is for men only! Please go out and buy yourself a pair of long shorts, preferably something like swimming trunks before taking these classes. It is absolutely disgusting to look at ur male neighbor's short running/athletic shorts rolled up to ur groin and think u might see more than anyone would see at thunder from down under. Please cover up rather than going naked, dry wick material controls the sweat way better than ur nakedness and helps ur neighbor keep their lunch down, thanks.
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