Moksha Yoga

This is a great studio if you do not want to be challenged or grow in your practice but want something basic. If you do not want a traditional practice but rather a stretch/​gym feel this is the studio for you! The music is pop or mainstream. The classes are all the same, they go through the same poses without any new variety. You can predict what is coming next. Your body gets used to the same sequence and does not change. I understand if it was bikram yoga but it is not. Even the more advance classes are not challenging or exciting after a month.

This is a nice big space, conveniently located but has a couple of issues with the way they run the place. If you catch a good yoga class here, it will be amazing. It will be one of the best classes you take– great workout, good sweat on and you’ll leave with a smile on your face with a new appreciation for life! However, more recently there’s been some issues with how its run that affecting their classes. A few posters have mentioned that they weren’t charged the correct price with their intro month– they have such a high turnover of staff (both volunteers and instructors) and it seems like they aren’t being clear with their staff policies on prices, etc. I went here for a number of years and saw the front desk staff not being consistent on their policies. New instructors show up every few months and they have a hard time keeping their more experienced ones around. After a few years of coming here, I saw all of my favourite instructors leave and replaced by brand new, inexperienced ones. Even the amazing owners (Lena and Heather), whose classes I absolutely LOVE, don’t really teach here much anymore. Kudos to them on being able to have their business run itself, but you need those top instructors to keep people coming back. I always gave the new instructors a chance and definitely developed new favourites over the years, but alas they would always leave. Some of the newer instructors tend to teach doing the exact moksha sequence, no music and no interesting bits of wisdom or insight thrown in. It wouldn’t be much different from watching a youtube video at home. For me, a great yoga class is often about having an instructor that really helps your practice.
If you see one of the better instructors show up on the schedule, book it right away. Those classes fill up fast. Unfortunately, MYV lets in way too many people into the room for crowded classes (i think its like 55 or 60) and its pretty hard to do all the poses properly when its that tight, er, especially in a hot room. Your mat will be 0.5 to 1 inch away from your neighbours on all sides. It would be great if they brought the max number down a bit for the really crowded classes. All in all, this is an okay studio– but your experience could be pretty hit or miss depending on who is at the front desk and who is teaching.

This yoga studio is absolutely incredible.
A sense of community and respect is so unspoken and established there… so clean… so graceful… smells So good in there.
I moved away from this city and miss it alllll the time. Ive been to so manny other studios but none have my heart like this one.
Cork flooring, solar panels… huge windows. tons of space. Just such a beautiful layout. I adore this studio, it is my favorite of all time.
Thank you to the ladies who started this place.
xox

Although I don’t go as much as I should/​would like to, this place is amazing and is my favourite place to practice yoga! The atmosphere is very friendly and welcoming. It is suitable for everyone from beginner to super good, any age, and just about any fitness level, you just need to swallow your pride and take a break if you need to. Everyone should try this at least once in their lives because you will probably like it more than you thought you could!
I admit I find it kind of really pricey but it is worth it. They do have a few classes (ex: karma class) where you can pay less, so look into it.
If you don’t know what hot yoga is, it’s yoga in a hot room, yes you get really sweaty but that’s part of what in the end makes you feel so good and so does everyone else!