Bliss Paddle Yoga

So let’s start with we went to the Laguna location and don’t think that because the address is further from the beach you’ll need to transport the board. That thought is what initially had me looking at beachside rentals and boy that was a mistake because this place is the greatest! My boyfriend and I tried this place out after going to two different SUP places the day before. After one treated us so badly (Costa Azul, btw. Stay clear unless you want a rude man with an elitist attitude to treat you like an empty headed fool), and while the other was establishment merchants were great, I didn’t like the location because it was full of territorial surfers (south laguna). So I called up Bliss and found out they meet you ON the beach! No carrying your 40lb foamy down those zillion stairs! We ended up renting one board (I have my own), and we were met by Taylor and Antin (I hope I spelled that right) who are the greatest. Not only were we late because we got lost, but then we drove past the van. I had to call them to find them, and instead of laughing at us they were totally patient and nice. We had an appointment for 1:30pm and ended up needing to throw on sunscreen, and set up my board, etc. etc. and didn’t end up launching until like 2:00pm; instead of being grouchy or leaving us or docking us half an hour they gave us pointers, and talked to us like friends. Overall it was a wonderful experience. Then when it was finally time to launch, they launched us! Since it was my boyfriend’s second time (the first was the day before) this could not have been better. They taught him how to safely, easily launch and come back in. They even helped us with our stances, and were just super cheery and knowledgeable. Oh and no foamy boards here! My boyfriend was on a nicer board than mine! Finally I loved the cove location, small shore waves meant no surfers and you could paddle around seal rock and see all sorts of things! Oh yeah, we saw two whales and a huge school of fish, and of course the seals on seal rock. We even shot some footage, so when it gets uploaded I’ll add the link! We will definitely be back!

My first experience with bliss about 5 years ago was great, did a 2 hour paddleboarding session in Laguna Beach, and used a living social deal ($ 20 for 2 hours)
I have another living social deal that was gifted to me and I just got off the phone with Taylor (owner) and she said I can only use it for Newport or San Diego, even though the voucher clearly says Laguna Beach. So if you don’t want to paddleboard in the polluted bay, do not purchase any groupon or living social deals from this company. I’ll be contacting living social about this as well. I have recommended many people to come here and I am entirely disappointed by this company.

They have the worst customer service I have ever been served up! Money hungry. All they care about is getting their money

Claims to be part of the Newport Beach team. See my review there. The system is flawed and I would blame the organization as a whole

We had the most amazing time with for a two hour rental standup paddleboard with Brandon. Brandon was the nicest most thoughtful toward God we’ve ever had. He made our rental experience seamless easy and fun.
It was my first one of our first times attempting SUP Yoga and the boards were perfect. Highly recommend these guys.

Paddle Board Bliss is always such a treat whenever I visit the West Coast. As a New England native, the whole standup paddle board movement is just now starting to catch on. Paddle Board Bliss takes paddle boarding to a whole new level. I was nervous during my first paddle board session, let’s just say I have no balance. However, with my instructor Taylor by my side I was able to feel calm, relaxed and eventually stood up on my own. For me this was a big accomplishment and I wouldn’t of been able to do it without the wonderful people of Paddle Board Bliss.
I would highly recommend Paddle Board Bliss if you are visiting the Orange County or San Diego area. Great price. Amazing and unforgettable experience.
Also, if you are in the Newport Beach area, I would urge you to visit their retail and yoga location. The apparel and accessories are one of a kind!

I along with 4 other people arranged a paddle board rental with bliss, and although we had a blast, there were a few inefficiencies.
The price is very fair– we paid $ 35 per person for an hour and a half of boarding. The girls there were so sweet and helpful. They were just chill Californians with a great attitude, so it was nice dealing with them.
The problem came when they only had 2 of our 5 boards available. They assured us that a family would be coming in and we would have the boards soon. 30 minutes later, we continues to watch 3 of our family members use their boards while we waited for that family. What was frustrating was that there was no way for these girls to signal to this family that their time was up.
Simple solution, get a few colored flags, one for each group renting the boards, and wave them when the allotted time has expired. It would make the service more efficient and they could probably get more appointments in a day.
Overall we had a great time since they gave us some extra time to make up for not having all the boards.

My girlfriends and I have so much fun going here! Paddling out in Laguna can be a little tricky with larger waves at times, but they have great staff helping you both in and out of the water. Even if you don’t want them helping you, they do. They are very safety conscious. Tons of fun «kelping» and doing a little yoga out on the ocean. Challenging workout as well!

Found on Google, looking for paddle board yoga, found it… great!
Created acct online, paid (78-​) and booked.
Found out about 4 days prior that my companion can’t swim (who knew, so much for being spontaneous). Regardless I canceled the water yoga and booked beach yoga… didn’t receive any sort of cancel response nor rebook response but let’s be fair and say I’m a imbecile & it’s my fault.
The day prior I called to discuss the issue and clearly state I wished to sign up for a beach yoga class only… the person who answered the phone was very nice and assured me in a yoga sort of way that it would all work out and be taken care of albeit in a «the universe will sort it all out vs. I’m on it» sort of way… ok, maybe I’m being too uptight and just need to roll with it (as I did). Then I realized know where on the website did it have a meet point!
I called back to say «clumsy me» I’m not sure which beach/​address in that area I was to meet up at. Again, person answering «very nice btw» stated «they didn’t know either as locations are different «& if they could call me back… of course was my reply and stated they could also simply text the location (which they finally did later that day).
Ok, sweet… I’m all set, right?
Not so much… my spot was at 9am and at 8am I received a text asking me to confirm (ok…I’ve already paid but whatever, normal enough).
I text at 10 min till 9am asking if we were to meet in lobby location or beach itself?
Was told on beach, which we were and waiting… was text back instructor would be there.
Waited till 9:15am, no text, no instructor, no call.
Ok, let’s just say for the sake of argument I’m demanding jerk… like I donna no, make a appt, pay, be there on time and have a no show… where’s my yogi spirt!!!
Just want my money back (which I’m sure will be no issue)…but come on man!
I could have been doing a lot of other things first thing in the am.
Wishing all well but won’t be trying again, thank you.

I’ve taken two classes with Bliss. One was a Beach Yoga class. The class was really relaxing, but still challenging and a bit of workout. I also took a SUP lesson and tour with them. Oh man it’s way harder than it looks! IT definitely takes a while to get use to and I definitely fell off a few times but once you find you balance and get pass your fear of falling it’s easier.

This company is a nightmare. Just read a couple of the 1 star reviews and you’ll see what i mean. Please note I am well aware this company received many 5 star reviews, but in a perfect situation, it does not take much to deliver a 5 star experience. Some of the 1 star reviews are well worth reading if you are truly considering this company, especially the ones by Irina T in June of 2015 and Jennifer H in September of 2012. The only thing this company cares about is lining their wallets.
A group of 10 of us gathered at diver’s cove for a birthday event with Paddle Board Bliss. Unfortunately it was the start of a thunderstorm and occasional lightning that closed all LA area beaches by 10:30 AM. Orange County beaches were still tentatively open. Upon arrival, the waves were high and several paddle boarders had to be helped back into shore to avoid being pummeled by the waves. We asked one of the employees in his personal opinion whether he would go out in these kind of conditions. His response? «Hell no, it is unsafe» For all the things this company did wrong, this employee was the only redeeming quality. That was all we needed to hear to make our decision not to go out. He told us that they would take care of the cancellation and we would not be responsible. The co-​owner Antony also reiterated that only strong swimmers should go out, if at all, and that we would NOT be liable if we chose not to. If it had ended here, I would have had a completely different opinion of Bliss. Unfortunately, it did not.
As we were heading out, Antony comes back and tells us «Actually, I’m sorry you will actually need to pay for your boards». So you just changed your mind? I’ve reviewed their terms and conditions which are as vague as they could possibly be which gives them a ton of wiggle room to say what they want. The other owner Taylor then comes over to tell us the exact same thing: that they will need to charge us because we had taken up 10 boards and they had reserved this time for us. With an impending storm, lightning, and Huntington Beach down a couple miles now closed, WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WAS GOING TO TAKE UP THE 10 SLOTS TO GO OUT?
Now Taylor — absolutely one of the rudest people I’ve dealt with. I’m not sure how she runs a company this way and I’ve worked in retail and now in a client serving industry. I explained to Taylor that one of their employees just told us he would not go out in these conditions and we would not be charged so they should honor what he said even if that wasn’t their standard procedure (which by the way, is not stated in their vague policy). Her response to this was that he was new and they would NOT honor what he said. She also responded with «I’m not going to argue with you all day».
Unfortunately for us, by this time, the weather had cleared up a bit. Taylor and Antony now start saying it is perfectly safe to go out and if we were not comfortable we could drive 20 minutes to Newport Beach and launch out there. I’m sure they will reply and say they gave us other options we refused to take but the reality was that at the time we canceled the weather and water conditions were bad. Visibility was low, and the current was strong. So the fact that 45 minutes later it had started to clear up is irrelevant. Also the entire experience was now ruined and we specifically wanted to launch at Diver’s Cove. Not to mention that the thunderstorm arrived not soon after and we would have likely had to turn around anyway while they charged us the full amount (You will see this is their typical procedure from other reviews where they had to cut their time short due to unsafe conditions and everyone was still charged the full amount).
We tell Taylor we don’t want to go to Newport Beach or launch now as we had a packed day since this was a birthday event. Not to mention we were still uncomfortable going out in possible thunderstorm weather and her response to this was «Now you are just making excuses». What kind of «owner» responds to conflict this way? Taylor is young, inexperienced, and needs to have a thorough education in customer service as it is evident she is absolutely clueless in the meaning of customer satisfaction. She was extremely combative and attacked us rather than being understanding. Let me also mention that as an owner, you can do whatever you please, including not charging someone because of UNSAFE conditions. Instead, she pushed us to go into the water. She is completely motivated by greed and a frightening disregard for safety (Refer to Irina T’s review for photo evidence).
The lack of business acumen here is astounding. I’m a generally positive person, but this company deserves less than 0 stars. 1 star for the employee who actually cared about our safety and was probably reprimanded for what he told us.
Don’t risk it for your own safety. There are many other companies in Laguna Beach that offer SUP that even if they paid me, it would not be worth it. Stay away.

PLEASE READ: As you see multiple good reviews they have, please keep in mind it’s easy to give a good review when everything is perfect (good weather, no injuries, etc). How a company deals with bad situations shows so much about who they really are. The thing all the horrible reviews have in common is that if anything goes wrong, Bliss does not care about you or you well being, they care about charging you no matter what so they can get that money they are so greedy for.
Here is our story:
Reserved for Saturday but that morning weather reports say high chance of LIGHTNING due to a hurricane to the south. The friend who made reservations called and asked about that. They say it is still on but we’ll see how it is when we get there and ‘go with the flow of the weather.’ Ok, so we do that.
Arrive a little earlier than our appointment time to see big waves breaking HARD on the shore, people on paddle boards having trouble and needing assistance coming back in. We ask one of the employees what he thought. He thankfully gave us his genuine, honest opinion along the lines of ‘Hell no I wouldn’t go out there, the waves are coming in weird, not with a chance of lightning with those lightning rods (the paddles) in our hands.’ Then Antony, the co owner, comes and says if we aren’t strong swimmers he wouldn’t recommend we go out there because he, as an ok swimmer, was having trouble with the waves trying to help people back in. Since he offered we could cancel due to weather/​safety rise at no charge, we wisely do. Then one of the guys says sorry and that they’ll take care of the cancellation and everything.
As we’re leaving, after they put away the boards we didn’t use, Antony comes down and says oh we actually still need to charge you for renting the paddle boards. Um, excuse me? You just told us that it would not be safe to go out there and you want to charge us in full for things we did not use? I DO NOT CARE if we reserved all your boards or the whole time slot or whatever, you do not get to charge us for something we did not use, for our own safety BASED ON WHAT YOU TOLD JUST TOLD US.
After arguing with them for a while, they start changing their stories to get us in the water. Sorry you have selective hearing but no one said we couldn’t swim, we CAN SWIM, some are stronger and some aren’t. But that is besides the point, Antony is a fit guy and self proclaimed ok swimmer and JUST TOLD US he was having trouble with those waves. Secondly, because we can swim means we have to risk our safety against those waters, going against common sense and the recommendation of your employees?!
Then comes other co owner of this sham company, Taylor. You will never meet a more infuriating person. Absolute disrespect for the customer with a rude attitude, no concern whatsoever for anyone’s actual safety, and basically just a money hungry crappy business owner motivated purely by the dollar bill. It is quite possible Antony changed his tune about charging us after speaking with her. After my friends now start disputing the charges with her, it had already been about 45 min past our appointment time. They wanted to move us 20 minutes away to another beach (because impending lightning storms are exclusive to Laguna cove) or try to get us to do it there because in their opinion conditions were getting better. After 45 minutes of arguing. Well past our appointment time, when we had other things to do that day. Where there are still risks involved. WOW. Thanks for considering our time and safety. HIGHLY unethical trying to get us out there in dangerous conditions and in despite of what they told us, so they could try and fault us for not taking their «other options»
She tried to discredit the opinion of the employee that said he wouldn’t go out there himself because he was «new.» Right, because when you are new, you still aren’t a grown man with common sense and an educated opinion of how safe the water and weather is.
After all this time, my friend tells her basically it was you (Bliss) that recommended that we not go out there for our own safety and that as a company that they needed to honor that instead of just charging us for everything. Taylor’s response to that logic: «I’m not going to argue with you all day.» No logical retort, no counterpoint. No consideration AT ALL for our safety or our time. That is a common theme in all the bad reviews for this «company.» No matter what happens: dangerous water, lightning, injuries, etc, they will still want to charge you.
Don’t risk it based on the good reviews they have. Don’t risk being one of the people here where it wasn’t a perfect day, where something did go wrong and then got burned for it. Because at the end of the day they do not care about you and they will take your money.
We have heard more than enough of their redundant, invalid excuses for charging us, so if anyone from Bliss wants to reply to this, DON’T. Stop trying to take our money, period.

We just got back from this so called lesson. call the company to set up a group of 11 for today. My gf got there and they warn us the condition are bad. so if your not a strong swimmer you shouldnt go out. They told her they won’t charge us if we decide not to do it. Once we made our decision to not go out. they came back and told us they will charge us. When we argue with them then they told us it was ok to go out. They don’t care about people safety. They care about there pocket books. btw there are thunderstorm and the radio said stay away from the beach… try another company if you don’t want to die.

We just came back from Laguna beach where we rented stand up paddle boards from Bliss Paddle Board. It was a windy day and even though the person from the office mentioned that the conditions were not perfect, they still said it was pretty mellow and we should be okay. The guy who brought the boards didn’t really give us any precautions against the wind or even basic safety instructions like staying away from the shore and rocks because that’s where the waves hit really hard. After 20 minutes into the water, two of my friends ended up getting overthrown by the waves and hit pretty bad against the rocks. After struggling and scratching their backs and knees deep enough that you can see the inside of the skin (refer to the pictures) they were finally saved by these two guys who happened to see their struggle. Both of my friends were shaken up and had to get first aid. One of my friend suffered severe injuries and had to get a tetanus shot. We didn’t even spend 30 minutes in the water but Bliss paddle board still charged for the full hour!!! There was one girl who wanted to rent the sup after our incident happened and the guy from bliss said that it wasn’t safe to sup in these weather conditions! Where was our warning 20 minutes ago??? Not only we paid $ 25 each for 20 min but also my injured friends paid about $ 70 for bandages, disinfecting and scar creams. What a horrible experience… I wish I could rate them as 0.

Had a great day of paddle boarding with Paddle Board Bliss thanks to ClassPass. I signed up for the 2 hour lesson and rental and my friend signed up for the 1.5 hours SUP lesson and tour. It worked out that we ended up being together and there was only one other person in our group plus two instructors. They took us out pretty far, we saw a ton of sea lions and fish. The instructors pointed out wildlife and interesting facts about the area. All of us fell down a few times, but the instructors were encouraging and friendly. The beach and scenery was so pretty and very clean. The beach is also dog friendly. I’ll definitely be back.

A great experience paddle boarding at Laguna Beach. The swells were pretty high that day, about 3 to 4 feet. So for those with a queasy stomach, you might get a little seasick standing on your board bobbing up-​and-​down. However the beautiful turquoise waters and kelp forest below you, along with lounging see lions and a wonderful view from far out in the ocean makes the experience a memorable one. The owners of this company bring the paddle boards down to the waterfront and help you launch out. At first it takes practice standing. I wasn’t expecting paddle boarding to be as challenging as it was but eventually I stood up and stayed standing after a few falls in the water. Make sure to wear sunscreen and you can. even pack a lunch and a waterproof bag because you can just sit on your board in the middle of the ocean and have a sandwich. There is nothing better!

I got my first SUP lesson here. Also took some of their yoga classes. I have been renting boards from paddle board bliss for the past couple of years. Taylor is a sweet heart!

I’ll start by saying that my instructor, Angela, was great. She made my boyfriend and me feel really confident about trying paddle boarding, and we both went out to buy our own boards a few weeks after!
My boyfriend and I ended up at Bliss since they were one of the few rental places that was actually open in January, so that’s a plus. Angela was thorough with instruction and we were both standing basically right when we got into the water. The ride itself was both fun and relaxing, and Angela showed us a couple of cool places/​things you couldn’t necessarily see from the land.
Overall if you are looking for a great instructor and a fun time, I would recommend Bliss.

I can’t be too picky about a company that has almost full dependency on natural settings aka the waves.
I bought a living social deal with a friend in Feb (almost 7 months ago)? But didn’t get to use it until September because we were cancelled about 3 times. It’s because the waves were so strong that we weren’t able to get out into the ocean. I wish I had known that before I bought the deal. It’s not the company’s fault but it was definitely frustrating scheduling, rescheduling, clearing schedules and then having cancelled plans. Etc.
However Bliss was very generous and extended our expiration date so we could go later.
CLASS: Other than the fact that the waves were still a bit strong, it was a blast! I actually struggled to paddle straight and had to take many detours. Unfortunately we weren’t able to go see the sea otters (sad!) but I had a great and beautiful view of Laguna Beach! Instructor was super nice but she seemed to be a little upset at the end when we asked for pictures haha (I’m not sure why?).
TIPS:
— I also would bring a waterproof camera or even one of those disposables that are water resistant to get some awesome pics! My group was only able to take some at the end but I really wanted some when I was out I was out in the water!
— Wear lots is sunblock
— Bring a hat!
— Don’t forget to bring cash to tip your instructors :)
— Def recommend Laguna over Newport if you’re looking for a more scenic paddleboarding experience.
Super fun, although got really tan. I’ll be back if I ever find another deal!

Gotta love this company! I have rented boards from Paddle Board Bliss in the past at the Diver’s Cove /​Laguna Beach location several times, so when my 7 nieces and nephews decided that they wanted take an adventure, I knew who to call. I prefer to paddle in the ocean vs. the harbor because it is more challenging and provides the chance to see more wildlife. For example, the water depth in Diver’s cove is 9 – 15 feet, so you can see the bottom and the various wildlife that inhabit the area including Garibaldi or giant orange fish.
Since we were all comfortable in the water, we just rented boards for 60-​minutes instead of taking a lesson. This worked out fine and I ended up leading the group to seal rock, which was a blast! We were hoping to see dolphins, but had no such luck.
Keep in mind that if this is your first time paddle boarding in the ocean, you may get sea sick like my sister LB. Luckily, she is a physician and knew how to handle herself.
During the summer months the cost of renting a board is roughly $ 30, and$ 10 for each additional hour, which is kind of expensive, but well worth it.

I have been spoiled I definitely — I am only going to paddleboard off of Diver’s Cove from now on!
Thanks to Paddleboard Bliss — I’ve been exposed to such an amazing location. The water was clear, the kelp picturesque, water was calm — everything was in great condition. We paddlers out and used the kelp to anchor us during the yoga session, brilliant!!!
Taylor was a great instructor, calm voice and just so chill that her energy radiated such positivity. I can’t wait to rent from her again! After a paddle yoga session you could paddle as long as you wanted after the class! I will definitely take them up on this opportunity next time!