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I signed up on a whim over a month ago. They have a great special where you pay $40 for unlimited classes for 30 days - designed to suck you in. It worked. I am on a four months $100/month plan for unlimited classes and it is money well spent.
This is my first experience with a "real" yoga studio, ie not a community centre or a DVD at home. I find it clean and well maintained, the front staff is quite nice, and they have complimentary tea for pre and post class.
The online booking system is great as I can schedule my classes in advance, know that I will have a spot, and keep myself accountable.
The classes I have tried so far are Restorative, Gentle Hatha and Hatha Level 1 (and 1-2 I think) and I have enjoyed them all. I plan to try the reduced heat at some point, but I am still a bit nervous.
The instructors have all been wonderful. So far I have had Christina, Lina, Mary, Amanda, Nash and Kim H. I primarily stick with classes with Amanda and Kim H because I really like their styles and the times and classes they teach fit my schedule well. I liked the one class that I attended with Nash and hope that I can fit his classes into my schedule more often. I felt that there were great meditative aspects to all of their classes and the ability to stretch deeply. They all mentioned chakras and have introduced some really cool things like great music, cards, lotions, and energy.
I also very much enjoyed my classes with Christina, Lina and Mary and will attend with them again without hesitation.
If I had any complaint, it would be that the night classes tend to fill up (afternoon really is the best time to go if you can as far as class size). One class I attended had about 18 people (I'm not certain of the exact number) in the smaller downstairs studio and I was often touching the people next to me. I will give credit to Kim who was instructing because she really tailored the class. The nest week when there were only about 8 of us, we did a lot more movement. Despite the large size, I felt the individual attention was good and it was easy to see the moves.
They have bolsters, blocks, straps, blankets, eye pillows, anything you can need to use during you class, free of charge.
I should also say that I have never felt even a little bit judged by the people who attend or the staff. It is a really welcoming environment and I feel like the corrections and adjustments are done very gently with obvious care.
I highly recommend YogaTree.
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