So this is a brand new yoga studio, barely even a week old, and so far so good!…read more
It is the second location of the well established Wanderlust yoga studio in mile end, and it's always nice to see a place doing so well that they can open a second location.
The studio, located in an industrial style building near Notre Dame street, exemplifies what one has generally come to expect of yoga studios: lovely open loft style spaces with hardwood floors, visible brick walls and "zen" minimalist decor.
They have two large practice rooms (one slightly larger than the other) with plenty of space and props to acompte large classes both with high ceilings and large, bright windows. They have three change rooms (hommes, femmes, and mixte) complete with showers, blow dryers and toilets. I personally explored the ladies change a room and it was ENORMOUS! They also have lovely lounge area with complementary tea and chocolates and a beverage fridge where you can buy fancy yoga beverages, like kombucha and coconut water (both of which I find abhorrant, but, other yoga types seem to like them).
The staff so far have been very friendly and welcoming. They offer classes in both English and French and they have a super priced intro trial package of $35 for one month of yoga. Unfortunately, after the trial month, the prices creep back up to more standard priced yoga membership rates, but they do have $5 community classes every weekday morning at 8:30am and offer a work-trade program (3h/week gets you free unlimited yoga).
My favorite feature of this studio is just how many classes they consistently offer. Want to go to yoga at 7am every weekday? You can do that! Every day at 4, you can do that too. Missed your 7am class? Don't worry, there's another class at 8:30. My only criticisms are that I find the rooms a bit warm, so I get pretty sweaty (which isn't great if you have to go somewhere directly after without the time to shower), and that the style they teach is very consistant and repetitive from one instructor to the other, which, for some people can actually be a plus. I was formerly taking yoga at the university gym and I found I really appreciated the broad variety of yoga styles that where taught by the different instructors that really gave us the chance to explore what yoga has to offer as a whole.