Gaia Flow Yoga Addison — Local services in Addison

It’s been a while since I’ve lived in Dallas, but I’ve had the urge to leave a review for Gaia for some time now whenever I remember how much I loved my time as a member.

This review applies to all three locations, although I frequented the Addison location most and preferred it for a few reasons. As others have mentioned, the heat is just right. It’s not so much that it’s suffocating, and you definitely miss it when you practice somewhere that isn’t heated. The Addison location is the smallest location, with no locker room, merely a bathroom shared by the whole studio, and a small room in the front where you may change. All good, I wasn’t there for a spa shower.

It turned out to be a great thing that there was nowhere to hide, because every class it seemed like every student received equal attention from the instructors, all of whom were very talented and led a very inspiring all-levels class.

The diversity of classes offered was awesome, especially if you have an intermediate level practice, since the studio genuinely has yogis of all levels. Really athletic classes like Ocean and Mountain (my favourite) always included progressions challenging for people at all levels, from students new to yoga, to students with contortionist-level back flexibility or gymnast-level upper body strength. It was super duper cool to be in class, not feel judged, and see myself and others make progress from practicing consistently.

Gaia also feels like an actual community, where people, not just the instructors, remember your name and you know a little bit about each other. It helps that at the beginning of each class people share good news. At first it was a little odd and funny, but the longer I was there, the nicer I found this part of the practice. I’ve been to lots of studios where only a handful of students, typically registered yoga teachers or teacher trainees, get this level of community within the studio. This is not the case at Gaia, which is really impressive given how many students the teachers see at the three locations.

If you are looking for a yoga studio, rest assured you will not outgrow Gaia. This is a great place to settle into and learn in. Check it out...

I was a regular at this studio, back in 2013-2016. I stopped coming and recently relocated back to the area have been coming back to the studio. A few things have changed in the years since, and I’ve been to other studios and I continue to be such a huge fan of this place. It has such a homey feel to it, the instructors are always providing options for all levels and bring in a good sweat, work out for every class I take.

The room temp is juuuust right, not suffocatingly hot, but you get a decent sweat. The class types for beginners are Gentle Waves & Desert and I appreciate the opportunity to modify bc as much as I used to be a yogi, im definitely not where I used to be and have been way out of shape. Most of 2024 I’ve been dealing with a back pain/disc issue which has brought intermittent pain, and yoga has provided me a sense of stability and relief to manage the pain, while practicing a safe practice and getting a good workout while I get back to weight training. I’m incredibly thankful for Gaia Flow and the instructors for providing that. Thank you Tanya, Ashley, Lainie & Chelsea whose classes I’ve taken more regularly when I can 🙂.

A couple nice to haves, if I were to wave a magic wand - I use Classpass mainly, because the class schedule is hard for me to go more regularly for a membership again. I’d love more weekend class times between the 10:30/6pm classes or even a 7am class time during the week so I can go before work. I don’t feel ready for the Ocean/Mountain which would open up that availability, and I don’t practice enough (2x a week) to advance.

Back in the day towels used to be provided, that was nice, and there used to be this peppermint lotion that the instructors would massage into your neck post practice and it was the most amazing reward after a tough practice. Oh man do I miss that. I think about it every time we go to Shavasanah 😂

I’m sure Covid/comfortability has a lot to do with that, but if that could come back please haha!

Again not deal breakers at all just things I would love.

Overall this is a beautiful studio and I’m very...

Just finished up my first week and I must say-

Gaia Flow Yoga is a life changing environment and practice. The teachers are incredibly well trained and humble, often times sharing their current experience as students and teachers of yoga with their classes.

Classes range from gentle and restorative to active and challenging, what I appreciate most is that Gaia Flow teaches different postures and sequences with the different classes. The teachers and philosophy acknowledge that life is constantly changing and shifting and this is reflected in the diversity of classes- appropriately so.

Most importantly Gaia Flow will help you to recognize your own potential, physically, mentally, or otherwise and it will force you to remember to breathe. There is nothing too extremely mystical about the lesson, but emphasis on following the connection between breath and movement, in a subtle or intense posture, leads you back to the most basic function of your body. Very useful for life.

Overall a wonderfully enriching experience. A gem for anyone seeking to grow and an oasis for those who...