YogaWorks Laguna Beach

They would not accept the week trial coupon (saying they should «not be on the website»). I travel a lot throughout So Cal, so signed up for a month to see how it goes. I was surprised at how run down the rooms here were, given it’s location and advertising descriptions (ocean views are also much exaggerated). The Hatha class was fine, not great not terrible.

The instructors are what make the place. Tracy Bauer has the most amazing sculpt and pilates classes and TIm’s power yoga is better than any class I’ve ever taken.
The instructors are what keep the place full! The place could be kept cleaner and they certainly could use more space. But the quality of these instructors is beyond great!

Love this studio! Its centrally located if you live in Laguna Beach and has a number of great instructors. There are many classes are all different skill levels throughout the day and evening. I am a fan of the chain in general, but I love the instrutors and convienence of this location.

I love this location! The ocean is right across the street it’s great when you get of class all Zened out. Staff was really friendly and helpful! They helped me pick out classes to take. lots of different options. The couple classes I’ve taken have all been really great. Good friendly teachers. Make you feel really welcomed and comfortable in their classes.

Use be to a nice Yoga studio years ago. Now it’s like 24 hour fitness of the yoga community. Employees smell of the pressure to increase profit for the company. It’s uncomfortable and I can’t support this. Ruins zen.

I was really disappointed in this location. My friend and I stopped by to take a class with the one week «free» coupon. They took both coupons no problem and told us to go ahead into class. We had about 5 minutes before it started, so my friend bought a T-​shirt while we waited for the room to empty out.
The class was great. Then we came out and the front desk women rudely told us that unless we had local ID we had to pay for the class we just took — because the pass was only for locals. I explained my parents lived here but we did not. They gave us a we’ve-heard-that-before look, explaining with disdain «unless you have an ID with a local address, you need to pay $ 20.»
All the good adrenaline from class immediately dissipated.
Nevermind that these two women had plenty of time to tell us this BEFORE we took the class and were forced to pay.
Nevermind that my friend bought a retail item from them.
Nevermind this is a yoga studio that preaches inner calm and peace and good things.
Was once a yogaworks fan but am not anymore because of the way they treated us.

Great Studio! The staff and the manager are super nice. This was my first class, I carpooled with my husband and I forgot my mat in the car, so rather than making him come back, they let me borrow a mat for free (usually $ 2) which I thought was incredibly nice!
The class I went to was a Friday Vinyasa class at 9am with Cathy. Cathy is amazing, she is very relaxing and calm, but sometimes very funny. When we are holding a pose for a while she just starts talking about a funny story or something. I’ve used to practice yoga a few years ago, but its been a while so I was a little nervous about an hour and 25 minute Vinyasa class. Cathy was awesome and I stayed strong through the whole class, I give Cathy credit for being an awesome teacher.

I have been going to Yoga Works for years, mostly in LA on Larchmont and enjoyed a few years there taking classes with Kim Fisch.
The YW in Laguna Beach is another good studio with an exceptional teacher named Renée. The studio itself is clean, airy, great that there is 2 changing rooms and herbal tea brewing!
I really have enjoyed Renée’s classes as she is a compassionate, consistent, creative and skilled yoga asana instructor. Just fabulous!
Thank you for providing such a great service to the community!

This place rules. and the instructors are first-​class. If youre looking for the best teachers at YWOC you can find them all here at this location. If you are an alignment/​discipline junkie like me, take Bobs, Isabella, or Elizabeths Iyengar. You will start moving more from your center after your first class. I love love love Yin/​Yang with Suzie. And Therapeutics with Savita. Save your money on that soft tissue MRI and get to yoga instead! If you want to sweat, see Vinyasa. If you want arms and abs, see Sculpt. If you want to pass out dead on your mat, go to any Pilates class! YWLB youre my #1
o and the front desk is so nice, engaging, and accommodating I can’t believe my eyes and ears sometime :)

Classes have become so crowded that I was unable to attend today. For $ 95, YogaWorks should treat its clientele with more respect. Bad karma at a minimum. I’m not only disappointed, but surprised at the lack of service and problem-​solving.

Overview: My first class was Vinyasa Flow ²⁄₃ with TIm. I though he was a great instructor who challenged his class and kept it fun with witty dialogue. The yogi crowd was friendly, the energy was pure, and I was happy that I powered through the 1 ½ hour sesh. I’ll definitely be going back!
Highlights: Challenging Work Out, Clean Facility, Efficient check-​in, Friendly staff
Tips: Get there early! People start lining up outside the class and the rooms fill up quickly. Be dressed and ready to go because they do not have a locker room.

Bob Metzler teaches Iyengar & knows more about alignment than anyone I know. L.B. Iddings teaches a great restorative class. It is like a day at the spa. Tracy Bauer is an incredible Pilates teacher.

Great variety of teachers and classes and styles for the beginer to advanced. I adore them and even with the kind education worker discount it is a bit out of my price range. But still a great spot especially when a kind fornd gives youa gift certificate. Warning, you must be healthy and good looking to come here, the healthy can outweigh the good looking if your lucky, but be sure to get a pedicure before you come!

A great variety of classes and instruction to choose from. Very clean and health-​focussed. Good «mana» here. Everyone is helpful, friendly and efficient.
I have a couple of their DVDs for home use so was excited to engage in some of the classes here. Tried some things today that felt good! Such bright, positive energy here.
I wish they had more locations that I could visit.
NAMASTE.

Great studio and array of classes. My kids have even taken classes here and love Sabine especially. I highly recommend Yoga Works and recommend yoga frequently to my patients~

Bob brought his grandfather’s Oscar to our class on the morning of the 2012 Academy Awards. Need I say more!!?

I like the friendly staff. So nice to put you in a good mood before and after class.
It’s not small for a Laguna beach studio (like others have said, or compared to say the Bikram place). The whole place is actually quite nice, new looking and very clean.
I love the herbal teas they have. Perfect thing to drink after class.
About the classes, that’s up to you. You may not love all the classes. But you should find some that you do. There is a good variety of styles and many instructors. If you didn’t like one style or one instructor, it doesn’t reflect on another.
Personally, I like to rotate my practice so I don’t get used to anything and I’ve liked them all. Some a lot more than others, but that’s a matter of personal style and taste IMO. You have to try it to figure that out.

I’m supportive of businesses that promote health and well-​being. YogaWorks is focused on health, which I love.
I’ve taken great classes and I’ve taken so-​so classes. The bathrooms are clean and there is plenty of parking.
The studio entry and hallways are really small and it gets crowded between classes. I almost got stepped on trying to grab my shoes leaving.
I took a Pilates class and generally enjoyed it, but there was a lot of instruction/​talk and not a lot of practical correction for movements /​assistance with deep stretching.
The crowd is older (40s-​50s) and it appeared everyone knows each other, which is generally nice but can be distrubing when you’re trying to relax and clear your mind.
Overall there aren’t many choices in South Laguna, but I do like YogaWorks.

Bob Metzler is the guy. If you want to ditch the chiropractor, tone your body, and have fun doing it, take his classes. If you’re looking for burning incense, lit candles, and a nice little poem at the end… keep looking. This is focused, at times intense, well explained yoga.
I started with Bob a year and a half ago as a beginner, and he has really helped me to improve both physically and mentally (an unexpected bonus) .
The studio is nice and clean, and the students and the staff couldn’t be better. Yoga works.

Although the studio is relatively small and the classes fill up quickly and can be quite over-​crowded, I really like coming here, and I wouldn’t trade it for anywhere else!
The check-​in is efficient and timely, the people behind the desk are friendly and helpful, parking is plentiful, and the studio is pretty clean. I wish that they would expand to the nearby office space, but then I worry that YogaWorks might get too big of a head and start slipping.
The schedule is decent– Yoga with LB is always a plus and us students are always hugging her after her amazing guided practice. Namaste.