Natomas Yoga Studio

This yoga studio is awesome especially Leanne's pilates classes. It's the best of both world. You get a good workout plus good yoga stretches. The studio is clean and everyone is very friendly and welcoming.

I love this studio. The teachers are amazing, they will push you to your limits but not beyond.

My experience at natomas yoga was interesting compared to experiences at other yoga studios. I would say to make sure you are okay with all of the studio rules before taking a class here because they are different than other studios. The first rule I found interesting is that you can only drink water when the instructor tells you to even in hearted (107 F) classes. They normally let you drink water every 4 poses. The next rules is that if the heat is too much for you may not step out of the class. They are very strict with these rules. Also their heated classes is with the lights fully on and the instructor will only let you do the poses they say the way they want you to do them, unlike other studios where instructors let you feel your body and do what feels best. Everyone has different preferences but having classes with these rules is not my preference. On a different note everyone was nice and welcoming I just prefer heated classes in a darker room where I can drink water as I please and listen to my body.

I realize that the one and two star reviews that were posted before mine are very accurate. It's unfortunate that the owner doesn't make changes according to the feedback. I used to go here years ago and stopped because I didn't appreciate being called out in the middle of the class for doing poses differently than everyone else. I finally told myself that those instructors probably weren't there anymore and decided to go back. The first time back was excellent . There was a male instructor who understood that yoga is supposed to look differently for each person. The 2nd time I went, it was a decent class but the owner rubbed me the wrong way. She does not have tact when speaking to clients, however the class was decent. the last time going, was terrible. As someone who has studied and practiced yoga for almost 20 years, I can say this owner misses the point of yoga completely. The point of yoga is to make it your own practice each time. Our bodies are all at different levels in our fitness journeys and should be respected for the point they are at. I personally am an athlete who has spent years training in all forms of fitness but I have taken YEARS of courses in yoga. Many of these courses consisted of multiple hours of yoga per session. However, I took a friend with me who is trying to rebuild her strength. The owner was teaching the class and embarrassed my friend throughout the class. I was very upset because I believe that people should be encouraged rather than embarrassed. I've never experienced anything like this in my life!!! Let me also throw in that this owner is not in great shape, she was falling out of the poses while teaching the class, yet continued to throw jabs at me as well as my friend. After the class was over with, I needed to get out of there as quickly as I could to get rid of the negative energy, so I went to sit outside. The owner followed me outside and said that I needed to take more instructional classes and she only allows people who have been practicing for 3 months in that class (which by the way I needed to do another workout afterwards because it was not a workout. I was hardly sweating and it was hot yoga). I told her that I had been doing yoga for 17 years and she continued to criticize me and said "oh but it's been a while?!" I said "no" and she said "oh ok" in a condescending manner. This is coming from a person who couldn't hold the poses as long as the rest of her class. Normally I would never critique someone who is trying in a workout, but the fact that she went out of her way to try to criticize me as well as my friend makes me question what the intention is. Was she trying to shame me into going there more often? Most clients don't want to go back to places where they are criticized and questioned about their abilities- especially when I can do almost every pose to the fullest expression. Yoga is mind and body- it's absolutely insane that someone would act like this in a class. The quote that completes this review is "You will never be criticized by someone who is doing more than you. You will only be criticized by someone who is doing less." This sums up this whole experience to a T.

Horrible class!! Ill never go there ever again I'm not even from natomas I was invited by a family member to attend a class. Right from the beginning it was bad... I was feeling faint and fell back to child's pose and the instructor told me to sit up that it would help...The instructor was rude, I thought it was supposed to be relaxing but not with this lady teaching the class I was so nervous my back got tight I pulled a muscle..I was embarrassed during the entire class because she kept calling me out. I couldn't do anything right according to her. I was forced to rent a towel ! I don't even sweat! It was so stressful! Waste of my hard earned money

Not transparent or accommodating towards newcomers and especially working women. There are better and more flexible studios like Thrive that I suggest instead to respect your time or money

This is the absolute best yoga studio for Bikram yoga, or any yoga! Unfortunately I moved away and no longer practice here, but I miss it so much. My new studio in SoCal really does not compare. Leanna and the rest of the team are all amazing instructors and correct students without being rude about it. I miss instructors who are normal and not weird hippies. :( Love you, natomas yoga studio!

I'm new to the community but not new to yoga. I searched this business on yelp. Excited to attend as they had almost the same as my last studio had. I purchased a month pass before hand so I'd be set for the month of unlimited attendance. When I arrived the front desk mentioned I had not paid so I continued to fill out paperwork. To my surprise the price was different from what was listed online. I was concerned but still followed through. I was also reminded that I needed to cancel before 30 days because I would automatically be placed on membership which I was concerned about but thought let's try this studio out. This would determine if I'd want to be a student at the studio. I attended class and WOW! I was astonished and Nauseated with the smells of the studio. I know everyone sweats but it was a stinch of more than fresh sweat. The floors had carpet which in all the studios I've been through in all my travels I've NEVER seen a studio with carpet. I think this is what holds the stinch. Nonetheless, it unsanitary. The bathroom had just cubby holes which also made me uneasy to leave my belongings unlocked. The showers didn't look like they were cleaned often. All in all, I was extremely disappointed at my 1 st experience. I only attended that day and didn't bother to be refunded the unlimited month fee I paid for as a new student. I hope this helps the owner focus on this and wish the studio best. I'm sad that this didn't work out and my transparency was a must to let future students aware of the condition of this studio.

I've never been to such a rude place. I went to go to a hot pilates class and the lady at the front desk who was also the instructor was very rude and short. She didn't seem to want to help me for my first time trying to attend a class. She then locked my friend out of the building even though she was right outside. She also charged my card even though I didn't take her class and left before it even started because her attitude was so horrible. She hasn't responded to my request for a refund either. I will literally never come back here. If I could give this 0 stars I would.

This studio is a mixed bag. To start with a positive, the facility is simply one of the most beautiful I've seen in my many years of practice. And the more traditional Bikram style class I previously took here was a good experience - - similar to what others have expressed to me. Now on to my recent "silent" class. I recently took a so-called "silent" class, which concerned me for two reasons: 1) it was anything but silent (which took me out of the mindful state and worked against a positive mind/body connection) and 2) it was unnecessarily not a positive or constructive yoga experience, and rather was a "yell-fest". The amount of spoken words in the silent class far exceeded those of any Bikram or other hot yoga I've ever attended anywhere in the world, owing to the steady stream of pop love songs continually broadcast throughout the class at volumes impossible to ignore. (When I practice yoga, I don't want to hear songs about how someone is hoping to hook up, or how they hope they can spend the rest of their life with the person they are falling in love with.) About the constant criticism of customers in the class: the feedback given to students was akin to that of a Hollywood cooking show or military drill sergeant, were the person in charge yells at one participant after another, all in a loud and scolding tone--which is simply not healthy or appropriate. Three people volunteered their similar shock and bewilderment to me after the class was over, with each one also feeling unclear about who the steady stream of wholly negative comments were even aimed at. I'm hoping the instructor was just having a very tough day (it happens to the best of us-we all make mistakes!). Clearly the instructor had a lot of passion, and I hope the class I recently took was just an unfortunate anomaly. I'll be asking others about their experiences going forward, and if they are positive I will update this review to reflect any potential future progress. We all want small businesses to succeed, and especially those intended to improve lives in a positive and constructive way.