I must say I was extremely shocked and disappointed with these people. I had bought a 10-class package here for something like $108, and had really enjoyed the classes. However, I could not continue going because I simply couldn't afford it anymore. Then, when I saw that there was a Groupon deal, I jumped at the chance. I also convinced my sister to get the deal too, and we both went yesterday to redeem the deal and start classes..... ONLY TO BE TURNED AWAY. Yes. flat-out REFUSED. They looked at me and said, "the Groupon is only for new students." I read the fine print on the deal: it says for "new customers or people who have not used services in the last 12 months." I interpreted this as meaning, people who haven't used the Groupon deal in the last year. But I was told, "no, only for new students. You're going to have to get a refund." WHY would the fine print say "blablabla OR blablabla"? if it means the same thing? (new customer = those who have not used services... OR implies they are different things...!)
ANYWAY details aside, I was just flat out told, either you pay for the full-price class fee RIGHT NOW, or GO AWAY. Just go, Just get a refund. Forget about the fact that we were acting mad friendly to you during the time you were a full-price paying student. I'm not even a CURRENT STUDENT, my class pack expired months ago, and I finally get a chance to resume my yoga practice through this deal, and I'm just TURNED AWAY. I could not believe my eyes, ears, or anything. I mean these are some HEARTLESS PEOPLE man... (FYI, the classroom was nowhere NEAR bursting at the seams. I mean there was PLENTY of room for one more!!!) Even Integral Yoga, which I thought was mad corporate and money-oriented, just let me do one class when I showed up one day not realizing that my 1-month pass had expired. I MEAN WHAT IS YOGA PEOPLE? These people claim they spent more than a decade in an ashram in India... DID THEY NOT TEACH BASIC COMPASSION??? There are NO regularly scheduled community classes here, this place is for the super rich ONLY. How they had the nerve to just flat out tell us to go away or pay full price, I CANNOT understand it.... SMH man, SMH!!!!!!!!!!!
(and the fact that I brought in a new student, my sister?) Some ugly shit man....
They were all smiley friendly oh~ we are from India! Welcome! HaHA! BUT YOU BETTER PAY FULL PRICE AND WE'RE GOING TO FORGET YOU IF YOU SHOW UP WITH A DISCOUNT DEAL.
I'm just emotionally traumatized by this. I thought these people were my friends, especially the main instructor, Keshava. You know that sinking feeling in your stomach when you realize that somebody is 2-faced? That they're going to GO THERE and they just did?
And I thought I had finally found a "real" place to practice yoga. THIS PLACE IS WORSE THAN THE MOST CORPORATE OF YOGA STUDIOS IN NYC. HEARTLESS. Learn some compassion people. Yoga, my ass................. read more