Yoga Spring Studio

Studio is clean and even has a shower which is really convenient. Instructors aren’t bad but i wasnt able to test out the studio for that long. I’m a beginner and I really wanted to just try beginners/​intermediate classes that weren’t heated. They only offer 2 that aren’t heated (gentle and restorative yoga) which was a disappointment. I joined for the first 30 days for $ 30.
What was annoying was that I joined right before the holidays so they barely had any classes before/​after holidays. They would only have 1 class for the day and of course that one was heated (was like that for the 2 days before and after the holiday). I feel like I wasn’t able to get a good feel of the classes/​instructors in the 30 days bc of the instructors not coming in. Because of the limited classes, I asked if they could possibly give me another month for $ 30 and they said no. Minus 1 star for bad customer service and minus another for canceling all the yoga classes around the holidays!

I too purchased a Groupon for 10 classes, which last for 2 months. I like Reshmika’s Sunday Restorative class. I like the hot stones, eye pillows, and the teacher. I’ve had no problems here. I think it’s great that Milpitas has a yoga studio. It’s large and has lots of windows. The Subway in the same building stinks up the entire building, but that’s not Yoga Spring’s fault.

I have been coming here for about 5 – 6 classes already and am super happy with everything. The front desk receptionists are very friendly, the place is clean, parking is not an issue, there are mirrors on the walls, and the yoga instructors are so far awesome! I have been getting my butt kicked in every single classes I have taken so far. All the instructors have very different auras and teaching techniques, they are all also very hands on. I would totally recommend this studio for anyone new or experienced in yoga. I usually go for more power and heated classes (Sparkle, Clifton, Samantha shoutout!), but they also have yoga classes more focused in relaxing and spirituality. Hours of the classes work perfect for me as I work right around the corner. Yaaay Yoga Spring!
One thing tho– I wish their shoes/​personal cubby was in the classes as I don’t feel 100% confident leaving stuff out in the reception area. So long as I can bring my wallet, keys, and turned off cellphones with me into the classroom, I won’t take a star off!

This studio is nice enough, but be weary of the Groupon deals this studio offers.
While many yoga studios are very flexible with the use of Groupon deals, this place is not.
I purchase a 10-​class ticket through Groupon and within a few weeks experienced a head injury suffering a mild concussion. I tried doing one of their easy classes (Restorative), but got really bad headaches. I explained the situation to the owner requesting an extension on my Groupon expiration date. I was even able to provide documentation that I had to see a neurologist for the injury, but she was not sympathetic and would not extend the expiration date. Too bad. I have fully recovered, but will not be going back there. They lost a customer.

I looove this little local studio. After a couple attempts of doing yoga at 24 Hour Fitness & Milpitas Sports Center, I had decided to join a real studio because I need a more soulful and hippy-​ish class, as well as instructors who really understand and address the deep inner workings of the human body and its pranic flow.
The yogis here are of all levels and the instructors are really chill, no one is at all stuck up. Great environment for all learning yogis and if you’re a beginner, they constantly have amazing deals on Groupon/​Living Social.
Pretty well priced, too… a 30 class pass is $ 240, or you can do unlimited for about $ 100 a month.

My sweet husband bought me a 5 class pass for Mother’s Day because my back had been hurting and knows that yoga has helped me with aches and pains in the past.
The studio is nice — very clean and spacious. They offer props — blankets, straps, pillows, and blocks. I’ve only attended their weekend classes because the weekday classes weren’t convenient for me.
I’ve attended the Restorative/​Gentle Yoga with Reshmika Lata for at least 3 classes. She’s a great teacher — gentle voice, nice pace for the class. I did try one of the classes that offered the hot stones (they are not hot at all if you’ve never experienced hot stones). It’s a relaxing class but I think my expectations were quite different. I was hoping for more poses to do. I feel like we spent a little bit too much time in some of the relaxing poses so in the end I felt more stiff.

You will bend in ways like you have never bended before! Do you like balloon animals? Because by the end of your yoga session, you’ll be one of those majestic bicycle balloon shapes (seriously, is there a school that teaches you how to make balloon animals?)
I really enjoy this place because it smells clean! They have incense that makes the whole yoga studio smell amazing (you’d be surprised about people’s hygiene sometimes). I love every class I’ve been to and I have to say that there is ample space, the yoga varies, you can still practice yoga but choose relaxation classes, and the people are incredibly nice.
This week for example, we are learning about Sutras. While we did yoga, our instructor had us look into ourselves and actively think about ways we can improve or ways we can appreciate overlooked things.
I highly approve. The 20 class Groupon was the best choice I’ve made in a long time!

I’ve been to this studio only a handful of times and I remember getting frustrated looking for it. The studio is located on the 2^nd floor in what seems to be in a business type of building.
I remember going to this place when all the cool teachers were still here. Natalie Do and Nadia Shaw. They are great Instructors. I noticed a few of them are no longer teaching here for reasons I don’t know.
First thoughts… The outside of the studio is well kept and clean… (But I’ll get to my opinion of the in studio cleanliness later.) They have a few yoga items for sale such as mats and mat towels. They also have literature mostly written by Thich Nhat Hanh. His books are highly recommended and I’ve enjoyed a few of them. The bathroom is really spacious and the there is water and coconut water for sale as well.
There are two rooms at this studio. I’ve never practiced at the second room directly behind the front desk. I’m not too sure if there is a difference between the two. It could be that one is smaller than the other or one may be a heated room but I’ve always practiced in the bigger room.
I’ve taken Natalie’s class and she was intense. The room isn’t heated to the fullest but I guess you could say comfortably heated. I’m a sweat junkie that loves to sweat during my yoga sessions. The floors they have are just plain hard flooring, not even hardwood flooring or padded flooring.
I disappeared for a year and just recently came back and decided to try a class again. What drew me back was the Groupon deal that they currently have. I purchased 5 classes for $ 19 in Aug 1^st. I was never a member at this studio and always did a drop-​in so when I saw the deal, I had to take advantage of it. I’m glad that day, Azra Wilson was teaching. After reading all the crazy reviews on here about the Groupon nightmares, I certainly hope that i don’t fall victim to it.
Overall, my opinion of the studio is a positive one. It’s clean but my only rant is that they front desk girl could learn some etiquette as far as getting off the phone when she’s helping someone at the front desk. When i came in, she was steady yap-​yapping in Vietnamese to someone on the other end of her cell phone. Business First.Ladies. I wonder if this is the same gal that Sandra L. speaks of in her 1 star review. Another rant is that, I noticed no one, not even the front desk girl, bothered to clean up or at least sweep the studio floor after class was done. That’s yuck in my book. You could be a great studio with great instructions but don’t be lazy to maintain the studio.

I bought a deal on Groupon for 10 classes for $ 35 and I’m pretty darn satisfied with my purchase.
I’m not one to travel too far from home in order to workout and this studio is conveniently located down the street from my house. I’ve taken a few classes so far and I have nothing but positive things to say about their instructors. They are all so very helpful and knowledgeable and I’ve never felt uncomfortable. They offer a variety of classes, have plenty of time slots, and reserving a class online is really easy.
The studio is clean and of a decent size but a little hard to find. If you plan on visiting, they are located on the second floor of the building.

1 star for management of the studio.
4.5 stars for the instructors.
My favorite instructors are Rick and Clifton as they are the more challenging classes.
Beware, Xuan and front desk run this place like a true business. My friend has had a bad experience too. My short story, I paid for 30 days membership and when they closed the studio for 4 days at the last minute, Xuan was rude on the phone and did not want to extend my 4 days. I told her when signing up for 30 days, there were classes posted for all of July and I planned to attend during my shutdown. She was a really rude and a B*** on the phone saying that she’d have to look at my pattern of attendance to see if she’d extend my expiry. Also she said she has to get it approved by her manager. Doesn’t the owner supersede the manager!!! I call bullsh*t.
At my next yoga class, the front desk gal said to her, that it’s makes sense to extend b/​c I paid for 30 days, so I should get 30 days when the place is open and in business. Xuan was then really really nice to me saying she decided to extend my expiry.
On a second note, I attended a Thursday night class after my 30 days had expired. I had told the owner a few days in advance that I’d be attending a drop in session for $ 15 minus the credit on my account. I then came in 30 minutes before my class on Thursday to tell front desk to charge my credit card reflecting my credit on my account. I come out of the class and the gal charged me $ 15.
Why the hell did I even bother telling the owner a few days in advance and the front desk if they are not going to listen to me. I think they are hoping I didn’t notice and they’d make their extra buck by slipping one by me.
I’m trying to work this out with Yoga Spring to reverse the cc charges. Otherwise, I’m opening up a dispute w/​my credit card.
Folks, as I said before, instructors are great, but management sucks. Beware…
Update:
Xuan the owner called me back and apologized and gave me the option of putting credit back on my account or on my cc. Of course I want it on my credit card. I don’t want anything lingering with them. Anyways, she blames the front desk as being a volunteer and didn’t have full computer access. I think even volunteers should be fully trained. Owner also said she doesn’t know how to do credits and that she has to talk to her manager… which is her?!

So after going here for awhile with my Groupon deal I came into class one day and was then asked to talk to the receptionist working that day (they don’t really have a permanent receptionist and it’s always someone different). She informed me that my Groupon deal in fact had expired about a month or so ago and that I kept showing up to class and wasn’t charged for it so now I have to back pay 3 – 4 classes worth (approximately $ 60 I think).
Now, I’m not a cheap ass by any means. If I go do something like this and legitamently love it and am NOTIFIED ahead of time that «oh we’re sorry it’s expired» I“ll just pay since I’m already in the building… why not? HOWEVER, I was consistently going almost once a week or so and had someone check me in EACH TIME for 3 – 4 weeks straight and NO ONE notified me, «oh by the way, your deal expired.» I signed up using their online schedule system and was never given back an error message saying, «oh your deal has expired.» Nothing and no one informed me for 3 – 4 weeks straight… and now they want me to pay up?
I was upset at the customer service. When I told the receptionist nicely as possible that I was never informed and I consistently was going in enough where the instructor obviously knew who I was and even vouched saying, «well…she didn’t know» the only response I got back was, «well…you should’ve known and checked your Groupon expiration.» Well then… my response back was, «I don’t look at my groupon everyday… that paper document was given to YOU and I didn’ tknow it was my responsibility to make sure I had to pay you when I wasn’t informed»
Seeing I was super frustrated and I had enough all I end up saying was, «fine…how much I have to pay NOT including today because I’m upset and rather not be in a yoga studio that ironically stresses me out…» She then stated, that perhaps I can talk to the manager and sort this out since obviously I honestly didn’t know and that I can take the class today. I asked her if that means I’d be charge for the class today then. She said yes… I asked her if the manager was present. She said no.
My last and final response. «Again, I’m upset… just tell me what I need to pay and I’ll go. I want to talk to someone about it but obviously you can’t authorize anything nor can the instructor… and I’m sorry if I sound upset at you I’m mainly upset about the situation and how this can happen when I used the same exact online system as another gym and they never have this problem»
She apologized and suggested that perhaps I don’t have to pay right there and then and that the manager/​owner can contact me about it to talk about it. I gave her my contact info and left…
NOW…it’s been about a good MONTH or so now and NO ONE contacted me. For a place that was wanting me to pay up so immediately while I was there you’d think they’d try to call me and get me to pay AND get me to keep going to their facility. NOPE. Tells you how much they value customers doesn’t it?
What place doesn’t have a manager on site to deal with such things? Not have clear instructions for their employees? Not have a regular receptionist? Doesn’t value good customer relations? Have organized system of sign ups and ADMITS fault in their own system? Apparently this one.
I’m an honest person… I will still pay up if they end up calling me. but for a place that failed to contact me and are so hard to get a hold of (I’ve emailed and called on different occasions) I’m not gonna waste my own time trying to get a hold of them. It’s sad…‘cuz I really do like the instructors here…

I had a similar experience to Michelle Y and Kim D. Apparently this studio’s MO is to not tell you that your Groupon is expired, allow you to come to class anyway, and then charge you for back classes you never knew were unpaid the next time that you come in.
The woman at the front desk told me my Groupon was expired and it would be $ 12 to attend today’s class, and I said fine. Brought out my credit card, and when she returned it to me after class she said she had charged my card $ 20 for back classes. SHADY! I didn’t authorize that!
And the reason I don’t think this is a fluke, but their normal way of doing business, is because the exact same thing happened to someone else in the same class! Except the employee came into the studio, during class, to tell the student he needed to pay up!
I hope my $ 20 was worth this review, Yoga Spring, because that is no way to conduct a legitimate business.

The ownership and management of this studio is atrocious. It does not even deserve a single star. For example, the owner is unwilling to honor Groupons even after she redeems and receives the money from them. In addition, her record keeping of attendance/​classes is shocking. Through her own fault and clerical/​record keeping error, she is constantly trying to collect for back classes which have already been paid for. Today, she tried to collect money again for classes taken 9 months ago which were accounted and paid for at the time! That was enough to make me never want to deal with this business again. She needs to be on top of her business records and avoid burning bridges with customers. The owner has much to improve on in terms of business operations, recording keeping and very importantly, customer service. How unfortunate for her to be in business.

Recently got into Yoga and this place is awesome! My favorite teacher here is Clifton Van Der Bing, an instructor who is as fun as his name is to say. I’m a beginner so I mostly do the Relaxation Yoga (aka– Nap Yoga as my awesome friend Stephanie L. coined), and gentle yoga. If you’re more advance they have plenty of challenging power yoga classes to choose from. Heated rooms and everything. I’m not quite there yet, and I mainly wanna do yoga just to relax, so I’m perfectly content with the gentle and relaxation levels of yoga offered here. There’s even a kids class (super cute to see all the munchkins roll in with their yoga mats). Prices are reasonable and there’s never a parking problem. Would highly recommend to any newcomers to yoga looking for a judgment-​free zone to practice without breaking the bank!

Your therapist always suggests that you should do some relaxation or meditate to try to center yourself– but you never will because you can’t remember or can’t make time. Yoga tricks you into making time because you think it’s exercise and then tosses in some meditation throughout. This is good. Your triceps may be super strong from TRX but if you could still be miserable if don’t work on mindfulness. This place has a nice big clean studio which has a mirrored wall. I like having the mirror so you can see what you’re doing wrong.
I like how there are pretty challenging 7 pm classes every weekday except Friday. Also on weekends I like restorative and gentle yoga classes. I’m there with older ladies and I really don’t care. No judgment ! There are super clean showers and changing rooms if you come straight from work. Lastly I thought that the heated yoga would stink. I could imagine the dirty people sweating and breaking wind loudly in a heated room — gross! But this place does not smell weird at all, sometimes there is even some aromatherapy oil sprayed in your hand during the shavasana; and someone has a small shrine with incense set up in the corner of the waiting area.
The only thing I can think of as being sketchy is that you’re barefoot the whole time (including in the bathroom.) I clean our toilets at home and my husband makes a damn mess (in unexpected places) and I’m always a little weirded out by the bathroom. I wish they had a separate men’s room.
This place definitely challenged some of my preconceived notions about Yoga as being lame and not challenging (and stinky.) Thank you for introducing me to Yoga– you’ve made a believer out of me.

Unfortunately while my love for yoga has grown, my love for this studio has not. Over one year of loyalty to this studio, I’ve spread my wings to fly.
I always have a great practice however, when I AM able to make it into the studio. The biggest reason is that the class times that are offered just don’t work for me anymore. The only 12pm lunchtime classes are Tues/​Thurs and are GENTLE (which is fine but would rather have a better lunchtime workout), or Wednesdays and I need more than one lunchtime class per week.
Still a beautiful studio, the class times and my personal schedule don’t mesh well anymore. But if they were to open more Vinyasa/​Power lunch classes, I’d be back in a heartbeat!

This is the best yoga place in San Jose and in Milpitas. All of teachers are so great and professional. Check it out class on tuesday, forsure, you will love this teacher. Her name is Mesha, she is a wonderful lady with full of love and passion in teaching.

If your new be sure to take advantage of the UNLIMITED $ 30 for 30 days special. The studio really encourages you go to as many classes as you need/​wish during this period. This way you get to experience all the different classes and instructors for yourself and what works and doesn’t work for you!
The instructors I found I liked the best are Sparkle, Barry, Jamie, Gwoeyn. Sparkle and Barry’s classes are a little more advanced but they are both very helpful and great instructors. Sparkle is… well Sparkle she is one of the best instructors I have had. Always coming around to adjust and push you to where you should or can be. Barry is very vocal and hilarious, he keeps it light but is borderline intimidating… hahaha but really he is still great this is just a forewarning on what his style is like. Jamie and Gwoeyn are very easy going and mild mannered and would make any beginners experience really great (Gwoeyn usually only teaches Restorative but soon Kid’s yoga now). I have gone several times to the Vinyasa class with Kathie but somehow I just don’t have as great of an experience with her but this is just personal preference. Her class is just as great as any other class at Yoga Spring Studio. I have never taken any of Abi’s officially scheduled classes but she has subbed for one of the Vinyasa classes I attend regularly and she was great as well. Abi is very similar to Gwoeyn and Jamie in her mild mannered yet enthusiastic attitude. She normally teaches the Gentle Yoga classes which is really great for first timers and I heard her mention that she gets a lot of prenatal students. Also I have never taken Clifton’s classes or the Core Flow class with Lindsay but I have heard great things about their classes and I from my experiences at Yoga Spring Studio I trust that ALL the instructors are great.
The online schedule is extremely convenient and the studio encourages that you pre-​register for classes so it A) makes for an easy check-​in B) they know how much space is available C) if a class is cancelled that you are registered for you will get an email notification
Now the studio itself if great. Space is always clean and of course is a SHOE FREE ZONE so please mind the sign and remove your shoes upon entry. There are props available in both studios to aid you (bolsters, blocks, straps). And some classes use these props specifically during Flow or in Restorative. There are showers available for use and they are always clean. Also there are cubbies available inside both studio’s and outside by the front door to keep shoes and other belongings. I have heard some people worry about things getting stolen but there is always someone either at the desk or the front door is locked and I have never had anything stolen.
*Tip do bring a water bottle and a towel (especially for the more advanced/​heated classes)

I love coming here. This is probably the only Studio I’ve signed up for after my groupon/​livingsocial/​whatever deal expired.
Checkout Clifton’s class every Tuesday at 7pm. His class is physically and mentally challenging, but not so over the top that beginners (like me) can still follow along. He’s a great instructor and he makes yoga so much fun. I love that he always reminds us to breathe in each pose because I tend to forget a lot. haha.
Pros:
CLEAN!!!
Great instructors
Location (very convenient)
Tons of parking
Not in a sketchy area

I’ve been coming here for a while now, and at first I was extremely skeptical about taking yoga. I didnt really take it to consideration as a workout that I would keep doing routinely. But after my experience at Yoga Spring Studios, oh boy, I was hooked!
It is literally a total body workout mentally & physically!
My favorite yoga so far is power yoga with Natalie Do, she is one of the best instructors I’ve ever had!
The décor of this place is so nice, and the studio is clean.
They have showers & a separate men & woman changing room!
Come try yoga spring studios out, you wont be disappointed!