Buddhi Mat Power Yoga

The message of yoga is completely lost within these walls. The emphasis on power and not on the and the yoga turns this into a sort of sour gym with aggressive and desperate messages. I will never go back again because this isn’t the yoga community that I want shaping my practice nor my spirit.

Buddhi Mat is a beyond amazing yoga studio. The director Lyn is exceptional and devoted to her practice and philosophy. Each teacher at buddhi mat is outstanding, beautiful sequencing, powerful classes intended to build a strong body and flexible mind. I cannot recommend buddi mat more, it will change your life; I know it did mine

Let me start off by saying that I agree w/​Kristen M the quality of the yoga instruction is fine… One size fits MOST definitely not all.
I came here seeking spiritual refuge — I left feeling defeated and disappointed. Some studios only concentrate on the physical aspect of yoga and completely skip over the mental practice — this isn’t the true yoga experience. Sadly, Buddhi Mat falls in this category. Just because you open and close your practice chanting Om doesn’t qualify as being spiritual to me… Give us the goods! Present us with knowledge that will help us carry our practice through the day when we are off the mat!!! Give droplets of wisdom and encouragement… The Yamas and the Niyamas… The yogic way of life!!! Anything… Seriously… I’m helping you out here…
Other than that I find the environment to be a bit frigid and unwelcoming and the studio it self an eye sore… The practice room is an odd shape and gets really cramped and i’m sorry but I don’t really want to be staring at a poo colored wall… And as many times as I tried to be nice and strike up conversation with the owner — I always felt uncomfortable and brushed off afterwards. To me yoga puts us all in great vulnerability from which we can learn… don’t scare us off with being cold. Smile… mean it when you smile…. I really tried to give this place a chance and for quite awhile hoping it would change… It didn’t… I left and won’t be going back nor recommending this place to anyone…

Really friendly! Good instructor. She was mindful of the levels in the class. The accostics where a bit tough due to high ceilings. Really glad I went. They will rent mats and towels.

I think the studio has good instructors, it’s the studio itself I take issue with. If they require you to walk around without shoes I expect the floors to be cleaned regularly, especially within the actual yoga room. It does not seem to be cleaned between classes as I often see dirt and hair on the floors.

The quality of the yoga instruction is fine, though one size fits all and depends who is teaching. Every class is mixed level so you never really know what level your class is going to be that day. Regardless, I feel more jilted than restored:
I have had terrible experiences with the customer service unfortunately, or lack thereof. I ended up overpaying by nearly double for the classes I took at Buddhi Mat. I was charged for $ 80 worth of services I never received, and was told it happened because I was «irresponsible» by failing to read the fine print about my account on my receipts. The class card system totally swindled me– I do NOT recommend it for anyone but totally religious yogis who carefully check their receipts. They do not alert you when your class card is nearing its FIRM expiration date, nor did I receive the «reminder» email they insisted they had sent me, plus there is no way to re-​activate an expired card. When my card hit its expiration date (unbeknownst to me) even with 5 of the 10 classes unused, they charged the drop in fee for additional classes I had expected were going onto the card. When I expressed confusion, the management insisted they were in the right and no compromise would be possible. It’s understandable to have a rigid policy, but not if you are unclear about it with your customers! The customer is definitely not always right at Buddhi Mat. I wish I had realized in time and walked out – too bad they didn’t tell me of the situation until after I was told everything was fine at the front desk and I was already stretching on my mat in the studio. I will not go back, and would not recommend it.

Finally! Power yoga in downtown Ridgefield! Located next to the GNC & UPS stores, the space takes you out of the strip mall into a beautiful and natural vibe studio. They have thought of everything from putting classes on your key fob, large coat rack, shoe area and cubbies in the back of the sudio for wallets & keys. I especially like the markers on the floor for mat placement so people are spaced uniformly. And that’s just walking into the studio!
Lyn is a well known teacher in the area (mostly Westchester county) and can draw big crowds for good reason. The other yoga instructors are equally engaging and will get your heart pumping and muscles challenged.
Power Yoga is in a heated room so bring water and a towel. You will be fine if you go at your own pace and don’t push it for the first couple classes while your body adjusts to the 90-​degree temps.
One side note: I ‘found’ this studio because I was referred to Lyn by my primary yoga instructor Basil Jones (Basil Yoga) when I was looking for a weekend class. Basil is primarily private instruction on the weekends. They formerly taught together at Aer, a now closed studio in South Salem (now called O2).