I have been coming to Plymouth Yoga Room for around three years. I started going for the physical…read morework out, and I keep going because the instructors and members challenge me in other ways, too. Though I don't talk to many people while there, I feel welcome and part of the community. I appreciate the variety in approaches of the instructors, and I appreciate seeing the wide range of people who attend classes.
The facility is very clean and inviting. Inside the studios, the wood floors make the light soft and warm. The heat panels make entering the studios feel like an escape - especially in winter.
With regard to the instruction, I feel most challenged in classes led by Polly and Mary.
Polly steadily directs corrections and modifications that lead to better posture for safe and healthy workouts. Though I attend a fair amount of classes and maybe shouldn't need those reminders, I appreciate and miss them with most of the other instructors. Polly also teaches a lot of classes (in Northville, too), so if consistency of instruction is important, you'll have lots of options.
Mary's voice makes me think she's going to go easy, yet I always come out of her classes thankful for how great of a workout I've gotten. Something about her style and approach to flow sends my mind the message that what she's asking isn't hard, and then moments later my thighs are burning or my abs are crying.
I have also attended ashtanga and yin classes at Plymouth Yoga Room. I like the collective, habitual practice of ashtanga and the slower-paced, super stretching of yin.
Kendall, at the front desk, is an angel. She seems to know everyone's name, and she sees people. The amount of energy and skill required to do so - given the number and variety of people that come through - is admirable.
From time-to-time, classes are too full for me. Being a member of the studio is a significant investment. I want the owners to make money, and I want the instructors and staff to be well-paid. I don't want to run into someone else's body during class. Yes, I understand that those ideas can come into conflict, so when it bothers me, I work hard to let it go. If PYR were a lesser service in any other regard, I would not.
Outside of the regularly scheduled classes, PYR sometimes offers workshops that dig into postures (standing, sitting, etc), types of yoga (yin), or meditation. I have enjoyed all of the ones I've attended and find the additional cost reasonable for the level of instruction. I would love more frequent, deeper meditation sessions.
Plymouth Yoga Room is probably not for everyone. It provides a high level of fitness and instruction for those it serves.
