CorePower Yoga

Another great core power location! Very spacious. Would like to see them turn the heat up more, but that is just my preference.

I started going to this studio in January and quickly became a regular. I’ve been to other CPY studios in other regions, and it’s so interesting how different the classes are. CPY in the Bay Area tends to be a younger crowd but it’s fun to be around people my own age and the classes feel more intense. I personally like that CPY Fresh Pond caters to a wider age range — recent members that I have seen have been older couples (husbands tagging along with their wives). It’s very cute — has a family feel to the studio which I haven’t seen as much in LA or SF. And since there were more regulars at the Fresh Pond location, you really feel the «community» aspect of CPY.
I also really like CPY in the Fresh Pond location because the instructions were incredibly friendly and personable — Gautam and Malissa in particular (although everyone is really nice and quirky). The more seasoned instructors will take time to teach you how to properly and safely do inversions and headstands and as someone who is new to yoga, I appreciate the extra instruction.
I think I just miss the Fresh Pond location — it takes time to get comfortable when you move locations, but it’s nice that every location follows the same philosophy and all of the staff seem very open, thoughtful and friendly.

Really great variety of classes and teachers. The studios and locker rooms are beautiful, and the lounge area is a fabulous touch. Their smart phone app makes things super easy.
My one suggestion is that teachers do more adjusting. I know that’s not for everyone but they’re really great about asking for permission at the beginning of class. I say adjust away!

I love so many things about this studio: the heated room, the beautiful studios, the showers, the locker room, the easy parking. I also love many of the teachers: Sara Jo, Carrie, Emma L, Maureen, Malissa, Jori, and Monique. Those teachers have fabulous flows, helpful alignment techniques, great music, fun attitudes, and often work towards a challenging «peak pose».
Now for the one big thing that I wish would change: OFFER MORE CLASS TIMES! It frustrates me that the times and type of yoga classes are always the same. For example, the earliest afternoon C2 class is always at 6. It offers no flexibility for people who really only want to take the C2 class versus the sculpt. It means that if you want to do yoga there during the week it is really hard to ever have any evening plans (since yoga ends at 7 and then you need to at least rinse off after). The current schedule is conducive to 9−5ers but offers no options for teachers, students, stay at home parents, people working from home, etc. The Medford and Newton Core Power studios offer 4:30 — 5:30 C2 which is amazing. I only wish Fresh Pond would jump on the bandwagon! It would also probably mean that the 6 – 7 C2 wouldn’t be as crowded as it always is.
OK enough with the rant, basically I love almost everything about CorePower Fresh Pond, except the lack of diversity in the class schedule and hours.

This place is pretty awesome! I came here for a January 1 evening class and was amazed at how friendly and nice the people were.
The good:
+kind, competent, nice check in people (gave me a free towel, too, cause I forgot mine with no charge!)
+gorgeous, enormous space (after practicing in tiny tiny Boston places this is awesome!!)
+VERY energetic, friendly, bubbly teacher
+VERY athletic work out for the Core Power SCULPT class (one older lady even left the class after 20 minutes because she was struggling so badly)
+pricing = didn’t notice since I went for my class free.
+CLEAN SPACE, HOT HOT HOT HOT = AMAZING compared to Baptiste which hardly heats their studio anymore.
The bad:
–little from what I can tell except that Sculpt + Yoga is a weird concept: the teacher was somewhat militant in the way she described child’s pose and some other things. Overall though: she was great, it’s just a different concept from what I’m used to.
Loved it, and for sure will be back.

I started practicing Yoga at CPY about about 4 months ago after about 6 years of practicing Bikram Yoga. I had tried a few other types of yoga as well but kept going back to Bikram for the heat.
After a while with Bikram I realized I was not feeling like it was making me much stronger and I started to resent the way it was practiced after going to several different studios where the instructors were often not welcoming to beginners and made it an unpleasant experience for them. I began practicing new forms of yoga at home.
And then, I saw a groupon for CPY. Game changing! The first class I went to I was greeted with a genuine warmth from the instructor, Stephanie. I was immeditely impressed by the large, clean facility (showers are never over crowded, always clean and there is real shampoo/​conditioner/​body wash!). The class was set to modern music (so different than silent Bikram!) and I loved that it included core excersizes. After going to my second class, a sculpt class with Shira, I knew I was hooked! And going to be really sore the next day…
I completed a free week, then did a month of the groupon, and I am now a black tag member. I practice there between 4 and 5 times a week now and I have invited along my family and friends several times to try the free week. They all were very impressed! I am feeling stronger and falling deeper in love with yoga. The music choices by most of the instructors are so fun and inspirational that I have literally had classes that have felt more spirtual to me than church on Easter Sunday (Sorry Mom and Dad!)
It is expensive, but to me it is a worthy investment. I feel a sense of community when I visit the studio and I am continued to be impressed by the instructors. Be prepared to hear a sales pitch at the end of class (announcements). It’s part of life and I don’t blame them for running a business. If you get a chance to do the free week, I recomend going to classes with Amberlee, Stefanie, Maureen, Catie and Kevin. Although, I have confidence all of the isntructors will impress and there is a class for everyone at CPY. Can’t wait to see where they expand to next.

This place (and company) is truly amazing. Clearly they make and work with a lot of money, but the yoga is legit. The facilities are beautiful, prices are reasonable, and the teachers definitely above average at the least. Danielle’s level 2 class on Friday mornings is truly a gift — her flows are so natural, breathing cues perfectly paced, hands on assists AHmazing. I have also taken Danielle’s Sculpt class and could not get over how awesome she was. So motivational and fun and REAL! I practice yoga all over the place and have been for many years, I even completed teacher training in Thailand, and while CPY is a «branded» yoga, the classes and teachers are legitimate. If you love sweating and appreciate a pretty facility and smaller class sizes, hit up CPY!

This is a good place to go if you’re looking to sweat and quickly run through your basic yoga poses, while paying $ 20 to do so. If you’re looking to deepen your practice by learning arm balances other than crow (I seriously think that that’s the only one the instructors know), or inversions, stay away from corepower.
Yes, the facility is beautiful and they have tons of classes on the schedule so that’s a pro. Con, I took a class there on Friday, enjoyed it fine so went back on Sunday, and guess what? It was the same exact class! I was so disappointed.
So, this is a great place for people who can afford $ 20 hour-​long yoga classes who like to attend classes so that they can say they «do» yoga. If you’re devoted to the practice and always wanting to improve and learn new things, stick to the smaller studios

I have been practicing at CPY studios all over the U.S. since 2006. Was so happy to see one opening in MA. One of the things I love most about CPY is the consistency… you really know what to expect when you go to a class.
The Cambridge studio is a very clean facility with all the amenities you’d ever desire (typical for CPY nationwide).
However they are NEW and are still working out some kinks… in particular:
–Some of the instructors have mastered the CPY way of teaching (with respect to music and the correct amount of heat and humidity) but Others have not…
–There’s a fair amount of chatter in the room before/​after class (this is not the CPY way)
I expect these issues to improve with time… am hoping so at least! :-)

I can’t believe there have only been SIX reviews on this place! They have only been open since the summer, but still… they need love!
This is the most beautiful yoga studio/​complex I have ever been in. And I knoooowwww for all you yogis out there that it’s not about that, but damn. It’s impressive. You walk through a sea of Lululumon and Prana for sale to get to the front desk. Always very welcoming and friendly staff. There is an area with couches, fire, and Buddahs to hang out in before you get to the locker room, which has all the amenities you need if you are getting ready to go to work/​out after. There are, I think, 4 different yoga studios offering an array of different yoga including candlelight yoga, and yoga with weights (my fav), and many different levels offered. Definitely check it out if you are in the area!

I am torn between a 3 and a 4 so perhaps I will come back…
Went to my first class here tonight with my husband. We’ve just started going to Baptiste together for the last few weeks and I’ve been going to Baptiste (Cambridge) irregularly for the last two years plus (and generally am a fan).
Generally what I dislike …
After coming home I read a bit about the company. The CEO says he wants to make the Corepower Yoga «the brand» — the Starbucks of yoga. It definitely has that feel. You walk into what feels like a yoga gear store — somewhere between a west elm and a swanky carpeted hotel lobby — except a little Ikea-​ish with all the faux wood. When we walked out we compared it to a McDonalds.
The yoga gear is all the priciest stuff. I wanted all the things. Prices are about what you’d pay at Baptiste (a little more incentive to sign up for a membership monetarily speaking after the first free week).
Generally what I like…
Parking is plentiful and easy.
The locker room is smaller, newer and nicer version of the Healthworks in Porter — all the same amenities (large showers, shampoo/​etc, changing area, lockers, mirror area). Something like you’d expect at a nice spa. No sauna, steam room or whirlpool (like Healthworks).
I liked the teacher and her style of encouragement (part of the «brand») a lot and the class and the flow. It’s an hour so it was a hard class without leaving me completely unable to move (well I guess that remains to be seen). I wasn’t sure I liked the idea of music throughout, I guess that might change from class to class, but I didn’t mind it.

I’m new to Core Power as a company, but my experience with this location has got me hooked. The teachers are wonderful — excited about their practice, excited to share that excitement, and are simply happy to be there! The facility is brand new and is immaculate — it always feels like I’m at a spa or high end gym when I’m there.
Their free week promotion leaves no good reason not to check it out.
Here are a few points that took me a bit to understand but are useful to know:
Their ‘C1’ classes are their beginning classes. This does not mean they spend much time explaining the poses, but they are abundantly patient as you try to sort out what you should be doing. The real plus in C1 classes is that each one follows the identical progression of postures allowing you to become familiar with the routine.
The ‘C2’ classes use the same progression as the C1 classes but the teachers build on it in their own way. For example, one teacher will take the opportunity to breath deep into each pose while focusing on alignment, while another will use the series as the entry point into a bunch of heart-​expansion poses. Thus, if the routine of the C1’s is too boring, these provide a rich alternative that shifts by teacher and with the focus of the teacher each week.
‘Sculpt’ classes again build on the C1 routine but bring in a bunch of elements of an aerobic routine that up you wouldn’t expect to be doing in a yoga studio (jumping jacks?). The effect is awesome. These are easily my favorite classes. They offer the opportunity to focus your mind into a yoga routine, then work you silly as if it were a boot camp class, and finally close with shavasana. It’s like a workout cocktail that packs a punch and leaves you feeling amazing. Again, the class differs dramatically by teacher, so try a few!
The fact that all classes follow the same C1 series lends a peculiar level of homogeneity over the classes which is compounded by the fact that most (all?) of the teachers use the same phrases at various points in the class. This is most obvious at the outset and at closing and at a number of places where the wrong names are used for certain movements (chatarunga for vinyasa). However, this probably because most teachers participate in the same teacher training program. This doesn’t detract really, instead, I imagine that it would lend a level of comfortable familiarity when visiting another Core Power location (like Starbucks).
A little bit about me if that provides a frame of reference: I’ve been practicing yoga for about ten years, mostly under a single teacher. I remotely moved to the Boston area and needed a studio that offers evening classes. I have been going to Core Power three or more times a week since they opened five weeks ago.

I have been going to the new Core Power Yoga studio for the past month. I have really enjoyed not only the beautiful facility they built but the warm smiling faces as I enter. I feel that the class times are conducive to my schedule and lucky that it has opened in my neighborhood. The bathroom seems like a luxury spa. They even offer mouthwash! I feel like they really cater to yogi’s of any ability level. My friend who has never tried yoga really enjoyed her experience at Core Power Yoga in Fresh Pond as well. They make yoga accessible to all levels. Great job so far!

I fell victim to the direct mail campaign; when I received a flyer offering one free week of unlimited yoga, I stowed it in my glovebox and resolved to take Core Power up on their offer at some point.
Enter last Sunday, when I was feeling a bit lazy and not into my workout options: a session at Planet Fitness (yeah right, I suck at going to the gym), some kind of Cross-​Fit-​like class at the Training Room (those were all in the AM and I’d slept late), or the power class at O2.
After confirming on their website that classes did indeed take place nearly every hour all day, I resolved to try Core Power Yoga.
Tucked behind the Fresh Pond plaza in Cambridge, the studio space looks nice and new. The storefront looks like a retail shop, peddling Prana gear and Yogitoes towels in the main reception area.
Mats and towels are free the first time, but then they cost $ 2 or $ 1, respectively. The genius that I am forgot to bring water, but at least I snagged a free towel.
It looked like there were something like 3 or 4 studio rooms, in addition to locker rooms and a lounge-​type area.
I took a 5:30 class (I think all classes are an hour) with an instructor whose name I don’t remember. The room was crazily hot. The mirrors were kinda cool for checking out my form. Who knew I looked badass in eagle?!
I don’t practice hot yoga much, but maybe once a year when I crave dumping a bunch of toxins. I don’t want to be judgy about styles of yoga different from what I practice (I am a diehard, five year veteran of O2, if you must know), but I was super confused when ardha chandrasana was a side lean, pada hastasana involved grabbing my heels, and we came into «hot triangle.»
I will say that I respected this class more than some of the power vinyasa classes at other hot studios where teachers speed though sequences, which feels dangerous to me since there is more potential for injury in such a hot, sweaty environment. This class was slower paced and focused more on a handful of poses that were repeated in sequences.
That said, I think the workout (aka loss of water weight) came from the heat, but not really the difficulty of the class. This would have been a slow, disappointing yin yoga class at a studio that wasn’t heated.
Props to them for generously offering a free week of yoga to build a customer base. The studio is very nice. I’m just not that into hot yoga, and would guess somewhere like Bikram or Baptiste would appeal more to those yogis who are.

I just completed the first week free option, which is great because you can take as many classes as you want for free and try out all the different class formats. I took class every day and sometimes doubled up, which felt awesome. I was able to try all the class styles except «hot power fusion.» And surprisingly, I liked the «sculpt class,» which is a like a hybrid of power yoga, cardio/​weights, and core conditioning set to some awesome high energy music.
The studio is breathtakingly beautiful and spacious and you’ll feel welcomed by the teachers, managers and staff when you walk in. Their level of customer service is impressive! There are 4 different rooms where classes are happening all day at many convenient times, a well equipped locker room with showers and all the amenities you’ll ever need, and a nice lounge in the lobby with couches where you can relax before or after class.
The heat/​humidity in the studios is perfect for my preference. Just sweaty enough but you’re still able to breathe deeply and feel relatively at ease within the challenging flow they teach. I like that all the classes are set to music and are 60 minutes long– it serves my slightly «ADD» nature. Some teachers were better at creating playlists than others. Danielle’s musical selections were definitely my favorite.
The flow is relatively structured and predictable, not unlike Baptiste, but after a week of taking many classes here, I have to say that I prefer Baptiste because they give you more time for integration/​warm up and give you more instruction on alignment and foundations. Even the level one class I took barely went over what «chaturanga» or up dog is and how to do it, though it was an otherwise well taught, challenging class. The studio seems to have some great up-​and-​coming instructors, but it seems like many of them feel rushed to get through a certain sequence of poses in the 60 minutes and I wish I had more time for things like half pigeon, inversions and wheel, which I definitely get in a Baptiste class, whether it’s 60 or 90 minutes. Out of all the teachers I took classes with, Danielle, JC, and Jori were my favorites because they taught powerful, fun classes that gave more clear, precise, alignment based instruction, and didn’t feel too rushed.
I’d recommend this studio if you’re looking for a yoga class that feels more like a quick, invigorating workout. It’s not really a place to learn nuances about poses or alignment or to work on things like forearm balance, deep backbends or more advanced poses. If you go in with the mindset that you’ll sweat, listen to some fun music, get your heart rate up a little, and challenge yourself physically with some fun, positive teachers, you’ll love core power.

Can’t beat the convenience and the facility itself. It’s really clean (new), tasteful, roomy, etc. They have 4 studios, opening the way for having a lot of different options at any given time. This is great because if I miss THE class with other studios, that’s it for my evening…
Price is up there, but considering the amenities, that’s understandable.
Given these pluses, I really WANT to love this place.
BUT, so far the classes themselves have been a bit of a disappointment.
— They are all only 60 minutes. Other studios I go to will have a mix of quickies (60 minutes), 75-​minute, and 90-​minute classes at different times. I generally prefer longer classes to get a good balance of warm up, flow, and wind-​down. 60 minutes is too short unless it’s early morning or lunch time during a work day.
— The music can be way too loud to the point of being really annoying. They really ought to gauge the crowd and adapt to the mood — energetic music may work perfectly in the middle of the day but isn’t so appropriate after a long day at work when we just want to unwind… In one class, the instructor had to shout over the music to provide direction, to the point where one student had to ask for the volume to be brought down a notch. Ouch…
— The style seems more «gym class» than yoga? At least that was the way it felt in the class that uses weights. Another class was interesting but somewhat too slow (Bikram inspired?) I’ve done various styles but tend to prefer Ashtanga, Power Yoga, or flow classes. I haven’t yet found a CorePower class to my exact liking here after four sessions. I’m really hoping it’s just my poor luck and that trying different classes will eventually get me one that feels right for me.
All in all, I will keep trying and hoping they bring the flavor I’m looking for, but it doesn’t feel like I found my home at CorePower. Right now, I’m still trying to determine whether I’d rather skip yoga altogether, or go to CorePower as backup.

As a new business, this place is really trying to rock your socks off – and it totally works! I’ve been to two yoga sculpt classes over the weekend and have absolutely loved them! I leave feeling completely reinvigorated (and drenched in sweat), ready for the day ahead!
The facility is absolutely gorgeous with one of the most amazing changing/​shower facilities I’ve seen at any gym. Big props to this place for making me feel very welcome and sincerely appreciating my business.
They also have some great deals for new students. I’m still using my free WEEK of yoga…(FREE WEEK!!!) and plan to purchase either a package or the groupon they currently have available when this is up.
Highly recommend for a great workout!