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Sometimes I'm looking for a D-Luxe, luxury yoga experience, sometimes I'm looking to have my butt whipped...and sometimes, I'm looking at having an intimate, neighbourhoody experience.
Breathe is the latter. It's a nice, small second floor studio located in the fabulous Bloor West Village. Parking is limited to street and the occasional lot, but TTC access is a cinch.
It's a one room studio with registration counter and tiny retail space in the back of the practice room, and change and bathrooms located off of a connecting hallway.
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THE INSTRUCTORS
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The instructors are some of the best in the City and include people like Christine Felstead (who pretty much has the monopoly on yoga for runners and teaches all over the City), Michael de Corte and JP Tamblyn (who is about to open his new Ahimsa studio in the old Octopus Garden space), Josh Babier, Andrea Peloso, etc.
These are all teachers who are regular instructors at some of the better Ashtanga based studios in Toronto, and many are folks I've had the honour of practicing alongside in Mysore classes at other studios.
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THE CLASSES
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The classes are predominantly Ashtanga influenced vinyasa flow classes (not strictly Ashtanga in that they do vary from the primary series, but follow the basic structure of sun salutations, standing, balance, seated and finishing postures for the most part).
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THE CLASSES
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My experience is limited to a Level 1 class I took with some beginner friends, and the class was of an appropriate level of difficulty, providing some challenge for newcomers and more experienced alike and a pace that allowed for figuring things out, if you're a newbie.
I am however familiar with many of the instructors from other studios.
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THE SPACE
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Although attractive, and calming in the evening is a bit odd in that there is no separate checkin or waiting area. If you're a bit late for a class, you have to walk THROUGH, the class to get to the change room or the registration desk.
The lack of waiting area means people crowd on the stairs that exit right in the practice space, so noise can be an issue in the transition times between classes ending and finishing.
The room itself is fairly long, and a little narrow, so in a crowded class can feel a bit like getting tunnel vision.
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CONCLUSION
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If you are looking for something very specific in a yoga studio, odds are good, you already know where to go. Breathe offers a good selection and schedule of classes of the more physical vinyasa flow style, taught by great folks who can be found teaching at a number of other studios across the City.
If you're looking for a particular teacher to have a regular practice with, you would be able to get great instruction here and also find the same teacher at other studios that may have a more convenient schedule for that particular instructor.
However, if you are looking for a studio in the Bloor West area, I'm not sure of one that is better in the area.
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