Starting the Year with Yoga

Buddha B Yoga Studio on U Street

A U Street Yoga studio with a nice space.

Prices
Drop-in: $17
New Student Special:  2 for $20

Accessibility
The typical U Street difficult parking situation.  As a girl from the suburbs, I despise wandering around for half an hour looking for a parking spot that I hope to squeeze into without giving my parking "neighbors" a little bump.  Definitely U Street Metro accessible.  The entrance is not accessible from U St, but rather around the corner on the other side of the 7-11 on 12th St.

Atmosphere
The space was nice with cubby holes, hangers, and plenty of room to keep all of your crap for an after-work yoga session.  The main check-in room was characterized by the smell of lavender.  The yoga room was clean and spacious - plenty of room to spread out my mat, yoga block, yoga strap, and blanket.  There was a significant amount of noise from the street and the bass from the club downstairs bumping during the 8:30PM class.

The Class:  Prana Vinyasa
The website's description claimed the class was Intermediate level; however it's level of rigor was significantly less than expected.  Additionally, the room was not heated for this particular class.  The instructor, Denise, was old-school and fabulous, leading the group through a series of stretches utilizing the yoga strap.  This was a first opportunity to truly utilize the yoga strap for Chataranga, which did wonders for consciousness of form in this fundamental movement.  We also used the strap for a full-range Pigeon.

The Verdict - Overall, a solid yoga class.  I'm looking forward to the next class - a heated yoga.