CorePower Yoga

I’m so tired of having to deal with core power yoga. Honestly, they should be paying me for wasting my time at this point. I wish I could give them zero stars. My mother keeps getting the wrong information from different employees. Clearly they don’t train their employees thoroughly. Worst yet, they blame you, the customer. She asked at the studio to cancel, they said no, you have to email us to cancel. First, that’s wrong, you have to call. So we call. First they try to talk us out of it, but ultimately, they never cancelled. She was going through health issues and didn’t notice they were still charging. When she noticed, I called again. They claim we never cancelled but since they see she stopped going, they agree to give us a credit. Oh goodie, a credit for a studio we no longer want to attend. Well then they charged us again! So I had to call them again and they admit it was done incorrectly and they’ll refund the money. Yet, after all these screw ups, they still insist we never cancelled before. This company is a hot mess. Save yourself the head ache and find yourself a better organized studio with more reputable practices.

CPY Tustin is great! I like that they offer evening C1 classes during the week. CorePower will really make you sweat with their heated classes, and I always feel relaxed after class. I will definitely be returning to CorePower Yoga.

I’ve gone to almost all the CPY locations in Orange County and this location is by far, my favorite.
Here are a couple of things about CPY locations in general. All locations are consistent in terms of the cleanliness, layout of the studio, and class structure. I have found that the instructors are all consistently solid instructors who know what they’re doing and are passionate about teaching yoga.
The Tustin location has super friendly and caring staff who truly are looking to push you and your yoga practice to the next level. They care about the individual’s well being first and foremost. They all are truly inspirational and are looking to bring out the best in each individual. Love them!!!
Some of my favorite instructors are Maggie (detailed cues and adjustments with super flow), Stacy (grounding and inspirational), David (energetic and kray kray flow-​love it), Vinny (another kray kray enthusiastic instructor with fantastic adjustments and flow), Kevin (amazing cues and very patient/​caring), Katynna (lovely flows and super alignment focus) and Meghann (inspirational and one of the best cues ever-​she tells you what you will feel and seconds later, I’m feeling it). Definitely the instructors make the studio. I can’t say enough incredible things about the instructors at Tustin. Namaste!!!

I’ve been coming to this studio for 2 years. I originally bought a groupon and it got me hooked. The instructors are all very kind and have positive energy. I always leave feeling relaxed and less stressed than when I arrived. I have tried yoga at other studios and the cookie cutter classes at places like LA Fitness and 24 Hour and always left unfulfilled and displeased with my workout. CPY is a great place to practice yoga and I have found all of the staff welcoming and encouraging. It makes it an enjoyable place to practice :)
Unlike (Geoffrey), I appreciate the late policy. I find it very distracting, rude, and selfish that people think its their right to arrive late to class and disrupt the countless other (busy) individuals that managed to get there on time.

I am so busy with work and life that I’m finding it harder to work out on a regular basis. With that being said, I recently signed up again with corepower after a 1 year hiatus from yoga. Thinking I can go after work. I still have not been able to make it as often as I like. But I do make sure I go at least once a week and that would be Sundays at 12pm. It’s a sculpt class taught by Dwinnie. She’s a newer teacher however you could never tell because she’s that good! I’m always sore the next day (which is a good thing) and I always feel awesome after her class. I’m hoping she will start teaching some evening classes… until then Sundays it is!

Love this studio. Great variety of classes that fits with all types of yogis. The facility is really nice, clean and well kept. Love that there is plenty of parking. Membership is $ 155/​month the first month is $ 84 which is about average for a yoga studio.

I know it’s long but you’re worth the knowledge ;)
Hello Unilocalers & friends :) So today I decided to write a review for Core Power Yoga, not the regular review where I describe how immaculately clean the studios and locker/​bathrooms are, or how incredibly talented the instructors are and the way they put so much meaning and love into their practice (so far I’ve been to Bianca, Liz, Anh, Jeff, Vinny, Chelsea, Amber, Tina G) and I know it’s hard to understand it when I say they have all become my favorite in different ways because they are just UH-​MAZING! We already know that CPY is the place to be as you can read in the reviews (except Geoffrey L’s, I read that guy’s review and thought how selfish of him to try to sway other people away from realizing and experiencing this great community of people just because his wife repeatedly couldn’t make it to class on time. If I am late to class whether it be ONLY 30 seconds, I am not going to interrupt the class for my own gratification when there are people that made it 10 minutes early out of respect for their fellow classmates. I used to go to 24 hr fitness’ yoga class with Suzanne and I loved her, except that, and I KID YOU NOT, people will walk into class 12 minutes after the class has already started, drop their mats loudly and say a word or three to their other buddy who is late)
So this is for the new people, the lovely people who are trying out one class, or the free week, or have taken a leap of faith and signed up for the membership (welcome friends and high five!!). Yoga is about being selfless, being in harmony with your body and everyone else all at once. This is not the time to be selfish, but to be selfless. Treat others the way you would like to be treated, with respect.
I picked up on a lot of unspoken yoga etiquette after the first couple classes I attended and also by reading up on articles about yoga. I like reading about meditation and the many practices of yoga so I can incorporate it into my own practice (setting a purpose). Here are some that are as important as many others, but for sure try to adapt these into your yoga practice as well as life. The benefits are real people! :)
1. Come early, your on time. Come on time, you’re late.
–if class starts at 7:30, I have parked my car at 7:10 and in child’s pose or meditating on my mat in the studio by 7:20.
2. No shoes in the studio
–think of it as a sacred temple, you wouldn’t want to track in dirt with your shoes so come in barefoot.
3. Good hygiene
— they provide showers, deoderant spray, mouthwash in the locker rooms so please make sure you’re all fresh and ready. We sweat a lot in class and do open mouth exhales
4. No over powering perfumes/​colognes
— when your body starts to heat up, the perfume you put on starts to intensify. When in doubt, just shower it out. Fresh shower smell is the best!
5. No chitchatting in the studio.
–There are people that come early and begin meditating before the instructor comes in. If you must squeeze out a juicy story to your buddy, you can take it outside as long as you’re back at least 5 minutes before class starts
6. Try to make as little noise as possible.
— from setting up your space (don’t drop mat and roll out, instead lay mat carefully onto the floor with little to no noise then roll out), to performing intense poses (instead of grunting or sighing your discomfort, try to breath slowly and deeply, exhale slow and really focus on your breath, this is a positive way to face your discomfort and will help you sink deeper into your pose), to packing up after class (roll mat quietly, when exiting the door make sure the door doesn’t slam behind you but gently guide and release the door so that people are not disturbed)
7. Pass on the positivity
— give a warm smile to the people you have just practiced with, give a compliment or two, thank your instructor. Bring friends to try out yoga with you (1 free week unlimited) and be sure to tell them about yoga etiquette.
Hope to practice with you one day! #liveyourpower

I’ve always wanted to try yoga but was intimidated to start. Fortunately I had 1) neighbors who went with me, 2) a groupon to try it out for a month, and 3) a welcoming environment at CorePower.
I definitely got hooked, and actually look forward to going to classes, which isn’t something I could ever say about going to a gym. No fighting for a machine, no waiting for the time to go by, no work emails popping up while I’m on the treadmill. I feel physically and mentally better after going here.
I’ve been to this location and the one on Barranca. Both are great friendly and clean places. However, I prefer this location because the rooms feel a little more open, and because they put tape one the ground so people know where to put their yoga mat and it doesn’t feel crowded. Additionally, there are more instructors at this location that I like. I recommend going to different classes and feeling out different instructors. While they go through the same moves, the pacing, music, and even sound of their voice can change the mood.
My only complaint is that the schedule across the 3 CPY locations around Irvine are the same. For example, all the later classes are C1. Based on my work schedule, its harder for me to get to the earlier classes. Yoga also can be pricier in general, but I’d rather pay for something I actually enjoy, and plan on continuing to go to CPY.

Darcy’s class was so inconsistent and easy (for a CP2 class) that I just left half way through it. Her way of teaching was confusing and uninteresting and I won’t be attending her classes again.

I thought Yoga was supposed to relieve stress. not add to it. My wife has been a member for a few years and had an occasional complaint that took a new turn today. Apparently Corepower has a policy of physically locking a class once the start time is reached and if you are 1 minute late… access denied. It happened today when a condescending front desk clerk acted like some kind of «Fembot» as my wife arrived 3 mins. late and was told repeatedly «sorry, class is closed, have a nice day» with this strange gaze from the representative. I was so irked that I called «corporate» only to have their representative lecture me (a former cop) on how they lock each class for the safety of each student. I was baffled and asked why yoga students needed to be «locked-​down» and her response was «you’re a cop. so you should understand». I can understand the desire to keep a serene environment once class begins but that apparently isn’t the reason. It’s for safety. Help me here ladies and gentlemen… what is the safety issue that requires a class to be locked so someone from the outside could not enter at any point? Is is too difficult to allow a 5 minute grace period for late arrivals or is the real reason your controlling the class size (and flexing a bit with your big corporate brand). I can’t believe the classroom is so small that a door opening slightly would knock someone out of their position? I don’t think so or I would not have had the «you should know since you were a cop» response. Well Corepower… given the way you’ve treated my wife and been insensitive to a working-woman’s busy life pushed her to cancel her membership. The rep. on the phone didn’t seem to care one way or the other. not surprised.

I love CPY !! At first I was hesitant because I usually cant handle heat when working out, but my friend convinced me with this 2 weeks unlimited pass and was hooked. Just my type of yoga style (vinyasa). I take kickboxing so it is a nice balance to stretch my muscles out while having a work out. i would highly recommend. Ive been to the Irvine Jamboree and Encino location so far as well and they are all worth going to as all the instructors are pretty legit.

I really like CPY, and have attended multiple studios in Orange County. This location has two yoga rooms that are clean. If you attend a class after Sculpt, the room is usually steamy, but they try their best to clean the room after the class and open the doors to let the air flow.
After nearly a year hiatus, I went to a C1 class yesterday and it renewed my interest in getting back into yoga. I was dripping sweat during class and it felt GOOD! The routines usually have a section where the flow is fast so you can get a great aerobic. I went to a lagree pilates class earlier in the day and was hoping a low intensity yoga class would help me stretch out my body and reduce soreness. However, I woke up today and it just hurts everywhere! Time to get back into shape.
It’s located next to Toys R Us in Tustin Market Place so there’s plenty of parking. Be good and don’t be tempted by the In N Out after class!

My review was wrongly removed. I have never been an employee at CorePower Yoga.
I was a member at CPY for nearly 3 years and participated in its Power Teacher Training (hereby referred to as Power TT) program more than a year ago. When the company began to rapidly expand I saw an obvious decrease in the quality of its services. Three new locations in Orange County within several months meant that a lot of management and teaching positions needed to be filled. This led to many inexperienced yogis taking over leadership positions.
My first comment will be on the training program, since I did it at this location. All 5 of my coaches for my Power TT class were young women in their 20s, some of the coaches had not even taught for a full year. What gives people like this the right to teach me how to teach yoga? How much life experience do they have? How much teaching experience do they have? Was it worth $ 2100 [at the time] to spend half of the sessions of the 200-​hour training repeatedly practice teaching the C1 sequence and needing to do a lot of outside philosophical work on my own? Absolutely not. Then again, how much experience do the coaches need to teach a group a cookie cutter yoga sequence and how to fit the mold of their company?
The total investment for the 200-​hour training, CPR certification, the Extensions Program, and purchasing liability insurance came out to about $ 3,000 in my time. My Power TT group started out with 20. 17 completed the program. 7 did Extensions. 3 were hired on as interns. 1 made it on as a hired instructor at Tustin. We had a change in management at the Tustin studio at this time and I strongly believe that the current manager impacted the decision of chosen instructors. Membership prices increased even more. By the way, where does all the money go?
To its instructors wages? Think again. Since the rapid expansion, many good quality CPY instructors stepped down from management positions to only teach or completely left the company. I had to stop taking classes with newer instructors because their flows were unoriginal, physically painful, and always let class go over 5 – 10 minutes, disrespecting the time of their students.
Remember that CorePower is first a business, then a yoga studio.
Why hold on to amazing teachers with a higher pay rate that have taught for years when you could replace them with an intern instructor who makes $ 9 an hour, or a hired instructor that makes $ 15 an hour? How about the three lamps in the Laguna Hills studio in the waiting area, which cost $ 30,000? Irvine Barranca is a dump and many cleaning supplies are dirty and have been broken for months.
It is sad that greed and popularity contests have infiltrated what should be a space free of such burdens. I will miss the thoughtful and high caliber instructors who still teach there, Dulce, Whitney, Anh, Meghann, and Kattyna just to name a few.

Have been practicing yoga for 3 years and currently am at pretty advanced level.
The pros of CPY are: classes run from 6am till 7pm, many to choose from; generally good instructors and some are excellent as I will explain later; nice facility; And the cons are: most classes only run 60 min whereas many serious yoga studios offer 90 or 75 min classes; evening classes can be seriously crowded; membership is a bit pricy at about $ 160 per month for unlimited classes.
after going to CPY for about 3 months, I am currently sticking to Stacey, Chelsea, Dulce and Mona’s classes for the following reasons–
Stacey – great energy, creative flow and I find her C2 classes often more challenging than the other instructors’.
Chelsea – wonderful energy as well, nice flow and often she challenges the class with a peak pose, which I always enjoy
Dulce – one of the most thoughtful instructors I have ever taken class with. Well designed flow to prepare for the peak pose that usually comes later in the class. Natural creative flow with a great variety of poses. Her class is never boring and yes I am a fan.
Mona – best Hot yoga fusion instructor. The poses in HYF are pretty much fixed, not much room for creativity but Mona manages to do with such calming energy and great rhyme. I feel most comfortable following her in HYF.
All in all, love this place. And for all hot yoga classes, make sure you bring a towel.

Vinny is my favorite I am unsure if he is still there. Core power is pricey but definitely not one of the highest priced and you get more for your money rather then these tiny overpriced one room studios. Cute merchandise as well but expensive! Not all the instructors and equally as great so you have to try them all to find who you can connect with. Definitely take all the classes, I tried all of them and felt I left there with a really well rounded basic understanding of all the varies yoga styles. My practice feels more perfect, for me:)
DO NOT BRING ANY BELONGINGS YOU DONT WANT STOLEN BECAUSE YOGIS DO STEAL! It’s common sense. Just bring the necessaries. I did notice that they started giving out locks upon requests so that’s an attempt. But they are dinky little locks, easily cut off if Ya catch my drift. Be smart and leave it the trunk of your car.

I love CorePower in general for their intense workouts and sweats but I adored the instructor, Natasha, that was specifically at this location for the Core Power Yoga 2 class. Natasha was both extremely energetic but also quirky and inviting as she challenged each yogi to deepen the poses and venture in moves that we didn’t before. She had a motivating voice and even more powerful personality that made the practice so smooth and thrilling instead of tiring.
Really like this studio and will be coming back!

I LOVE CorePower! Much like the other CPY studios, this one has really good instructors. They work you hard, but you love yourself in the end for it. They don’t force you to do anything your body can’t handle, and the class goes by fast! I did the CorePower Heated Power Yoga 2 class with David M. after a KB class at my other gym. That instructor really kicks your butt! In this class, you’re basically in a heated room doing intermediate to advanced yoga poses to some great music. This class was full, but I love that there are a variety of class times and classes to attend. The shower situation here is a lot more abundant than the CorePower Yoga studio in Costa Mesa. There is about 5 showers, each with shampoo, conditioner, and body wash for you to use. They also have blow-​dryers, deodorant, mouthwash, Q-​Tips, and hair spray for you to use in case you didn’t pack it or just need it.
Membership is $ 155 a month, but it’s worth it if you can go at least 7 times a month. They also offer class cards, but at their price point, the unlimited membership makes more financial sense.
Great studio, highly recommended, and first week is FREE!

Its a heated yoga, but not very hot, just right. the instructors are amazing!!! i always go to c2 which is the yoga 2. A lot of stretching and core workout. always bring a towel and water, you will be drenched but going out refreshed and energized!

Ok, hi, yeah, still obsessed. So obsessed that I now help clean the studio two hours a week for a free membership! I am soooo in tune with my body, sleep better, have clearer skin, a clearer mind, and not to mention I’ve lost a few lbs. I never would’ve thought I would get the «yoga bug,» but I totally did and I love it!
I have really enjoyed all the instructors I have taken class with but the ones that have stood out to me so far have been: Dulce, Jonica, Matt B, David and Whitney!

If you’re looking into hot yoga, I would highly recommend you try out CPY!
**New students get 1 week (7 consecutive days) FREE. Unlimited classes at any location**
I’m sad that I didn’t get to go as much as I should’ve during my free week trial but from the 3 times I went, I absolutely loved it. The studio itself is very nice & well kept. The locker room is probably one of the nicest locker rooms I’ve ever been in… there are individual showers with doors and they also have lockers with locks available for borrowing at the front.
If you’re just starting out hot yoga, I would recommend starting with 1.5 Intro to Hot yoga! Its challenging but I loved it! The heat makes you sweat A LOT so it makes the class feel really intense but go at your own pace. The instructors really encourage that — to be comfortable with the poses you are doing and modify it any way you can if you feel like you need to! Don’t be shy or scared; they’re there to help! I always felt so refreshed after my classes.
They have different classes too like Yoga 1, Yoga 1.5, Yoga 2, Restorative Yoga and a Yoga class with weight all offered at different times throughout the day as early from 6am to 7pm. I don’t know about the pricing but I do know that they are pretty pricey but the good thing is you get a week to try out the classes before you commit (; I heard it’s a month to month charge.