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| - I am in love with this place! Tucked away in a little business center on the northwest corner of Mill and Baseline, Laughing Buddha is a hidden gem. I know, I know, the phrase "hidden gem" is such an overused cliche, but you don't even want to know how many times I've circled this business center only to realize I made a wrong turn and Laughing Buddha is across that median that my little car has no horsepower to drive over. I'll get myself a Jeep one of these days to solve this problem. Learning to navigate is overrated.
Back to the point, your first class at Laughing Buddha is free. After which, they offer you an unlimited one month pass or a 10 class pass at the Groupon rates. I'm pretty sure no other studio in the valley does this. Oh and even if you already bought a Groupon before stopping by, they don't start your pass til your second class. That gesture in itself just gave me such a good vibe about this studio.
The classes are downright amazing. Power Hour and Vinyasa will get you moving and quite possibly dripping. Relax & Unwind will get you oh so relaxed you'd want to melt into the ground (but don't, cause you probably need to drive yourself home). And their newest offering, Yogalates, ohh it burns...in a good, Pilates way! I haven't gotten the chance to check out all of the classes but I've loved every single one I've stopped by for so far. The classes are always interactive and taught with a sense of humor. I love how all instructors make it a point to adjust you if necessary, and will also demonstrate to the class most of the moves - something which I found was actually pretty rare in the other studios I checked out.
To sum it up, get your yoga on at Laughing Buddha! Oh did I mention that they have mats in the studio in case you forget yours? Unlike some other studios, there isn't a "rental" fee to use them either!
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