YogaSource

I’m surprised anyone goes here! The owner Chris really could care less!!! There are many other good studios in St. louis than this one!!! I’ve spoken to the owner Chris 2x’s and both times I was left with the impression that this is a quantity not quality place! I am a business owner who takes pride in treating my customers well !!! This place not soo much!!! What a shame!!!

I started my yoga journey 4 years ago and I have not thought about stopping. I do not dread it like other forms of exercise. Yoga Source has helped me tremendously along this path. My body is stronger and my mind is at ease. After buying class card after class card, I finally decided to make Yoga Source my premier studio. I have found that because it is in the central corridor it brings the most diverse students and tends to have a higher quality of teachers. This studio can accommodate any level. They also have massage therapy and I would highly recommend it. I can invest in my body by practicing yoga or I can pay for doctor visits and prescriptions. I am in my mid 40s and I feel great. I owe a great amount of credit to the insightful teachers at Yoga Source.
Joan

I think businesses should have good customer service and this one does not. I contacted Chris, the owner, to give her some feedback on one of the classes I attended and was surprised by her unprofessional response. I won’t return and wouldn’t recommend them.

This review is mainly in support of Michael Webb, a yoga instructor and bodyworker who is based out of Yoga Source. He teaches on Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings, and is available for bodywork sessions, which always leave me feeling refreshed. He is such a great guy, down-​to-​earth and teaches a very grounding practice– great for when tensions are high, you are feeling overwhelmed, or you are simply looking for some deep relaxation– which helps to elevate your energy levels and achieve a state of harmonious flow. Again, I highly recommend joining him in his practice at Yoga Source and contacting him for bodywork. The studio itself is a wonderful space with a warm atmosphere, and is easy to access with ample parking.

i love the teachers and classes here. One complaint — PLEASE CLEAN THE FLOORS AFTER EACH CLASS! It’s disgusting to look around at hair when you’re practicing.

I have been taking classes at this studio now for many years. When I started I was relatively newer to yoga, and they have helped me grow my practice. I took their teacher training in 2009, and it was a wonderful experience. There are many different classes types and instructors to choose from. My favorite instructor is Sat Inder Singh Khalsa who offers a safe and fun environment to try things I never dreamed I could do.

Yogasource is one of the nicer studios in the near suburbs of St. Louis. As long as you don’t park in the wrong spot in the parking lot (there’s plenty of street parking anyway), there’s no issue with parking.
The studios are nice & large, though some of the support columns divide the space, though not so much as to detract from the experience of the class being together. There is actually a waiting area inside (from the cold) but outside the studio — something not all studios in this area have.
Tarraugh’s Monday night and JennTara’s Saturday afternoon classes are wonderful for those new to the practice, or returning after a break. They both take the time to correct bad habits in posture that we all develop from time to time.
As another reviewer mentioned, Yogasource does (or at least did) miscalculate sales tax on groupons /​living social /​daily deals. The policy used to be stated clearly on their website (We are required to collect sales tax on the full value of Groupons or other discount coupons… or something like that), though it’s always been wrong. When was the last time you bought something on sale at Target, but had to pay tax on the regular price? Hopefully they’ve corrected this error — or just stopped issuing Groupons.

I like yoga source, but it is not my favorite. Emmet and Tarraugh’s are my preferred instructors. I am not convinced that the sales tax on the groupon classes is being calculated correctly, as it is three times what I have paid other places. Great space, ok parking, nice welcome feeling.

I really liked this place. It’s by no means pretentious or super up to date. It’s a regular house that has been rehashed into 2 decent-​sized yoga rooms.
My instructor was really friendly when I came in ten minutes late. She took the time to check on each individual’s poses. It was definitely a laid-​back atmosphere…
Kinda confused as to why we worked on inverted poses (headstand) when it was a beginner’s class, lol, but it was fun anyway.
I think this was a great choice for my first time yoga experience. :) Looking forward to my next class.

I love attending class at Yogasource. I attended Tarraugh’s all levels class for a little over a year, then was out of work and out of practice for a while. I just recently started attending again and I am SO thankful for her class. Tarraugh has the best energy of any yoga instructor I’ve ever practiced with. She’s encouraging, thoughtful, caring and helpful. Tarraugh makes it a point to find out about any injuries or issues before the practice starts and helps you adjust the poses to fit your needs. She comes around and helps you perfect your poses, speaks fluent Sanskrit, which I find soothing and interesting, she also teaches you how to pronounce the pose and the meaning in Sanskrit. Tarraugh does a variety of warm up techniques and OM breathing in the beginning of each class and a cool down, relaxing meditation of sorts at the end of each class, usually with a short reading or visualization and she uses a Tibetan Singing Bowl. Tarraugh almost always remembers everyone’s name in the class and is extremely friendly and inviting. After class if you have any questions or tips about certain things Tarraugh is always willing to share her vast knowledge on a variety of poses, or breathing techniques. I highly recommend her class for a complete body-​mind experience.

I’m new to the area, having practiced Baptiste-​style power vinyasa (HOT!) yoga for almost a year in Northern Virginia. My search for a similar studio here was disappointing, and Yogasource was the only studio I found that advertised hot yoga. Warm yoga is more like it…85 degrees just isn’t hot enough.
I took the Saturday afternoon Power Vinyasa class. The class was just OK, but weird in a lot of ways. No opening or closing Om, no introduction of the teacher or asking if anyone has any mobility limitations, very little adjustments made during class. The instructor also played weird alternative-​type music during class, which was very distracting to my practice.
By the end of class the towel covering my mat was still dry, and I was mildly damp. Not the hot yoga experience I was looking for. I may have to try Bikram…

I just didn’t like this place. Nobody seemed to know what they were doing or why or trying to incorporate the group in any way.
Pass on these folks. Just don’t get a good vibe.

This may be one of the worst yoga experiences I’ve ever had. There are so many things wrong with this place.
I bought an unlimited one month pass because I practice daily and am home for winter break from college. This is unfortunate because after my three terrible visits, I no longer ever want to step foot into this facility again.
I was unfortunate enough to attend classes with Lynn and Chris. Lynn’s classes were boring and redundant and even dangerous. At my first class with her, she asked around if anyone had any injuries, to which I have a stress fracture on my foot and several yogis had shoulder injuries. With this information she still made it a point to include intensive poses for one legged balance and shoulder stands. Why did she even ask if she wasn’t going to change her class to fit our needs? I attended two classes with her in total, and every one of her classes are the same. Same poses, slightly different order. She also likes to spat out sanskrit without giving her students a clear indication as to what it could mean, which is just plain pretentious.
Chris started off the class stating that in order to have a true practice, we must follow our flow the way we feel we should have it — that is, to form our unique practice. Whenever I diverged from whatever pose or sun salutation she wanted us to do and did my own variation for it, she would lash out and verbally draw attention to me (or other students who were also deviating), stating that I needed to do exactly as she said and not to «disrespect the sacred flow». I have had many, many more experienced instructors than her, and never had I had anyone do the exact same vinyasa nor force one onto their students.
As far as hot yoga goes, Lynn doesn’t even teach in a hot environment, and I would hardly call an 85 degree room «hot». If they want to advertise their yoga to be hot, it should be 100 degrees or hotter.
The rooms are nicely decorated and painted for a soothing visual experience, however, the walls have sweat marks from students, and the floor in the «hot» room is carpeted which retains unpleasant odors. They offer complimentary hot tea, which is very nice, and their facility is tidy. Yogasource offers $ 1 mat and towel rentals. There is no indication that they sanitize their mats.

I love this yoga studio. The B studio is the hot (85+) degrees. The owner, Chris, is a 60 year old teacher who has assembled an excellent staff. The Power Vinyasa classes in the heated studio are excellent.