CorePower Yoga

We are blessed with several independent workout and yoga studios in our area, and you’ve got to find the one that works best for you. Luckily, I found and fell in love with Corepower Yoga!
Though I’ve loved and done yoga for over 10 years, it was never a regular practice — I’d do it as a treat or a rest day from a busy workout week. Truth is, I never really looked at yoga as being something that could replace my regular running, weights, and boot camp workouts. This girl has to work up a sweat!
And I never fail to get hot and sweaty at CPY! This is the first time in all these years that I have done yoga regularly — three to five times a week for a year a half now! — and the benefits have been abundant! Not only have I replaced some of my hardcore workouts with yoga, I also have fallen in love with yoga. I now consider myself a yogi and have found much more than just the physical benefits of this practice. My regular yoga practice helped to calm me during last year, when my father was very ill and passed away. It also has made me a much more grateful and happy person, and has rid me of much of my anxiety.
CPY makes it easy for me to be a yogi — there are a ton of classes around the clock every day of the week, making it simple for me to get there as much as I want. And their instructors are fabulous! I’ve yet to have taken a mediocre, much less bad class here! Quite honestly, I have several favorite instructors that are so good that I make sure I make their classes weekly — but I know there are plenty more who I need to try.
Also, the studio manager, Elissa, is absolutely wonderful and goes out of her way to welcome everyone and make them feel a part of the community.
Yes, they are part of a chain. But it’s a chain that does good. The suburban locations of CPY are actually owned by a franchisee, and they put their own flavor and unique ideas in practice here. Like the cool lemon lavender cloths they put on your sweaty forehead during savasana.
They offer a variety of classes, so you can get a cardio, weight, or just traditional yoga workout in. I love the power vinyasa classes and attend C2 and C3 classes regularly. Though I’ve definitely still have a long road in progressing my practice, I’ve learned how to do several arm balances that I could not even attempt when I started. Each instructor is great at working with you during class, and talking to you after class to help you progress.
They also hold a variety of great workshops at each location, such as the Gong Bath we attended several weeks ago, and the Yin Yoga Restorative class.
Also, it’s super clean (every three hours!) and has a very zen atmostphere. It’s my place to relax, recharge, and still get a great workout in. I am so happy that Corepower has come to Elmhurst, and I consider myself to be a thankful member of this yoga community.
Did I mention that you can attend any Corepower location if you are a Black Tag Member? It’s truly the best deal if you plan on attending regularly — I regularly go to one of my fav instructor’s classes at their Hinsdale location; and I went to CPY in Boulder during a recent vacation.

Spacious and clean. Tess instructed the class. I really enjoyed her teaching and music. A great start to my week!

I usually go to CPY Oak Park and Park Ridge, but recently checked out this location. It’s clean and spacious– the larger studio has nice natural light. Lauren A’s C2 on Saturday is phenomenal — it may become a regular class for me. Great feel-​good sequencing and wonderful instruction.

I absolutely love this place, it has a more upscale feel than some other yoga practices I’ve seen — Jill is excellent with the Hot Power Fusion classes! The only reason I took one star off is because you can’t ever be not even a minute late (they lock the doors) but when I am able to make it there a few minutes early it’s great.

I bought a Groupon for a month of yoga for CorePower. Plus I was able to combine that with my week of free yoga given to new patrons so I had 5 weeks of yoga.
The studios are very nice and I really liked the locker rooms. They were always kept clean plus they had free lockers as long as you brought your own lock.
I went to several classes including CoreRestore, CorePower 1, and Yoga Sculpt. Each was unique and I enjoyed all the classes. I didn’t have a chance to try a ton of classes from different instructors but I did prefer some instructors over others.
At times, classes were full but I always was able to squeeze my mat in. Other times, I would be one of 5 participants in class. That was great because I was able to get more assistance and one-​on-​one instructor for the teacher. I am still fairly new to yoga so it is helpful to get corrections in poses.
Make sure to bring your own towel and water. The classes that I took weren’t necessarily «hot» yoga but the rooms are still kept warm and you will sweat.

I am cruising the Yoga strip of free weeks of yoga until I find a yoga home.
Pros: Good classes (I was sweating like madness), great schedule of different classes at different times, great teachers, free parking in downtown Elmhurst.
Cons: Younger kids come here (they talk a lot before class in the studio :(), the locker room is decent, I like Yoga by Degrees a lot better. They charge extra for basic stuff that shouldn’t really be charged for IMO. locks and towels. Yoga by degrees they provide keys with their lockers so that’s not an issue. Towels — bring your own or else pay like 2 bucks or something. Moderately to high on price compared to other studios.
I really like this studio, we will see how I feel by the end of the week! OHM

I’ve been searching on and off for the perfect yoga studio: one with early morning and after-​work classes, a variety of classes, clean bathrooms with showers, and reasonable prices. You’d think with all the fitness centers and yoga studios out there, that it wouldn’t be hard to find something that fit that criteria for me. Unfortunately, it is.
Then I heard about CorePower. I actually heard about CorePower a couple years ago from a friend in Colorado, but there were no studios near me. In the past few year, I’ve noticed more CorePower studios opening up into the suburbs of Chicago.
Finally, last fall, I signed up here for the trial week of free yoga.
The first class I took was lovely. The heat was turned up (kind of unexpected — it wasn’t a heated class), the lights were dim, the studio was small, and I left feeling wonderful. I didn’t like, however, how the instructor spent most of her time talking & walking around instead of participating in the full workout with us. I guess that’s a matter of personal preference, though. She did stop to show us certain poses or to correct us if we needed to fix ours. The class ended with a lavender-​soaked cool towel across the forehead. It was so nice.
The next few classes I took by different instructors were all very similar. I would have liked a little more variety. Routine is nice, but so is change. Then again, you can only experience so much in a week…
This CorePower location is great: clean showers, clean locker rooms (bring your own lock), and a nice little area in the front to sit and relax or buy some [expensive] yoga clothes and accessories. This location also has its’ own parking lot (with three-​hour free parking) which is a plus in downtown Elmhurst. At least I know I won’t have to worry about parking whenever I’m here.
As much as I wanted to, I didn’t sign up for the membership. Although $ 100 – 120 a month (I cannot recall the exact amount) is very good for a yoga studio, it just wasn’t in my budget. Maybe some day…

I love this new location! I especially like that the lobby area is a little bigger than the other locations. I have never felt cramped while waiting to enter the studio. Yoga Sculpt and Ryder have come to be my favorite classes. Make sure you bring a towel and plenty of water to Ryder!

This is my home studio, and I love it. It’s brand-​new (opened September 2013) and staffed with the best of the CorePower best. I frequent several other studios around the Chicagoland area, but this one holds up as the top of the heap. I’m not the most flexible, or most fit, or most «yoga-​y» person around, but I feel welcomed here. My yoga practice is an important part of my life, and through this CPY studio, I feel like I am getting the most out of my time spent doing yoga. Bonus– I’ve lost 18 lbs since I started!

I tried a class here last wed and I planned to return today but the endless snow prevented me leaving the house. I plan to return. I really enjoyed the warm room, the workout and the facilities. I can’t wait to try some of the other classes they offer besides core 1, including the moving spin bikes. I really love the fact that this is a total body workout, continuous movement and stretching and I truly felt stretched and relaxed at the end yet sore from the toning and strength parts. I have terribly anxiety and never found other yoga classes helpful but I did find the class I took here to be beneficial for me