09/05/07

Yoga Ma Studio -- Outstanding teachers, beautiful setting, unique spirit

by inanna64

I moved to western New York from Los Angeles two years ago, and honestly I did not expect to find the perfect yoga studio again. So it was amazing to find this wonderful yoga studio right near where I now live! In California I studied yoga for years, and I've taken classes and workshops all over the country -- I had even begun teaching yoga before I moved here. Yoga Ma is one of the best yoga studios I have ever known. The teachers represent many traditions and are not only well-trained, knowledgeable and experienced, but also imaginative (not boring!) and seem to really love what they are doing and to genuinely enjoy their students. You will find everything at Yoga Ma from gentle classes to power yoga to yin yoga. The growing reputation of the studio has even drawn international "yoga stars" like Paul Grilley to hold workshops here. The Yoga Ma "spirit" pervades the whole studio, a spirit of loving-kindness and connection with all life. The incredible natural surroundings of the studio are brought into the classes, from summer practices in a beautiful clearing beside the creek, to the light-filled main studio and the sound of the geese in the meadow in spring, to asana sequences that change with and reflect the seasons. I recommend Yoga Ma to anyone at any level, a newby or like me, an antique!

• Pros: Teaching quality, beautiful setting, true yoga spirit
• Cons: None

09/04/07

Best all-around studio

by seogren

I have attended yoga classes for 30 years and have found no place to compare to Yoga Ma. The owner and instructors are the best I've ever had. The ambience of the studio is perfect from the moment you enter & are warmly greeted; then you see the welcoming corner where you can relax on pillows & read some of their available books. The room where the classes are held looks out on a natural field beside the Cazenovia Creek. Many times they have a waterfall running & there is always soft music playing during the classes. In the winter the floor is radiantly heated for warmth and in the summer it is cool with fresh air coming in the floor-to-ceiling windows or quiet fans are added when needed. Several times I've attended classes held outdoors near the bank of the Creek, and these classes are so special & uplifting with birds singing and soft breezes blowing the tree branches. Yoga Ma has so many other things to offer such as massage therapy, frequent lunches by the creek, meditation classes and guest lecture programs and they even sell their own yogurt products (which are delicious) . I've attended almost every one of their retreats and can't get enough of them. As I said, there is no place that even comes close to comparing it to Yoga Ma.

09/04/07

Total mind and body rejuvenating experience

by deborakramer

I leave each class from this studio with a renewed exhileration for life and overall tingling sensation. Every instructor is unique and wonderful. A perfect way to escape the hussle and bussle of daily life, and enter a mind altering experience.