Yoga On The Labyrinth

Absolutely amazing experience! There couldn’t be a better setting in SF to enjoy a great yoga practice. It is a donation based class ($ 10-​$ 20 is recommended and hopefully everyone gives!). I arrived 15 minutes early and I could barely find a space, so next time I will get there much earlier to get a prime location. The instructor was great and could be heard throughout the sanctuary with clear instructions of how to move through your practice. We had a pianist playing and it truly made this experience a one-​of-​a-​kind. This is not something I will easily forget!

Such a stunning and uplifting space to be and practice yoga.
Highly recommended, get there early, bring a donation, enjoy!

My first time at Yoga on the Labyrinth was such a beautiful, magical experience! No complaints about getting to practice yoga in a gorgeous cathedral with soothing live music in the background.
As expected, the cathedral gets fairly packed so you will want to arrive as early as possible to grab a good spot. I came around 5:45pm and had to go to the very back. There are assistants that walk around the room, although I wasn’t personally adjusted. The practice itself is more hatha in style (holding poses for a few breaths) but there are some more advanced poses (dolphin, forearm, and wheel, for example) thrown in if you’d like it to be more physically challenging.
I absolutely loved the end of class when we relaxed in resting pose and listened to the singer’s voice vibrating all over the cathedral walls.
Suggested donation is $ 10 – 20.

The live music and acoustics in the cathedral made the entire yoga experience amazing. There is one person leading the practice, musicians, and yoga instructors to help you in your poses (they ask your permission to help you before the practice).
They provide mats and any yoga donations go to the Grace Cathedral. I’d recommend going 30 mins to an hour early to get a spot near the center and not behind a pillar. Great time to stretch and meditate in a beautiful cathedral before starting your practice.

This place an amazing! I will come here every Tuesday! I love people over there, I love teacher and vibes in the Cathedral it is truly amazing environment! Worth to come and try an least once an I promise you that you will come over again and again! Peace!

Live music. Gorgeous venue. A ton of people radiating with positive vibes. Perfect combo. Make sure to get there early to get a good spot, I’d recommend arriving by 5:45 at the latest!

Such a beautiful experience.
The live music was soo good and perfect with the yoga!
I hadn’t done yoga much and this class was easy enough for me.
I was able to get a mat as I arrived 30 minutes early.
Different type of people went, which was nice!
I can’t wait to go again — it’s truly unique and peaceful.

Amazing!
Wether you are into yoga or not, this is an amazing experience.
The cathedral is just beautiful, the soft/​blue light comes from the stained glass windows, as the yoginis lay their multicolored mats on the floor, and the live music fills the air.
It is just a beautiful experience and I really recommend it.
PS: bring something warm, cause it gets chilly!

Neat experience. I grew up in the Bay Area and have lived in SF, but I only recently heard about this. As other reviews mention, come here early. I came around 5:30pm, and the center atrium was already full.
Experience
— A priest will give a brief message. Yogi Darren Main will read a quote. Cue singing and music. Then onward with the practice. This is more hatha yoga– slow stretching with lots of downward dogs and warrior poses. Darren provides different levels of difficulty (bridge wheel, push ups, etc.), and there are assistants that walk around to help. During the end of the practice, you’re in savasana (corpse pose/​laying down on your back) for about 10 minutes. Then finish that up with about 2 minutes of «OM”-ing. OMMMMMMM. Darren says some final words and then you’re done around 7:30pm.
Come here for the experience, not necessarily for a killer yoga workout. I’m not a huge yogini, but I’m always open to try new things. And this was a cool experience.

When I first moved to Nob Hill, my friends mentioned that we should try yoga at the Cathedral. It has been almost 7 months, and I finally gave it a go! Yoga starts at 6.15PM on Tuesdays. I raced home right after work to change and grab my gear, then I climbed the Jones mountain to get to California (that itself, was a work out). Luckily my friend was able to get there early and save us a spot, I highly recommend arriving EARLY! I arrived at 6PM and it was extremely full, there were zero spots. I felt bad for those who came late, they had to circle the area quite a bit.
It is absolutely surreal that you are doing Yoga inside the beautiful, Grace Cathedral. Do not forget to take that in. We started at around 6.20PM, people were still walking in at this point. The Yoga instructor (Also, the pastor) was amazing, I could not see him but he described the positions very well. It is very basic yoga but he gives you options to take it to another level.
Don’t forget to bring donations :)

Such a wonderfully positive event!
I admit I was a little nervous coming for the first time, but after going through the experience I will definitely be back again. The instructor is easy to follow for all levels of practice, and everyone is very kind and respectful.

This was an incredibly peaceful, moving, and even spiritual experience (though I personally am not too into theism these days). I happened to come by for the first time on a day that was dedicated to supporting women who have experienced violence, which was also a personally emotional experience for me.
The church is beautiful — gothic interior, and very well kept. I didn’t have a chance to check out its other parts, but there seems to be a gift shop and a Peets downstairs, so it must be quite the hot destination. ;)
I’m accustomed to yoga classes that feature everyone dripping buckets of sweat, but this practice was more thoughtful, inward, and steady. Not too challenging, save one or two poses. The live music was also gorgeous. The experience ends with several collective oms (I stealthily harmonized during them).
Definitely looking forward to going again.

Amazing ambiance, especially with the streamers above. Unfortunately today was the last day with streamers for Yoga on the Labyrinth — they come down on Friday/​Saturday. With that said, definitely worth checking out but be sure to come in at least 25−30min in advance if you want a decent spot otherwise you will be in the back, side room or in the aisles. There are usually mats for rent for $ 1 but they run out quickly (again come early if you need one).

Yes, get there early as everyone says — bring your own mat, a little water and a money donation! This type of yoga is more restorative and spiritual, and listening to the various musicians is a highlight as the acoustics and ambiance of Grace Cathedral are simply lovely. Try it and experience it, and you will become a regular like the rest of us!

Great class. There’s was even an author sharing snacks from his new book Afro-​vegan following class. Definitely get here early for a good spot or you’ll be down the hall and can’t see anything.
There were 3 other teachers coming around to make adjustments during class. Definitely a beginner level class. A little slow if you’ve been doing yoga for a while but they do allow time for inversions at the end.

Yoga in a cathedral — must experience at least once in your life. The wave of vibrations as our harmonious «ohm» resonated within the walls of Grace Cathedral was arresting.
Bring your own mat. Donation-​based class. It can get chilly — bring a jacket/​towel/​blanket for savasana.

Yesterday was my first time trying Yoga on the Labyrinth and I loved it. The inside of Grace Cathedral is beautiful and very calming. Because of the acoustics in the building, the collective ‘Om’ at the beginning was absolutely amazing. The live music was a nice accompaniment, although the experience would have still have been incredible in silence.
There are donation boxes at both main entrances to the cathedral. The suggested donation is $ 10 – 20 but no one pressured us to donate, which was nice.
The actual yoga routine was really relaxing and easy to follow if you’ve done some yoga before. There are volunteers who walk around to help anyone that is having trouble with a pose or has questions. If you’ve never done yoga before, you’ll definitely have to watch what other people are doing because the guy that taught yesterday didn’t give very detailed instructions. It was my boyfriend’s first time trying any sort of yoga and he had trouble following along. Because of that, he didn’t enjoy his experience as much.
If I didn’t live in the East Bay, I would try to come every week. I highly highly recommend this event to everyone. Even if you’re not interested in yoga, you should still give it a chance. The event starts at 6:15pm but I suggest arriving at 6:00pm. If you’re going with big group, it’s best to arrive even earlier than that.

As if I needed more reasons to #LoveSF.
It’s yoga, inside the chapel of a cathedral, with tranquil music and humming in the background. For a first-​timer to yoga (We literally were ripping the plastic off our mats at 6:28pm), this was a perfect no-​pressure class to enjoy the stretches and mediation.
Yes it gets filled up early so we were all the way in the back but it worked out perfectly for us beginners who didn’t want the pressure of the hardcore yogis up front. There were some experts around us but it wasn’t one-​upmanship competitive. We never saw Darren Main who leads the class but his instructions were super clear and in plain english. He made it easy for beginners to follow along while providing opportunities for more advanced yogis to, well do their thing. Volunteers were frequently walking around to provide pointers. Apparently I need to relax my neck more. No seriously even at the end when you’re lying down straight on the mat to meditate, I had someone telling me to relax more.
I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect first yoga class. This being the final week of the gorgeous ribbon installation was just a bonus. I believe I will make this a regular thing to complement my training runs. The stretching and strengthening is totally worth the suggested donation. Yoga On The Labyrinth — yet one more reason to #LoveSF.

LOVE this event and what they are doing for the community.
However, here are a few pointers if you are new (or refreshers for some of you locals):
1) PLEASE SHOW UP EARLY and don’t even try to come if you are late. Yoga starts at 6:30, however by 6:15 it is filled up. DON’T be the person that is forcing the early comers to be squished up against the wall or even others. I had a 6ft guy with no mat try to squeeze himself in front of me in a 4ft space. I got kicked in the head. No joke.
2) DONATE! These people put a lot of effort to put this event together and create such a wonderful place. Please do what you can to support them.

So beautiful, inside and out.
Yoga gets PACKED, but it is well worth it. Something about being inside Grace Cathedral makes you tranquil, and makes the many other yogi’s friendly and understanding that you are sitting right next to them and are probably going to touch them at some point.
The yoga teacher on the night my roommate and I went was a man and he sounded very calm and steady. Okay, this is not abnormal for most yoga classes, but I once took a class where the instructor was belting out for us to «pawk thuh caw» (park the car, loudly, and with a thick Boston accent) while doing Utkatasana (chair pose). There is live music, a woman was singing, not really words, more of just sounds but it was relaxing.
Going to this class helped reawaken my love of yoga and I have been practicing on my own more often since going. I suggest getting there early, bring your own mat + donation (not required, but suggested) and something warm for when you’re in corpse pose, the church is giant and chilly. I went with a friend, but there are plenty of nice people to chat with if you find yourself alone and in need of some re-​centering.