Your Yoga Studio

I had never tried yoga let alone hot yoga when my friend persuaded me to attend a class here a while back. To say I was apprehensive is an understatement — I was terrified. The thought of being in a sweltering hot room with a load of strangers, getting myself into extremely challenging positions was not something I relished but hey, I’d heard how much weight you could lose from hot yoga and my friend had raved about it so I thought what the hell.
On entering Your Yoga Studio which is tucked away down the not particularly salubrious Wood Street (adjacent to Bold Street so if you go to an early morning class the detritus left by the previous night’s revellers can be a bit off putting) I was immediately struck by the cleanliness and lovely calming atmosphere. I suppose you’d expect that from a yoga studio but I was honestly really impressed by this. The décor is calming yet funky and the layout of the whole place is excellent.
The staff at YYS are extremely friendly and knowledgable and you can tell they practise yoga which bodes well. It doesn’t fill you with confidence if you go to a gym or similar and the staff look as though they’re about to keel over from a heart attack; not so at YYS I’m happy to say.
I’m delighted to say that not only did I get through the class without expiring, I actually came out of it feeling amazing and determined to continue which I have. There is a pretty good variety of classes from the dynamic ‘vinyasa flow’ to the slower paced ‘yin’ style but I would say most abilities are catered for. I certainly didn’t feel out of my depth as a total beginner.
I must say a GIANT gold star to Your Yoga Studio for the cleanliness of the place; it really is spotless. As someone who really struggles with public changing areas in gyms and swimming baths I actually found changing and showering here a pleasure and that’s saying something!
I would say that Your Yoga Studio is probably at the higher end cost wise as opposed to other places but you definitely get what you pay for and if you’re serious about hot yoga then I would say a membership at YYS is an investment.
Just a tip though — mat and yoga towel rental is £1 a go but you can buy your own yoga mat for a tenner from Home Bargains and get a yoga towel for the same from Amazon which will ultimately add up to a saving if you go often enough.
Namaste!

Great little yoga place.
I have wanted to try Yoga for a long time and then went to Your Yoga Studio for this. Everyone is really nice and after 2 classes i am already hooked.
There is a lot of Hot Yoga classes, where you really get your sweat on, the teachers are really good and even as a first timer, i did not feel as though it was to complicated, as they are great at making it simple.