I'm not really one to write reviews, but I thought I would share my experiences at Purple Yoga (all…read morelocations) for anybody considering starting yoga, finding a new studio, or finding the right studio.
Long story short: I started yoga at the end of April this year on a whim (saw one of my friends post a story on Instagram doing hot yoga) and tried out different studios in the area and landed on Purple at the beginning of mid-May, and have now taken 34 classes since then.
I have a roster of favorite teachers that I highly recommend.
Alex: adds fun, light banter to each class, making yoga approachable, comes to each student (when he can) to show corrections and is proactive with the class.
Mike: a new teacher at Purple, an excellent teacher who does the flow with his students, repeating each step with us until we get the final flow, it's easy to see progress with his class.
Jamol: energetic, nice flow with his class, makes adjustment if requested, and I always come feeling like I've learned something.
Joe: the owner of the studio, of course I had to try his class. Excellent teaching skills, making adjustments, show the right postures and poses, tough class but I definitely feel improvement after I take them. Joe, if you're reading this, please I implore you to increase the number of your classes during the week (Saturday, Sunday, Friday would be nice lol) so I can take at least one (won't be able to in the future as I'll have to head to the office the days you teach in a few months).
Teachers I want to try (more of) but haven't had much of a chance yet: Danny (I've only taken him once but he was excellent), Chloe, Alley, Sahara, Phoung, Danielle, and Emily. I'm sure all the teachers are wonderful though!
Facilities: clean, comfortable, spacious, and parking is aplenty.
Staff: Very welcoming, unpretentious, and friendly. I had a poor experience with another studio about the staff and felt very unwelcome, which sets a bad tone for the visit, so Purple has been a nice change from that.
Scheduling: Their schedule is great, early morning classes before work, and classes throughout the day on Saturday and Sundays. The scheduling app is convenient and quick. (One point of feedback: I wish the app had a Google Calendar option so I can send it to myself on Google instead of just Apple.)
If there's any feedback I could give, I would love it if the classes have some sort of cirriculum that state which poses/flow we're going to do so we as students can get a better comprehensive idea of what we're doing in each class. There's so many asanas out there, I would love to know what I've been covering so far. At the moment, I bought some yoga textbooks to go mark down what I've done personally but I don't necessarily know what flows we've been doing.
Overall: I recommend Purple if you're looking a clean, comfortable, place to start or practice your yoga journey!