Exhale Evanston

Tried a yoga/​core class at this place for the first time. Drove all the way from the far burbs for it.
They just opened and have some kinks to work out. Most of these have to do with the front desk people. They couldn’t figure out that I’d paid online, and then they didn’t bother to show me around. Ok… even at Soul Cycle they’ll at least show you around the studio when they know you’re new, even if you are scum to them. Lastly, the layout of the studio does not work. Towel/​mat bins blocking the hallway mean it is impossible for people to get to and from the lockers after class. I’m sure this will be fixed down the road… I hope.
I’m kind of ambivalent about the yoga class. I loved the energy and friendliness of the teacher but the music was WAY too loud and I couldn’t hear many of her instructions (she was being quite loud herself – the music was just louder). I’m not sure about the class format either (yoga/​core work interspersed with each other) but that might just be personal preference. At $ 25/​pop, it’s on the more expensive end of workout options in Evanston. Well, it was a workout, at least.