CorePower Yoga

I like this studio. It’s small but the teachers are great. Most of them are. I love Noël and Joanne. They are really good at what they do and how they match their Energy, tone, and music to the class. There is only one girl I think named Marie where it’s hard to keep up in her beginning class even. She often mumbles stutters and constantly apologizes for «not being able to talk today». I think it’s just she over explains and uses 3 or 4 of the same words/​definitions in the same move or pose and it gets confusing because people are trying to pay attention and keep up but it’s way to much detail when she talks, for example: using «try the alternative, different variations and options to see what works best and is good and is a fit for you…» not exactly what she said but you get the idea.. Then the timing on moves for each side become inconsistent. One side is too long the other side is too short on timing. Her variations and speech is not well enough rehearsed. I’ve never seen a beginners class where she makes people hold poses way too long, longer than any other teacher. And you can tell when a bunch of yogis are wanting to let go and frustrated at her length. Which can be a good thing, Or a derailing thing for beginners. Just some feed back and thought. Overall I love this studio and everyone has great intentions for their development, training and practice.

Perks-​Be-​Gone
To whom it may concern;
I started practicing yoga with Corepower sometime in 2010. Corepower opened my eyes, my mind, and my heart to a new style of health and wellness. Back in 2010 the referral program would offer one free class to the person who referred someone new to Corepower, that quickly went away and then Corepower would offer a $ 5 credit to the reefer’s account. Now referral perks are a thing of the past.
Additionally, corepower comes out with about 2 to 3 Groupon offers for unlimited yoga at a screaming deal! Now a passionate yogi can only take advantage of this perk ONCE a year… and I can only assume that it is a matter of time until that is stripped from us Corepower fans too.
I love business and I understand the idea behind making a cooperation grow. However I strongly feel that you can still do this with love and integrity supporting your mission. Especially for cooperation that teaches self-​love, growth, and community outreach. I am not asking for anything more than to please stop taking away our perks… The more I see it the more it just makes me think that you are no different than the «big business» of the world that have one focus of personal gain.
Corepower (specifically) opened my eyes to a new practice you offer something that no one else has been able to match quite yet and I LOVE it! Please re-​evaluate the perks that you offer to people who may be limited on time and money, but are still passionate about the practice that only Corepower has been able to offer.
Thank you for your time.
Heather Byrd
Practicing in San Diego, CA

this is what I look forward to every damn day
STUDIO AMBIANCE: always clean NEVER moldy smelling, water fountains available, locker room with clean showers, and cute merchandise/​tools on sale.
CLASSES: I started as a Bikram Yogi so i was almost anti vinyasa flow until CorePower! I love their different class options all heated:
— Vinyasa Flows with integrated arm balance/​inversions which they call C1 (beginner), C2 (intermediate), or C3 (advance, which is few and far between)
— SCULPT: is a power flow with weights similar to a boot camp class with yoga mixed in haha
— HPF (Hot Power Fusion): their «hot yoga» similar to Bikram but only 60mins with less heat (still uses the humidifier) and one set of each pose
— RESTORATIVE is a stretching/​lengthening class to restore the body
TEACHERS: Mostly all teachers are fantastic, but my fave at this studio is TIFFANY V. she is tremendously knowledgable, lives out yoga in her day to day, constantly keeping to date with her teaching style, and curates my FAVORITE C2 flows in all of SD! No joke! She educates and challenges me every class. All her flows are seamless not choppy, each transition makes sense.
PRICE: it’s a little expensive compared to a gym membership, but if you practice at least 3 – 4 times a week the monthly unlimited is SO worth it. They have an education (teachers/​students) and military (I believe) discounts too. They have a great policy too — you can freeze your account up to 3mos and no contracted duration for your membership.
#yogaeveydamnday

I absolutely love this place! Every single instructor is great and some of them just amazing!!!
What I appreciate the most is the possibility to work with a different instructor every single day, or choose the one that suits your yoga routine the best and stick with her or him.
It is a life changing experience; I feel so energized and healthy. All the instructors are super kind, friendly and just awesome!!!

This is such a great studio. It is small single studio sight, and the. Closeness adds to the appeal.
Having multiple times and instructors is awesome.
Today I took Christina H noon class — and let me say with her instruction I will have my goal of a flying pose in no time.
All skill levels welcome — it’s your practice after all.
namaste

Sonny B for sculpt yoga is torture but I see results — as well as feel the results. Although it’s sculpt class there is a good flow with all his transitions. Sonny would count down and you know the end is in sight with each breath. Sonny keeps the class in sync and a good pace — highly recommend anyone considering sculpt yoga to take his class!

Came here for a free week pass to try out a yoga studio and I came away really impressed. The entire studio is VERY clean, and that goes for the bathrooms as well. Everything looked as if it had been recently cleaned and smelled really fresh even though I know things could get really steamy in the hot yoga classes. I only took the beginner yoga, but it was very challenging for me and the room was just the right temperature for me. I’m a sweaty person so I’m glad the class wasn’t heated to the extreme, but just enough to make for a good environment to stretch your muscles. The instructors were very accommodating for beginners like myself and helped correct my incorrect position during the class and offered tips after the class. In the end, I decided not to get a membership since it is on the pricy side ($ 134/​month). If I was traveling around southern California for work though this place would be perfect for that lifestyle, but since I don’t need to travel on a regular basis, I opted for a small yoga studio next to my house. Other than the price, this place is a great place to practice yoga.

this ranks as one of my favorite locations next to point loma as an overall experience. Ive noticed a trend in liking the studios located on upper levels best. they seem to have the higher energy, atmosphere, and seasoned instructors i am craving in my yoga experience. coincidence? who knows… but i have loved all the classes here, point loma, and (newly discovered during the holidays) berkeley, which are all located upstairs with lots of natural light (well during day classes, of course).
so last night i attended the Sunday 7pm special 75 minute hot yoga session with Andre– my first experience with that class and Andre. wow, could not believe when i entered the room roughly 10 mins before the class started it was 90% packed already. this is not a location to show up at the last minute. (for that lifestyle might i recommend the clairemont location, which is routinely at less than 50% full anytime). by the time class begun, i think it was at capacity minus one mat space. although it was my first exposure to Andre… i have a feeling he may be a favorite to many. the energy, enthusiasm, creativity, compassion and challenges he threw at us made for a very stimulating class and left me drenched. not all corepower classes are created equal, and you begin to become a studio and instructor chaser to get the most out of your core power experience.
my other visit here was a saturday afternoon class with Brit. it was actually much less crowded then and quite lovely with all the natural light coming through the large window overlooking the street. I liked Brit’s C2 class so much I had to tell her and express my appreciation for how mentally stimulating it was with her graceful 180 flows. I left both classes feeling rejuvenated and fulfilled.
some nice elements here: easy access (quick hop for me to and from the 163), plenty of parking within the large parking lots for free 2 hour parking — quite coveted in the hillcrest area, and as mentioned above, the energy and motivation of your peers all being in pretty awesome shape and skill level combined with some of the best core power instructors of the SD area. I live in clairemont and have gone out of my way to attend these classes.
only flaws really are:
* there is only one studio and its on the smaller size for the amount of attendance it attracts.
* the locker room is poorly designed to have the benches and lockers right at the start of the entrance door, making for very fumbly entry and exits. male yogis are so lucky to have their locker rooms virtually empty at these studios!

only studio w. 5:45am SCULPT classes… so I’m a fan :)
Go on tuesday morning w. Jennika

Regular at CPY and I love this location. They recently did some updates which were very much so needed. The studio room could use a deep cleaning though, also no tissue in the women’s restroom. Very minor things but overall a great selection of sale items here and the people that go here are chill. Great location but parking does suck. Starbucks, trader joes and Von’s in the same center.

Wow. Just WOW!!! I’m visiting San Diego for a friend’s wedding and on the fly decided to walk into a C2 hot yoga class at CorePower. I was greeted by Victoria who set me up with a mat, towel and water. I knew that 6:00 pm is prime time for workout classes and expected it to be busy, but man, that room was packed! I saw a few people leave because they weren’t comfortable with mats squeezed together with only an inch or two apart. As a seasoned yogi who’s tried everything from Bikram to Ashtanga to Vinyasa, I’ve been in my share of packed classes, so it was no big deal.
First off, Victoria’s core 2 yoga class was amazing!!! She has this wonderfully open spirit that you feel throughout the class. So much joy, love and pure unadulterated giving comes out of her that you can’t help but enjoy every single pose. I loved hearing her accent as she encouraged us to feel each pose and focus on the feelings inside ourselves, rather than on other people in the class. The music for the class felt like the soundtrack for every part of my life! The hour literally breezed by, and although we were all sweating buckets, I couldn’t have been happier. At the end of the class Victoria had us all face into the center of the room and she told us how grateful she was for each and every one of us. I literally cried and thank God we were all sweating so I could hide my tears of joy. Boy, I sure needed that emotional release! I know everything I’ve said may have scared the crap out of you, but those tears were real.
The class wasn’t too hard so whether or not you’re a beginner yogi or a seasoned headstand master, you’ll enjoy it. Yes, if you come during peak hours you will be in tight quarters but once you’re in the flow of things you really won’t pay attention to your neighbor’s butt in your face. I personally love a packed class because everyone’s energy combined contributes to a fuller and more open experience.
PRO TIP: Leave your belongings at home or in the car, or bring a lock for the changing room lockers. Be sure to take advantage of your first week free if you want to try it out! Mat rental $ 2, towel $ 1, water $ 2.

Core power is my go to work out. It’s challenging, inspiring, and really gets you sweating.
I would give it a 4 but the instructors Viktoria and Nikki push it to a string 5 star location. They provide very challenging classes that are creative and push you to be the best you can be. Their classes cannot be missed and help me justify the cost of the studio!

Among the different CorePower Yoga studios I’ve been to, this location is one of my top two locations! Not only does this location have the best instructors, the parking at this location is the most convenient (a little caution on that statement because the parking lot is shared among the many stores including Ralphs and Trader Joes). Most of the time though, it is fairly easy to get a parking spot.
Among the many great instructors they have here, I have to say that I enjoy Viktoria’s class the most! This lady has spunk and never fails to make me laugh. I always feel good after taking her classes. Another instructor that I like is Noël. She gives her instructions clearly and her classes are always challenging.
Overall, I love going to this studio! A solid 5 star for CPY Hillcrest!

Just finished yoga here.
Good parking with the shopping center it’s part of.
Love doing my yoga then hitting up Trader Joe’s to pick up the essentials…
The hallways are a bit weird here… I would hate to be here on a day when it’s a busier class. I imagine lots of waiting and bottle-​necking of people trying to get to lockers.

business traveled with my yoga mat again!
pros for the studio:
1) instructors: i thoroughly enjoyed the c2 classes i took with sarah and moises. great energy, instruction, and music :)
2) schedule: i loved that there were classes offered as late as 9:45 pm! my c2 classes were at 8:30 pm, i was able to get work in, dinner in with the co-​workers, AND make it to class. plenty of classes for the insomniacs.
3) location: there’s a ralph’s (that opens late) and trader joe’s right in the shopping center AND a whole foods located down the street. i was able to do some late night grocery run right after class :)
cons for the studio:
1) 1 studio: there’s only one studio, so if your timing is not right the room can get crowded.
2) ambiance: i didn’t like that the classes were so dim, and the light coming through the square glass were a bit weird. the restroom also has a weird low-​dim to it…
3) parking: if you want to double up on your classes be aware that parking is only good for two hours (?) at the shopping center, not sure what you’d do if you want to double up on classes.
the studio is beginning to grow on me, but then again, the benchmark for this studio are the irvine/​tustin locations, which is a very high benchmark to start with, but thanks to the hillcrest location i am able to practice yoga while away for business! :)

This review is strictly for the Hillcrest location. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE corepower yoga and all the studios I have been to, but I wanted to specifically mention this location.
I purchased a Groupon for Corepower Yoga– and was absolutely stoked. The memberships are rather pricey– but the quality is well worth it.
I started my one month yesterday at the 6:00PM C2 Heated Yoga class. The studio is located right off of University Ave, in the same parking lot as Ralph’s and Trader Joes. One of my main concerns was being able to get there in time, and find a parking spot as well as a spot in the room. The classes tend to fill up very quickly.
I left Clairmont Mesa around 5:15 and made it to the studio by 5:35. I had already checked in and grabbed a mat in the studio. The staff is very friendly and welcoming, and the lobby is filled with super cute yoga fits.
If you forgot your yoga mat, you can rent one there as well as towels. I think it’s about $ 2 for rentals.
The class yesterday was taught by Christina H. She was amazing! Very friendly and sweet. On the more difficult poses, I loved that she walked you through step by step and didn’t make you feel uncomfortable or stupid if you couldn’t do the pose. She was very welcoming and helpful.
I’m going back today, and while she isn’t teaching todays class, with the experience I’ve had with Corepower, all the instructors have been wonderful!
This particular location only has 1 studio, but I know other locations have more than one– it just depends.
All the locations are clean and have showers and a full locker room so you can wash off after or get ready for work.
Anyways, I highly recommend any of the Corepower locations to anyone looking into yoga studios. I have done a few classes prior to this Groupon and have never been disappointed.

Lovely, lovely, lovely. That’s how I describe the staff and the teachers here. I just wish it was, like, twice the size it is, and then I wouldn’t have to leave my apartment so early to get a spot in the evening classes! Seriously, there’s nothing as disheartening as walking up the stairs only to meet people on the way down saying, «It’s full.» Then again, the compactness is also part of its charm for me. As annoying as it sometimes is to squeeze three rows of mats in a hot room wall to wall, it also contributes to the whole «play off the energy of the room» thing that I’ve never felt at the bigger locations, such as Encinitas.
(Size isn’t the only difference. There’s a completely different vibe that matches the neighborhood, and I’ve noticed it in the oddest way. It seems ladies in the Hillcrest and North Park studios could care less about getting down to the skin in the locker room and going to/​from the shower that way. Meanwhile, up in suburbia, it feels considerably less free/​more «HIDE YOUR SHAME!» I actually feel bad for gals in the former studio who seem to be changing as fast as they possibly can so as not to reveal a nipple. Geez, it’s not like we haven’t seen one before.)

Core Power Yoga to me is like picking from a Menu that has it all.
If you want to challenge yourself and choose a more Athletic type of Vinyassa practice, you can do that;
If you want a Balance class, you have Yoga Hot Power Fusion and can work on balance poses.
I like the variety of classes and I love the way I feel afterwards.
I feel invigorated and rejuvenated.
The only downside I would say is it is too expensive. I volunteered to stay on a bit and when that was over;I had to buy some Core Power videos because I love the format of their classes, especially the Vinyasa classes like Core Power Yoga 1 and 2.
I would stay with it if it was not so costly.
Yoga should not stress me out or my pockets.
Namaste.

Love it, love it, love it!
It’s really hard for me to justify taking classes somewhere other than my gym but, the teachers here are so amazing! Every time I go I leave here feeling great.
They also offer free yoga classes, not free with a catch or with a dirty look for not buying a membership… just free classes with really great instructors.

Of the three CPY’s I’ve frequented, this one is by far my favorite. The actual studio is kind of small, but the customer service is superb and everyone is super friendly.
The selection of clothes to buy is not as big or exciting as some of the bigger locations, but that doesn’t really matter when you’re already in your yoga gear.