Bliss Paddle Yoga

Great experience! I called them up to see if I could do a nighttime rental, spoke with Taylor, she was very accommodating and polite. I guess they don’t normally do rentals into evening hours, but hooked us up anyway. We met at a designated spot on the beach, she brought the boards, we paddled on our own, she was there at the end of our rental to pick them up. Super easy, great price.

I cannot even rate the SUP paddle board experience because we never had the chance to try it here. What I can rate is the service and poor communication at this venue. First of all — the studio is called Shore Yoga but the classes/​offerings are listed under Bliss Paddle Yoga. This would be fine if they made it clear. Once you sign up there is not confirmation on where to go. We walked 21 blocks to the studio for class (28^th street), only to find out we had to walk 10 blocks back the way we came. Once we did that we could not find the teacher or the «van» that we were suppose to see with the boards. After walking back and forth for 15 minutes we finally went back to 28^th street to the studio and asked for a refund. The girl at the desk was not surprised, told us it was a flawed system and has happened many times before (how re-​assuring). She also confirmed she had not charged us and would not at this point. Later my husband received an email apologizing for the miscommunication and offering a credit towards another class. This is when he saw the charge show up on his account. I am hopeful that after his reply we have both received the proper credit (too soon to know yet). This is was very disappointing, as we were both excited to try SUP yoga for the first time. This is an easy fix– they just need to ensure proper communication and instructions when signing up for the classes and none of this would happen.
¹¹⁄₁ update — we did finally get refunded after a few email exchanges with the owner.

If I could give zero, I would. Wanted to do SUP. Could not find address on site. Figured it out and showed up on time to be told we had to walk 5 blocks to 18^th street which is actually 10 blocks (they’re on 28^th) to find Angela who wasn’t there. Walked 10 blocks back and told that it’s a flawed process and happens often. We bailed! Make it easy by just giving an address of where to meet the teacher?

My first time trying SUP yoga! Great location in Newport Beach, so peaceful, great fun class with Brooke. I can’t wait to go back!

This place is awesome!!! I signed up through Fitmob so I’ve been taking the Yoga paddleboard lessons a couple times already and can I just say it is such an amazing feeling! When I first came here, I parked right across the street from the store. I checked in but then was told that I had to walk down to 19^th street (about a 5 – 8 minute walk depending on how fast or slow you walk). After getting to 19^th street, you make a left and walk down and make a right onto the sand. The van is out there with the paddleboards. I had to have the girl feed the meter for me out in front since they only give you a limit of 1hr!!!
My sister and I met up with Antony, our instructor, who is awesome! We paddled out to the harbor and looped our ankle string to the rope so we wouldn’t float away. He explained the yoga poses in a very calm manner and when we did something incorrect, he would guide us. His voice is so soothing that you can pretty much just fall asleep out on the paddleboard. We did yoga for awhile and then we got some play time to experiment with other poses, and then back to yoga again.
It is good to go on a sunny day because the sun rays just hits your body and it totally relaxes your entire self!
Antony brought out the GoPro and took a couple of shots of my sister and me. Taylor, (the owner?) took a couple of shots too on the DSLR camera so I was super excited but I haven’t seen the pictures yet… hopefully they will post it soon because I was hesitant on taking my camera out just because I was afraid I would fall. PLEASE POST PICS SOON!
I also went on the 2 year anniversary of their company and there were about 8 people there which was awesome! I definitely wanna try this out in the ocean in Laguna!
NOTE:
–Parking in front of the shop is only 1 hour limit. You have to feed the meter again (coins only! no card)
–parking: Once you have made a left on 28^th street and then make another left to get to the shop, keep going and then make a right on 29^th street. After that, go a little bit further down and make a right on Villa. Those parking meters are more than an hour so just feed the meter to your desire (coins and card accepted)
–Another option is to park out in front, check in, and if you’re lucky enough, park near 19^th street so you don’t have to walk to far
–BRING QUARTERS
–if you forgot quarters, there is a laundromat down the street. From shore yoga, cross the street and keep going straight. There is a blue awning on the right hand side and you can get quarters there if you need some (in exchange for bills of course) (forgot what street (–_​_​-​)

My friend and I did a SUP yoga session here and signing up for the class was a pain and a half. Even though I paid through mindbody, I was later informed that we actually had to buy our class through the city of Newport Beach. You have to register for an account with the city of Newport beach, and then sign up for the class. Pretty complicated.
Anyway, we arrived at sure yoga, and get checked in. It’s a nice space and store, but then we were informed that we actually had to drive to the SUP site. So, a little tip: don’t pay for parking when you go to sign in. Our instructor was fine, and led us through about an hour worth of yoga. And then we got to play around. That was the best part. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the sunniest of days and there was a really loud barge coming through. Our instructor took pictures, but we still haven’t seen them. Our class was in July.
Anyway, it’s a fun thing to do when you have yoga/​active friends from out of town, which is exactly why we went, but I wouldn’t do this regularly. It’s too expensive.

I had a SUP yoga session through Bliss on a Sunday morning (⁶⁄₁). I arrived at the cute little studio and Jack was able to provide me directions on how to get to the cove we would be practicing at. Arlene was the instructor for the day and she was very friendly and helpful. I let her know that I have a SUP that I use at home and do yoga at home as well. Although I have some experience my balance is HORRIBLE. She matched me with a great board to provide better stability. She was kind enough to take pictures with the studio’s camera (so I didn’t give her my own). We paddled out and tied ourselves to a buoy as to not float away. It was nice that the class only had three students because I felt she could dedicate more time to doing the poses correctly.
She encouraged us through the movements and let us know that modification is encouraged because we are not used to practicing on a «moving floor». Although the class had some challenging aspects, it was mostly relaxing. I was on a «high» for the rest of the day with how wonderful I felt. Arlene informed us that the pictures would be posted shortly. The only down side is that my idea of «shortly» and theirs may be very different. After multiple emails the photos had not been published on their facebook until June 14^th. If you want to get pictures quickly I would recommend supplying the teacher with your camera.
I would sign up for another class in a heartbeat!

My friend and I bought a Groupon for 2 paddle board rentals for 2 hours. There was metered parking next to the store, but we probably should not have maxed it out for 2 hours, and instead put only 15 minutes in. The reason for this was because when we redeemed our vouchers, we actually had to go out to 19^th Street to pick up the paddle boards and go paddle boarding out there, which ended up being a walk. I think it might have been better to redeem the voucher, and then drive out and find parking around 19^th street.
Redeeming was very easy, I made appointments online ahead of time on their website. When we came, the guy told us to meet him out in 19^th street, and when we arrived there he drove his truck over and gave us the paddle boards. When we finished we were told to just return the paddle boards along the wall where he had placed them upon dropping them off.
The whole experience was a lot of fun and I enjoyed it a lot. The guy who brought out our paddle boards gave us a few short quick tips on using the board, and the basics on how to navigate and get the board going. Overall I had a great time and enjoyed the experience a lot.

I had ordered a Groupon for a paddle boarding group of 4 people, and it was really hard to contact the people of SUP Shore (Bliss).
The deal was a $ 65 four people paddle board rental for 4. I had initially called to set up a reservation, and thought that I could use the rental for a Paddle Yoga class. The employee failed to tell me that the Groupon wouldn’t apply for this class, until I called the morning of the class to confirm my Groupon number.
Every time I called the location, it went to voicemail and I would receive a call back later. They also thought my name was Lucy when I clearly stated my name was Sophie several times.
The Groupon itself is a good deal, and the place is a little boutique that has a van full of paddle boards that will meet you on 18^th street. Their location is between 28−29^th street. Since we didn’t want to re-​park from 28^th street and pay for parking, we walked from 28^th to 18^th, but we had no idea that we would need to be elsewhere to paddle out.
They also didn’t tell me until I called that rentals can only go until 3 PM. It wasn’t listed anywhere on the website and was not communicated until I asked if we could come in after 1 to use the paddle boards.
We ended up coming late because of schedule restrictions, and we could only use our 2-​hour Groupon for 30 minutes.
They need to be better organized with how they educate their customers. Their website should clearly list that they paddle out on 18^th street, how their deals work, and be more informative while on the phone.

05/​03/​2014 I purchased a Groupon for $ 35.00 was good for only paddle board rental of 2 hrs, but Alicia (the awesome yoga instructor) let me put it towards both our entries to a yoga class. I did not want to try the class by myself so my Lovely daughter came with me. Parking was easily in front of the store (2hr meter limit $ 2.00) Alicia made sure we were back in time. It was our first time ever doing Yoga on water, what a great work-​out we both got. Alicia was very gracious & patient with us trying to do table top position on all fours I kinda lost my balance though. My daughter was such a great student especially this being her first yoga class on water. If you have not tried this class yet, Get outside & take a chance, I Loved the weather was perfect 80″ breezy, & don’t forget the sunscreen, I was even able to try Organic/​Plumeria sunscreen they offered in the shop before I got outside, It worked so well I bought some more when I left the shop. Who knew Organic/​35 & 40 spf & it stayed on me the whole duration being outdoors in Beautiful Newport Beach. In closing I just want to say that Alicia was an awesome, professional, & Caring yoga instructor. She was very attentive to our concerns about the class, parking, sunscreen, just made our first time beginners experience a Perfect one, for sure I cannot wait to book another 10am class with Shore Yoga on the water, who knows maybe my husband will come with me next time. LOL

Bought a Living Social for Stand Up Paddle Boarding and had a terrific experience. We had nine people in our party (It was a bachelorette party) and I was really impressed that they were able to accommodate all of us at the same time. Everyone I encountered was really friendly and helpful.
My one suggestion would be to give a bit more guidance to how paddle boarding is done. Within our group we had an array of experience but a few girls who had never paddle boarded before. One of the girls ended up falling off her board almost right away because she wasn’t sure how to properly stand on her board. I think a 5 minute quick tutorial of basic SUP tips would be super helpful.
We had a fantastic experience though and would highly recommend Shore Yoga to anyone looking to go Paddle Boarding in Newport Harbour.

Bliss Paddle Yoga was aweseome! Yoga on a paddle board is way harder than in the studio but Nicholas guides you through a wonderful sequence of poses that challenge your strength, balance, and flexibility. I was completely exhausted at the end of class but still felt peaceful, calm, and centered. The final relaxation (Shavasana) was a huge reward to my hard worked body. It was was seriously blissful! I could lay on the board in the sun with my fingertips grazing the water all day. I cannot wait to take another class!

I went down for a paddle board session which was very cool and little did I know that they also do yoga there also. That’s why you always keep your mat in the trunk!
I’m not all that into the bigger yoga studios so this was right up my alley. Love the vibe of the place and Marisa was a great instructor.
Wish I lived a little closer and this for sure would be my new studio.