I don't have anything negative to say about the studio or the classes. The studio is a nice place to practice yoga, and almost all of the teachers are excellent. The problem is that this is an entirely different type of yoga studio from what I'm used to. The small yoga studios that you find near the beach have a positive, laid-back feeling. You don't have to sign any contracts or give them your bank account number or anything like that. At most of these places you can pay as you go. On the other hand, YogaWorks is $150 per month whether you go or not, and when you sign up you have to give them your first and last month's dues. Also, you can't just cancel any time you want to. If it's later than the 15th of the month, you owe them for the next month, and they also keep your last month's dues. This is explained in fine print somewhere in the contract, but they never actually tell you this, and unless you read it carefully you would never know. All things considered, it just has a very corporate vibe that is the antithesis of what yoga is supposed to be about. So my advice: stay away unless you are a hardcore yoga practitioner, and if you do decide to sign up, know at least two months in advance when you plan to cancel your membership.\r
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(By the way, I think what they're doing is actually illegal. 24 Hour Fitness was sued a couple of years ago over their unethical cancellation policy. They were ordered to settle with their former members for millions of dollars. So just because you put something in fine print on a contract doesn't necessarily make it legal!)
Pros: Plenty of free parking, nice sunny studios, good teachers
Cons: No lockers, bad value, often too crowded
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