The People's Yoga — Local services in Portland

2024: Holy Snake with Veronika - 1 star "don't drink water." "don't go into child's pose." "you don't need blocks; go deeper." "get into the position even if you're not doing it right." "my yoga teacher would pull the mat right out from under you if you wouldn't move." "someone in here is doing it wrong." this instructor is militant and aims to shame. you should have a lot of confidence before trying this class so you don't hurt yourself. class ended a half hour late with no notice.

2023: Loved the restorative yoga class I attended. Instructor helped students with prop placement and read a poem at the end of the practice. Lots of blankets, blocks, etc to...

Do not recommend. They don't stand behind their online registration platform. I registered for two of us, which their platform let me do, and paid for two registration fees. When we showed up to class, they were full and said, "Our system doesn't work that way." Ah, so they know it but don't have any system in place to take care of customers who use the process in place. They could even see on my registration that I had paid before the class was closed. Too bad. They don't care. They obviously don't need new clients with all these 5-star reviews, and I don't need to take yoga in a toxic...

I've been going to People's Yoga for almost 10 years now, on and off. As long as they remain in my neighborhood, I will continue to practice there; the class prices are still reasonable (they do $12 drop in compared to some studios who want to charge $18/class... which is just insanity in my opinion!) Studio is very nice, clean, and the teachers that I follow are fantastic. So glad I've got such a great studio just a few blocks...