For those of you unfamiliar with a donation-based yoga studio, please understand that the payment of our monthly rent and expenses as well as the livelihood of our incredibly dedicated teachers comes ONLY through your donations.

Donation does not mean FREE. As stated above, donation means: the act of giving. How much you give, how much you are able to give from the suggested $14 per class to $0.00, that is your business and personal. We certainly do not want to prevent you from practicing yoga simply because you don't have the cash. We trust that through giving freely to all of you, the universe will take care of us through all of you. We also believe yoga is for EVERYBODY who wants to participate. Yoga is a sacred practice for personal growth that everybody is entitled to according to the people who truly care about the wellness of ALL BEINGS!

Our studio also exists for teachers to share their strengths and passion with all others. As a yoga teacher myself for over 12 years now, I have worked at many gyms, yoga studios and even some other facilities and environments. A lot of times an instructor will need to meet some sort of requirements and teach in a certain way or meet some specific guidelines at these facilities. I had always felt confined one way or another. So, the idea for YogaAbove was for the instructors to have total freedom. The only prerequisite is that the instructor pays their room fee and keeps the room clean and ready for the next class. Because our studio is open to all instructors (first come, first serve) occasionally a timeslot may be given to a wonderful person who is looking to bring their teaching to the next level. Often it becomes apparent that this new teacher really does not have a lot of experience or know how. These people usually don't last long in our system because their attendance is low and they cannot meet their room fee. Yet, our studio was there for them to have that opportunity. You can correctly assume then for a yoga teacher to flourish at YogaAbove they need to be really good - perhaps even a level above. This is why we have such an amazing group of teachers. Because of this system you may come across a new name on our schedule every now and then. Please give them a try. You may make a pleasant discovery and if by chance that instructor didn't strike the right pose for you, maybe that instructor might have said just one little thing that you can bring into your practice. I have definitely had that experience.

I would like to thank Jesus and Buddha and all the Great Ones for their life's work and uplifting message. It is integrating this message into our lives every moment of everyday that constitutes the practice of yoga. I would like to invite all of you to work on and flourish in that message through the classes at YogaAbove.

Because:
THAT IS WHY YogaAbove IS HERE

Peace,