Yoga Studio Satya
"Wowow, I LOOOOVE this yoga studio! I just found them on ClassPass this week (sorry fellow ClassPassers, they are no longer on the site as of today, but they have their own app / site to book services through). Amanda and Colten are the owners of Satya (which means "truth"), and they both were very welcoming and showed me around the studio (which is super cute and homey) that's been around for 7/8 years now. They told me their classes are more therapeutic than fast-paced which is exactly what I've been looking for -- it's too easy to find a hollow, workout type practice without any depth. Something else unique is the Wall Yoga class that enlists the helps of wall straps and gravity to get some more stretch out of poses like downward dog. I want to take this class next. The studio is located in a building with other like-minded practitioners like an organic esthetician, a masseuse, a somatic therapist, and I believe a reflexologist. Super cool one-stop-shop kind of feel. I first went to the Hip Openers class taught by Amanda. I looooove hip opener classes like this because it's like a mega breath of fresh air. My hips tend to be tight (most women carry stress here), and it doesn't help that I'm on a computer a lot. It was effective yet relaxing. I also had signed up for the Gong Bath class right after the Hip Openers class, and that just happened to be done by Colten (but Amanda and others also offer gong baths, etc.) The room is low-lit with the shades drawn and colorful lights on in the corners, and everyone's head is near the gongs that are in a circle in the middle of the room. This was one of the best sound baths I've ever had. I had some crazy visuals and slipped into a meditative state very quickly. I said the word "cinematic" to describe what I experienced -- it was amazing. Tonight I went to the Mat Pilates class with Amanda which was a different energy, but the most fun I've ever had during Pilates. It was definitely challenging, but slower pace. Amanda and the other class-goers are fun, good people -- it feels like I'm just taking a class with some good friends who actually listen to direction (HA!)This yoga studio also offers yoga therapy, one-on-one sessions, and booked sessions for friends, etc. This is the exact type of community and spiritual-based studio I look for when scouting out yoga (and like-minded activities). I highly recommend being a patron at Satya."
