Yoga: Vinyassa

Yoga Vinyassa is an amazing yoga studio. Hot yoga is definitely not easy, but here you get a fantastic workout, a chance to calm your mind and excellent instructors. In my time with them, I easily had over 10 different instructors and every single one was great. They are friendly, knowledgeable, caring and attentive. Tess the owner is awesome as well. It really is a community and they are welcoming to everyone. I now live in California, the land of yoga, and I have yet to find a studio that comes close to Yoga Vinyassa. I definitely miss it and recommend it to all of my Junction friends!

I’ve been coming to Yoga Vinyassa for about 9 months and have fallen in love. This place kicks my butt and I love it for that. The workouts are challenging, fun, and I leave feeling awesome. But even better are the people. The instructors and yogis alike are welcoming, friendly, and motivating. It did take me a little while to settle into this style and intensity of yoga coming from another studio, but I have come to love what I receive here. Each instructor does have his or her own different style, adding to the challenge of each class. Good for beginners and seasoned yogis.

I’ve been a member of Yoga Vinyassa for about 2 months now, and I think it’s a great place to do hot yoga. All of the instructors are great, and they all have their own different style and flavor. In my opinion it’s almost impossible to «get bored» (like I have with other class activities) because every class is different. I had never done hot yoga before, and this was a great place to start. I wouldn’t say it’s «super beginner friendly» but you can always change up your poses and do whatever you can tolerate. If you’re in moderate shape, you should be just fine. Now after doing it for a little bit, I’m getting more flexible and stronger, and I’m able to be more and more present in each class (this takes a little while to achieve in my opinion).
I can’t imagine how they could make this studio any better, with the exception of maybe expanding one day to 2 rooms (right now there is just 1 big one). **Fair warning, it’s called HOT yoga for a reason! It gets VERY hot in there, but believe me, you’ll love it. You also might get a little dizzy your first class or two, but this only happened to me a handful of times — hydrate well the day before and of, and you’ll be fine. You can always child’s pose… or simply lay down… as a rescue :)
They also have mats to rent in case you need one ($ 1 rental). Also, everyone is extremely friendly there, there’s not elitist attitude, none of the «Oh I do yoga and I’m sooooo much better than you» that I’ve gotten at other (non-​hot) yoga studios. Also just a word of caution it gets pretty crowded in there on the weekend. If you’re going for your first class, I would suggest going some time during the week. Some of the random, unexpected benefits of doing hot yoga I’ve experienced so far also include decreased anxiety, better sleeping, and more… regularity. These have all been welcome surprises. :)
Enjoy this place! You’ll love it!