Floo-id Yoga

I really like this yoga studio. The yin class is my favorite, I wish they offered it more and in a larger room so they don’t have to turn people away when it fills up. Their hot flow class is also great. Will keep coming back!

After hearing rave reviews for Floo-​id Yoga from a handful of friends for several years, I finally made my way to a class to see first hand what this place was all about…
I received a warm welcome when I entered the studio, which as others have commented, is located in the strip mall off of Mayo and Scottsdale Rd, a couple of doors down from Road Runner Sports and next to PetSmart. I took a 4pm hot flow class taught by Chris Schwan, along with my brother and Erica G (who are both Floo-​id regulars). The room was heated and the class was challenging, so I definitely got my sweat on. I like that the class length is only an hour… it went by fast! I believe that most if not all of the classes at Floo-​id are 60 minutes. The class I took flowed perfectly, and I definitely stayed present in the moment, got my zen on, and felt awesome afterwards.
This studio is a bit of a drive from where I live and work, but I wouldn’t hesitate to return in the future if I find myself in the neighborhood. I highly recommend Chris’s class and this studio — especially if you live or work nearby! It appears they offer classes for all levels including kids and pre-​natal. They also offer a special offer for new students: 2 weeks for $ 25 is advertised on their website. That is well worth it!
As an additional note, I see they offer a 30 day challenge and some community focused classes and seminars, so check out their website for details or better yet, stop by. Perhaps I’ll see you there, but more likely you’ll see my brother in class… Zack K. Say hello for me if you do!

This place had begun a program with Silver Sneakers where as a member you can visit any number of activities for free. I visited the store and received all of the paperwork and was told to attend a specific class.
I arrived about 20 minutes early for the class and it was apparently a bait and switch. I was advised they in fact did not have a Silver Sneakers instructor and that the class that I was told was free now would cost. I walked out.
I run my own business and the last thing you want to do is have a customer walk out with a bad experience. What a service failure. This was apparently OK by them.
And if you go to the Silver Sneakers web site they are still listed.
And if you send them an email they do not answer.

I had never tried yoga, ever in my life. A friend was able to talk me into jumping straight into hot yoga and I immediately feel in love. This studio is amazing and the instructors are very helpful and knowledgable in the art and will help you to reach your goals or if you have any ailments they can tailor the routines. I love how I feel after a good long detoxifying session — nothing beats it.

Floo-​id is the most awesome yoga studio in the whole area. Clean, great location, friendly staff and the instructors are above and beyond great. My favorite classes are the hot yoga with Jacob, and flow with Tiana and Jeanette, although all the instructors I’ve had are great. Some of the hot yoga classes I’ve had are ‘silent’ classes. These prove to be very meditative and allow you to focus on yourself more. It’s a nice change of pace.
On your good days you can challenge yourself, but if you are not feeling 100% you can back off a little. There is never any judgement.
They offer some specialized workshops you can take to hone your practice.
Beth, the owner is very nice and accommodating. If you ever have a problem or concern, just see her and she’ll take care of it.
What are you waiting for? Go to Floo-​id.

Floo-​id YOGA is one of the best yoga studios I have ever been to – and I am an avid yogi. The employees, atmosphere, and instructors are all warm, compassionate, and kind. All levels, ages, genders, and body types are welcome to share the love of yoga. Students are encouraged to practice with patience, love, and at ones own pace.
Classes offered:
–Hot Yoga: a static practice with 26 postures in the same exact sequence, room is about 105 degrees with 40% humidity
–Hot Flow: every class is different depending on the instructor and sequence, students breathe with their movement, room is about 98 with no added humidity
–Yin Yong: non heated, relaxing stretching class

We spent a month in North Scottsdale and found Floo-​id yoga by chance. The studio is very well run, clean, and has a great vibe. Beth, the owner, all of the staff and instructors, and the students were welcoming and encouraging. It was perfect. Now that we’ve returned home, we miss it!

I wish they had a larger variety of yoga classes. I don’t like hot yoga, so this studio doesn’t work well for me. The great majority of their classes are hot or heated to some degree. However, if you happen to be pregnant, their prenatal class with Erin is awesome!

Love flooid! Great for beginners and advanced yogis alike, and this is coming from a beginner! Management is fantastic and classes are taught by awesome instructors that have done this for years! Love, love, love! Very clean also :)

I have been to flooid yoga a number of times over the past year. Every instructor has been fantastic. The office staff is super friendly and it’s a very nice studio. The workout is always good. I prefer the flow yoga.

My chiropractor recommended yoga, he said that he can tell I get really stressed because of how out of wack my back gets (not his exact words)
I tried out a few yoga places before Floo-​id Yoga and none of them were quite there. But this place is amazing! Its really relaxing and the instructor Chris was super helpful.
No one makes you feel like the silly person who cant balance so good. There wasn’t any one showing off, and it was the first yoga class I’ve taken where no one farted!
definitely go here!

Love this place. It has an amazing relaxing vibe and it’s cleaner than any other Bikram studio I’ve been in. You can’t beat the location either (right next to Whole Foods — can you say perfect post workout??). Check it out!

I’ve been practicing at floo-​id shortly after Beth opened the doors. I absolutely love floo-​id and all the teachers and students. If you’ve never tried yoga or if you’re a seasoned yogi, floo-​id is an amazing studio. There are groupons offered frequently, so give it a try, you’ll be hooked! See ya there :)

Bought a groupon for the prenatal yoga. Amazing experience! I bought a 10 session package after. Erin is so gifted at speaking/​educating her students in class… Love going every week. Highly recommend!

This place is fabulous. I scored a 15-​class groupon for $ 29 and enjoyed my hot yoga classes here thoroughly. The owner, Beth, is a great instructor and super nice to talk to. I love the environment and the classes.
I work at Orange Theory, a gym across the street from Flooid, that uses the same online booking system and has a similar check-​in layout. Flooid misses the mark on that aspect. I always thought the front-​desk girls were a little lost or awkward, and recently found out why. ALL of the front-​desk girls work 4 hours a week on work trade for a membership. I think this studio would be better off in every way if they hired full time employees for the front, that actually know what they are doing. Not impressed with the service I received up front.
Luckily, the yoga and overall feel of the studio made up for things that were lacking.

This review is specifically for the Saturday prenatal yoga classes with Erin.
They are fabulous.
I looked forward to every single class. She starts it off by giving us something to think about in our pregnancy, sometimes hands some information out, and we quickly go around the room discussing where we are in our pregnancy and what we think about the topic Erin brings up. This is my first child and I’ve done lots of research, but I love hearing everyone’s thoughts and experiences, especially since there are women in all stages of their pregnancy. When I began here, I was only in my 1^st trimester and got to hear some incredible stories from women in the end of their 3^rd.
The yoga poses Erin leads us through are invigorating and really help stretch and focus my balance during this crazy belly growing time. When someone mentions that their hips are hurting, she’ll be sure to incorporate some hip opening stretches. I really appreciate how much she listens.
Everyone else seems to really enjoy the class as much as I do because the tiny room always seems to be packed, so be sure to reserve your spot and get there early!

I stepped into Floo-​id Yoga after scouring the Internet for a spa-​like yoga studio that didn’t judge my lack of fitness ability. I’m on the way to a healthy lifestyle and wanted a place I could feel comfortable and encouraged despite my absolute lack of yoga experience and I found it at Floo-​id Yoga.
The studio itself: Floo-​id Yoga feels like a spa when you walk in – beautifully decorated with a calm and relaxing vibe. The bathrooms are equally spa-​like with great showers, giant sinks with awesome mint-​lavender soap. There are two studios (1 small one and 1 large main one that holds 30 – 40 comfortably) with bamboo floors. There are cubbies for your stuff, lots of benches, and a fridge stocked with Smart Water and coconut water.
The atmosphere and class structure: Flood-​id Yoga is a place for absolute beginners to those who have several years of practice. They offer a wide variety of classes throughout the day (from hot flow, to hot yoga, to yin yoga, and more) to accomodate most schedules and skill sets and fitness levels. There are about 5 – 7 teachers and I’ve taken classes with Beth, Jen, Donna, and Angela. There are all great.
What I love most about Floo-​id is there lack of pressure. They truly want you to simply practice and listen to your body — go where you want to go. During class they always explain how to modify poses for more advanced yogis or what to work on if you are just starting out. As for hot yoga, there is no pressure to «perform» in the class. You can lay down, sit down, and just do what you can do to get through the hot 60 minutes. Some classes I do amazing and get through the entire 60 minutes no problem and other times, like yesterday, I literally laid on my mat for 30 minutes.
All of the teachers are so kind, encouraging, and helpful. Beth is the owner and she teaches classes often is constantly at the studio to greet you and make you feel welcome. Jen is super sweet and calming and Donna puts you at ease with her blend of humor and encouragement.
Logistics: You can sign up to have an account online where you can view and register for classes as well as see your entire account history. Love the technology. Parking is easy (a few shops down from Whole Foods on Scottsdale Rd and Mayo near the 101). My advice is just to get to class about 20 minutes early to ensure you get the spot you want. Some classes are fill up more than others.
Pricing: I signed up for the unlimited monthly membership for $ 99/​month when it was on sale during their 2-​year anniversary sale. I think it’s normally $ 139. It’s totally worth it. I try to go everyday and usually end up going 5 – 6 times a week. However, they have a range of options to fit your budget and commitment level.
They also have a great selection of yoga mats and towels along with cute clothes for sale.
LOVE FLOO-​ID YOGA!!!

I am gonna keep this short and sweet: AMAZING.
I am hooked and every single teacher is great and encouraging. Much love!

This is actually the first place I ever took a yoga class. It will always be one of my favorites, even though I hop around a lot. For my first time, the teacher went over a few pointers and assured me that if all I accomplished was to just stay in the hot room to get used to it, that was okay. (You can always lay down on your mat facing the back wall if you get too hot)
The owner Beth, is pretty awesome. She is often at the studio, greeting yogis and yoginis as they walk in. She even offers a work trade program.
The studio offers hot yoga, hot flow, restorative, yin, prenatal, postnatal,/mommy n me and yingong. It’s a single studio, but it’s newer and nice, wood floors, and doesn’t smell! :) I love the music played too. I have gone to hot and flow yoga.
There are showers in the locker room so you can cleanse yourself of the toxins you just sweated out! There is also a small boutique to buy yogi clothes and mats, and of course they have sales!
The location is great, right off Scottsdale & the 101. (Mayo Blvd) It’s next to Road Runner Sports. It’s hard for me to go workout anywhere if I can’t get a protein shake or snack afterwards, and besides being a 30 second walk from Whole Foods, there’s also a ton of restaurants across the street.
My only tiny complaint is that whether I’m on my iPod or computer, I have a hard time viewing the schedule. I have used IE and Mozilla, and I just can’t seem to scroll down. I would drop in more often if I knew which class was at a time that works for me.

I haven’t been back in months. The last time I went, the man next to me dripped so much sweat, the droplets invaded my space– I couldn’t do my own moves for fear of getting his perspiration on me. Hey, if the guy was a hottie, I may have not minded half as much… ;) The room stank like used gym socks and wet leather, and sour anti-​perspirant, as well– ugh!
I asked Beth, the owner, if she would ask the male patrons to wear a shirt and not go topless. She replied that she really couldn’t tell people what to wear. I said it’s not telling people what kinds of clothing to wear (i.e. styles), but that men should at least WEAR a shirt, something to catch their perspiration and keep it from splashing all over. (Something to keep their scraggly hair in place would keep perspiration from the head from spraying onto someone else’s space, as well.) I see the women wearing all sorts of shirts (tees, racerbacks, yoga tops, midriffs, etc) that allow them to feel most comfortable in such heated space, and the result is that I don’t see any of their sweat invading the spaces of their neighbors. Beth said she’d post something in the next newsletter suggesting that the men wear shirts, but after reading about four consecutive newsletters and seeing nothing written regarding my request, I gave up.
I guess my observations/​suggestions didn’t matter anymore since I’d signed up and paid for the next 25 passes. It’s been four months since my last conversation with Beth (I searched for my last Unilocal check-​in), and I still have 21 unused passes set to expire on July 24, 2012.
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Beth Beary contacted me via Unilocal email to let me know that she’s extended the expiration date of my passes and asked me to not let one experience take my yoga practice away. It was a good point, and I wrote her a note thanking her for the extension. She’s since posted a message (read below) reiterating what she told me, with the addition of her reason of not telling her patrons what to wear– that due to the nature of the practice, she did not want people to overheat. Are we women therefore S.O.L. because we cannot go topless, because that would be public indecency? Have you seen many of the women who come to practice (most are lean and fit)? Have you seen some of the men who come to your clinic? Hmm… As I’ve noted before, the female yogis show up wearing different styles, and the clothing helps to keep perspiration from splashing all over the place. If you would just discontinue allowing the men to go topless, I guarantee you will find more practitioners staying on. (I know of a former Floo-​id practitioner who stopped going bec. of similar reasons I mentioned, and if she and I felt this way, then we can’t be the only ones.)
Technically, you may fit 60 people in that room, but in a heated space and many bodies (of all shapes and sizes) present, people like their spaces and want to leave some room to allow themselves to be able to move their arms freely without hitting their neighbors. Furthermore, once a class is underway, it usually is quite disruptive for someone to stop, pick up their mat, towel/​s, and water bottle to find another space elsewhere. Most of the classes I’ve attended here became very full and allowed just enough space for movement– some of us have had to stagger our mats so as to allow limbs to move around without someone getting poked in the eye! I find it ridiculous and somewhat condescending to say that the option of moving is available…