St. Paul Yoga Center is always clean, bright, and classes begin and end on time. The class I attend is with Julie. She is very seasoned, always watches for possibly of injury with her class, and has much energy. Her classes are always varied and she makes new to her class folks feel welcome. However, her Sunday morning class is pretty sweat-inducing so you may want to choose a class specifically for beginners so you can really learn and practice the poses. I'm very clumsy and stiff yet I still find yoga at St. Paul yoga a great way to use my muscles in a less stressful way. (I'm a runner and it has helped my running very much.) I've been going regularly for almost two years and I learn something new in every class. I would highly recommend St. Paul Yoga for those folks who feel self-conscious in studios with the perfect bodies and the advanced poses. St. Paul Yoga welcomes anybody who wants to develop a good practice and they make you feel good about your yoga...
Read moreI've attended 2 classes with Paul, and found them both to be an extremely personalized experience. Paul is very knowledgeable about poses, yoga, and the body. My class was completely different from past experiences at corporate yoga studios and I'd urge anyone interested to attend a drop in class.
Things that were new to me: much more use of props, which helped me get more into poses; no mirrors on the walls, so it felt much lower pressure to look or perform a certain way; more individualized attention; no music (unless you count Paul's chanting).
Also, I brought my boyfriend who had never done yoga, and he found it very accessible and plans...
Read moreI have had such a different and unique experience in my first week at St. Paul Yoga Center than at the many other studios I have gone to. I am finding more frequent assistance and help from the instructors, more focus on areas I now feel I was lacking in such as alignment and technique, and just more challenging posture options and variety in general. I feel like I have learned more at this studio in one week than I would have in many months at other studios I have frequented in the past. All the instructors have been so friendly and helpful as well as being very knowledgeable and passionate about the...
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