Atma Bodha Yoga Studio

Sarah Robinson (08.08.2017 15:13)
This is not corporate slick canned yoga. This is a studio that the owner actually teaches most of the classes. A studio where people talk about their dogs or their gardens. A studio that no one cares what you wear.

The owner has some dogs and they came to class - which is all for the good. One of the dogs even joins in the pre-practice chanting. (A sight not to be missed.) There is a variety of classes and all levels are accommodated.

It is hard to imagine a place where one would feel less judged or more at leisure to explore your own practice.

Lindsay Thompson (16.03.2017 04:36)
I have practiced at a few studios in the area and found this place through Groupon. This isn't as much as a rating but as a heads up review. I asked what to expect my first class. The gentleman said the do a little chanting. That was an understatement. There was a lot. With no explanation. My first time it was okay because the crowd was huge. It was a weekend and easily 20 people there. So my refusal to chant didn't stand out. But a few days later on Tuesday night the instructor stood over me with only three people in the room. It's not my practice to chant. A personal preference - no mirrors. This is what I use to check myself. However, I get how this can be a plus for many. There was loud talking allowed in the room before class started. Again, maybe personal preference. And one of the last reviews - they get you up from final shivasina to . . . CHANT. The people there seemed totally comfortable and happy. So maybe it's just me. But I did not even finish the duration of my groupon. This place was just not the welcoming home for me.

Dara Ormon (18.02.2017 17:44)
This place has been my best experience with a guided yoga practice. Friendly instructors, laid back environment and the most amazing work out.

Meredith DeBenedetto (15.04.2015 02:09)
I think Atma Bodha Yoga Studio in Virginia Beach is a really nice place to practice yoga. You know how you're not always sure how you're supposed to behave in yoga class? If you're like me, you wonder, "Am I aloud to laugh?" or, more often maybe "...ummmm...I have no idea what we're doing...can I ask the teacher a question?" Or maybe you want to exclaim, "Oh my GOSH this is HARD!!!" Here's one of the things I REALLY LIKE about Atma Bodha...YOU'RE aloud to TALK...and LAUGH! It's not like there's a running dialogue going on through class...but if the need arises, you CAN talk.

Though I've been practicing yoga for a while, you'd never know it from the way I look in class. I love it that there's no feeling of judgment from the instructors or from the the other students. The instructors are very skilled at leading their students through an appropriately challenging practice. They've got classes that are appropriate for beginners and for those that are more experienced too.

In some of the classes there's singing/chanting and some meditation. There's zero pressure to participate in anything you're uncomfortable with.

Sara Sachs (22.09.2014 01:21)
Atma is AMAZING! I have had such a wonderful experience here. Everyone is very friendly, and they have been super helpful with me just beginning yoga. Everyone should go here!

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