CorePower Yoga - Hollywood — Local services in Los Angeles

You cannot have a bad class here at La Brea and Hollywood Blvd - the teachers are so well cast and everyone needs to know this - I feel these classes should not necessary be heated during the summer - but then again who am I? I'm a C1 student and I care about restorative maintenance and slow class that are not hot. We live in a desert. Made into a city. But I get it!

The teachers are wonderful, open and possess sharp communication skills of Symphony, Gretel, Asmita and Wren are from the heart as they know how to read the room and deliver kindness. While someone like Josiah or Siena and absolutely Talia really keep me reminded of the technicality of this life practice - they help me to remember everything from balance to the length of each breath. It's cool because I actually always learn something new about my yoga practice. Fun teachers like Abby, Stephanie, Julia and Erica is nice because im a 'theatre kid' too - so why not hire and cultivate more fun theatre kids!

This summer they actually held classes on the rooftop of MamaShelter right by me so not only was this rad but also something I feel they should do more of - thank you Belinda and all the powers that went into making this so very special ( and walkable ) there is nothing like an oceanic breeze to remind you to also breathe while in downward dog.

In the end, Yoga to me is prayer and a good way to connect to my anscestors while doing so - I dig slow classes in a wild world. It is also a chance to sweat off a gluttonous happy hour that generally pivots between foods that need ranch dressing and cold glassware that needs Champagne. It's all about balance.

Thank you to CorePower for curating a staff that is kind, consistent but doesn't take the yoga persona / LA thing too seriously. We need that! The teaching staff cares for each of us 'class takers' with a professionality and mental health awareness.

We live in great times for a collective awareness and CorePower Hollywood entirely...

I used to love corepower but their prices are going up and the return is going down. They validate for parking but it still costs you $1.50 (for only 90 minutes), which if you're going regularly adds up and means you dont have time to shower. They pack you in like sardines so especially during full classes its hard not to accidentally hit your neighbor. Additionally, the cleanliness of the studio has been slowly declining, which you'd think with how much membership is they could at least keep the facilities clean and not rely on the teachers to quickly mop down the studio between classes.

Towel and mat rentals are a whopping $4 even if you're paying for a full membership because they haven't milked you enough I guess. And lastly, teachers aren't even doing hands on assists anymore like they used to. Sometimes they will ask at the top of class if people would prefer not to have assists, but then i will never see them help a students form even if they are clearly struggling. Might as well do a youtube class at that point. Hot 8, Y7, Trufusion, Urban 728 are all cheaper options with free parking and...

Unfortunately I can't recommend this studio. It's a shame because I live nearby and used to go to CorePower in SF and it was great, so I had high hopes.

First, the parking. No signage, no information. I came early and ended up parking in the wrong garage and having to shell out $10 for it. Easy fix. Put it in the welcome email or put a sign up outside.

Second, the class. It was advertised as normal C2 yoga. It ended up being hot yoga. 100 degrees. I did not plan for a hot class, so didn't bring an antislip towel or the right mat. The entire class was me trying not to slide off my mat and not focusing on my practice. I picked the class specifically because it was NOT hot. Having 100 degree air blown on you all the way until the very end in Savasana ain't it if you didn't sign up for that.

Lastly, the facilities. I owned a gym so I get it. Rent, labor, it's all expensive. But if you're charging $34 a class, you can loan out towels or a mat. Charging more to rent a towel than said towel costs is just taking advantage of people to make a buck.

$44 for a class that wasn't what I paid for with no...