Live Love Flow

I have taken a few yoga classes at the Live Love Flow on Cap Hill. I love the studio space. They have two showers and two separate restrooms. There is an area to store your belongings. I don’t ever have to worry about registering online. I have taken classes with Danica and she always has a great presence when leading class. She helps you focus and pushes you if that’s what you need. I like that she checks in with the class to see what time of flow we are looking for. She also teaches great yin yoga and sometimes it’s great to be lead through more mindful stretches. I love the hands on assistance and I have also taken classes with Datza who is a great teacher. She has a strong energy and a sense for what students need. I like that she has a good variety of flows she runs through. I always feel like I get a good warm up and a challenge in class.
I like that they have mid morning classes. Teachers and front desk staff is nice. Mat rentals are available and it is never overly crowded in the yoga classes.

I took their 45 minute spin class for the first time. It’s similar to Fly Wheel as the lights are turned off and it’s high intensity and relatively short for a workout with loud/​fun music.
CONS:
–Street parking and you have to pay
PROS:
–Danielle was the instructor and she was great
–Quick and efficient workout
–Go at your pace — instructor suggests a range for RPM’s, etc.
**I will likely try this class again.

I love this studio! Haven’t tried the cycling yet but absolutely love the yoga instructors. This place is awesome especially if you are a beginner (like myself). The instructors are very supportive and it really is just good energy all around.

I used to go here and loved it. Of course, hitting the new years resolution circuit I went back and realized the studio has gone down hill so much since it changed owners. The front desk people were rude and snobby, and the teacher of the class was totally uninspiring. Whats worse is the spin class started just after a hot yoga class had let out and it literally smelled like you were breathing in a suffocating of amount of sweaty stale air. So gross, stick to a real spin studio– I will not be going back.

I am going to start this review with the positive, because there is a lot to like about Live Love Flow. The front desk staff are lovely, welcoming and professional. The instructors are top notch. The spin class (however unbearably loud, pounding music; I stuck my fingers in my ear) combined with yoga is a unique experience. There is always a parking spot on the street and it is free, which anyone who lives in the city will know that free abundant parking is a rare luxury. Now I will share my experience with sustaining wrist and shoulder strain and how this studio deals with people. I had a monthly membership going, and I called and left a message halfway through the month that I needed to suspend my membership per their guidelines due to injury. I did not receive a call back. Five days later, I made my way down to the studio to talk to them in person and the lovely person behind the desk wrote a message for the manager. I did not hear back, but my account online was put on hold three days later with a $ 10 charge to do so. Three months later, I noticed two monthly payments had been auto-​charged to my credit card. I called the studio, and luckily reached a real person, who credited my account back. She asked when I would be back and I said I didn’t know as my injuries were worse than initially thought. Fast forward 6 months, when I am ready to return, but with constraints. I can’t do yoga enough to have a monthly membership, but darn it, I requested a suspension half-​way through the month and two weeks of not being able to do yoga cost me $ 70. So I contacted the studio and asked if I could have a couple of gentle yoga classes to make up the loss (offered once a week) and see how I was doing. Suspension to me does not mean «lost time» so I figured it was a fairly reasonable request. Thus ensued a drawn out email discussion with «Management» who would not reveal a name behind the «Management» signature, even after I asked. Whoever was on the other end was not interested in this proposal, and cited the refund of the unauthorized charges to my credit card as their goodwill effort, and suggested I buy a monthly membership to their other studio, which specializes in gentle flow yoga. I let «Management» know I am not interested in their other studio, or doing business with them in the future and I believed hiding behind a title was a bad business practice. Then I received an alert that they had added me to their Google+ circle!
To summarize, I hope you can learn from my experience. While monthly memberships to any studio offer significant savings, be aware of restrictions, expiration dates, and how auto-​pay works even when there is a ‘suspended” membership. And keep an eye on unauthorized charges! There are SO many studios and options available, there is no reason to continue with a studio that treats people poorly.

I am a member of Class Plass was the only one signed up for Vinyasa today at 9:45am, taught by Dawn Jansen. Unlike other studios that cancel if there is only one person signed up for the class (Yoga Bliss), Live Love Flow continued with class anyway! Dawn asked me what I would like to work on and I said headstands. Its like the only thing I cannot do. I basically got a private lesson on headstands, handstands, alignment. Dawn was amazing, she was a great teacher and so friendly. I was worried that it would feel awkward being the only one in class, but the hour flew by, I got a great class, and felt inspired. Take class with Dawn!

Went to my first spin class last night and thought it was great! Ben was the teacher and he had great energy. I really liked the fact that he walked around and made sure everyone had the right positioning on the bike and gave great instructions on form. I’ve been to so many spin classes where once the class starts everyone is on their own so I really appreciated the effort by the teacher. The space is small but clean and nice. Parking was a teeny bit of a pain at 5:30 but not horrible. I’ll definitely be back!

This is a great cycle/​yoga studio located in the Central district with very easy parking, even though it is on the south side of Capitol Hill. They periodically have great specials and are available through Class Pass.
I have taken several of the spin classes, and every instructor I’ve had has been great, with a unique style. I particularly enjoy the Tempo classes, which are designed to go with the music and create an awesome sense of community in the room because everyone is riding in sync together. This sense of community is apparent as a lot of the riders seem to know each other well and encourage each other. This friendly environment is a nice change of pace from other cycle studios and makes it very accessible, even for beginner riders.
Highly recommend!

Love, love, love this place!
I like yoga and I like spin. But what I LOVE is yoga and spin in one class. Thanks to Cycle + Flow, I can get both done in a 75 min class. I love that I get a good cardio workout and getting the much needed stretching after a spin class (hello tight hips!).
Another class I highly recommend are their cycle tempo classes. They’re a lot of fun and it does challenge you on your balance and rhythm when you have to move to the music. I wish there were more offered since most of the time it does clash with my work schedule.
Bonus: They have showers!

Don’t go here.
This place lacks any respect for ANYONE and will do anything it can for an extra buck. It’s even more disturbing to see that other Unilocalers are complaining of unauthorized credit card charges. They have ZERO respect for the students who are studying next door, blasting heavy bass from 5 AM to late at night. Just tonight, I stopped by to ask the management to keep the bass to a minimum due to finals week and had a door slammed in my face saying that they were «too busy practicing» to lower the volume at NINE at night. Even more disturbing, their special offers are enshrouded in trickery; earlier this year, I signed up for the «unlimited classes for two weeks for 25 dollars» deal. Sounds great, right? Just kidding, I was only able to attend one cycling class because all the other classes were booked for the next month.
This place is just plain awful. There are so many fitness places that are more deserving of your business than here.

This is the first studio I decided to get membership from. I used to take a class or two from many others but this one has the variety of classes I like. Cycling is a must try.

LLF offers great classes and have the most knowledgeable teachers one yoga studio could offer. There are plenty of other yoga studios in my vicinity but, if you ask me in a heartbeat I would chose LLF; mainly for their friendly staff, quality of teaching and of course, the studio that is simply amazing!

It was a great studio for me for the last 3 years, beginning as a student in my last year at Seattle U, but I moved away from the area 6 months ago and solely kept my membership at LLF for the teachers. With the recent ownership changes all of the teachers (LLF originals) that I’ve grown to love have moved on and the customer service has decreased. Additionally, since the prices were increased with the new ownership, I can no longer really afford to pay for classes with teachers that I’m not entirely fond of.
The facility itself is great, there are showers, and it is always clean. It is also in a great location for students, although the pricing is not ideal.

I love LLF! Clean, great teachers, lots of classes to choose from. You should try the cycle classes. Yoga helped me feel better, sleep, lose weight give it a try!!!

I originally wrote this updated honest review and gave them 2 stars. If you read other recent reviews since the ownership change, you’ll find other customers reflecting similar sentiments:
«They used to be owned by a very thoughtful and talented yogi, and it was a pleasure to practice there. The new owner barely teaches yoga, has hired a lot of novice people and seems to have a very strong focus on nickel diming people that visit the studio. No longer a fan.»
I just got a belligerent and basically incoherent email from the owner Indira talking about trashing people and world peace… dafuq??? Alrighty then. More yoga, less nickel & diming. More yoga, less harassment. More yoga, get off the email & Unilocal with your negative harassing emails… much?

This studio used to be amazing. Under new ownership since January, the quality is gone. Most of the instructors have left. The prices went up. Best of all, they are running unauthorized credit card charges!
I don’t know if they’re cleaning up the bookkeeping or what, but I was just shaken down for 3 random months worth of dues… from dates spanning between 7 – 16 months ago.
Do not trust these people with your billing info!

This used to be one of my very favorite Seattle studios (before the ownership changed in January). The studio is still a beautiful space and in a relatively convenient location. However, I was told several times during the ownership transition that the teachers would mostly be the same as before. (I used to be consistently impressed with how great the teachers were). Unfortunately, the teaching isn’t nearly the same high quality as before.
To top it off, the prices went up so much that I could no longer afford the monthly rates. I have been attending occasionally through FitMob during the past couple months — trying to find some good classes. I have seen a huge drop in attendance.
The most recent class I went to was boring/​uninspiring. Pros: I sweat a bit (mainly because of the heated studio) and the music wasn’t annoying (also not inspiring). Cons: poor sequencing (way too much time spent warming up), not much flow at all, pacing was consistently behind the students (long pauses after asanas which breaks up the flow), teacher gave lots of verbal crutches and no empowerment (e.g. Lots of recommendations on how to make an easy class easier and none on how to make it more challenging), did not speak to the students in the room (and what they were doing at that moment — I saw lots of poor form among students), fake demos (e.g. Pretending to demo a pose, but then not actually committing), and incorrect breathing instructions (in all my years of practicing, I have never heard a teacher say to consistently breathe out through the mouth).
I have only been to one spin class since January and it was pretty decent (I got a workout).
Bottom line: prices went up (a lot); teaching quality went way down.

Super excited that this studio got added back on Fitmob. I tried my first cycling class today at 6a! It was tough, it burned, and I was dripping sweat.
Check in was easy. You just log your name on the list. It was a light class with about 9 people. The room was dim which was good cos I had my ‘I woke up like this’ face. I chose a bike in the back. Instructor helped me adjust my seat. He was energetic and gave us some breaks after several bursts of speed and power. A break really isn’t a break though, because you’re still cycling at a lower gear. Overall, it was quite fun and I can see myself coming back again.

Pros:
–Love how they have cycling, yoga, AND cycling (for 45 minutes) + yoga (30 minutes)
–Cheapest yoga studio I’ve come across in Seattle ($ 90 for students)
–Lots of classes offered
–For Cap Hill, parking is actually really easy! Lots of parking down 12^th Ave and Columbia. Almost never had trouble getting a spot.
–Teachers are super nice and friendly (shout out to Ara. Not only was she super friendly, but her classes were also awesome.)
Cons:
–I’ve said this about Core Power Yoga studios, and I think they do a little better here at LLF, but some of the teachers have routine sequences and poses. Some of the classes can lack innovation. In my two months there, I’d say that while I maintained my practice, I advanced only a little.

Great teachers. Great space. Clean and very professional.
Fans keep the warm air flowing creating a nice breeze too.
Showers available for midday classes when you gotta get back to work.