Connor Hannan
July 15, 2019 15:50
I was happily practicing yoga at YogaWorks in West Hollywood when I moved to Studio City and needed to shift locations. Right away I encountered issues. Although the studios are not individually owned, when I moved my practice to Studio City my monthly rate was increased without warning. Additionally, I constantly feel this elitist, righteous vide from 'some' of the staff members which is in no way at the heart of yogic practice. I watched staff members argue their narrow knowledge of yoga and proper practice, and I've watched staff rudely handle member questions and membership rules. They treat it more like an aerobics studio, offering too much to too many people and, therefore, not truly providing a yogic community that is so needed in the area. Members who aren't familiar with yoga are offered a very unbalanced and ill-informed idea of what yoga is, and those that are familiar seem to try to take it for what it is because there's isn't a better option... sadly.