Yoga Center of California

My first experience with a yoga practice happened at the Yoga Center of California. I came with the intent to experience authentic yoga that linked body awareness and meditative/​spiritual growth into a unified practice. After completing my first class, I knew I’d found exactly what I was seeking. I immediately enrolled in the unlimited monthly contract and began attending 3 times a week. Increasingly, as my practice turned to weeks and then months and then years my body became stronger and my mind more focused. After awhile the thought occurred to me that I hadn’t tried any other studios So I left the Yoga Center and over the course of of a year tried other studios in OC. Some of the studios I knew right off were not authentic, more like just an exercise program that didn’t yoke body and mind. One studio had a great vibe so I enrolled and I practiced there for about a year. It was okay but one thing I discovered was that my body was not changing as much as it had at the yoga center of California. After contemplating this I realized that this new studio’s practice of a quick flow through the poses differed from The yoga centers practice of holding the poses for a longer period of time. The holding of poses proved to tone and elongate the muscles better than the faster flow, and it also promoted a deeper meditative state. The other great thing about the Yoga Center of California is that after the yoga practice the class meditates together (this is optional for those that chose to stay). Bottom line, I plan to go back and resume my practice at the yoga center. Also I’d like to add that the teachers are the best, and are very knowledgable about many types of yoga practice and everyone is friendly and welcoming.

I saw a flier in Mother’s Market and thought I would give it a try. I have been attending consistently for over 3 years now. This place has been a wonderful place to expand my yoga practice, learn and practice meditation and grow spiritually. The instructors are great and always make me feel welcome. This is not the «harder, faster, stronger» approach and I very much appreciate the peace and serenity I find at the end of each class.

Best school of Yoga — I didn’t know Yoga was a way of life until I came here. As I learned the postures and meditation techniques, my mind became quiet and clear. There is no other Yoga studio in OC where a real living Guru has founded over 45 years ago and still guides you and gives you blessings. If you are spiritually ready to find out who you really are, come and join us, the devotees. Most of us have spiritual names and are vegetarian!

This center is amazing. I have never felt more at peace. Thank you.

A great place to practice postures and meditation. Small classes, great teachers, good energy.

What an awesome place. The teachers are great and the classes are small. Best of all, they taught me how to meditate.
Really, you should go.

I came here many years ago when I was looking for yoga. I was looking for physical emotional and spiritual well being. Got so much more! The yoga center taught me more than just the physical postures. It was more about how to live life from a more balanced place. I learned to meditate, in fact there are so many meditation techniques that I still use several of the best ones for me. This is not about sweating and contorted bodies. It’s about the science of yoga for the beginning to advanced student.

I purchased the livingsocial deal for this Yoga Studio and went for the full month. The staff and regular’s were all very friendly and helpful when I didn’t understand the terms they used. The instructor even pulled me outside for a private session to teach me how to do effective meditation. I recommend this place!!!

If you want to change your life to be better able to deal with this stressful and challenging world, sign up for yoga classes at YOGA CENTER!
I have been attending classes at Yoga Center for 24 years and it has changed my life in countless ways. This center teaches yoga postures and meditation the classic way yoga was meant to be practiced. The life lessons taught here cannot be found anywhere else on the planet. They were created by a true yoga master and are timeless. I suffered depression and lack of purpose for years until I found Yoga Center. My family noticed changes in my disposition within two weeks of daily practice as taught here.

I purchased a discounted month membership through Living Social; I get yoga for free at 24 Hour Fitness, but as I’m pregnant, I wanted to do prenatal yoga. This place is great! The instructors were fun and before class started, they gave us all sorts of parenting tips. The class obviously isn’t very strenous, given our physical condition, but, it was still nice to relax and stretch.
PS — don’t forget to take off your shoes before entering the yoga room!

I bought the Groupon because of the Astanga Yoga class on Thursday night — Yogaworks has cancelled most of their Astanga classes. I have taken Astanga Yoga for nine years. This is NOT Astanga. Also I found the heavily carpeted floor to be to cushioned for any balancing poses, and doing a triangle pose makes it very hard not to have your foot slipping out from underneath you. This is a meditation studio which focuses on meditation primarily. I woke up this morning with the worst back pain of my life. THIS STUDIO IS A MEDITATION STUDIO. The one thing I loved about a REAL Astanga class it is a sequence series, it can be vigorous and challenging, but once you know the series, it becomes a beautiful flow class whereas you learn to breathe through the poses and meditate as well. It is learning to work the mind, breathe and movement in a flowing motion. I don’t know why this studio calls this class an Astanga class. I am baffled.