Roots Yoga

I went to the beginners workshop a year ago February and have been hooked ever since. Ginger is amazing and so are all the other teachers. It’s such a relaxed and comfortable studio and everyone is so wonderful. I can’t say enough about Ginger, Julie, Terry & Monique — I’ve never left a class without feeling like a better me for having been! Let’s not forget to mention all the awesome deals on packages throughout the year too! I honestly wouldn’t go anywhere else in the area because I don’t think I’d be as impressed as I am with ROOTS YOGA!!! Keep up the great work guys!!! Love it!

I moved to Massachusetts about a year and a half ago and as an avid yogi I was desperate to find a studio. Since I work in Burlington and drove past Roots one day, I just had to try it out and absolutely fell in love. I love love love Monique and Ginger’s heated flow classes. The classes are a great work out and perfect for mind and body rejuvenation. All of the teachers really read the students well and tailor each class to how the students are feeling. One day I rushed into class late from work, telling my friend about a car accident I almost just got into and Monique overheard and sensed my stress level and created such a perfect calming class to match my needs and all the other students. ¹⁰⁄₁₀ would recommend! Classes for all levels!

I’ve been coming here for a little over a year and love it! All the instructors I have had are super… BUT they tend to over book classes a lot; no one likes feeling like packed sardines. I also wish they had early classes to I could get a yoga sesh in before I go to work but at least they have later classes. Their routine package deals keep the cost moderately priced and keeps me coming back for more :-)

Ginger’s Heated Flow class is amazing! She is always energized, helpful, and challenging at every class. I love how she begins the class with an intention for us to go back to during our practice. She provides challenging strengths poses but also gives us relief and surrender with amazing stretches. I travel all over the country for work, and Ginger is one of my all time favorite yoga instructors!

I had been to several other studios in the area, but from the moment I first entered Roots, it felt like home. The dark, earthy décor, pleasantly dim lighting, visual references to Eastern culture, and the smell of burning incense immediately set the stage for a holistic yoga practice. An environment that doesn’t just feel like a workout studio, but is highly to conducive to making a spiritual as well as physical connection, which is for many a large factor in why to practice yoga. I take Ginger’s class regularly, and obviously she’s great. But I’ve also had classes and workshops with several of the other instructors and they are all terrific. Roots really fosters a welcoming, authentic, and nonjudgmental environment. You only ever have to do as much or as little as feels right for your body, and over the year that I have been going there (only about once or twice a week) I’ve noticed a significant improvement to my physical and emotional well being. The results speak for themselves. Roots is my studio and I recommend it to everyone!

Worst yoga studio ever.
Problems with this studio:
#1 Too Small: Last time I attended a class there were 22 people packed into a space slightly larger than my living room. This studio is far too small. You pay and reserve a spot online before the class, but they clearly have no limit on how many people they will let into a class. You can’t do a pose without hitting someone next to you. I felt like I was in a clown car.
#2: Inaccurate class description and poor instruction: I attended a beginner class which was too difficult for beginners. I have attended numerous beginner classes at different studios and have a good sense of what a beginner class entails. This is completely inaccurate. The studio is too small so the instructor does not do the poses, so you don’t have an example to look at. The instructor describes the poses, but sometimes does this quite poorly and then yells at the class for not doing it right. The instructor absolutely should be doing the poses with you especially in a «beginner class» and has no business scolding the class for doing poses wrong. We are grown adults and are not paying to be yelled at by someone who cannot teach. If multiple people in the class are not doing the poses right, then the problem is with the studio/​instructor.
#3 All they care about is money. They oversell the classes, don’t teach well, and pack you in like sardines. The worst part is that they actually hurt clients. One of the classes I attended had an elderly person who was clearly physically limited. She was not able to do the poses the instructor asked us to do and when she was trying to do them, she kept falling and hurting herself during the class. The instructor barely paid attention to her. I was absolutely horrified about how insensitive and cruel this was. This class was completely inappropriate and dangerous for someone with her limitations. They should have directed her to a class environment where she could get the training she needed rather than taking her money and letting her be in a class where she could be injured. Shame on you Roots Yoga and Ginger the instructor.

Still incredible, when I can’t g t to Stephanie’s class, I will go to Monique’s hot yoga. It’s definitely hot and sweaty but how I feel after (and during) is pretty amazing.

Excellent yoga studio!
I have been to Yoga Flow with Stephanie Noyes and Heated Flow with Monique Hanafin. The instructors provided clear instruction supplemented with uplifting spiritual guidance. I found their words to be very powerful and instrumental to finding my center. It’s a fine balance between mediation and exercise.
The work outs are hard and I love it. They always provide the option to intensify a move to help push yourself.
The classes are 1 hour and 15 minutes which allows for a proper shavasana.
It’s an amazing yoga studio. Consequently, classes get full. I definitely recommend this place (and reserving classes early).

after going to classes a handful more times, I realize there are certain SUPER popular teachers for whom the classes are extra crowded, otherwise classes arent always that crowded. I guess you can’t really control that. It’s a great bargain for the price, too given the 1 hr 15 minute length. And always plenty of parking.

I found this studio by accident– a family member of Ginger’s came into my place of business and mentioned it. Months later when I had decided to try yoga again for the first time in 10yrs I googled local yoga studios and messaged Roots. Ginger’s reply was prompt and inviting, so I decided to give it a shot. They were very welcoming, every instructor has been great. I have been away from my practice, but I am coming back soon. My gym offers yoga with my membership, but I am choosing to come back to roots. I would recommend to anyone.

Love to practice here! Love Ginger and Stephanie’s classes. I always leave here feeling refreshed. Everyone is so nice and welcoming to new yogis.

I stopped in for a wonderful vinyasa practice with Ginger while visiting family. I love checking out new studios when I’m traveling and am so glad I did today. Roots is invested in the local community, provided a very welcoming environment and was a great start to my day.
Go take a class!

I can’t say enough good things about this yoga studio! Ginger is an amazing instructor and always in touch with the class and her students. She begins and ends the class very spiritually, which helps tremendously after a long day at work. The crux of the 75 minute class is a great workout while maintaining that spiritual expression. The other instructors are amazing also, but I have a soft spot for Ginger!
Each instructor has their own style but all are very fitting with the Roots yoga theme and are very talented. They offer a variety of classes depending on what you’re in the mood for and you can sign in online, making it incredibly easy to make a plan and stick to it (which sometimes I find hard to do otherwise when working a long day… which is exactly when you NEED yoga!).
I’m so thankful that Roots Yoga brought back my inner yogi!

What an amazing place. I attended Julie’s beginners class and it was the best experience ever. She was so fun, kind, and so helpful! The studio itself is super nice and signing up online for classes is a piece of cake. Can’t wait to go back!

After a three month yoga hiatus, I started finding my yoga center again at Roots. Ginger’s yoga flow (Vinsaya) classes are great. They offer plenty of positive challenges to keep my body and mind engaged at all moments. The 75 minute class flies by and includes multiple routines of flow. The intense opening poses makes my joints and muscles so happy for days after the class. There variety of the classes offered is also quite amazing, ranging from Bikram to Yogalates to Hatha. There are also classes geared towards little yogis and yoginis. There is no doubt there is something for everyone at Roots. Some classes can be fairly crowded for the studio size but everyone is very accommodating about the spaces.
I’m glad to have found my home again at Roots.

As a male yoga virgin, my experience was great.

Love love love this place. Just started here since Soni yoga closed last weekend. Ginger was very accommodating. The class I took with her was awesome, I sweat, moved and flexed more than I ever have in a class. She was awesome and the space is quaint. Can’t wait to go back.

I can’t say enough good things about Roots. I had back pain 24 hours a day, and the pain management doctor said I should have cortisone shots, or try yoga. I opted for yoga. I attended a class led by MaryAlice, and the next day, I woke up without pain for the first time in a long while. Over time, the pain has completely disappeared. Ginger, MaryAlice, Deb and Emily all have a high level of expertise, and empathy for individual situations — like my artificial hip. They have each helped me adapt poses so that I can benefit, but without risk of dislocating the hip. Each has a can-​do attitude that is infectious, and complements their instructional skills.
Although the studio is extremely well kept, to me it is Ginger and her crew — the people — not the surroundings, that have made me evolve from ‘yoga is something I have to do to help my back’ to an enjoyable activity.

I was hesitant to try this new studio, as I was happy with where I was practicing. A Groupon opportunity came up that was too good to pass up, so I figured I would try out a few classes and then turn back to my original studio. The website advertised a lot of beginner classes, so I assumed I would find the classes to be too easy.
From the moment I walked into Roots for the first time, I realized I was wrong. Ginger was so warm and welcoming and made it a point to learn my name and my background. The class was a great challenge, as Ginger took the time to assess the experience level and goals of the students and tailored the class to what we were looking for. I have noticed over time that Ginger makes it a point to learn every student’s name so that she can greet us when we arrive and address us during class.
Each class I take — regardless of the instructor — is a wonderful mix of a physical workout and spiritual balance. This studio really cares about the members and regularly asks for feedback to give the students what we want. It shows that Ginger loves what she does, as her warmth and dedication to the practice transcends the environment. The community that has been built in such a short period of time reminds me of how fortunate I am to have tried this studio out. The quality of the classes and atmosphere of the studio is absolutely phenomenal.
I really appreciated the fact that Ginger offered a special discount to current students when she ran another Groupon deal for new students. It made me feel that she values the community of students who already attend regularly, and it was her way of thanking us for joining her in her practice.
Part of me didn’t want to write this review, as it would convince more people to join the studio and make the classes more packed. But that is a selfish point of view. Check Roots out. I hope that you will become as hooked as I am, as it’s a great little studio right in our great town of Burlington!

This is a great little studio. At first, I was a little skeptical when I drove up to it because it is in a rather nondescript strip mall, but the inside of the studio is very cozy. The instructors are all great, they really want to help you learn the poses and get the most our of your yoga practice. The studio as a whole is very focused on the spiritual side of yoga (which I’m not necessarily into), but I always leave feeling as if I have gotten a very good workout.
Pros are definitely the range of different classes (vinyasa, power, heated, gentle), and the variety of times (night, mid morning, early morning, etc).
The only con is the size of the studio (pretty small), and the fact that the front desk in located in the area we practice in. However, these are minor flaws. The fact that the studio is pretty small hasn’t been a problem for me yes, but as the studio grows in popularity (which I’m sure it will!), this may be an issue!