Christyna Dosumu
October 23, 2017 08:47
I really feel as though I should be rating at 3 stars, but I believe that with a little tweaking here and there, I would be happier with this studio.
Pros - the studio is beautiful and centrally located (especially if you live in the CC area as I do).
Cons - (1) The lower studio gets HOT as all get out, and this really frustrates me because I am one of those people who hates hot yoga - it is just not my thing. Having said that, even in non-hot regular Pod Flow classes, I am dripping in sweat the entire time and it makes me extremely uncomfortable. If it were a hot class, that is normal, but if you offer non-hot regular pod classes, it should not feel like a hot yoga class! Its pretty frustrating as a paying customer to come to a regular class and be sweating my bum off, feeling like I signed up for a straight up hot yoga class. In the grand scheme of things, this may not seem like the biggest issue, but when you are competing for business with at least 10 other studios in the Cherry Creek area and your monthly rate is high, these small things matter. This is one of those small things that would keep me from coming back.
(2) There is a ridiculously efficient sound channeling dynamic between the front desk and the lower studio and the locker rooms. I often can hear every word the people at the front desk are saying, I can hear when someone turns on water to wash their hands, I can hear when someone is using the hand dryer, etc. This is especially frustrating when you are in Shavasana at the end of the class, or in a Yin or Vin/Yin class at the end of the night. I understand it is hard to fix with the plumbing and appliances in the locker rooms, but people at the front desk really, really need to be aware of their noise levels when classes are in session. This could also be fixed by having instructors not turn off the music near the end of class as they often do (which is weird, every other studio I have been to will keep the music running, even on low until the end of class)
(3) This is something I am sure everyone runs into with every studio, but the instructors for me are so hit and miss (mostly a miss). On that note, I do have to mention that Rob Loud is an amazing instructor. I have been practicing for a good couple years now and Rob is seriously among the best. I don't think there would have been anything that drew me to come back after my first class if it weren't for the fact that I took his class on my first visit there.
Overall, this place isn't bad by any means. YogaPod Cherry Creek has a lot of good things going for it, but for the price of a monthly membership, I might as well go down the street to PuraVida who charges a similar rate with the added benefit of the amenities and gym.