Moksha Yoga Winnipeg

The flagship location — Moksha on Donald — hosts an aesthetically beautiful studio and change rooms. I love Moksha’s shampoo, shower soap, and body lotion, which is always on tap! The change rooms and showers are always clean and they smell great. And the yoga is great too! I’ve been to all of the classes from the Flow classes to the Moksha 60. The teachers are fantastic, helpful, and friendly. And the yoga is accessible to all levels.

My first time at Moksha Today, I went to the Donald Street location after realizing that I cannot make it to the Waverley one at 4:00pm in traffic.
I’m visiting for work for a month so the $ 40 unlimited month is an awesome deal and perfect for me. They also have a really good online sign-​in. Pick your class up to two days in advance, and sign up! You can also sign up for recurring classes you want to take each week.
I usually do Bikram Yoga, so this series is different in many ways for me.
— 40 something poses rather than 26
— the cardio level that I get to isn’t as high. I feel like after Bikram i have more of a workout than this one
— but good stretching and is slow in pace
— they also offer a flow class which I might try once I get the hang of it
— demos and talking thru the poses to know what we’re doing
one thing i didn’ t like in my class was that we and the instructor didn’t seem focused and enough, making non related comments during the class and making us laugh (which isn’t bad, but I want to keep focus and relax, and supposedly keep my mind clear)
Other things about the studio
— small: with at least 40 people in each class, and 80% of them girls, trying to change in the change rooms or get a shower is virtually impossible
— good: sells lululemon gear
— good: sells water — they have the super fancy ones for $ 3 (small) and $ 6 (large) but you can also get a lesser fancy, but still fancy, big for $ 3
— good: after each class they some how disinfect and clean the room for 15 mins — which is nice because you walk into a fresh, non-b.o. smelling place
— get there early because it fills up quick
— rental mats, and towel available at $ 2 each
— staff is super friendly and nice
— triple filtered water. yum.
Other things i noticed:
— when we finally got down on the floor to do mat work, I found a huge temperature difference from the first svasana to this one, near the end. it was much cooler like the air lifted. I’m not sure why.
— i noticed that 90% of the people wore full on pants and tank tops. aren’t they hot? Is it just a toronto thing, where I go to hot yoga, and everyone is in a bra and shorts? I felt so naked.
All in all, great place, and I love the flexibility of the two locations.
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I’m reviewing the Yin Yoga class…
I actually expected something different, and thought the class description was misleading. I read it again, and it’s not.
Actually I was expecting a balancing class for some reason, which it wasn’t, but come to think of it, would be a good idea.
It’s more of a meditative and stretch class.
the description:
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Using blankets, blocks and bolsters (a big pillow) postures are held for 5 mins to focus on the breathe and stretching.
It was a very good stretching yoga in different poses, I just didn’t expect it. Slow paced, and emphasis on the breath.
The postures we did were all floor work that opened up the thigh and groin area, but I really wish they would incorporate more back and arm stretching. Maybe it differs with different teachers.
I would recommend it for someone who feels tense and wants to relax.

this is where i go to yoga its great, good teachers, that are willing to help, a wide selection of classes. triple filtered water in the change rooms, mate rentals are $ 2, you cant rent water bottles but you can buy some kind of glass ones for $ 7. they have a good membership service and you can load the card easily.