Just wanted to let everyone know that we will be holding our yoga classes at Amrita in Fishtown near Center City. We are SO excited about this! We have held our classes in many different locations in the Philly metro area, mostly in Manayunk and in other areas as well such as King of Prussia, Havertown, West Chester and Ardmore. Without a doubt Amrita is the most stunning yoga studio I have ever been in ( and I have been in hundreds of yoga studios at this point…. maybe even over 1,000…. you don’t keep track anymore after a certain point.)
If the Four Seasons was designing a yoga studio it would look like this. If you have ever been in the Mandarin Oriental or the Setai in New York or Miami that is a bit of the feeling they are going for. Zen luxury.
Amrita Yoga and Wellness has been around almost four years in the hip and happening Fishtown. Right next to some outstanding eateries such as the Fette Sau and Frankford Hall . I also discovered they are right near Federal Donuts which has some of my favorite guilty pleasure food – fried chicken and donuts. On my way to Amrita today, I stumbled upon Federal Donuts and got the finger-licking spicy chili and garlic chicken and then the chocolate and sea salt donut. Not very yogic at all but a most yum-yum treat!
I’ve been to an aerial yoga class at Amrita earlier this year and was beyond impressed with the facilities, ( showers, changing rooms, cubbies to put your belonging in and shoes in) as well as the actual classroom set up which has water falls and fireplaces and stunning light fixtures that feel very romantic and ethereal. The room we will practice in has a key feature that is almost always missing – a fireplace! Actually there are two fireplaces!
Lighting is a very key thing in a couples yoga class. For daytime classes there are bright and airy skylights which give a heavenly feel to the room. At night the sconces on the side dim. Since you are sometimes lying on your back in a yoga class, you don’t want bright lights to blind you as you are attempting to find your inner bliss.
Since our couples yoga classes are the most popular in the Winter months, we will start up our couples yoga season in January with classes almost every Friday night until March. On Valentine’s Weekend we will have an extra Saturday night class as well.