Great yoga class with Shannon today! She is the best teacher in Sonoma County and I love the room where she teaches at Session.

This place has been accused of being hard to deal with their subscriptions, and that has absolutely been proven true. They will take your money and have extremely predatory contracts Upon signing up for the trial membership, we were excited to try it out. Essentially you pay for a two week membership, it was cool, but my wife and I weren't certain on things and decided to put the membership on hold. When we told them this, the employee never actually processed the "pause" on our end so I was charged. Obviously I was frustrated, but they then decided to refund me after fighting pretty hard for it, I'm assuming solely because they wanted my business back. Fast forward to a month later, In the trial agreement, and per the employees, if you put the membership on pause it will remain like that until you decide to change it. Literally says in the terms that it can stay paused for at MINIMUM 1 month. Not maximum, and their employees verified this. At no point does it say anything about reactivating my membership, yet they choose to do exactly that and charge me $180 with no explanation. Upon reaching out to the business, they took multiple days to respond to our emails, and since we were planning to cancel, they would not be refunding our money. Essentially saying "we'll keep your money now even though we had no right to charge you, because this time we won't get anymore from you" It's really disheartening to see a local business, claiming to be intertwined with the community only to find predatory practices to rip them off. At first I could see this as a form of miscommunication, but after ignoring us, then responding with a no, THEN following up with a double down on a no because it's "too late for us to process" when you took days to respond is disgusting. This business sucks, and I wanted to love it. read more

Session Climbing - Yoga Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

Great community | Strong climbing I've been climbing for 18 years now. I've climbed both outdoors and indoors all over the country and in some other countries. Also, I lived in Santa Rosa for five years, connecting with this solid climbing community at another gym (including Kevin Jorgeson in this climbing community). So, with this in mind, please consider my review when deciding to come here. I'm so impressed with what K Jorg has done with this gym. It is a real upgrade to the community here. Everything about this place is well thought out. I love the aesthetics and how the layout of this place is. Upon entering, you're greeted by the front desk staff and enter the shop area. Sign up/sign in is easy and straight forward. Everything is organized and neat. To the left: ropes and autobelay To the right: bouldering Upstairs: workout training If you're new to climbing, the setting here is on the stiffer side compared to franchise gyms like Movement (planet granite). It's not a bad thing, really, because you know that you're going to become a strong climber. It's tougher grades, but the routes are intuitive enough to read and flow on the walls. I didn't find routes forced or requiring awkward movements. The kid teams were in that day when I went and it was impressive watching them go through their routines with ease. This is also the first time I've seen a gym have custom tags with matching color hardware! Again, K Jorg put a lot of thought into this place and it shows. You can feel and see the community here. From the seasoned climbers to the young newbies, everyone is happy and sharing the stoke. They're happy to connect and literally hang out together. This is why I love to climb. If a facility lacks a good community, it's no different than another franchise gym where you're just a number. Last thing I wanna mention that furthers the community aspect is the memorial wall to B-RAD foundation. The beautiful photos up are also of those in the climbing community too. This isn't just another gym that popped up. It's a place where people matter and the setting is quality. read more

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High ceiling. Very clean and spacious environment. Their top roping section goes pretty high. Their bouldering area is harder than most climbing gyms I've been to. The upstairs has a moon board and campus boards. read more

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Totally awesome, complete gym with an airy, bright atmosphere. Even if I'm not climbing I love to sit, do some work and have the fun of being distracted by watching the activity around. Many outlets for charging devices, games, books and magazines to have fun with. Nice staff, often very busy with testing new climbers. Bring your own grigri or you can rent or buy one there. High 48' walls to build endurance, thoughtfully set on a scale realistically matched to outdoor climbing so it's more challenging than the San Rafael gym yet not as hard as the other Santa Rosa gym. I'm not much of a boulder climber but it looks challenging and well done too. Beautiful yoga room, exercise area, and decent pricing. It's not the closest to my home but I buzz up here from Marin when I can. Nitro cold brew, kombucha, Guayaki fizzy teas, bars and more available. I often wish there were a full coffee/chai bar in these gyms, but at least they have the cold brew. Enjoy your climb! read more

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Selection!!! Half the building dedicated to bouldering, other for auto belay, top rope and lead. Love the routes! Whoever is setting these, great job I thoroughly enjoy them. Yoga is great, tried several different instructors. Has an app, use it to check in and sign up for classes. Upstairs kilter board, gym, yoga studio. Sauna in the bathrooms, I would recommend turning them on, then going to work out so it can heat up. Not a fan of waiting for them to sit around waiting for the temp to increase. Showers and towels available, different options for memberships, gear available for rent or purchase. Snacks, kombucha on tap, snacks for purchase and a pretty sweet hang out area, the whole place is very appealing and I love it! Came out here for a contract and was sad to leave my home gym "sessions" and found this gem! read more

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I visited Sessions for the first time while in town. The gym looks new and is well lit. Half is for climbing with ropes and belay, the other half is bouldering. I boulder twice a week at my usual gym, the excellent Seattle Bouldering Project, so I checked out the bouldering half of Sessions. The staff were friendly and helpful. The gym was almost completely empty at 7:00 on a weekday morning, which I found surprising. A day pass cost me $30 and they had a chalk bag to borrow. The mats under the bouldering walls are very thin and quite hard. Immediately that impacted my climbing as I was scared of falling. At my usual gym the mats are at least twice as thick and soft, so even falling from the top of the walls (taller walls than at Sessions), it doesn't hurt at all. I found my climbing ability to be less at Sessions because I wasn't willing to take the same risks and leaps of faith as I normally would do, again, for the fear of falling. The problems are fairly challenging with a lot of advanced routes. My gym uses a different grading method, so I don't know how to compare them. There is no rhyme or reason to the colors they choose for the routes, so instead of looking at the wall and seeing quickly which ones I could target, I had to walk up close and scrutinize the small labels at the bottom indicating level. I got the hang of it fast enough, but it is definitely less intuitive than grading by color. read more

Session Climbing - Almost empty at 7:30 Monday morning - Yoga Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

Held my daughter's 7th birthday party at sessions and everyone had a great time! It was many of the kids first time climbing and the staff was accommodating, patient and helpful! They blocked off the back alcove and set up some tables for the party and provided staff to help belay kids for a 2 hour period. Additionally, there were some auto belay routes available in the space. I was unsure how it'd all work with a group of inexperienced kids but it all turned out great! They allowed us to bring our own food and cake and utilize their refrigerator. Everyone had such a fun time and the space was perfect! read more

The staff are awesome, the one who welcomed me in. Provided me with such affirmation and detail into the day at the place. Amazing job! Thanks for the assist. read more

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Lots of variety in routes. The staff are inconsistent. Some are great, some are on their phones. The environment is inviting. The bathrooms are clean. read more

Dangerous.. no lesson on how to put on the equipment or how to climb safely even though you're a first time user

friendly employees, clean bathroom & amenities, fun climbing walls! they also have an included gym & sauna made available for guests read more

Session Climbing - climbing wall - Yoga Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

I brought my 11 year old to climb... it was kinda hidden in the back corner of the business complex and not very busy. The staff seemed friendly and polite. They took the time to get my daughter geared up and gave her a quick and easy to understand rundown of how the harness and lines work together to protect you from falling and injuring yourself. My daughter had a blast and we will be back with friends next time... bonus, the experienced climbers who were there at the time didn't mind being bothered by a kid who is very inquisitive. I'm giving 4 stars just because the business was a little hidden and not very well advertised. read more

Amazing, state of the art facility, with rope climbing terrain on one side, bouldering terrain on the other, and a lounge area between. Upstairs mezzanine has gym equipment (cardio and weights) as well as a large campus board and system wall, and a separate yoga studio with roll up doors opening to a balcony overlooking Taylor mountain. Just as important as the physical beauty of the place is the awesome friendly community vibe. I'm a long time climber who, like many, had a long hiatus during COVID. Coming back and spending time with old friends as a well as making new ones has been immensely valuable. Tracking my strength gains over the first few months back climbing regularly has been super satisfying; I've gone from struggling to complete 5.8 top ropes (climbs are quite long for a gym and my forearm endurance wasn't there initially), to feeling comfortable leading 5.10s and working 5.11s on top rope. I especially appreciate that almost every climb is leadable and the draws are quite close together, giving me the confidence to get on the sharp end. There are multiple yoga classes and climbing technique programs available. Programs continue to be added since the recent opening. Check it out, you won't regret it! read more

Session Climbing - Rock climbing gym - Yoga Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

I visited Session's while I was on vacation in Santa Rosa. I was shocked to find a gem like this in this city because you usually see gyms like this near big cities. The gym is huge, clean, and has friendly staff. The route setting here is easily compared to those of big city bouldering gyms! Although the gym is new, I can already see it making a name for itself as the route setting is similar to that of competition styles. I enjoyed my time here at Sessions and would return whenever I visit Santa Rosa! read more

Went in to Session to cancel my subscription to which I was informed that I needed to cancel it 5 days in advance of renewal (the 1st of the month) or I would otherwise be charged again. I politely protested and was smuggly told "Well, you signed the contract." Clearly I should have read the terms of service more carefully, but I just came in to boulder, not to peruse a legal document. I came in at a later date and requested to speak to management to see if they could make an exception for me since my card had not yet been charged, I was no longer interested in the service, and I had been a founding member when they opened almost 2 years ago. Said they don't make exceptions, but would reach out to me. They never did. I've dealt with major corporations who have more leniency in their subscription services than Session, a so-called local business. But hey, at least they have Queer Night because they are so tolerant and inclusive. I'll never be back. Hope the $95 was worth it. read more

We love Session! The walls are great, the routes are reset quite often, and the place is STATE OF THE ART. They spared no expense in building this gym. There's lots to do, including the walls, yoga, exercise equipment, kilter board, etc. The price is very reasonable for 2 people every month. Hell, if we'd done yoga memberships somewhere else, it would cost about the same. Staffing can be a little slow depending on the time of day, but they're new and still figuring things out. Highly highly recommended. read more

Great gym! Long routes. Showers, lockers, coffee and booch! Come get some work done in their lounge area too.

Writing this review in response to a particularly unsettling experience I had at one of the Yoga sessions. I'd like to preface this by saying the front desk staff handled it professionally and courteously when I brought it up. I had only positive experiences with every other Session employee, and am only posting this because of the layers of inappropriate behavior I experienced from someone in the role of an instructor, which I take very seriously as someone who spends a lot of time in another instructor-heavy sport where misconduct becomes rampant if left unchecked. I was gifted a free day pass to Session and fully intended to register for membership to take advantage of their great yoga class schedule and weight room. However, I felt I should try one of the yoga classes first before signing up to see if the vibe was for me, and I'm glad I did. I had a bizarre and uncomfortable experience with the instructor, who's name I believe is Shannan Donovan, at least that's the name that was listed as the instructor online. For reference, I'm a very quiet, generally unassuming person. I signed up for the class and took a spot in the back corner since it was my first yoga class in years and I'd been recommended yoga to rehab some neurological and muscular issues and wanted to go at my own pace. The instructor, an older woman, was going around and getting pretty hands-on with folks. If you know your students well and know everybody's comfort level and keep it appropriate, I don't see any issue with that. She made a comment about my feet, which was strange, but not enough for me to give it much thought. The issue came when, about 45 minutes into the session, she thought it was appropriate to walk behind me and smack me right on the rear. That was it for me, and I decided the environment was not what I was looking for. I don't like people touching me without my consent, especially like that, and I've seen this behavior from instructors before and I don't tolerate it, men or women. I quietly rolled up my mat, grabbed my things, and stepped outside to wipe down my mat. I returned inside to place my mat back on the rack, but Shannan was physically blocking me from returning the mat. She seemed offended I made the choice to leave, and asked me to place the mat on the floor. When I gently dropped the mat from knee height where she indicated, she threw her hands up and told me I was being rude. The only words I spoke to her were when I then told her it wasn't alright to touch people like that without asking permission first, and she said, "Yeah, whatever." I didn't make a scene, I wanted to leave peacefully, but Shannan chose to confront me, calling me rude, because I'm not someone who's comfortable with strangers feeling entitled to touch my body, especially in an environment like Yoga that I was under the impression was supposed to be a safe and empowering community. Shannan's class does not seem to be a safe space for people who may have trauma around physical touch, or people who simply don't enjoy strangers feeling entitled to their bodies. I have a particular issue with seasoned instructors who think their seniority makes them immune to showing basic respect to students. The other session employees seemed to take my story seriously, which I appreciate, but I would feel terrible, especially after Shannan's hostile energy towards me after the fact, if I didn't write this review and heard that this was a pattern of behavior that affected other members of my community. However, Session is otherwise a wonderful space and I highly recommend it to anybody looking to get into climbing, and their weight room is well designed, which is a huge bonus. I'm sad I won't be returning considering the thought that went into the space and the great attitude of the rest of the staff. I was really excited to join. And to Shannan, please learn to keep your hands to yourself concerning strangers. Neither your seniority nor your experience entitles you to touch strangers inappropriately. read more

We drove up from Walnut Creek to visit Session and couldn't have been happier with our visit. Though we hadn't gotten the grigri memo and showed up with our ATCs, staff were happy to teach us how to make the switch and let us practice before testing for our day pass. The gym is beautiful-- everything down to the route tags is brand new, beautiful and state of the art. But the routes themselves stole the show for me-- every single climb I tried was thoughtfully set and full of challenges to puzzle over that sent me around corners or moving laterally in delightful ways. Excellent large volumes to climb around and over and all-around amazing use of terrain. Who sets the routes here and can they swing by my home gym? We stayed overnight in old town Santa Rosa and came back for one more climbing session the next day before heading home. Highly recommend a travel overnight or weekend for fellow Bay Area climbers-- 100% worth the drive and a joy to visit! read more

GYM IS DIRTY. They don't clean in the locker room. They ran out of towels and cleaning wipe for equipments multiple times. Their excuses were "over 600 people visited the gym today so we ran out of towels/wipes." STAFF were not helpful at all. If there were that many visitors per day, I certainly hope the gym is being kept safe and clean for all. I wonder if it will pass a safety inspection. I think the gym appears nice on the surface, but it is truly very dirty if you look closer. Just don't know what what kind of contagious diseases you may catch there. read more

Very disappointed. Came in with my kids to get information regarding memberships or day passes. Two people were at the front desk, one never looked up from their phone and the other just stared at me without even greeting "Hello" or "May I help you?" My kids were excited to see this brand new gym and have enjoyed climbing at another gym across town. I asked about whether day passes were offered and if the kids could use the auto-belays. They pretty much brushed me off like they didn't want to waste their time giving me any information. It was extremely awkward and even made my kids uncomfortable. So we left and went to the much more welcoming, family friendly gym. read more

The facility is brand new, clean, and bouldering/top rope routes are updated routinely. The gym upstairs has a good compliment of stuff, the yoga studio is great. Classes are pretty limited but that may change. Staff is hit or miss. The owners are friendly but others aren't as approachable. read more

Friendly and helpful staff. A variety of routes and a good opportunity to climb without fear of falling using the autobelay. Had fun with the grandchildren. read more

Probably the most modern and inviting business and community in the entire county. This place is seriously chill, a big lounge to hang out and spectate. Five stories of climbing walls, yoga studio, gym, and attentive and very knowledgeable staff(dunno what's up with the review about that). read more

I'm no climber, but that didn't stop my kids (7 & 5) and me from finding ourselves completely engrossed in the amenities and culture of this place. The staff are VERY warm, the gym has everything you'd want (but is never crowded - most folks are climbing after all), and the yoga kicks ass. Being a solo climber was never an issue because I could boulder, auto-belay, or ask another climber to belay for me. That's the kind of culture they've created there, it's not at all inaccessible and just-for-20-somethings like I'd thought. I mean, there are definitely talented young climbers there, but there are also tons of ages and abilities. We love it. read more

We had a group of 20 Scouts for a climbing event at Session. The kids had a BLAST. Some of them have never climbed before. The Belayers walked them through and made sure that the kids had a fun experience. They closed off a section of the big climbing wall so the kids can stay together and bond. We are appreciative for the staff that worked with us. The kids are asking to do an event like this again. Thank you again for having us! read more

This gym is everything I was looking for. I don't do rock climbing, I just joined for gym and yoga. It's very clean, bathrooms are stocked, staff is knowledgeable, and I highly recommend it read more

I went in to check it out and was treated like it was a burden for me to be there. The person reluctantly gave me a whirlwind of a "tour" that lasted one minute then disappeared. They didn't even ask if I was interested in becoming a member. Needless to say, I won't be signing up. read more