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| - I was pretty impressed with Floo-id when I walked in for the first time tonight. It looked really small from the outside, but when you get in, you realize that the space is well laid out. The small lobby has enough room for a few benches and cubbies to put your things. The bathrooms are very nice and the showers are an extra nice touch for a hot yoga studio. It has a feel of a spa.
I had arrived a half hour early to the studio just to check it out and read their info, etc. It is a very professional studio and has a lot of brochures at the front to explain their classes beyond what you see on Mind Body where you sign in on-line.
I am glad I arrived early; I am new to Mind Body online check in having lived in a small city for a while now where its just a check in at the door scenario. I had thought I signed in for the Yin class online (I thought) , but I hadn't pressed the button correctly, so I wasn't really "in". The lovely lady at the front desk who was very professional yet easy going, suggested that I wait anyway to see if no one showed up because the class was already full. I waited and three people did not show up. But I was not told that I was "in" until I saw everyone filing in and I asked the front desk.
I walked into the studio (which is the smaller of the two they have there, and wow...small. About 20' x 9'. There were 12 of us in there when I heard them say at the check in desk that the max was 12 for that class and 10 for Restorative...hmmm I think 10 for both is best. I then heard them say that they have been able to get 15 in there. I really can't imagine with the prop closet even in there (note: maybe have the prop closet OUTSIDE in the lobby space?) It all made me think that this was most likely an office at one time that was turned into studio space. Now...I am a friendly gal, but this was funny. In a Yin class, you want your space. (in any yoga class really unless you are Nidra, etc.). I didn't mind too too much, but I just thought that most people would think this was really strange. We can leave our belongings in the locker room (no door or locks on cubbies) or in the cubbies outside in the lobby, but what if someone wanted to bring in more than just a water bottle? Like a purse? There was a lady who brought in her purse and she kept having to move it around her mat like an orbiting moon.
The class started about 10 minutes late. The instructor was very nice. Her name is Donna Cardenas. The class was pretty good and Donna did a very nice job. I LOVED her adjustments and it was the best part of the class. Although, for Supta Hasta Padangusthasana, we had no room. In a Yin class, where we are holding poses for such a long time, the advanced practitioners who could place their leg all the way on the floor in this pose for example, would benefit from a much less crowded room so that they do not have to hover for such a long time. We were encouraged to place our foot or leg on our neighbors, but they seemed like not very good candidates for such a thing and were really in "their own space" which is to be expected. For an Anusara trained teacher, I would have expected more alignment cues. But it was fine for the allotted time and situation.
The class went over by almost a full half hour. I didn't mind, but for someone who had a time restraint and trusted the teacher to be on time, this may have been a problem.
I had never been to this studio and I am looking for a seasonal studio for when I am here in the spring and fall, so I asked the front desk attendant a few questions. I was mainly interested in what the "Hot Yoga" is to this studio. I teach Hatha, Vinyasa and Flow, and the term, "Hot Yoga" and "Hot Yoga Flow" can mean a variety of things. OK...so in general, "Hot Yoga" is any yoga that is in a hot room. What is listed in the class description online is "Hatha Yoga" for "Hot Yoga" and a from what I can tell, a Vinyasa style class for flow ("Vinysasa" being a generic term for any energetic yoga that has each pose moving fluidly with the breath). So I ask the front desk attendant, "so what is "Hot Yoga" here? Is it Hatha Yoga?" She says that it is "Bikram Yoga." I know that someone (some studios) can get in big trouble if they say they teach or actually teach Bikram Yoga and do not list it as such. (Because "Bikram" studios give the founder a cut of the profit). There have been a lot of legal battles over this if a studio "does" Bikram Yoga and does not give it credit or their cut.. Stupid, I know, but this is what has happens. So either the front desk attendant didn't know the difference (maybe thinking that all "Hot Yoga" is "Bikram" maybe?) Or this studio teaches Bikram without the name. It needs to be sorted out, because it is a huge difference. Bikram has a precise set of poses and standards. Hot Hatha Yoga is non-standard. So which is it Floo-id?
Overall, Floo-id Yoga seems pretty good and I'm returning tomorrow.
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