The Yoga Fusion Studio

I’ve been taking classes at this studio for the past couple of months after moving back to the area. I was initially attracted to this studio because they offer a variety of classes, such as yin/​yang, vinyasa flow, power fusion, and yoga with weights (to name a few). Most classes are heated to some degree to aid in your practice. They also offer classes throughout the day and evening with a variety of instructors so you can find the class/​instructor that you vibe with and meets you where you are in your practice.
Every instructor is different in the amount of queueing and attention they provide, and I have enjoyed nearly every class I have taken at the studio. However, I particularly enjoy vinyasa classes with Gina on Tues/​Thurs mornings. She is always clear and helpful, blending a lot of flowing with unique incorporations. She often challenges us to try poses I have seen but have never had the opportunity to experiment with in such a safe and fun atmosphere. It seems like she puts a lot of thought into each class.
Yes, you have to pay for parking, but where do you not in Bethesda? For me, it costs about $ 2 to park per class, but the studio rates are pretty competitive for the area. And, to all those reviewers who complained about having to take their shoes off before coming inside the studio, well, maybe you should dedicate your next practice to striving for a little more patience and gratitude.
My complaints are few. I have sometimes felt as if the class title did not match the instruction, particularly for some of the yin/​yang classes I have taken. With yin in the title, I expect to spend at least 1/3−½ of the class in deeper stretches for longer periods of time. This may stem from my desire that the studio offer a 100% true yin practice in the evening, rather than incorporating the flow as in yin/​yang.

A wonderful respite from all the corporate power yoga places. Run by a former member of the Cuban national ballet and in addition to wonderful vinyasa and other standard yoga practices, there are creative classes such as flying yoga. As a part time yoga teacher myself, I highly recommend this as it feels like ‘coming home’ to real body mind and soul integrated yoga practice.

Amazing boutique studio in Downtown Bethesda. After moving from Ft Lauderdale Fl where hot yoga was our ‘religion’ we move here to find yoga is nothing like we are used to. After trying DDY and Core… Both big disappointments in promoting only their teacher trainings, and the same class every session with a different teacher… I thought we were doomed.
Then we discovered Yoga Fusion Studio. Wow! This is what we are used to! Excellent teachers who truly take an interest in assisting you with your practice, a Heated Vinyassa flow that is designed to help make yogis stronger not be able to teach the class from constant repetition of the same routine. Here we found our Yoga home 1year after moving here… the wait was worth it! The studio is clean the staff is nice and very accommodating. I look forward to my practice everyday again! Give this super nice boutique studio a try… you will find your YogaHome!

This week, I just got randomly charged $ 74 on my credit card in addition to the monthly membership fee. I contacted the studio via two different email addresses and didn’t get an answer. I also tried calling but no one answered. The Yoga Fusion tried to sneak an extra charge on my card for no reason then refused to deal with it so now I’m stuck filing a fraudulent charges form with my bank. Don’t join if you don’t want to get scammed.

While this review is for the whole studio, it’s mainly for Eileen Schwartz Reyna, whom I had the pleasure of meeting in the winter of 2015 when I ventured to Yoga Fusion for the first time. Eileen sure fits my definition of a wonderful yoga teacher – unassuming, humble and knowledgable of her practice, who is able to make connections between yoga – the asanas, the physical part of it – with the whole way of living. There is always something she says that resonate with me in real ways. You can tell she prepares for her classes and that every adjustment she makes, which are great, are for the student’s sake and with respect and care. Even when her classes are challenging, every pose is taught deliberately and mindfully. One cannot just «flow» carelessly from one pose to the next – she won’t allow that, but you will feel that you have done your best at the end of the class. And that you are perfect! I am grateful for people like Eileen and the gifts she brings to humanity. And of course, YF is just a sweet place with the right amount of fancy and simplicity! I love the cold washcloths soaked in essential oils you can grab for class. Om!

Yoga Fusion is now my favorite studio in the DC area. Not only do they offer free tea and cold, lavender scented towels, the studio is super clean and beautiful. The teachers are all creative in their own ways and allow you to be in control of your practice.

I have been doing yoga for almost 20 years in several countries, trying all the studios in Bethesda-​Chevy Chase until I came upon Yoga Fusion, which offers several classes everyday in a variety of styles, intensities and temperature settings. Pretty studio, good location, and competent, friendly teachers.

I have been attending classes (various levels) at this studio for about a year and a half.
The instructors are extremely warm and knowledgeable. They take an active interest in the students and do their best to help everyone get the most out of the practice. The studio offers a wide variety of classes, including an aerial yoga series (a very cool experience).
They offer free mat storage for members, which I appreciate. The parking lot across the street is free on weekends (definitely come early on the weekends– classes fill up quickly).
I also find this studio to be the best value for yoga classes in Bethesda. I compared prices to many other studios in Bethesda.

This is a great studio. I love the classes and they are always as advertised as far as level of difficulty and heat. The classes are crowded on the weekends and although you register and sign in there does not seem to be a system to keep the rooms from getting over crowded. Off hours classes are amazing in studio overlooking the park and parking lot. The groupon is a great deal too!

A class at Yoga Fusion is my new favorite way to start the day. Through groupon I have become familiar with the studio, classes and various instructors. Depending on my needs of the day — an intensive work-​out or a slower paced class requiring strong focus, I have found different instructors meet different needs. With the exception of one class, each instructor has led me through a well guided and thoughtful practice. The lavender towels and tea at the end of class bring me full circle. The practice carries through the rest of my day — energized, clear, and thankful.

I have been practicing yoga for years and, as many of my fellow DC transplants, have experienced studios around the country – I love The Yoga Fusion Studio – the teachers have diverse teaching styles, the practices can be as challenging as you choose [love the heated studio] and the classes are situated from early morning to later in the day to accommodate a variety of work schedules. Read the bios of the teaching staff and you will get an idea of the experience and training that each teacher brings to the classroom.
Okay, there is no parking at the building, but there is a HUGE metered lot right next to the studio and the Metro a few short blocks away. I even noticed that the garage parking next to the building had $ 3 parking after a certain time…
Every person has a different expectation of a yoga studio, but this one is worth checking out.

I love this studio. It’s beautiful and peaceful and I almost always have great classes here. Staff is friendly and helpful. Shower, cool towels, and tea are pluses. Metered parking is really the only conceivable minus.

I have been practicing Yoga at Yoga Fusion for about 3 months.
My favorite instructor is also Dhyana Delatour, as mentioned by another review.
Yoga Fusion has found the perfect balance of being an excellent aerobic workout and a spiritual practice.
Also the 10 classes for 10 dollars is a great deal.
All the instructors are excellent.
A spiritual workout of both mnd and body. Perfect

This place would be better named The Yoga CONfusion Studio! This place remindes me of doing a yoga dvd where you have no clue what’s going on, and just have to keep rewinding it over and over. Except, this was a real life person!
Pros:
–They offer a community class on Sundays. Although, I’m not sure whether this is even worth it.
–The studio was clean, light hardwood floors, although nothing interesting about it.
Cons:
–When you walk up to the door, you’re inundated with shoes everywhere. You take your shoes off in the hallway before walking into the reception area, so it’s hard to actually get inside with shoes and their owners taking them off or trying to retrieve them crowding the door. The reception area is so small, and basically a major cluster**** with people trying to come in or leave.
–Someone making deals on their cellphone right before our class starts? No, I’m sorry, I don’t care to hear how well you can present this product. Shut the hell up!
–The instruction if you can call it that was the real wtf! Not only was the teacher boring, she rarely gave cues, would forget to say which foot we should step back, or which arm should be raised towards the ceiling.
–Sometimes, the teacher just stopped talking, and while we were in mid pose looked at us like what should she say or do next!
–I knew this place would be weird when she had us sit with our fingers in this weird circle for nearly 10 minutes. Finally, a lady spoke out, and said, «are you going to explain the meaning of this?» The teacher said yes, but never did get to explaining what the heck was going on. So, we all just put our hands down to our knees.
–If I was closer to the door, I probably would’ve left when she said we’re going to make a circle around our mat. Huh? I want to see how this works. Do I literally walk around my mat in circles or what? Well, what she wanted to do was not that, and we barely received any instruction as to what exactly we should be doing.
–I *think* this was her version of a vinyasa class, however it was slow as hell b/​c she had to keep pausing and be asked to explain what the hell she was talking about.
–Again, the biggest gripe was the lack of simply stating which foot, arm, leg, etc. I had to make sure not to pop my neck out of place trying to look at her while in three legged dog to figure out what to do next!
The Yoga CONfusion Studio won’t catch me in there ever again!

There seem to be negative reviews about this studio but I had a completely different experience. They had a promotion in January/​February 2012 for a free week of yoga for new students, I took advantage of it and went 5 times during that week. It was the second studio I had the opportunity to practice yoga at and I thought it was 10x better then the first studio I ever attended in Rockville.
My favorite instructor was Dhyana Delatour, such a wonderful spiritual woman, probably the best yoga teacher I had ever had. She gives out positive energy and really makes you enjoy your time there while also providing a good workout. At the end of class while you are relaxing she comes by and massages head. so relaxing.
The studio is very clean and more spacious then other ones I had been to. 3 bathrooms, all equipped with showers and two studio rooms. You can also enjoy complimentary free tea before or after class, free filtered water from the machine and small wet sanitizing towels to wipe the sweat off after class.
I thought the whole staff was extremely nice. Unfortunately seeing that I just recently graduated college I was not able to afford going back to the studio passed the introductory free week but if you have the money it’s worth it!

This studio is one of the best kept secrets in Bethesda. Two beautiful studios, wonderful teachers and it has a very comfortable healing energy to it. They even offer two community classes a month and have a great intro offer to try out the studio.
Notes: Heat! It is a warm studio, I wouldn’t say HOT because it tops out at 90 degree’s where hot yoga and Brikram tend to be 95 – 105 but when you are moving and breathing it can really heat up the room and make you sweat. It is not as hot as Bikram, but I still get my detox though and for me that is a plus.
Pros:
First is the space: It is beautiful, there is often room in the class, the staff and members are friendly and the studio has a great vibe.
2^nd: is the complimentary chilled scented towels that feel like heaven on earth after a hot class, so you can clean up and smell good when returning to the world
3^rd: Filtered water to fill up your water bottle and complimentary TEA to chill before or after a class.
4^th: Available Shower if you need to clean up. 3 Bathrooms but that can be a con sometimes ;)
5^th: Free parking on weekends.
6^th: Reward card to get free stuff and classes. I LOVE THIS it is fun to use.
7^th: Mat storage is available free for members.
Cons:
1^st: only 1 shower.
2^nd: Metered Parking and Parking is getting harder in Bethesda.
3^rd: They could use more late evening classes. I know this is really a market thing but still it would be nice for us over-​achievers that keep putting off leaving the office for 5, 10, 15 minutes.
Conclusion: If your down with hot /​warm yoga this studio is a great find. The owners are wonderful the teachers are good and it is NOT a competitive place, which is a big plus for me. Come do your thing, chill out for a few minutes after and go home.

I got a Groupon and signed up online for a Sunday morning class. I arrived 10 minutes early and the room was too full for me to put my mat down. So I left. What a waste of my time, drive, and money.
While they might have a system for filling up the class with a list of registered people, they do NOT have a system for even mat placement. There was not one place that I could have fit my mat unless people moved their mats. And no one that already had their mat down seemed to care. It was survival of the fittest. I’m heading back to the city for a yoga community that cares.

Honestly, I don’t see what the hype is all about. I got a great groupon deal recently and decided to give this place a try since I’ve yet to experience hot yoga.
I’ve gone to three classes thus far and have been disappointed each time. Here’s why:
Unorganized adminstrative staff:
The registered online for the most recent class I went to. When I arrived, the lady at the counter informed me that I needed to present my groupon AGAIN but didn’t give any details as to why. She wasn’t very nice about it and I feel like this should have been addressed AFTER the class since I was heading in there and didn’t have my information with me. I spoke with another staff member after the class and she told me they just needed to enter a 2^nd number into their system that wasn’t done initially. Why didn’t I get a phone call about this so I could have brought the coupon with me next time?!?
Tiny, cramped space:
The entryway is a mess. I guess in the winter months they have an area right outside the front door (by the top of the stairwell) to put muddy/​snowy shoes & boots. Well, it’s a great concept except there’s no room to take off your shoes & when you’re exiting, everyone is trying to get out there to grab their shoes so it’s chaotic. They could move this to an area right inside the door so people can actually move around. With people coming & going to classes, it’s not efficient and also frustrating.
Not enough instruction/​monitoring during classes:
I’ve gone to classes taught by 3 different instructors and each one could have done a much better job at walking around the room to ensure proper form; especially for the all-​level classes. Alignment is essential to avoid injury! Especially in a heated room when the muscles are more pliable. In one of my classes students were facing different directions and there was a sense of confusion at times. This could have easily been avoided if the instructor had explained what to do! (i.e. face the front of the room, etc.)
Lack of Ample Weekend Classes
I would never consider getting an unlimited monthly membership with Yoga Fusion for the above reasons PLUS the fact that they don’t offer that many weekend classes. Let’s face it. this is when MANY people are able to go… at least ones that work M-​F. There aren’t many evening classes either. Not acceptable. This place definitely doesn’t seem to cater to working professionals.

I came here for the lululemon free Sunday yoga class. I am not even sure if it is meant to be bikram yoga but the room was Africa hot (not above 95 degrees) and humid. The instructor Sophie had us move through positions rapidly almost like a boot camp and being that I have a short attention span and I am not necessarily a fan of restorative slow lay about yoga this was perfect. Afterwards we rinsed off with a cool refreshing scented towel and spoke with the owner while having tea. She was very sweet and let us know the studio was expanding and would soon include belly dancing classes.
I actually have a groupon here and I can’t wait to return to this bright and cheerful studio for more classes.
As a sidenote, per my friends heart rate monitor the class burned 270 calories an hour, and it must have been a hot sweaty mess up in there cause I had some crazy big hair after!

The Yoga Fusion Studio is simply the best option. Laura Urguelles and her staff offer the highest quality instruction. Take advantage of this wonderful studio !
Fidel Garcia.