Downtown Yoga Fargo — Local services in Fargo

Before I begin, I would just like to say, David, Christina, and Kylie are all amazing instructors, and I have thoroughly enjoyed their classes. However, I had the worst experience with Sara, and I left the studio feeling very anxious and singled out during class. Which, may I add, was completely humiliating. A little bit of context, I recently recovered from COVID-19 along with recovering from a very serious back injury, and there are a lot of poses I cannot do very well or at all due to that injury. I feel like I am basically starting from scratch with yoga. I previously went to Lotus yoga in Grand Forks for around a year, and after COVID and my injury, I stopped going from December-February, so I have not been active for a few months due to the recovery process of both of those things. I also recently moved to Fargo, and Downtown Yoga is the closest studio to me, so I thought I would try it out with the new member promotion to see how I liked it. Again, I have loved every class I have been to until I went to Sara’s. I am all for instructors correcting, and I think that makes a good instructor until you start pushing someone to the point that they are hurting themselves and modifications aren’t being provided in their corrections. Especially if it’s something you physically cannot do. There was a time in warrior III where Sara corrected me, and it was to a point that it was causing straining and pain on my back, so I told her, “I’m sorry, I can’t do that.” And she responded with, “Yes, you can.” in a way that came off very rude rather than giving me modifications of what I could do instead. Another time in chair pose, she said to the whole class, “Again, our hands should be reaching over our heads.” While I was modifying the pose to have my hands at hearts center due to the pressure that was being placed on my back when my hands were up. I was the only one in the class with my hands at hearts center, and so I felt very singled out. In every yoga class I have been to, the instructors have always said, “If there is a pose that is uncomfortable for you, modify the pose to what makes you most comfortable.” Any good teacher knows you should never push your body to limits to where it is physically painful to be holding a pose. Especially right after recovering from an injury. That is not yoga! My point in this review is that if you want this to be a great place for beginners to start or a place for those just getting back into yoga, as an instructor, you should probably be more inclusive with your classes and realize that not everyone is on the same level, and some people’s bodies physically cannot do certian things at the moment due to a variety of different reasons. Whether that be they’re brand new to yoga, they’re just getting back into yoga, they’ve had some recent injuries or recoveries, instructors should always take these factors into consideration. Mine just so happened to be I recently recovered from two pretty major things, and I am still recovering. I will never be able to build up the strength or love I once had for yoga if I’m going to have an instructor who makes me feel singled out and pressure to the point of pain...

I'm a week into DTY's 3 weeks for $30 of unlimited classes for new members. It's been so helpful to test out different classes and instructors as I get back into my yoga practice after some time away. They are COVID conscious with limited class sizes and virtual classes as well. Looking forward to...

This is a wonderful little yoga studio in the heart of the cute downtown area. I was in town for a hockey tournament and was able to get into a class on short notice, and the teacher was absolutely terrific. I felt very welcome...