Sophie Gee

Review of Back Bay Yoga

This is my absolute favorite studio. Yes, they pac...

This is my absolute favorite studio. Yes, they pack 50-60 people in a room, yes you can smell/touch the person next to you, and yes, you drip swimming pools onto your mat. I want to run out of the room sometimes when there's sweat dripping into my nose/eyes, but the way you feel after these classes makes it all worth it. You'll be sore.

This studio is probably the only real STUDIO I've seen in Boston. They have 2 yoga class rooms, a small stand-up shop with apparel, mats, accessories, filtered water stations, bathrooms/showers, and "locker" storage for mats. The rooms are so hot all the time I'm not sure how clean the studio is, but honestly I walk in there knowing I will sweat my body right off so I really don't mind.

After trying the new member special ($25 for 2 weeks), I really enjoy the Vinyasa Flow, Flyin' Vinyasa, Hip Hop Yoga (depending on the instructor), and Black Light Yoga.
I definitely recommend taking a class with Renee LaBlanc if you aren't a new yogi. She will literally kick your ass/abs/arms into shape and you will be sore after her class. I'm not sure what she does differently but I always sweat 10x more in her classes. She also has a great sense of humor and is really approachable if you have any questions.

Other teachers to take classes with:
Goldie - She always has really great sequences. She tends to include long Shavasana's though.
Kim - Some days she works you really hard, some days she's more chill.

I'm hooked, and now determined to accomplish inversions.