The classes at CPY are good and love the incense towel at the end of each class. However, today I found the gym to not be family or kid friendly; which of course ruins the Zen and relax mood that the studio portrays in its practice. I found this to be really sad, in this day and age, with single moms/dads, working parents, crazy schedules, etc. Of course, you can't expect a gym to be babysitters, but all other gyms or studios I've visited have allowed children as long as they are grade school age, are well behaved, they have things to do, they understand the rules, and they've not proven to cause harm to the studio. Not sure where the liability lies if the child sits quietly on a bench and the parent is in the next room. Actually, all studies show for children to see their parents go to a studio or gym and do physical activity vs. just talking about exercising - makes the child more likely to repeat the practice when they are adults; which is something I would think a studio or gym would promote. At home, my 8 year old daughter and I have done yoga together and she loves it and is actually fairly good at it, but today had to experience us being told to leave a studio; which stunned her. The sad part is instead of congratulating parents who are modelling good health habits to their children - the studio takes another approach of turning parents and children away. Of course, I understand if the child causes any issues to the studio that you must be asked to leave, but if the child is not disturbing any of the class participants or the class, then all the studio is doing is making life difficult instead of Zen like for those attending classes. Honestly, I was not asking Ryley to take class as of yet since many studios children need to be 12, but to be turned away and told she is not welcome to sit on a bench was a shock to both of us. I understand some patrons may like the rules of a kid free zone, but again think stereotyping all kids as troublesome, loud or reckless, or not welcoming good kids to a studio defeats the purpose of saying namaste and love to all. Lastly, if the studio is so non-kid friendly to children under 12 they should say this on their web site before someone drives to the studio and is turned away. Sadly, it's now difficult for me to refer anyone to the CPY studio no matter how good the classes may be if they are so unaccommodating or un-zen like in their practice. This is really disappointing since I know several colleagues who are yogis and are looking for a place to call home and unfortunately cannot recommend CPY since it no longer feels like home. read more