I would highly recommend these classes, specially if you re looking for prenatal yoga! Angie is…read morewonderful and makes everyone feel comfortable sharing their journey. The yoga also helps you feel better and more positive! The yoga studio is also pretty clean and well maintained! I would give 10 stars to this if I could :)

I'm in Angie's prenatal yoga class and I absolutely love it. She creates a very friendly, warm…read moreenvironment by asking each of us to share how many weeks along we are & asks how we're each doing, so you get to know other moms-to-be. I find that whenever I show up stressed or distracted, it only takes a few minutes for me to leave that behind and connect with myself and my baby, thanks to Angie's instructions and the calm, mindful space she creates. This is my first time trying yoga and I thought it would be intimidating, but she gives very clear guidance and everything is doable even for third trimester moms. It's really helping me feel good in my body as my pregnancy progresses.

It is with a heavy heart I write this review, but feel aspiring yoga teachers should know what they…read moreare getting into at Doron Yoga. I am a 51 year old male business owner who did a lot of damage to his body playing the wrong sports. Ashtanga yoga literally changed my life, physically, mentally and spiritually. After only a year of practicing I decided to pursue the 200 YTT, more to accelerate my personal practice (which is a work-in-progress :) than actually teach. Doron Yoga looked ideal, he has a great background, I practice ashtanga & yin, plus 3 weeks of vegetarian meals on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala does not suck :). Location / Property: - It is located in Tzununa, a small very poor town in a developing country outside of San Marcos (tourist town). - The property itself is great, but isolated. - Ananda rooms are clean, housekeepers are great. Food is simple, good and healthy. Meals lacked protein, but I asked and the kitchen staff accommodated. - Shala has a wonderful view - There is literally an empty lot where people dump and burn their garbage down the road. At times you can smell burning garbage in the shala. - Wild dogs barking at night will keep up light sleepers. Safety: - A German girl was walking alone during the day, and a man tried to rob her phone. She got away with a scrapped up leg (which started the conversation). - One of the participants in our group and her boyfriend went out in San Marcos on Sat night (20 mins away). The tuk-tuk (3 wheeled cabs) drivers would not take them back to Doron Yoga for safety concerns. On the walk back, they heard a group of loud drunk young males and ended up hiding on a roof out of precaution. - Wild dogs are everywhere in Guatemala, will follow you and heard bites are not uncommon. Yoga Teacher Training: - You will learn the 8 limbs of yoga. Doron is very knowledgable, and I really enjoyed the history / philosophy discussions. - Up at 6:20am for Zen meditation and breathwork was great. - The Doron Yoga teacher manual is great. He summarizes and condenses information from other books really well. - You will be impressed by his asana practice, entertained by his antics (for a while), singing "i love my hamstrings" during Pyramid pose, but find it hard to reach pratyahara (withdrawal of senses). - You will learn and practice "Doron Yoga". Nothing wrong with that, but don't use ashtanga and yin in descriptions if you are only going to use a few ashtanga poses and will hold a stretch for a few minutes. - You will not learn the Ashtanga Yoga asana practice (we practiced lead primary twice and not by Doron, no Mysore) - You will not learn what I know a Yin yoga practice to be - meditative, focused on deep stretches and breathing. Doron, throws a pigeon pose during his flow and holds it for a few minutes, then back to his vinyasa. - You will hear about the flaws of Ashtanga, Mark Stevens and his other mentors... Seriously you are slamming your teachers, and the background that got me here? People Issues: - 2 of the 7 participants in our group wanted to leave at one point. - I was never at the point of leaving, but did have seconds thoughts and "bite my tongue". During class I was asked to lead Sun A. I did it the "Doron Yoga way". Afterwards he says "what was that" in a demeaning tone. - At a low point, Doron brought us all together to hear concerns. It was nice and needed because morale was low, but also very polished, like it happens a lot. He is intelligent and speaks well. - Volunteer turnover due to treatment. I read reviews about this, and thought could just be disgruntled, immature 20 year olds (sorry) not wanting to work. Then witnessed a hardworking family from Belgium leave after 3 days because of treatment. Another girl left with them. - Apparently Doron's assistant instructor left. During a New Year's retreat, he convinced an experienced yoga instructor from Guatemala to stay and work as his assistant for our January teacher training. She was a wonderful person and experienced yoga instructor, but did not know his manual or have his 30 years experience. She led everything and we did not see Doron on Wednesdays, Sundays and a couple of sporadic days. She stayed until our training ended, and left with us. She was awesome, but needed mentoring and to be treated better. Billing Issues: - Widespread billing "issues". 4 different guests in and outside our group had issues with over-billing. When I inquired to double check, it literally took 8 emails to get an answer and was handled very poorly. The administration person I booked with left before I arrived, and the administration person I had issues with left while I was there. Doron Yoga is great for a couple of days. Doron is charming, knowledgable and has an exceptional yoga asana practice. After a few days the mask begins showing cracks.

I got to know Doron Hanoch, the owner of this retreat center, over the course of two frightening…read moreand destabilizing weeks. I practiced daily at this center while volunteering my time on strategy, graphics, marketing, and promotion of the New Year's Eve retreat. After repeat incidents of rage and aggressive behavior, shouting, verbal abuse, and even threats by Doron, I ran away out of fear for my safety. Doron demonstrates all the precursors of physical abuse, which always begins with verbal and emotional abuse and uncontrolled angry outbursts. Having spent time with volunteers and with the owner, it's also worth mentioning that Doron Yoga & Zen Center experiences frequent employment turnover and staff dissatisfaction in addition to the owner's alarming temper and volatility. People that come to work or volunteer here tend to leave unhappy because the owner does not get along with anyone. In fact, his previous general manager only lasted a few months. Despite the carefully constructed facade Doron creates in class, the pattern is consistent with narcissism, showing a man who is in a great deal of pain and unwilling to work on himself. The first time I spoke to Doron, I told him I may be interested in doing a teacher training. Instead of discussing in the center's public café as expected, Doron asked me to come to his house, where I sat for two hours while he made passes at me. I kept redirecting the conversation toward business and yoga. I commented that he's being too forward and told him to take it down a notch. Ironically, he went on a heated 10-minute rant about how much he dislikes Bikram because of how Bikram treated women. Doron also talked about the #metoo movement in a way that dismissed its value. Despite the red flags and the tense atmosphere among staff and volunteers, I returned the next day to continue discussing marketing and strategy in exchange for yoga training. Doron was even more forward the second day: he said my physical appearance is "distracting", stood intrusively close to my personal space, and asked me to hug him. Over the course of the next week, I saw a side of Doron that is concealed during his yoga, which now looks to me like a front to conceal or bypass his out-of-control anger issues. He had an angry outburst right in front of another guest, which made both of us visibly uncomfortable. This guest made an early excuse to leave and told me that Doron seems controlling and that he's concerned for my safety. When I asked Doron later why he shouted at me, I was prepared to have a quiet, conscious conversation about what was going on for him. To my shock and disbelief, Doron instead immediately flew into a rage, screaming, yelling, slamming doors, stomping on the stairs, and behaving in a way that frightened me. I was not able to get a word in edgewise or calm him down, and finally gathered my things to leave. He followed me around, shouting and demanding to know why I was leaving and screaming accusations while I tried to get away. A week later, his second temper tantrum was much more frightening. He threw his computer and another object, outright threatened me (him: "you better be careful what you say next" me: "are you threatening me?" him: "yes, yes I am threatening you"), and continued yelling even when his staff entered the house to observe the entire meltdown. Both times I woke up to voicemails from him saying he's sorry and that his anger is "just a part of him". I told him I would only be willing to meet in a public cafe (so he couldn't yell or endanger me), and only because several of my friends booked NYE retreats here based on my marketing work, and we needed to figure out how to handle that. In the end, I told my friends what happened, and they did not feel safe keeping retreat reservations there. It took days for my friends to get their refunds. I told Doron he'd face credit card chargebacks if he didn't refund them. Please read his Google reviews, which corroborate his aggressive behavior, inappropriate interactions with women, and atmosphere of fear at his center. It's so sad, because he's a very talented teacher, but clearly a very tortured person who refuses to acknowledge -- let alone address -- his anger issues, which endanger the people around him.

Attended for the first time for the Aerial Yoga level 1 with Claire S and it was such a fun class!…read moreI have done mat yoga for quite some years and thought it would be fun to try aerial yoga. The first half of the class was a bit tough for me to get a hold of everything as these were new techniques to me but Claire was very kind and helpful to me and everyone else, fixing our form and helping us when we got stuck. Towards the second half of the class, it became super fun and relaxing towards the end. Highly reccomend and will be back :)

I've been practicing at Wenyoga for over six months, and I truly love this studio. There's a great…read morevariety of classes, teachers, and difficulty levels. I still remember my first class--I was too scared to even step onto the hammock--but the instructors here are incredibly kind and patient. They helped me overcome my fear step by step, and now I'm confidently challenging myself with more advanced aerial dance. For a calmer practice, Teacher Junting's yoga classes are amazing--they help me unwind and find inner balance after a busy workday. If you're looking for something more dynamic, I highly recommend their Aerial Yoga and Aerial Dance, which are rare to find in the Bay Area. With multiple instructors and levels, it's easy to find what suits you best. It's a fun, full-body workout, and I genuinely look forward to every class. Highly recommend this yoga studio!

They are only after your money. They want to rip you off with exorbitant prices. Any opportunity…read morethey get is to find a way to get more money out of you. They only serve those who are dumb and have money to throw on their so-called programs. Please do not take the bait when they invite you for their "free" "workshops" or "sessions" as that's how they'll get you in and then the rip off begins.

This review is primarily for "The Happiness Program" course…read more Course name : The Happiness Program Course duration : 20 hrs over 5 days What covered per course website? Focus, Meditation, Yoga, Sudarshan Kriya and a lot more for detoxification, destress etc How i rate this course on a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 being the highest)? 3 out of 10 What does this course lack? Good instructors Course lacks focus Expectation is that folks enrolled share their stories and this is truly the activity planned for 10 out of 20 hrs... There is not much learning from this activity! Sudarshan kriya focuses on meditation via breathing, this is just one more approach to meditation.... Didn't see much benefit here. Too much hype and too little focus on real learning in this course. About 20% of this course time is set for Iron Chef kind of cooking competition, work to be for Charity etc... which is NOT really an activity that helps improve focus or improve your meditation skills. Who should NOT enroll for this course? Any individual who has common sense, who does some exercise and is reasonably healthy! Who might benefit from this course? Someone who does not have any other activity to do, Someone who sits idle all the time, Someone who needs to know just the basics of Yoga or meditation Someone who is interested in networking and spending away sometime How can this course be improved or made more effective? Avoid all the crappy discussions that don't do any one any good! Put more emphasis on more Yoga exercises Spend more time doing real meditation activities Get more knowledgeable instructors

I have taken Pranayama and Yoga classes at Ayur Vidya. I love the classes. Sujata also does a host…read moreof other classes including Ayurvedic consultations etc. I would highly recommend.

I am taking Pranayam classes from Ayur-Vidya, focussed on breath. Sujata practices Ayurveda, Yoga,…read moreSpirituality. She is an awesome teacher with genuine interest in our overall well being, takes time to explain, and has focus on every individual in the session suggesting corrections. I am enjoying these sessions and look forward to them, they help me in managing stress with renewed energy. I highly reccommend Pranayam and Yoga sessions with Ayur-Vidya. Invest in your health.

Maya helped me so much. She always kept making sure that I was ding a good job of following…read moredirections and doing my exercise right. She also didnt had problems explaining it one again, if couldn't get it. Maya is very professional at doing her job and satisfy your expectations as well.

I was new to reformer pilates when I first met Maya, who was recommended to me by a friend. We…read morestarted with a series of private lessons so that I could get the hang of it, especially exercising with a reformer. Now it's been more than two years and I am completely hooked. Maya is great and makes each class a unique experience by varying exercises, and adapting to your level. Most importantly, the classes are also a " therapy" for my back aches, and I feel the difference when we take a break during holidays. I look forward to each class...

I have been coming to Ananda Tenple for more than a year, and I found all what I need for my…read morespiritual growth. Classes , satsang support in my journey , meditations and friends. The Sunday service is very inspirational with music , readings, short meditation and very meaningful sermon . I highly recommend for everyone , starters in the yoga path as well for more advanced practitioners. Love , peace and friendship is the fragrance in this holy temple .

The Ananda Teaching Centers in Santa Cruz County were my spiritual home for decades. That all…read morechanged in September 2020 for obvious reasons. As sad as it was to lose my local Ananda community, I had the chance to move to the Ananda Community in Mountain View and become part of the most dynamic, centered, compassionate, self-aware group of people I have ever known. I love the opportunities to be of service to others as they find their spiritual path. The Ananda Temple is not really the physical structure on the corner of El Camino and College. The congregation of Truth seekers who come together to serve, meditate, practice yoga, and have fun...those people are the true Ananda Temple. I love the diversity. I love Sunday Services. I love the yoga classes. I love the classes on how to be happy in a chaotic world. I love being in a space with others where I can close my eyes, be still, and feel the presences of the Divine in me and all around.

I worked with Tanushree for prenatal yoga during my pregnancy and would strongly recommend her. I…read morewas entering pregnancy barely recovered from severe back and hip pain that arose from a prior exercise related injury. Tanushree's 1:1 in person sessions gave me confidence that I could safely exercise during pregnancy as she could adjust sessions to my particular needs and abilities, and keep a close eye on my form at all times. I was able to gain muscle strength during my pregnancy while being in less pain during my pregnancy than I has been in most of the year prior. I additionally found it beneficial that she could adjust sessions to my energy level on a given day. Further, while I did not initially expect to need this, I believe that the fact that she was willing to come to my home for sessions enabled me to stick to the exercise program longer than I otherwise might have.