Kula Movement

Is is an absolutely gorgeous yoga studio. Tuesday night vinyasa with Alison is my new favorite class. She is amazing!

I was staying in the Seattle area for a week and bought a five class package. At the end of the week, I was feeling serious separation anxiety! The studio, the practice, and all the people at Kula made my week unforgettable.

I’ve only been there once, we visited from out of town. Studio is interestingly decorated and Everyone was nice. The class itself was easier than I would’ve liked it to be. But overall a really cool experience

It is becoming harder and harder these days to find studios that are not Hot Yoga based. Where doing the poses and breathing are the focus, in a quiet room, with a yogic presence. Where individual healing can take place. The studios are around, just harder to find these days. We have a great one in Ballard. Namaste.

One of the best parts of my pregnancy was coming to pre-​natal yoga at Kula. I loved taking a class from either Angela or Jill, and the community feel of the class. I am by no means skilled at yoga, but found the class to really help ease my pregnancy aches and pains and loved meeting other moms. After having my son, I continued going to yoga, but now the baby and me yoga. It was so wonderful to be in a room full of women going through a similar stage in life. The classes are very adaptative to your ability and injuries. I loved the mommy and me classes and how fluid they were. I am looking to trying more yoga classes!

Best Massage therapist around Seattle. Mellisa is a wonder. Spot on. Great studio. I wish I could go every day. Its a feeling of complete wholeness… I don’t have any other words. Just love them.

This is by far the best yoga studio I have ever been to.
No matter where you are in your practice you will feel at home at Kula. The practice is about finding your own strength, and the instructors will help you get there by modifying each pose based on your individual needs (great for those with injuries!)
The instructors are top-​notch, and while I have my favorites, each instructor has been exceptional.
I started out not having practiced yoga in about a year, and now I find myself craving Forrest Yoga. I always look forward to my time here; it really is like therapy!

Kula Movement forrest yoga has saved my sanity. I wish everyone in the world could have the experience I had at my first class. I didn’t realize I was missing this unique yoga experience from other places. I started practicing yoga for the first time in August of 2012 after my physical therapist suggested going to hot yoga for my lower back and hip aches. Since then I have gone to four studios in the Seattle area none can even compare to Kula. It doesn’t even seem like I had been practicing real yoga at those other places. They were mostly planned, corporate-​feeling classes made for the masses, which seems like the opposite of what yoga is about. At Kula I experienced one of the true outlets that yoga has to offer for the mind and body. Everyone should experience this place. Don’t settle for a stagnant, same-​routine yoga class. Come here and let yourself be transformed :)

I don’t know what has taken me so long to write this review. Kula Movement has changed my life, body, and outlook. I never meshed well with yoga in the past, but Forrest Yoga resonated with me in a way I cannot describe (although I’ll try).
Although Forrest Yoga is a fairly new style of yoga, it has filled a need I did not know I had. The intensity of the workout is wild, and allows me to be present in a way that propagates the release of locked away emotions. The instructors are wonderful — they all give a supported pressure — one that pushes you to your edge and allows you to play with that edge and find out what it can give you. Every instructor whose class I have attended has been wonderful, and each has developed their own style while staying true to the four pillars of Forrest Yoga. What are these pillars?
1. Breath — in a way that allows you to connect deeply with your inner self.
2. Strength — a focus on core strength encourages you to be strong and centered. Connected. The poses can be long and sometimes uncomfortable, pushing you to the edge. Go Deeper.
3. Integrity — You are taught to be honest with yourself about what you need or want out of your practice. For me this can be difficult, but if I want to Take It Off the Mat I have to face the fears and move through the emotions that surface in a truthful manner.
4. Spirit — helps you to move through the world in a way that stays true to the intrinsic you. Gives you the freedom to connect with your inner self in a deeper way.
Also, it’s fun, and playful at times. The incorporation of Acroyoga as a small part of the session is also really great. I recommend Kula Movement to anyone wishing to connect with their core inner being, while getting a great workout to boot!

I have dabbled just a tad in yoga before coming here. My journey started in the fall when I decided that enough was enough — took the plunge and signed up here. It has probably been one of the best decisions I have made for getting back into a healthier lifestyle.
I have taken classes with a few different instructors — like the others have mentioned, Jill and Angela (also the owners) are definitely top notch. I leave the studio on an endorphin high. If time and money allowed, I would be there EVERY DAY.
The style of yoga practiced here is Forrest Yoga — which is definitely a workout but also good for healing. Truth. Sometimes I will come in with a sore back or shoulder tightness thanks to sitting at a computer all day. After class, my pains and aches are gone and are replaced with the good «hurt» of a good workout. :-)
Like the others have mentioned, this is such a CLEAN space and so beautiful! I have been coming for months now and the studio is always so clean. No sticky floors, no weird smells… and the view from where the students look out to is trees and sky.
These ladies definitely know what they are doing — and take it from someone who definitely didn’t know what SHE was doing when she walked in last fall!

I’m very new to yoga, I expected to have to try out a few studios before I found the right one for me. Lucky, I tried Kula Movement first and I don’t feel the need to go anywhere else.
I bought their new student pass for 5 classes and so far I have taken 4 Basics/​Gentle yoga classes (which I highly recommend for beginners) and 1 All Levels class. I took classes with 4 different instructors and thoroughly enjoyed every class.
As soon as my 5 class pass ran out I made sure to buy the 15 hour pass right away. I am looking forward to continuing my yoga practice at Kula Movement.

I’ve named this studio my «home» studio and perhaps also credit it for having played a vital role in some real life changes. I have visited many studios over the last ten years and always called it my Plan C workout; meaning, if I’ve been able to get cardio and weights in and still have time for some stretching, let’s do some yoga.
This studio certainly changed my tune. The instructors (namely, Angela, Jill and Gianna) are of the highest caliber in the city [where’s the bold button because I really mean that] and within just a couple months I had seen more shifts in my body, spirit, and personal practice than I’ve ever seen in any sport, gym or class.
Kula also caters to a few different audiences (beginner, advanced, old, young, babies, mommies, etc) and do a lot of fun workshops and events. And they have an AWESOME and rare Acro Yoga class on Sundays. So fun.
The icing on the cake is that the studio is also stunning. Clean, spacious, serene, chic, and always smells amazing.
Sending as many loving and thankful vibes through this review as I possibly can. Thanks ladies for creating, cultivating and m

THIS is the place to enjoy yoga! It’s a very warm, welcome community. The instructors here are amazing, Angela is my favorite! All the classes include breath work and slowly opening the body, challenging core work and asanas to work your whole body and open up those tight spots. Two things I truly love about Forrest yoga: the warm studio (without being super hot) and a focus on releasing tension in the neck, jaw and shoulders at the beginning of class (where most of us carry a lot of stress and tension). I found my yoga home — yay!

I am just lovin’ up on Kula Movement right now. This is serious, deep yoga, in the sense that the instructors are incredibly knowledgeable, compassionate and dedicated. You can tell that they want you to feel at home with your practice, and that they want you to get the most out of your time there. But it’s not heavy or judgmental, everyone has been incredibly welcoming. In fact, I love how they have a little kitchen and living room, it makes it feel like home. It’s wonderful.
The classes I have been to are not very crowded, so all of the students in the classes have received adjustments and advice on almost every pose we do, which really helps me to get to know my body better and get more out of my time there. The instructors are always available to talk to you about any issues you’re experiencing and how to work on overcoming them.
The studio itself is peaceful, sunny and spacious, with every amenity you might need. It’s a great studio, if you have an interest in Forrest yoga, I’d say this is your place.

I LOVE Kula Movement! Angela is such a great teacher, and it’s awesome to finally have really attentive and knowledgeable teachers. I drive all the way from West Seattle to go to class, because it’s challenging every time (it’s not hot, but I always break a sweat in class!), I learn something new about my practice every time, and the class schedule works out great with my busy schedule. The pricing is really reasonable too! Forget bikram. I’m hooked on Forest yoga!

Kula rules! It is obvious that Angela and Jill are passionate about yoga and want to share their practice with others. The classes are just the right amount of challenge and leave me feeling fantastic. Each class is just a bit different so you don’t get stuck with the same routine. I’ve taken some hot yoga classes and Forrest yoga is WAY better – more linear flow, more diverse routine, thoroughly works the entire body (even if engaging those pelvic floor muscles feels wrong in public).
The Sunday Acroyoga classes make me feel like a kid! One is more of a workout where your partner supports you and you get to do yoga poses in the air. The other class is therapeutic (not a work out) and also teaches you some thai massage techniques. These classes seem like a hidden secret.
The exposed brick, heated room, burning incense at the end of class, and bright space all add to the experience. I can’t believe people still go to the gym and work out on stairmasters when they can come here instead and get a much better – not to mention more therapeutic – workout instead.

After using up a Living Social deal and doing drop-​ins for a couple of months, I knew it was time to up my yoga commitment. Not because I was so close to rocking splits in handstand. Hardly. Rather, my mind, body, and frankly my life were itching to forge some new ground. Just in time, Kula offered a fall special on their 3-​month unlimited pass. I took the plunge.
About a week into the unlimited pass, I started to panic. What was I thinking? To make the pass worth my while, I’d have to go 3 – 4 times/​week. How could I possibly manage that? And I don’t even mean the scheduling part.
Up to this point, Forrest Yoga had lived up to its reputation for being intense. It demanded a level of mindfulness and commitment that was unlike other yoga I’d done. Part of the FY philosophy is to cultivate a deep level of self-​awareness and inner strength to carry throughout all of life, on and off the mat. It was working. I was feeling it. I was IN. And… there was also nowhere to hide. Eeek!
One day I shared my freak out with the co-​owners, Jill and Angela, and they both smiled knowingly. One of them said, «Oh yeah, we’ve all been there. That’s what it’s all about.»
So onward I lunged and pigeoned and reversed my warrior.
Two months later, I can’t imagine not having this practice and studio in my life. Yes, it is intense. And it is healing, therapeutic, cleansing, strengthening, confidence and compassion building, and much more. The teachers (I’m sure they are all great but I can really vouch for Jill, Angela, Summer, and Gianna) are as compassionate and encouraging as they are skillful and effective. The practice demands deep engagement, and the teachers at Kula stay right there with you, paying attention and offering mindful adjustments that really help you grow in your practice.
And if you are just starting out, or dealing with pain or an injury (as I am right now), Kula is also where you want to be. It’s their specialty, actually. The teachers help you modify to your level and body’s capacity and offer total encouragement to do whatever is best for you. This is literally yoga for every body.
You will grow. You will get stronger. You will know yourself better.
But if you’re not into that sort of thing, there are lots of yoga studios in Seattle!

As yogamonth ambassador, I had something to drop off. I was asked, «are you staying fo rclass?»!! OKK put on the spot — why not? I know Forest yoga and its style and intent.
The class was 90 minutes– I had forgotten to ask! with good hard body careful alignment and good cues fo rbreathing and adjustments.
I usually do hot yoga,(I am in a blessed groove near my apt) but it doesnt have to be hotyoga to work hard and feel great. I will be back for more classes.
I recommend this studio as one with great talent, deep and wide knowledge of yoga and peoples’ bodies.

I’m rating this yoga studio poorly based on their terrible customer service. In anticipation of my pregnancy I purchased a class pass through livingsocial for 20 classes. I specifically chose their studio because they offered one yoga class in the area that my schedule would allow for. (I have been unable to find another class in the area that I can attend due to my schedule). After attending six classes and enjoying them, they changed their class schedule so that I could no longer attend any of their prenatal classes.
I requested that they honor my class pass beyond the expiration date because due to their change in schedule and the fact that it would be impossible to use up the rest of the class passes between the time that I give birth and the expiration. I would love to attend the mommy and baby yoga once I give birth and would have probably continued going there beyond the life of my class pass.
However due to their blatant disregard I would recommend them only if you don’t mind getting treated poorly as a customer and enjoy such unaccommodating treatment.
It’s a shame really because it’s a nice place.

I first met Angela in San Francisco when she was assisting with Ana Forrest’s teacher training. Her strong yet loving encouragement to me in the morning intensives stuck with me, so it was a great joy to me when I found out that Angela was assisting with the Seattle Forrest Yoga teacher training I was taking. Also auspicious was finding out that Angela and her sister, Jill taught right near where I was staying in town. I went to Angela’s class on one day of my break – they offer a free first class (an extremely generous rarity in the yoga world). The studio is beautiful with brick walls and peaceful ambiance. Angela’s teaching is enthusiastic, creative, and compassionate. I wish I’d had another day of break to try the evening advanced class that the two sisters often co-​teach together.
I also discovered Angela and Jill offer bodywork and acroyoga. You can see some beautiful pictures on their website that fully embody the joy and playfulness they bring to the practice and teaching of yoga.