Spirit Bear Power Yoga

Now into the 2^nd month into the yoga world after doing no physical exercise of any sort for about 3 – 4 years. This place gets you into mental and spiritual shape which is exactly what I want in my hot yoga classes. I just started being a studio assistant which makes me more part of this loving and healing community.
5 years ago, I was an avid Baptiste and Bikram yogi in Harvard Square/​Porter Square. I am an equal fan of both kinds of yoga for completely different reasons. Spirit Bear reminds me of parts of Baptiste but with much less intimidation than I personally felt in Baptiste. Clean studio, friendly staff and all in a great downtown Natick spot.
Christy, the owner and instructor, is amazing and you will be happy you went. Namaste :)

Terrific prenatal experience here. EXCELLENT teacher with great energy and healing power! $ 20 drop in I felt was high but comparable to other places. VERY clean studio which was nice too!

I’ve been going to Spirit Bear for two months now and I just LOVE it! Fantastic teachers and the cleanest studio.

This is a great studio with lovely instructors and great customer service! The owner is really available and supportive and everyone has been welcoming and encouraging. The classes are challenging but offer a range of options for modifying poses when things get hard. I highly recommend the studio for folks of any level.

Sorry, Spirit Bear, but this review is a result of your Groupon.
I saw that Groupon was offering a 30 day pass to Spirit Bear for 30 $. Great deal, especially since I like the studio and the instructors. Like most Groupons, this one had an expiration date of February 6, 2013. Yes, I waited until late (¹⁄₂₉) to start it. When I called, the instructor stated the Groupon was worded and presented poorly and the fine print actually says it expires February 6, 2013 but you have to activate it by January 6^th. Sounds like they’ve had some confusion with other customers. My bad for not reading the fine print.
I bought two groupons, one for me (existing customer) and one for my friend (potential new customer). I asked if we could use the pass to take classes for the last week before it expired. Let’s think this through from a business perspective: 1) What’s the likeliness in a 7 day span I’m going to take more than…3 classes? Pretty slim (each class costs 15 $, for a reference). 2) What’s the value of keeping an existing customer happy and bringing in a new potential customer that could bring in new business? Pretty important, if you value customer service. It’s really a no brainer on this one — let people use the Groupon until the expiration date. If I can only use it for 7 days, who cares?
Any business that doesn’t respect the value of customers is not worth the hassle in my book. I’ll be asking Groupon for a refund and attending another yoga studio in the area.

I love Spirit Bear Power Yoga. It is everything you could want in a yoga studio and more. The instructors are incredibly friendly, professional, and so supportive. I consider myself a beginner/​intermediate and I never feel judged or out of place at this studio.
The studio itself is very clean and simple. They offer many hot yoga classes, but there are some that have «no or low heat» for those who prefer a cooler temp. Initially, I was nervous about yoga in a room that is 95 degrees, but it actually feels amazing. Just make sure you are well hydrated before going and bring a bottle of water along.
I really like the hour of power as it is challenging enough, but not impossible. It is a great workout and you sweat buckets! They offer yoga mats for a $ 2 rent charge, but you can certainly bring your own gear.
Also, it is fast and easy to sign up for classes online. If you have not been, I recommend buying a single class initially and then if you want to attend on a regular basis (which you probably will), check out the package deals.
Overall, this place is as good as a yoga studio gets.

Making great strides to serve the community…
Wish there were more 1-​hr classes!

Come here to fall in love with Yoga (all over again, if applicable).
If you happen to be new to yoga or want to perfect you’re downward dog, I highly recommend the Intro Series — Christy and Lali taught mine and both were supportive, knowledgable and adorable in every way.
My favs:
Rhythmic Flow with Jenna — Perfect flow for weekly practice. Jenna’s awesome and her playslists are too!
Power Flow with Fran — You will work your butt off (literally), you will move deeper into the pose (because Fran said so) and you will sweat buckets. Be prepared to leave feeling über accomplished.
Hour of Power with Judith — Peaceful and just challenging enough! This condensed class is a great way to end a day — especially days full of stress!
The studio is squeaky clean… they have no choice but to wetjet the floor between classes because people (cough: me) pour their heart and soul (and sweat) out onto the ‘most loved floor in natick.’ (Christy)
The people are friendly.
The area is quaint.
The prices are reasonable.
What’s not to love?

Love this place! Great instructors who are super helpful. You do not need to be a Yogi-​Star to go to this studio — everyone is welcome and they truly mean it.
Christy (the owner) is a phenomenal teacher and they also offer a nice beginner series in the evenings.
Also — the studio is VERY clean. They mop/​wet swiffer after every class and everyone cleans off the blocks.

When I imagine people practicing yoga, I picture lithe, sweat-​free, flexible, coordinated people with mats and accessories. I am not lithe, nor am I sweat free. I’m chubby (at best), uncoordinated & sweaty. But my mat looks pretty as I sweat upon it. But here’s the thing: the instructors are very kind, supportive and patient. If I keep going, perhaps I’ll get lithe (ish) and more coordinated. Maybe not. The temperature is great (I was certain that a yoga studio elsewhere was conspiring to kill me by roasting my internal organs). The place is clean. Great experience.

Love this studio. The classes are basic power vinyasa, which is my favorite type of yoga. The room is heated and humidified. All the teachers are great, my favorites are Jenna, Christy (the owner), and Fran. Jade mats, towels, and water are provided if you don’t have your own. Metered parking, which has never been a problem to get, unless maybe during the weekday working hours, since it’s right in the center of Natick, although I’ve never had an issue. The teachers and studio assistants are always friendly and attentive.

This studio is one of the best around. I used to live down the road and took classes here regularly enough to become a studio assistant.
The heat and temperature at Spirit Bear is by far the best I have seen. A lot of placed in Boston I have been to don’t seem to have it quite right.
Spirit Bear is also CLEAN!!! I hate going into a class where there are sweat puddles and hair from the previous class on the floor.
I really like the instructors (who are educated and in tune) and the flow of the classes are great.
I wish there were more studios like Spirit Bear in Boston.

This is a fabulous yoga studio and is worth checking it out! There is a wide variety of teachers so its always easy to find a good fit. I would recommend this studio to anyone. I am new to yoga and I found this studio to be very help and welcoming.

I’ve been wanting to write a review of Spirit Bear since my first class 3 or 4 months ago — it’s fantastic! It’s pretty much a yoga studio for just hot power yoga (the studio temp is 90 plus degrees).
In the the few months that I’ve been going, I’ve attended classes taught by five different instructors and they’ve all been amazing. Most classes are an hour and a half, but they do offer an intense hour long class on Sat mornings that they call the Hour of Power. I’ve seriously never sweated so much in my life as I do during these classes!
Classes are great for all levels — I hadn’t done any yoga in 5 years and still felt like I could keep up. The instruction is clear and gives options for the different levels of students in the class.
It’s also easy to register online before class and there are a good amount of classes on the schedule. You can rent a mat if you don’t have one. Other than that, make sure to bring a towel (to mop up your sweat) and plenty of water!

Yes, I’m a fan of Spirit Bear. I’ve taken two classes here and have left in a puddle of well-​earned sweat. Since all summer classes are $ 12 (pretty cheap compared to others) I figured I would try a real live class instead of doing the usual DVD workout with my buddies Bryan Kest and Baron Baptiste.
Both classes I attended were challenging and calming and all that you would expect from a good power yoga class. Staff is polite and welcoming. Don’t forget to bring you own mat (rentals are $ 2) and your yogitoes towel.

Allow me to say this first: the mere fact that I went to a Yoga class is likely a sure sign that the apocalypse is upon us.
That said, I shall never mock yoga for being easy again. The hour I spent here was less comfortable that that time I took my grandmother to her «lady doctor,» but I am told that is how Yoga is supposed to be. Not having a touchstone, I can only take people at their word. I am pretty sure that the only reason yogis are not out killing people is because they hurt too much after their yoga classes.
Still, the people who ran the shop and the class were great. They were friendly, knowledgeable, and refrained from mocking this fat guy who spent the entire hour crying and swearing and sweating (AKA: me). The instructor took his time to gently teach and correct, and I did come out feeling slightly better (although this may be relative to the pain the yoga put me in in the first place).
I was able to register and pay for my class online, and received a student discount. While I had my own materials, they did have yoga mats and towels for rent.
My only gripe about the institution is the lack of beginner classes. While they are clear that beginners are welcome at all of their classes, I don’t feel comfortable enough with my basic knowledge to crash a more advanced class. This might have changed in the weeks since I took my introductory class, but they only truly beginner classes they offered appeared to be late on wednesday nights — tough for the single parent crew to which I belong.
Still, check them out, if you like being bendy.