CorePower Yoga - Belltown — Local services in Seattle

I’ve been a dedicated CorePower Yoga Sculpt attendee, with over 140 classes under my belt, but my recent experience with Mara at the Belltown studio left me deeply disappointed. I requested dimmer lighting during class, as it creates a more relaxing atmosphere—something I know many members prefer. Mara was dismissive, questioning my request and insisting that bright lights are necessary for the class. Most instructors I’ve taken classes with start with dim lights and gradually brighten them, which creates a much better experience. Her refusal to adapt felt rigid and out of touch with the inclusive and welcoming vibe CorePower typically fosters.

Her overall approach also seemed disconnected from the demographic of the class, which was mostly younger people. Yoga Sculpt is meant to be high-energy, with motivating music and a challenging workout. Unfortunately, her class lacked all of that—the room was much cooler than the typical 91°F for hot yoga (it was around 83°F), I didn’t even break a sweat, and the music was slow and uninspiring. It didn’t feel like Yoga Sculpt at all.

This experience, especially on Thanksgiving, left a bad taste in my mouth. I hope the studio takes feedback seriously and works with instructors like Mara to improve the experience so it aligns with CorePower’s usual...

I am on a free week and came back to this location after an amazing class with Camille this morning.

I was in kind of a rush since I hustle-walked from Capitol Hill to take the 7pm HPF class with Raj who engaged me in the rudest way saying, “calm down with that attitude.” after I left to due to how I was received. I was a bit winded from the rapidity of my walk here. Admittedly, I responded, “you better watch who you’re talking to sir” since he was snappy to me and I was trying to catch my breath. I then got my class switched to the 7:45 C2 with Laura.

For Raj to be someone who’s a yoga instructor like he definitely projected a negative aura toward me. Not to mention some discouraging customer service. I say that because when I initially entered he repeatedly asked me if I signed up, to which I responded, “yes” a total of three times while catching my breath before offering him my phone number to look me up since there are multiple Michael Cunningham’s in the system per what I’ve been told by other instructors during this free week. I love Corepower but the way in which he received me was definitely deterring. Which is why I switched to...

I arrived for my class a few minutes late and the door was locked. They don’t have a pin pad for you to let yourself in and they had no one at the reception desk either. I tried to get in touch with studio by calling their number, and it is out of commission. There are plenty of reasons why you might be running late for a class and most other studios are accommodating and understanding. It seems like core power rigidly sticks to their policies without providing any solutions or even a way to inform them. I couldn’t get in touch with them prior to class because their number doesn’t work. Won’t be going back and would...