The Yoga Lab is a total mind/body sanctuary in Fairfax! The heat is perfect (body temperature). The slow flow style is challenging yet accessible to all levels. The teachers are amazing. Each has their own yet similar style. Jeff is one of the best teachers I've ever run across. If you have a chance, take his class! Jeanne teaches a firm class that is athletically based. Heather is innovative and challenging. Marc is the master of back-to-basics. Helaine is quirky and fun! Free yoga for certified instructors! Everyone should check out this place and experience the yoga for themselves! Namaste! read more

Yoga Fairfax has all the right ingredients to become the premier yoga studio in Marin. *Friendly, knowledgeable and helpful teachers? Check. *Reasonably priced classes (including student discounts)? Yep. One free class a week? You betcha. Easy parking? Super easy. My hot yoga class today was interesting, challenging, empowering and healing. The 90 minute sessions draw from several different yoga modalities to create a one of a kind class. I recognized most of the postures from my experience doing Bikram and Hatha however a good amount were totally new to me as well, which is always fun. There was even downward facing dog today. Yay! Every Saturday at 4pm there's a free class so if you are on the fence about doing hot yoga at Yoga Fairfax, come and enjoy. You will be glad you did. read more

Namaste Fairfax! Get out your sewing kit cause after a few classes you'll need to re-hem your pants as the instructors will ply you into an inch longer pant. This is a beautiful place to come for your regular yoga practice. The studio carries a serene calming influence and the instructors are the same. The instructors are oh so stretchy and upbeat and carry an inner energy that creates a joyful atmosphere. The daytime classes offer sunlight shining through the high windows and the glow that's created by the golden draperies create a glowing effect in the room. All who attend classes are friendly and the surrounding make for a fun experience. Just opened at the end of 2009, the hatha/bikrum style studio offers 3 classes a day 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. A newbie special runs for now $10 for a week's worth of classes - the best deal in town. There is enough challenge for the seasoned yogi and excellent instruction for those newer to the discipline. try it you'll like it. read more

This is the greatest yoga place ever. And while I'm a little confused by the name, (I don't feel like I'm in a lab or a lab rat, in fact, just the opposite), I love this place. Jeanne and Jeff are so friendly, remember your name after months and teach really great classes. They are fine if you can't do a pose or if you want to change it in a way that is right for your body. I have been to lots of hot yoga places in Palo Alto (pretentious) in SF (unfriendly instructors) and have found The Yoga Lab to be the best. They walk the walk and talk the talk by giving a free class on sat afternoons, participating in fundraisers for cancer community and renting out their space for kid's classes for basically nothing. Take a class, you'll feel great and be glad you did! They will even call you by name when you do a pose that looks like you are trying! read more

I love Yoga Fairfax. Genie and Jeff and all the instructors are very positive and encouraging. The instructions are very clear and I love the flow of the class. It combines great breath work with a full aerobic work out and numerous yin stretches. read more

Yoga Fairfax is a wonderful environment to practice Yoga. People of all levels feel comfortable in sessions led so well by Jeff and Jean. Lots of support, helpful instruction and while they take their work seriously, Jeff and Jean take themselves lightly, creating an atmosphere that is rich in learning. Outstanding people, outstanding Yoga. read more

An exceptional place for Yoga. All classes are warm room yoga, welcome to all levels and it truly is "All Levels" Some people are very advanced and some are like me, still learning to balance on one leg. All are welcome and I am very happy I found this place to practice. I've got some weight to lose and still feel comfortable here. A supportive environment. read more

I have tried yoga a handful of times over the years but I never liked it. It was either too hot, too slow, too boring or the instructor talked too much. All that changed when I tried the yoga lab a couple weeks ago. After three classes I can say this studio is a perfect fit for me! read more

i have been looking for a non-prestigious down to earth yoga studio for a while, i finally found my family! thank you for creating such a heart expanding and spine elongating practice for me! i fractured my spine last year and this has really healed my spine..! you guys are amazing..the heat is perfect not too much but just enough tot keep that fire burning in my soul through the winter! THANK YOU! read more

The first time I heard about this studio and that they offered free classes to yoga instructors, it felt like a breath of fresh air considering that the studio was located very near my office and seemed to be modeling more traditional principles of Yoga I.e., offering free classes to serious students (serious enough to get trained as instructors). So when I was about to go to my first class and after talking with the owner about my situation I was unable to find parking and so was running late. I called the owner (Jeff), and asked if I could still attend even I I was late and he said that he would call the instructor Jeanne and tell her that I was running late and to admit me. When I arrived at the door it was locked and when I knocked Jeanne came to the door and hissed at me that I could not attend. I was rather shocked considering Jeff was nice enough and had told me he was contacting Jeanne. It was a mess and didn't feel good to the heart to be treated with such aggression from a 'yoga instructor'. So being a faithful Buddhist practitioner I decided that Jeanne must have been having a bad day and after Jeff consoled me I decided to give it another try. Now the second time I entered the room with 15 minutes to spare and Jeanne was writing down my info and asked what name to put down. Now being that I have two names because of my career name as a Tulku requires it so I hesitated and began to ask her which name should I use, and again she 'snapped' at me with an aggressive attitude. I was again shocked to see this person who has practiced 'yoga asana' for years and was acting really aggressive. Again I brushed it aside and took the class anyway. The third time I attended class at the Yoga Lab I was not late but I had to run back to my car to get something and Jeanne again attacked me even though I was not even late making me wonder if she was just either jealous of me or that I triggered her ego. After the third class I waited until afterwards and asked Jeanne is we could talk, and of course she said she didn't have the time. I said, "Jeanne it hurts my heart that you have been aggressively attacking me when I've done nothing to you". She again almost yelled at me, "You are just soooo much! Do you have need such accommodation? You expect too much!!" This was so cruel of her to say but it was really the uncaring tone of her voice and the obvious heartless attitude towards a totally NEW person her life, it amazed me that she was still there. But then I knew she had been triggered by me and in whatever capacity she had, she just could not handle having me around. That was very sad and being empathic I felt her pain and cried fro her because she had not been able to cry for herself in that moment. But it did not soften her heart and instead she stormed off. After she had left I spoke briefly with Jeff the owner and he was impotent to do anything or make any adjustments in his agenda. I asked that he ask Jeanne to apologize for attacking me and he ignored my question and said that he was just trying to run his business. I found that rather cowardly. He did not want to tell Jeanne to at least apologize because he was afraid he would be losing business because she may quit. Again putting profits before care or consideration of others. Another issue: He had originally invited me to attend class and then offer him a class and possibly have me offer a class there as well. Since my moivation has always been and will always be about Service and Kindness as well as to spread the Dharma and benefit others, I did not want to even get paid. I only wanted to benefit others. But I think because Jeff is from New York and I lived there before and it is a hard, cruel, money making place (at least it has been for the last century at least) & he still has much of that energy which brigs a competitive edge and a businessy vibe to his studio. But after he had said this he rescinded saying that they didnt need anyone right then. But during the second class I attended he announced there would be two new teachers and two new classes. Then after class I asked about this and he again denied it and tried to make up a quick story for why which just didn't add up. Why I'm writhing this review is because I 'see' that even though Jeanne has shown me aggressive demeaning and condescending behavior and Jeff has shown me a kind of apathy and passivity that I find dangerous, and that even though the external image is to make them seem a classic, compassionate, sacred studio, in fact they have shown me a different face than they have shown those who have written these reviews, or they've paid people to write them or had their friends do it. I therefore can not call them a friend and instead felt it important to warn those of you who would be pushing their buttons (& that Jeanne has a lot of them let me warn you) not to attend this studio. For those who want a serious practice among enlightened people, you are best to go to Yoga Mountain. read more