Heath Daniel
June 22, 2018 20:52
So I'm a yoga newbie. I tried very light yoga almost a decade ago and enjoyed it. I ran into Kim, the owner, on a particularly stressful day. She told me about her studio and suggested I give it a try to relieve my anxiety. I am SO GLAD I took her up on it! I just returned home from my 3rd class in 2 days.
My very first session was a hot one. The room is heated to around 105 degrees Fahrenheit for this particular class. The class started out nice and slow, then increased in both intensity and difficulty. I have literally never gotten my body to feel so good in such a short amount of time. Some of the poses and activities were tricky for a first timer, but there was absolutely no issue when I needed to return to a seated position and regain my cool. As the session ended, stepping out of that room and into the 97 degree Brazos Valley ambient heat and perceiving it as cold was mind blowing. Your body is LITERALLY more energized than the atmosphere that surrounds you at this point.
My second session was this morning. The practice is called Yin. This class was much more suitable for a brand new Yogi. It was almost entirely seated, and Kim was nice enough to incorporate some of the Yoga Nidra that I'm so fond of at the very end of the session. It gave my day a much needed kickstart.
My third and most recent session was called Flow. The room isn't heated, and was a happy medium between hot yoga and Yin. This class was lead by a young man named Isaac, who absolutely killed it.
While Isaac was phenomenal, I'd like to take the time to explain just how awesome Kim is. I've gathered that she teaches a majority of the classes, and she definitely runs the establishment by herself. She built the (beautiful and mobile optimized) company website herself, she cleans the facility by herself, and I'd wager she handles nearly every bit of marketing and customer service herself as well.
I met with Kim at the studio in person before my first session. I detailed some health problems of mine, including type 1 diabetes, anxiety and clinical depression, and several leg injuries. Either I'm experiencing some confirmation bias, or she is legitimately tailoring parts of her classes to specifically meet my needs. She will (literally) bend over backwards to earn your business.
The facility is beautiful and feels like home. The classes don't get any larger than a dozen people or so, so it is very intimate feeling. Floors, walls, and glass always clean. There is a private bathroom, free cold water, and loaner mats. All you need to bring with you to The Yoga District is your body and an open mind.
This is truly a judgement-free safe space with a hell of a staff that wants what is best for you. They helped me, a masculine-conservative-out-of-shape couch potato, feel and sleep the best I have in months, maybe years.
If I could live here, I would.
Namaste.