Yoga

This is a wonderful school filled with knowledgeable and compassionate teachers. The owners, Jackie and Leigha, are both gifted at sharing yogic principles as well as beginner to advanced postures. You will walk out of here feeling renewed.

A beautiful studio with great instructors. I've enjoyed every class I've taken here. There's no locker room, but there are small changing areas and a nice lounge area outside the studio.

Good experience, very chill vibe. Great yoga classes, good teachers. Highly recommend.

Yoga

If you need some positive energy - this is the place to be.

I've been to the studio twice. The space is beautiful, clean and ample room to get dressed prior to classes. You don't feel like you're on top of other people when you're getting in/out. I had a male instructor the first class and wasn't really impressed. Thought I'd give the studio another try and had Samantha M as an instructor. She was fantastic. Just the right flow and mix of instruction and encouragement. I would highly recommend her class!

i like that this place caters to neighborhood folks, and some of the classes do offer a meaningful experience to people of a wide range of ages and abilities. ariel's classes are really incredible in this way, both gentle and deep -- i usually leave feeling peaceful, pleasantly sore, and better informed about how i move. some of the other teachers are okay. and some are nearly unbearable, at least for me. i feel bad being negative about a neighborhood place that seems well-loved by its regulars. but some of the classes are so, so bad, just like a really bad combo of excessive chirpiness and what seems like a lack of preparation and/or inspiration. if i wanted to "shake my sillies out" or "make up my own flow" or do weird repetitive pilates or complicated craft projects with straps for five to ten minutes during a slow and meandering class, i would do that at home, without paying $20 (!), arranging for childcare, or surrounding myself with the goofy dads of windsor terrace and those who love them. monday and wednesday nights are particularly rough ...

Open doors Hingham is my go to work out place!! They offer such a wide array of classes I’ve given up my Y membership and only go to Open Doors Hingham now!! Susan the owner is so knowledgeable, kind and such a generous person and teacher. The atmosphere at the studio is so positive and welcoming. Every thing there is about promoting good health and happiness. The premises are beautiful and clean. Also check out the amazing essential oil products for sale in the lobby!!! The owners Susan and Jake are always doing amazing upgrades to the space. Open doors is my happy place!!

I have been going here for years and really enjoy the experience every time.

A very good studio. I enjoyed the instructors and atmosphere. The only negative is it is so close to a main street, lots of noise and distractions when your concentrationg

Let me start by saying I love yoga. My mother used to always say “hunger is the best ingredient”. And I am always hungry for a yoga class. The moment I walked into Rise Yoga in Saratoga Springs, New York I felt at home. Justin Wolfer, the studio’s owner and primary teacher greeted me at the door warmly. The studios colors and the decor felt authentic and mindfully selected. They have beautiful sculptures and paintings that one would expect in a yoga studio. There is a miraculous plant wall that gives the studio the sense that Mother Earth is present and watchful. The class was conducted in a horse shoe shape which personally I enjoy; the arrangement always seems to lighten up the mood. Also, there are no mirrors in the studio. I had a great teacher when I first started practicing regularly that encouraged his students to practice with their eyes closed. Yoga is about my internal journey into feeling my body movement and releasing to the present moment. Mirrors, tend to bring up the past or project into the future. The class started off on a soft note of body sensing and a few cat cows. I thought to myself, being the great yogi that I am, “this might have been a waste of my time, it might be fun but not sure I’m going to sweat”. No sooner had I finished that thought when Justin said and I quote, “Don’t worry you’re going to get your monies worth”. The ego is a ridiculous thing that it seeks things out in the room to boost itself up and mine had built itself up pretty good. It turns out I was practicing next to Justin’s father, this dude is in killer shape, around the room his students both male, female young and old looked like they could have just walked off a movie set for a Spartan battle. My ego takes some time to build itself up and then it deflates it’s like a limp balloon and man did mine deflate after our first flow. It was this cool martial arts drill and it produced the first sweat droplets on my mat. The class had just started and I was sweating! Suddenly I was back in the game ready to play. I let it all go, threw my ego off my mat and let the excited kid in me get ready for a lesson. Justin is a big, strong, fit dude and in complete control of his body. There is nothing like a mature yogi’s body movements. It stops the mind and creates possibility in the student. Justin’s movements are mindful and finely trained. I’m an old, thankfully retired, weight lifter. But my roots in fitness are a bench press and a dumbbell, set style workouts. Three to five sets of whatever and with this many reps. Justin’s class is a lot like that but ten times more interactive and instructive. The drills created a camaraderie in hardship due to their difficulty. However, Justin keeps the atmosphere light hearted and supportive. His regular students where always available for a big smile and a pat on the sweaty back. I was an exhausted, drenched, happy mess at the end, grinning ear to ear with a glow only a hard yoga class can give me. The kind of glow that people reach out and say, “hey what are you up to?”. Yoga is the fountain of youth. I am not the first and will not be the last to assert this truth. You cannot go wrong with this studio. Justin Wolfer is a credit to the yoga community in and around the North Country. Worth a try you’ll be humbled and inspired, Five Namastes!!! Chevy March 2, 2018

Affordable lovely studio; a terrific place to learn and grow .

Nice environment. Not many classes to choose from if you work. One of the instructors brings up politics during the quiet wind down. Ultimately, the month unlimited is not worth it, but a ten class pass might be.

Great atmosphere wonderful teachers

I always feel like I get exactly what I need when I'm here. The instructors are talented and thoughtful and the care they put into each class is evident. I love belonging to this kula!

Best yoga experience I have ever had. Defenifly worth the membership price. The classes are small and you always get individual attention from instructors. A+