Finding the right yoga instructor is like finding the right therapist, you really have to work at…read moreit, try different teachers and see which approach, and what level of expertise works best for you. I tried all the teachers at this place and found one I liked, but then she was gone and I just wasn't into the rest of the teachers enough to hang out. These people seem pretty big into the spirituality aspect of yoga, which might be a positive for you, but it's off-putting to me. I found this place to be somewhat pretentious, lots of iconography and tchotchkes around, and the classes aren't all that cheap. Oh, and another thing about yoga: don't think you "get what you pay for." It doesn't work like that in yoga. You can get a really awesome top notch class for $10, or you can pay $25 for a smug douche to boss you around, lecture to you, or read from Eat, Pray, Love.* Really, truly, shop around. The best yoga class you can find may just be offered by your town's recreation program for $10 a class. Soma center seems decidedly feminist, which is cool, but I'm not sure I'm down with their view of femininity. Not that there is anything wrong with it, I just always have some difficulty with the whole "goddess" schtick. What else can I tell you? Well, it's on the second floor, above a barber shop. You change in the hall outside the studio room. There is a counter in the studio where you conduct the business of paying for classes, etc. There is a bathroom but it's at the end of the studio, by where the instructor usually sets herself up, so if you have to get up to use it, you're kinda bothering a lot of people. Everyone is very nice. They have a teacher training program, which they seem to be pushing, and if you've been around a while, you are probably skeptical of places with teacher training programs. This might sound like a negative review, but it isn't. I would totally go back to this place, for the right teacher.
*does not happen at Soma Center, at least not while I was there