Sol Yoga Studios

Sol Yoga is my favorite studio in San Diego. Instructors are kind and approachable regardless of level. The class with Allie this morning was refreshing and inspiring. Liwen also has mad skills. Their music is on point, class gives you the good inner sweats, and the locker room is clean and functional. All around great group, class always has a happy vibe thanks to all :)

I had a class with Adrianne last friday, she had a great set of poses with almost perfect pace.
I enjoyed her class a lot. She is great and caring instructor, watching out if everyone has right posture.
I personally like it because a wrong posture may lead to muscle or ligament injury. We all know well that in class we try to check our limits but yoga is more about finding a relationship with your about to advance in your practice without hurting yourself.
I would highly recommend her class.

I bought a year pass and was taken advantage of with no refund and no contract. To get it resolved I had to file a claim in small claims court. I paid more per class then a walk in and the owner did not care to work with nor offer a refund and this was do to health issue. I strongly recommend staying away from any long term package!

Went to this studio for the first time for a 6am class. Got there at 5:45 to be able to sign up, get situated, etc and be on time for the clas. By 6:15, the place was still closed and the teacher still has not shown up so I left. There were about 20+ people waiting outside. I don’t know how a business can treat their customers this way. It may be a fluke for that day but unfortunately I won’t be coming back (or getting back the sleep I lost).

I was here for a month and it is by far the best studio I’ve been to so far. I tried Yoga Six, Core Power, and Bikram but this is by far the best.
I am mostly in love with the environment. There was no pressure to buy a membership on the spot. They offer work for classes (clean the studio and get a class!). Their music is on point. I have always left class feeling centered.
Thank you to the studio but also thank you to all the yogis who go here. Thank you for not being intimidating in the studio or in the locker room. I’ll be back when I can afford it! (Hopefully soon)

Love this studio and the owner is absolutely wonderful!
There are lockers and showers in the bathroom so you can shower after your practice before you go to work! I usually went to the 6 am yoga and got to work on time at 7:30 am!
Room temp is perfect and the teachers are wonderful!

Everything is great — friendly yoga staff and good location – except the dirty floor! Sometimes I see sweat stains and dust bunnies… Not cool.

The studio was much too hot. They do have classes that aren’t heated and I will use the remaining classes on the first-timer’s pass on those. I bought the pass on Groupon for $ 35.00 for ten classes. The ad said 79% off. The gym was selling the same pass to first-​time customers for $ 39.00. Thats 11%, not 79%. Not offering the free one week pass mentioned in an earlier review.
The Staff was very friendly and informative. The studio was clean with no gym smell.

I’ve been regularly coming to Sol since earlier this year — I have only been to the 6am classes with Charlie, Daniela, and Ariee. Each teacher has their own great vibe: For a challenging class, Mondays and Fridays with Charlie are great. Daniela’s classes are very well rounded if you’re looking for a spiritual vibe. And Ariee’s classes are restorative and relaxing. Each teacher has such a great, welcoming attitude and the classes never feel intimidating, so it’s a great first-​timer studio.
For beginners (and maybe something that some regulars should be refreshed on), yoga etiquette is HUGE. You’re sharing space with others for an hour, so being cognizant of their space and individual experience is important. Some things to consider:
1. Don’t being in your keys, phone, pile of clothes, etc. into the room. There is a locker room and cubbies outside of the room to place your belongings. The studio is locked during class as well, so everything is safe.
2. Line your mats between the black lines on the floor. When it starts to get full and there are a few people not lined up and are blocking the middle of the floor, it makes it so much more difficult to make sure others have room to practice.
3. Sight/​sound/​smell. Avoid distracting others from enjoying their 60 minutes of bliss :) Sight — If you decide to go with your own flow (e.g. not follow the routine with the rest of the class), stand in the back so you don’t distract others. Sound — enter and exit the studio quietly as there are usually others in Shavasana who are beginning/​ending their practice at a different time than you. Smell — avoid perfumes/​colognes and also give your mat a sniff before you bring it to make sure it doesn’t need a cleaning before you practice.
Overall, I love Sol and have had a great experience growing my practice this year with them. I would highly recommend this studio to others!

Sol Yoga is a beautiful Yoga studio located inside the shopping plaza. The staff was amazing and was happy to answer any of my questions no matter how «basic» and silly I felt they were. Locker rooms were kind of cramped. If the person next to you opened their locker you’re s.o.l getting your stuff out. There were times where I felt like I should just grab my stuff and change in the bathroom just to avoid this. I really enjoyed the classes and they were challenging but never felt impossible during the balancing positions. I always appreciate that I never felt that a intermediate-​beginner yogi like me had to child pose my way through the class.

I started doing yoga here because of the groupon deal $ 40 for 10 classes. It’s a steal! I still remember my very first class of hot yoga. I was literally gasping for air, drenched in my own sweat, and felt like I was going to die from the heat. At one point I really thought I couldn’t make it. At the end of the class when the instructor finally turned on the fan, I felt like a person who has been wandering around the Sahara desert for several hours and finally went into a building with AC. Not exaggerating at all! Of course I only felt like this the very first class, after another 1 – 2 classes I am now more used to the heat. The teachers here are all very helpful and friendly. I personally like Jonathan the most because he brings that hipster vibe into the classroom and he engages with his students.

Lovely studio situated in a shopping center in La Jolla. Amenities include clean showers and locker rooms– I love that I can get ready for work after a early morning class!
Tonight I took a Sole 60 class taught by Kayla Ring and it was just what I needed after a stressful day at work! She was amazing! Loved her message for class and soothing tone.
Studio was a bit hot but I love to sweat so I don’t mind it. The studio is always very clean and tonight’s class wasn’t too crowded.
If you’re looking for a clean, comfortable, welcoming studio with amazing teachers– come here and get your namaste on!

Sol Yoga Studios is a heated yoga studio in La Jolla /​University City area of San Diego. To be honest, I don’t have much experience with yoga studios to compare. I do like this one studio though. The studio is hepa filtered and ultraviolet light purified, which reduces odors and contaminants.
We take the 8:30pm Wednesday night «Sunset Reset», which is a 60 minute yin /​restorative yoga. The room is heated at 80 degrees. Great way to break up the week and also calms me down to get a great night sleep!
My proud moment? I was able to finally convince my best friend of 13 years to take a yoga class here. (He’s always said that yoga is a girl sport; little does he know!) And he voluntarily returned with me to this studio. Woohoo!
Special: New Students — 10 classes or 1 month unlimited for $ 39.
Tip: We enter the shopping plaza on the south side (Via Mallorca) or the west side (Villa La Jolla Drive). Avoid entering the plaza on the north side (Nobel Drive) across from Whole Foods Market. It’s a cluster and you’ll just flat out regret it.
Tip: Map of La Jolla Village Square —
Google Maps Link (for best way to enter the shopping plaza) —
Tip: There are changing rooms, lockers, and private showers. We haven’t used them yet to comment.

Getting back to yoga is not an easy thing to do, esp when you feel a bit old and out of shape, but I tell you, this place was so very warm and welcoming.
The staff is awesome… the space is clean and inviting… very «Fresh” — SO CLEAN!
The floor is one of the best features of the place… textured pebbles massage your feet with each step you take once you enter… I swear– i would go there just to walk barefoot on the floor…
The locker room is so large and open and SO CLEAN!!! Never seen such a clean & sweet smelling yoga studio!
front desk gal is sweet and helpful. I forgether name but she really seemed to care about me.
I got a deal on Groupon and am so pleased that I did… WOW!
The basic Sol 60 class is wonnnnderful! What a great way to reintroduce yourself to hot yoga… Great way to get back into it as the class touched on a bit of everything… & The temperature is perfect!
My body has responded beautifully and I keep on going back for more.
I seriously cannot stress how awesome I feel and look after taking them up on their offer. I have lost weight, regained my lost confidence, increased my stamina, improved my flexibility and posture, and now I sleep even better than ever.
Sure you can to to an awesome trainer, but it’s the places that keep you wanting to come back for more… that’s the secret… I never feel intimidated, pushed too hard or toxic in thought… I always leave there feeling awesome, accomplished, and totally satisfied. Every morning I get excited to look at the schedule and see which of my favorite teachers will be teaching that day :-)
Between the friendly staff, the gorgeous studio and of course, the awesome teachers, I cannot recomend this place enough!

I started going to Sol and have done about 20 classes here and have not been disappointed once. The classes are always a little different, the instructors are all welcoming, knowledgeable, and accommodating to all levels in most classes, and a lot of time they give you ‘play time’ to explore or try a pose you’ve been wrestling with (and will offer tips if requested). A few of the instructors also take requests on body parts you’d like to work or stretch at the beginning of class (and will accommodate accordingly) which many people find useful.
The locker rooms are very clean and have ammenities like mouth wash, blow dryers, shampoo/​conditioner, etc. which is nice (especially for anyone like me goes straight from the 6am class to work).
I would absolutely recommend this studio to family and friends. In case you need ideas on instructors for your first class, I would highly recommend Daniela and Charlie.
The classes do get VERY crowded (though I’ve never had a wall to wall /​mat to mat class here like I’ve had other places), but it can get uncomfortable. Arrive early to get a good spot or go to the morning classes for a slightly less crowded experience.
All in all, I love this studio and can’t wait to go back! Thank you Sol!

I recently came to Sol Yoga to test out their «20 for 20» deal that was advertised THAT DAY all around the shopping center which Sol is in. My friends and I came to the studio ready to start our 20 class plan but the employee informed us that the 20 for 20 deal had already passed. I let him know that all of the advertisements for Sol around the shopping center were still highlighting this deal but he said the system would not allow him to charge us for that amount. Although I understand that their system had changed after the deal supposedly ended, I still feel in the name of customer service they should have granted us the advertised price — especially since the advertised price was the reason we came in the first place. Needless to say we left without getting our zen on.

Horrible. I haven’t been there in a few months. The last time I went they jammed the class so full and proceeded to do wall exercises. There was no place to do the poses. I asked for a refund after after class and they said they didn’t do that. Then the manager finally called.
Went back tonight and the guy at the desk was beyond pompous. He said I owed as my class pack had expired yet there was no increase since I had last purchased them. Then he went on to make some stupid comment about my name. I just walked out I wouldnt give these chumps another penny.
I’ve been doing yoga on YouTube and would recommend doing that over wasting your money at this place. Business owners should be thank full for clients. I’d even recommend Bikrams over this place any day!

If you live in the area this is a great place to frequent to get your yoga fix in. There is enough of a variety of classes to choose from for all levels of expertise at affordable prices as well. If this is your first time I would suggest trying the 20 DAYS FOR $ 20 promo they’ve had going since forever (I don’t see that deal going away anytime soon) just to see for yourself how you like it. All the instructors are solid and you can really tell that they are passionate about yoga and have a genuine desire to be there and teach !
There are also groupon/​livingsocial specials online for this place so it’s worth checking out.
Classes fill up pretty quickly depending on which time you go (usually after 5pm classes and some weekend morning classes) so be sure to check in about 10 min before it starts as it is on a first come first serve basis!

This is a really nice yoga studio and is always clean. The staff here are super friendly and I love all of the class options available. However, they did take away surge (boot camp yoga) my fave class, so that is a bummer. The studio can get packed, so I would highly recommend coming here early to warm up and reserve a spot.
While in class, I love how the instructors give us time for «play time» so we can explore positions that we personally need. The room doesn’t get as hot as bikram yoga studios, but I don’t find that too big of an issue. Overall, a pretty awesome yoga studio.

I haven’t taken yoga in about almost 10 years ago. and the yoga I took was just at the local junior college during summer. and boy did I suck at it. With that said. I wanted to see if I would like it now. about 10 years later and not just any yoga… hot yoga. I felt quite ambitious really. ANYWAY!.. so I found this deal on Amazon local deals and it was cheap. $ 16 for 5 classes which is a great option for someone who just wants to try it out.
I’ve never been to a legit yoga studio, but I must say. this is a very fancy studio. The floors are of stone/​tiny pebbles. feels good on my feet. The women’s locker room is really nice and clean. apparently this is one of the nicer yoga studios. then again. as it should since it’s in La Jolla.
So I don’t have experience with yoga so I am no expert. but what I do know is what I like. I like that this studio is clean and not stinky. I’m sticking to their «Sol 60» class because its beginner friendly and I’ve gone 2 out of 5 so far and I like it. I’m a runner so I need a nice low impact workout and I think hot yoga is great. I get to challenge my balance and muscles and I get one hell of a sweat.
I knocked off 1 star because one of the instructors kindly «shush» us from our conversation even though the class did not start for another 15 minutes. And the girl next to me said that she couldn’t even hear us talk. Wuddup with that?..
Anyway. so far a good experience overall.