San Diego Paddle Yoga

We did the night glow paddle boarding. Friendly staff, Brad our instructor was accommodating. He took it slow to match our pace and made it a fun experience. We had fish jumping out of water, also spotted stingrays. All in all, worth the time spent!

We took a class last Saturday, the day after the big rain, so skies were gray, everybody else punked out, and we ended up getting a private session, which was awesome! It was just us two, our instructor Chelsi, and the owner Sarah. It was definitely chilly before the class, but once we got going on the water, the sun started peeping out, and it actually ended up being really nice. Ya’ll missed out!
We yoga regularly, but it is a completely different experience out on the water. Definitely challenging, but fun! We took our first SUP yoga class with Floating Yogis, and SD Paddle Yoga was just as great with the added benefit of being more near home. We’re definitely excited to come back for more classes.
Chelsi also leads a paddleboard fitness class on Sunday mornings, so we actually checked that out the very next day, and it was totally awesome. We started with an intro/​stretches, paddled a short distance to the other side of the bay, did these fun game exercises on the beach/​boards, anchored the boards and did more exercises on the boards and finished with some yoga. It’s a great all-​around and fun workout, and we plan to make it as regular of a thing as we can for us.
I’m so excited to have discovered this community! Come and push your limits. =]
P.S.
That 2 star review for not getting their photos posted is bullios. What is this, Disneyland? Did you pay $$$ for a photo pass? You should be doing yoga for the benefit of YOU… not so you can flaunt it to your friends.

I already go to Spirit Yoga (their sister company) and I was apprehensive to try out yoga on a paddle board, however, the teachers made me feel so comfortable and really easy to have a blast! It’s a scary thing to get out of your comfort zone, but oh so worth it! Not only is there paddle yoga, but there’s also really cool night glow tours and a kick a$$ beach fit class! It’s definitely the way to go if you want to try paddle boarding and yoga in San Diego… definitely give it a shot!!!

If you want to have an amazing experience you should check this place out! Their SUP Yoga is so much fun and a good workout too! We got lucky and saw some dolphins in the bay during our class!
They also have Glow Tours at night where they put LED lights under the boards so that you can see the marine life underneath you! We saw sting rays and some cool fish. Definitely 5 stars!!!

Unfortunately i’m going to have to update my review from 4 to 2 starts, not because of the actual experience, but the lack of customer service.
As part of our package we were promised/​paid for photos from our session, like many of the other classes in September or before. Our group went on ¹⁰⁄₄ and patiently waited until ¹¹⁄₁₄ for them to be posted. I left a FB message to follow up and they said «Hmm I’ll ask the teacher for that day if she knows where the pictures are and have her post them.» i followed up again on ¹¹⁄₂₂ and ¹¹⁄₂₆ warning them i didnt want to mislead folks from my Unilocal Review … NO RESPONSE. sooo, regrettably update my review as customer service is HUGE in my book.
Bummer!

I purchased an amazon local coupon deal, figured I’d try it out, but did not expect much. Pleasantly surprised! In fact, I’d go so far as to say my experience was magical! Well, it did help there was a summer thunderstorm so it was about 80 degrees out with super warm water. It rained gently for about 5 minutes as we practiced, so falling in (which happened quite a few times for me) wasn’t such a shock.
The beginner class I took, with Helen as the instructor, was really supportive for beginners but fun for advanced yogis too. I’d consider myself somewhere in the middle as I practice yoga often, but have only SUP-​ed twice. Helen went slow enough and explained enough for the beginners, but has places in the session for the really advanced to let loose (think handstands etc.). Beginners and advanced alike fall in, and the class is asked to cheer every time someone does, so it’s not sneered at. (I should say, I did end up with a few bruises, but didn’t feel them when I got them and was probably just being a dork getting back on the board).
There’s a free parking lot, but on a busy weekend good luck with finding a spot. We rode bikes there :) I’d highly recommend it to anyone visiting or that has visitors in town. Even at the normal price it’s a steal because they let you take the board out after (sans anchor) for free!

So much fun! No experience necessary for a beginner class!
It was our first time on SUP, and although we’ve done lots of yoga, it’s a whole new world on water. Our instructor, Brad, was super friendly and helpful, as was his assistant (whose name I have shamefully forgotten). They were wonderful:
— allowed us to take the paddle boards out before class to get comfortable
— did a quick run-​through of yoga postures with modifications for SUP for everyone on the grass before taking to the water
— helped us drop our anchors when we had paddled to the yoga spot
— taught a lovely class that was well-​paced for the additional balance challenges
The water had more waves than usual the day we went, so almost everyone fell in, but the bay is warm, and you sure do get braver after it happens.
We even got a bonus hour to enjoy the boards after class! What a great deal!
In summary, a wonderful yoga class with enough instruction for beginners but also challenges for experienced SUP yogis, friendly and helpful crew, nice boards/​paddles/​etc., and really just tons of fun! You gotta try it!

Loved it! It was my first time sup yoga today. Since it was my first time, David gave me mini lesson of paddle board. Then I joined the yoga. Instructor Helen was very sweet.
I’m a beginner yogi, so it was hard doing yoga on the board, but it was fun and felt really good! Although I fell. Lol
I hope they’ll have more class and maybe focused on beginners’ classes as well.
I’m really amazed how nice david and helen are! :)
Mission bay is soooo nice too.
Also, price was cheapest compared to other institution.
Helen took some pics, so i hope she’ll send them to us! Then I’ll add pic here!