CorePower Yoga

Amazing place! Very friendly and knowledgable staff. I went in for the first time and ended up having a 1:1 since it was Super Bowl. I loved it. I was corrected when needed and just had such an amazing workout! I’m so excited to try my free week!

My go-​to spot to get a kick-​ass workout.
I love going here for the Thursday Yoga Sculpt classes. I’ve checked out a few other classes offered here, and although they’ve been challenging/​provided a good workout, YS has got to be my favorite. It’s a mix between hot yoga and cardio. You get a chance to work on every part of your body while really getting the sweats going.
The instructors are really nice and the facility is pretty new and clean. My only qualm is their lockers (you have to bring your own lock or borrow theirs). But other than that, I really have no other complaints about this studio. Classes are reasonably priced/​comparable to the other studios in the area.

I love this location and had the opportunity to join as a black tag member prior to their opening (which is AMAZING… I got a killer deal).
This studio is always super clean, has a great retail store with tons of really cute gear and the teachers are really helpful and supportive. Love the CPY app which makes it really easy to put classes on my calendar, see the schedule and find other locations etc.
It took me a really long time to find my yoga home in the bay area as many of my girlfriends are yoga teachers in SoCal so I can be a little picky and not into super into hippy-​dippy teaching styes.
I found what I was looking for here as I prefer teachers that give thoughtful verbal directions, offer smooth transitions, hands on adjustments and have the sense to mix up the sanskrit with a quick anatomical set up. I’m also a sucker for a great, on-​breath playlist, especially ones involving Blackmill and a bit of dubstep. I can usually count of finding most of this here at CPY. Sarah Wa and Holly are my favorite teachers at this location.
The classes are pretty easy (I’m like a mid-​level yogi) and are consistent in their structure, which I believe the formula to be: warm up + sun salutation A + sun salutation B + core + balance + cool down + a shameless teacher training plug. I feel comfortable with the flow of CPY, yet each teacher has the freedom to change the poses within this structure just enough to where each class stays interesting and I can continually learn new stuff, test my limits and grow my practice.
I really like hot vinyasa flow so I normally take the CP2 classes to relieve stress, get a really good workout and work up a great sweat.
Parking here is not bad compared to the city as there is normally metered street parking available or you can park in the garage on Broadway for only 50 cents an hour.
Come 10 mins early because the classes fill up at peak hours (duh) and it’s nice to have time to relax and get settled before the class starts.
NOOBS: Check their website for what you need to bring if it’s your first time and pick a spot in the middle/​away from the walls so that you can see people around you for visual guidance. These classes are HOT, HOT, HOT and steamy so come prepared to sweat like never before and def bring a towel, hair tie and water!!!

Clean, bright, friendly studio! I work in SF so sometimes I go to the one there which gets really packed (mat-​to-​mat packed) and compared to that studio this one is a lot less crowded. If you want a particular spot by the mirrors you should aim to get there at least 10 minutes before class, but otherwise I have never been to a class where there wasn’t enough room for everyone.
The locker rooms are always clean and so are the studios (of which there are 2 at this location). I try to do at least one sculpt class a week (heated yoga with weights, such a great workout!) and balance it out with C2 classes. They also offer C1 classes for beginners, but those are not heated.
They offer one week for free, or if you wait you can sometimes score a good deal on groupon for an unlimited monthly pass at a heavily discounted rate (which is how I ended up trying Corepower). You can also get a discount if you’re a student. The best part is that if you have a membership you can go to any location, which is not always the case for a lot of studios and gyms. Also, if you buy individual classes they never expire!
Parking is a little rough sometimes because its located in the middle of downtown Walnut Creek, so if you are driving you might want to factor in some extra time. The parking garages nearby are your best bet usually.

I was locked out of class at the start time after driving across town to practice. This is a very disappointing practice and a sure way to lose customers with jobs and busy lives who can’t always arrive early.

First time trying this place out tonight and it was awesome!
My girlfriend Leah brought me here and I really enjoyed it.
Very peaceful and supportive.
Our instructor was Julie
She was awesome.
Informative
Soothing
Comfortable
Safe
And great on giving poses
Their locker room is extra clean and offers lotion and awesome hypoallergenic deodorant in a spray bottle —
Trying to get the name of that
The yoga room itself is also super clean and not sweaty or feet smelly
Front desk staff is amazing .
They offer mats, glass water bottles in all sizes, towels and yogi clothes! Try out their yoga pants!
All in all everything here is awesome!
They are located downtown so remember parking can be a wee bit hectic! There’s parking garages everywhere though!

I really enjoyed the one week free pass at CorePower and I am really considering joining despite the high price tag. The majority of the classes are hot yoga classes with the room between 95 and around 100 degrees so you will definitely sweat a ton. The locker rooms and showers are really nice and the facilities are really clean. Parking is pretty good for WC if you go to the nearby garage and its free, which is pretty rare in the area. I really liked Rachel’s sculpt classes she is really energetic and sweet. All of the employees I encountered there were really nice, they even try and remember your name! If you can afford it and enjoy heated yoga classes CorePower is the way to go! Hopefully I will be back soon.

Ouch ! I simply called to ask a few questions, over the phone, or the flat little hand computer we now call phones… Instead calls are routed directly to a call center, (Headquarters ?), in Colorado… It maybe as well have been on the Moon. Even Yogaworks connects you to its local location when you call, sometimes you have to leave a message. Not this yoga corp. The number is a local 925, routed to Colorado, and I asked is it ever possible to talk to a human being on the phone at their location here in Walnut Creek… the answer… no ! Will not be a customer.

Just an FYI to yogis who may be cutting it close on time to a class — the front doors will lock a couple minutes prior to the start of a class. I found out the hard way, unfortunately, and was totally bummed that I missed the last class of the day after driving one hour in traffic to try out this studio. Never had this issue at the Berkeley or San Francisco location, and definitely wish I could have known earlier so that I didn’t have to waste my time finding a parking spot and feeding the meter. Meh, such is life. Just an FYI to other newbies trying out this studio.

Today in the middle of svanasana, very loud banging and drilling from construction downstairs abruptly freaked me the eff out. I was in the mist of spiritual relaxation, and all of a sudden it felt like the place was getting shot up. Corepower Walnut Creek needs to understand that not everyone uses yoga for a workout, rather many people attend class for personal healing, including those with a trauma history. The instructor dealt with the disruption, not by explaining or apologizing, but by turning up the already disruptive music. I left class filled with anxiety, and in tears. Unacceptable.

I have tried different yoga classes, different instructors, and different locations. Nothing was ever a good fit for me. I had come pretty close to giving up on yoga completely.
Then, while on vacation at a resort I took a yoga class with a guest instructor and it was SO AWESOME! I had to find out more about this instructor and her style of yoga. I found out later that her «home studio» was CorePower Yoga. When I came home, I searched for CorePower Yoga and found there were a several in the Bay Area, but the closest one was still a little too far for me to go to on a regular basis.
You can imagine my excitement when a CorePower Yoga studio opened near my home in Walnut Creek. Since their opening, I have attended many of their CP2, Sculpt, and Hot Power Fusion classes. The flow, the music, the energy, the heat, the sweat, and the instructor’s guidance all make for a wonderfully challenging and uplifting experience every time.
Keep up the good work, CorePower Yoga Walnut Creek!

this is not yoga for the faint of heart. heat, weights, pulsing after endless reps, sweat pouring from every pore. after the sat morning yoga with weights class, i was so sore everywhere. it felt like only a massive burrito could replenish me but i didn’t want to sully my depleted temple of a body. a couple months of that class would be enough to whip even my flab into shape.
it is a bit of a bait-​and-​switch cuz they’re so nice and friendly at check-​in! of course, you can get the first week free! and the locker rooms are so calm and well-​appointed! the studio is so modern and clean! the retail racks are so cute and stylish!
but once the classroom door closes, with little warm-​up, you’re in agony on the mat, bleeding sweat. and the instructor who seemed so kind and understanding earlier is hollering at you to hold the «horsey position» for way longer than is humanely possible. and don’t forget, going on your tiptoes is «always available.» i bet their warm yoga without weights classes are pretty awesome, too.
on the other hand, it is the community that characterizes a yoga studio in the end. alas, fellow yogis seemed unwilling to make space for newcomers’ mats. what’s up with the attitude? can i get a namaste here or what? after all, we’re all just fun-​loving masochists under our lululemons, aren’t we?

CorePower Yoga is a pretty awesome new yoga studio on the block. I’ve never tried hot yoga before and my friend and I tried their hot yoga fusion. This is no beginner’s class set at 101–104 °F with 40% humidity, you will be swimming in a pool of sweat if you don’t lay a towel down on your mat. The class has some medium difficulty balance poses that I had a hard time holding but the rest of the class seem to be in the moderate to advance practice levels so here I was stumbling around while everyone held perfect warrior III poses. Our instructor was nice and lovely and took us through a great 1 hour class while giving us small water breaks. When we took savasana, she walked near us and fanned us with sweeping motions of a towel, much needed!
I have taken a regular corepower yoga 1 non heated class also and thought it felt like a normal yoga class, I think slightly heated room would be great for it.
I got sick and didn’t get to try the heated yoga with weights, what a bummer. Sharon, the studio manager, was really accomodating and extended my free trial for another week but I was unable to get well before the pass expired. I still appreciate her very much for her generosity even though I wasn’t able to take advantage of it.
They have a nice locker room and will lend you a lock for a $ 1 deposit to ensure they get their locks back. I wish they didn’t charge for towels though, at such a high end studio, if members are paying $ 150 or more a month, I think towels should be complimentary.
They have a free 1 week trial on their website, just download the coupon and bring it in. Definitely worth trying it out for yourself if you are a yoga lover.

We did a C2 class with Ashley and LOVED it. Welcome to your happiest hour of the day! The studio was inviting, the music was empowering, and the work out was intense, just enough to give you a happy glow. The light in me salutes the light in you, and the badass yoga goddess in me suggests you kindly go get your sweat on!