YogaSix Bay Park — Local services in San Diego

Positives: *Variety of classes: hot (similar to bikram--same class everytime), power (similar to vinyasa flow--different class every time), sculpt (weights--different class every time) and early morning offered (6am and 7:30am). Sculpt is the most challenging class for me. It is also the most crowded class of the ones I attended. Some instructors adjust, others do not. I have liked them all, namely Natalie, Shelley, and Caitlin. *Clean studio, spots marked with sticker for spacing, doors marked to go in and out for equipment (yoga blocks, straps, weights), lights vary the mood *Small classes: Classes I attended (usually 7:30am for me) had as few as 4 people and as many as 16 people. *Very nice staff: Megan at front desk and Cariss general manager were both very friendly, welcoming, and helpful. They told me about promotions and specials via text and phone, in addition to emails to members, without being overly pushy. *Complimentary hand towels (dry and wet), lockers have built in locks, and water station. *Easy to schedule classes on app on phone. *Lots of free parking in shopping center lot.

Not negatives necessarily, but my preferences: *I really enjoy vinyasa flow; some of the power classes don't do really do flow where there is a series of movements, poses added on after every round, until you get a routine, done three 3 to 4 times, one breath to one movement. *The studio room is not hot enough (and I usually dislike very hot). *I prefer music with lyrics instead of just background. *It would be nice to have a dedicated locker/changing room with shower.

This review is based on 4 weeks at this studio, for about 4 times of yoga a week, after not doing heated yoga for about 6 years. Would I recommend YogaSix at Bay Park? Yes. So why didn't I join a long term membership? I had been doing HIIT for 3 years consistently, which has outdoor yoga, but not heated yoga, which I have missed. It's too much time and money to have more than one all access gym membership. So I will be returning to my HIIT workouts (with outdoor yoga) and have enjoyed my time with Yoga Six at Bay Park. Thank you for a...

I've tried Yoga classes at other establishments, but never YogaSix before. I had an opportunity to try out a class and had an open morning so thought why not!

PARKING - Shares a parking lot with other businesses, plenty of space so you don't need to worry about finding a spot!

SERVICE/ENVIRONMENT - Although it's a small studio, I was hoping to get a better walkthrough of the space and what goes where. I checked in and it wasn't until I hesitated in moving forward that the staff member asked if it was my first time, and led me through a very brief explanation of what is where. From my previous experiences at other yoga studios, I knew I had to leave my belongings in the lockers/shelves before going into the studio - however, not sure if other people would understand and walk into it with their shoes and belongings. They have a dedicated closet where all the weights and bands are located - it's a bit scrunched when everyone is trying to get their equipment. I also noticed all of one weight was gone before the remaining third of the class got to pick. I think this was supposed to be a heated class, but it only got somewhat warm.

EXPERIENCE - It was VERY loud before the class started - understandably if you go with your friends often enough, you're mingling and catching up, but at other establishments, I usually take the beginning to settle into my space and stretch out. It was so loud with all the conversations going on, even when the instructor came in to start, she had to speak twice or three times to get their attention. Felt like a kid in a classroom. The workout itself was a good intensity - usually I can up the ante if needed if the workout is too easy, which was needed for this class. The demographic here is definitely at an older range than other businesses I've been to, so maybe the intensity isn't as high?

OVERALL - An OK first experience. Think I prefer other establishments, but I wouldn't mind dropping in if I had credit for...

I cannot, in any good conscious, recommend anyone come here.

I have been practicing yoga in San Diego for 16 years and I have never been in such an unprofessional and hostile studio as this.

I had the unfortunate experience of taking a slow flow class with Hannah, and it was so jarring it has knocked me out of my parasympathetic nervous system for well over a week now. I am only just starting to recover now. One of the tenants of yoga is to do no harm, which she has failed miserably at. She's still on the schedule as of now, so I am writing this to warn others about potential harm that may come. I have been nothing but disoriented and confused since I took her class, due to her lack of awareness and unprofessionalism. Apparently, this is a reoccurring issue with her which means the behavior has been allowed to continue.

I don't appreciate having my quality of life greatly reduced, my work and schoolwork affected due to someone's inability to understand the human nervous system or how it works.

I didn't sign up for a heated rave. I signed up for a slow flow class which ended up traumatizing me into my sympathetic nervous system and greatly affecting the past week of my life.

There are many other studios in the city that don't allow classes to be run in such a hostile manner and this experience is actually the most traumatic I've ever had in my entire yoga journey. Due to the length of time I've been practicing, I have several negative experiences but this one really takes first place.

Hannah, if you're reading this, your carelessness and lack of giving half a rat's behind to your students mentally and physically harms people. You have no awareness of your surroundings or how environments affect people. You really should find another field to work in if you're going to continue...