Pacific Cultural Center

for Starters its a loving place people are friendly never have got a Bad welcome
from any one at PCC. all the teachers are excellent PCC is the place in my
opinion if you want quality Yoga Class’s by Knowledgeable Teachers.

Lovely setting for your Karma to embrace your inner Dogma.
Live music with a stretch class can’t be beat, even with a stick.
Being not one ounce politically correct here is well worth the pun.

I’ve heard great things about this place However, I Couldn’t get through a class, chanting in Hindu for over 15 minutes, with what was likely poor pronunciation and bad translations. I like my yoga free of dogma. May not be a bad yoga place but guy at the front was not welcoming and neither was the teacher or the other students. I still need to find a dogma free place in Santa Cruz to do my downward dog. :(

Another heaven on earth. There are so many dance, yoga and fun classes here.

The PCC is an amazing space where I love to take yoga classes with Aruna Peters and Jessica Zovar. Both of these ladies challenge me in a very loving, nurturing way as my yoga instructors and I have developed a sweet friendship with both of them. Delana is also a great instructor, and so is Eric. The space is amazing. The instructors are amazing. It’s a great spot to heal and grow!

Wonderful yoga in Santa Cruz happens here.
PCC offers a variety of yoga classes to meet your individual needs. They even offer yoga classes for people with physical disabilities. How wonderful is that? I have taken the yin/​yang yoga, beginner yoga on Wednesday evenings, and intermediate yoga on Thursday mornings.
Lisa is my absolute favorite yoga teacher in the bay area. She is AMAZING. She has a very kind and soothing presence! I come here feeling tense or stressed and I am guaranteed to come out feeling relaxed and at peace. She remembers everyone’s name and gives every person in the class individual attention. I love when she comes around to adjust my pose. Lisa is also a certified massage therapist and adjusting your pose involves a light massage. She always manages to find some pressure points around the tight areas in my pose. Check out her website
Anyway, I have only one experience with another instructor, so my experience is primarily based on classes with Lisa, which I highly recommend. Also, PCC offers special workshops. I have been to one of the workshops, yin yoga, and it was a great experience.
I highly recommend PCC — warm, friendly, and professional. A must!

this is the only place in santa cruz i will go to for yoga. the teachers are very helpful and check in with you constantly to make sure everything is correct. if you have any injuries check out their adaptive and restorative classes. the gentle ones are great too!

This is as good as it gets for yoga in Santa Cruz! The environment is wonderful for practicing, so relaxing, and the teachers incorporate meditation in their practice. Kelly Blazer teaches on Sundays and her class is wonderful. Pratiba teaches a great meditation class, and LISA on Wednesdays is also good. Not crowded, clean rooms, highly trained, traditional ashtanga teachers. No extra charge for props/​mats/​etc. really reasonably priced, and a wonderful garden in the front of the building. Breathe!!!

Lovely, lovely place to do yoga. Classes are not too crowded. Downstairs yoga space is HUGE open gym, wooden floors, very quiet. Upstairs is cozy, carpeted, very sweet. I have taken classes with probably 10 different teachers here and have literally not had a single one I didn’t enjoy. Some integrate breathing techniques/​meditation into the practice more than at many other studios. Lisa’s classes are very physical and fun.

Every day Yoga classes at this center are taught by highly trained and devoted teachers. The classes range from advanced to adapted for special needs, prenatal and restorative. You can do an unlimited month pass for only $ 80.00 a month (an incredible deal.) Other discount passes are available, otherwise it is $ 12.00 drop in. There are classes every day. On Thursday’s at 8: am Baba Hari Das who is the main teacher from India, comes into town and presides over a class on the BhagavaGita, it is taught in the traditional Sanskrit then translated and interpreted with discussion, questions and answers with Babaji. This is followed by delicious traditional Indian meal.
The Gita class is free of charge and the meal is a minimal donation.

The Ashtanga Yoga Center at PCC is great (except for the fact that they raised their prices). I used to go all the time, all of the instructors do a great job of making sure you are doing exactly what you are supposed to be. Definitely check out a class with Lisa!

This is a mixed use facility where the Ashtanga Yoga Center resides. Very large room with mixed ability yoga group. There are some good instructors, I especially like Kelly Blaser who teached a flow type class. Website: