DAYA Foundation — Local services in Portland

The very first time I walked in the doors, I knew I would be back. Everything about the studio says welcome home to me. I feel like I would need to write 100 reviews to say all the great things I want to say about thus organization, from the work the founder does to bring yoga to people in prison, to the adaptive yoga classes, to the teacher trainings, there's a lot to love. But what has kept me coming back is the teachers. Start with an Amrita class with Sarahjoy, a Bo Yoga class with Nate, and a restorative class with Heather Smith. Your body, heart, mind, and soul will thank you! (Full disclosure: I'm a brand new teacher here, but I've been coming for years as a student, so I feel I can speak with authority on this wonderful place with these...

Daya is a wonderful center full of wonderful people. Sure, it is a bit expensive, but unfortunately that is the case for all Yoga studios in the Portland area and Daya is actually less expensive for monthly passes than other studios in the area that I’ve looked at. Daya has great classes, wonderful instructors, excellent assistive devices, and an atmosphere that welcomes all people from all walks of life with all abilities. I would highly recommend checking it out if you’re interested in either starting or continuing a yoga practice. I’m so glad I found this place, it is exactly what my mind and...

Highly unsafe, unwelcoming place to practice yoga. The organization claims to be social justice oriented, yet 2 of the 3 teachers running the “trauma-informed” yoga teacher training are extremely racist and bigoted. To make a long story short, I found this out because one of the teachers has "Make America Great Again" tattooed on them in Sanskrit. For obvious reasons, I would not recommend to POC, queer, trans, and/or...