Yoga Pod Gainesville

Class Styles

Our schedule of classes includes a little something for everyone. From never stepping on a yoga mat to being an instructor-in-training, to loving the powerful flow and feeling the fitness burn, Yoga Pod has a class to suit your needs. Most of our classes are one hour, but we have some filtered into our schedule that give students some additional time on the mat or in an express format when demanded.

Beginners can start in podBASICS (less challenging), podFLOW 1, or podFIT and podHOT.

podFLOW 1 is ideal for all yogis who are ready to start their yoga journey. It is a great class that focuses on setting an intention and then working through postures and sequences that increase flexibility and build strength all while challenging you along the way.

podBASICS focuses on four types of movements that occur regularly throughout our more advanced classes in podFLOW 1 or podFLOW 2. podBASICS builds the foundation with forward folds, back bends, hip openers, and twists. Through these movements, students explore alignment and breathing patterns at a slow pace. This is a great class if podFLOW 1 is too challenging or for advanced students looking to refine their practice.

podFLOW 2 is a more intermediate- or advanced-level yoga class that builds on the sequence initiated in podFLOW 1. We kick it up a notch by adding some heat, humidity, and challenge. The detoxification element of podFLOW 2 is unbeatable and the movement into flow provides a deep sense of presence.

Maybe you can’t get enough of the Florida heat and humidity, so you want to find a more direct route to sweat. We love sweat and highly encourage it during podHOT. This is another class for students of all levels and beginners. The room temperature is set to 105 degrees with 60 percent humidity! It’s hot. It’s humid. It’s yoga. It’s what we love and crave. Don’t forget your towel and water — you’ll definitely need them.

If you’re ready to switch up your routine and support your life with more fitness, you can kick up your practice a notch with a podFIT class. Engage your core and use all muscle groups as you move through cardio and bodyweight exercises mixed with resistance training. This class doesn’t involve yoga, but that’s why we like it! It mixes up your routine to energize your body, build strength, and increase core stability… three things that will help accelerate change in your body. podFIT is definitely a fitness-focused class. So if you’re ready for a more laid-back yogic atmosphere, check out the next class…

Do you have the flow, love music, and love to have fun? We love the flow, the music, and the fun in yoga, it’s what makes the movements come alive. One way we encourage students to feel the flow is through Sweat. Heat. Beatz. It’s a class that focuses more on flowing through the poses yet to decidedly “unyogic” music. Other classes help perfect alignment, but Sweat. Heat. Beatz. brings together all levels in a room where people can move to their own beat. We pump the heat and the music, take it back a notch on the cues and the verbiage, and let students zone in on their own meditative flow through the class.

Finally, students may be interested in a more relaxing class that helps increase joint mobility and improve flexibility. YIN classes offer just that for students of all levels. This class is relaxing, but the results are achieved through moderate intensity through long holds. Our teachers guide students to hold postures passively for 2-5 minutes in order to give the body time to ease into the new areas of flexibility and mobility; this gently stresses connective tissues (tendons, ligaments, and fascia). Your body will work hard, so we set the room at a comfortable 80 degrees, keep the music soft, and the lights down low.

If there’s anything you take away from these class descriptions, let it be that we LOVE beginners and provide a platform for all students, from first time to advanced!

We invite anyone and everyone to come by the studio to experience Yoga Pod. That’s the best way to see what we’re all about.

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Studio Amenities

Step into an inviting lounge area to begin your Yoga Pod experience. From there you can experience and connect with our instructors, staff, and other students.

We welcome beginners, all levels and advanced practitioners.

At Yoga Pod in Gainesville, students experience:

• A welcoming community
• Classes for all levels
• 2 room studio with skylights
• State of the art infrared heating system
• Showers
• Locker rooms
• Over 100 classes per week
• Heated flow
• Hot yoga
• Fitness
• 200-hour Yoga Alliance teacher training
• Monthly workshops
• Membership options

Ready to join the tribe? We’re ready to connect with you!

With a Yoga Pod membership, students can attend any of the classes available at the studio. You can also purchase a limited class pass that acts more like a punch card. You can purchase a class pass here.

Take advantage of our Membership package now (the best investment in yourself and in Gainesville)!

Our memberships are $119 but ask the front desk about our 4 Weeks for $40 limited time discount on memberships.

Members can enjoy these benefits:

• 10% off retail
• 20% off workshops, and trainings
• Unlimited guest passes (limited to one per guest)
• Unlimited yoga classes at all Yoga Pod locations around the country
• Access to Membership Freeze Options*
• Only 30 days notice to cancel

*If you would like to freeze your account, your membership dues continue while you are frozen. Upon reactivation, your membership dues will be $0 for the duration of your freeze. If you need to freeze your membership for more than 3 months, a $20 freeze fee is due from the 4th month on and will be applied the month in which you reactivate.

Yoga Teacher Training

We love helping students become the teachers. We offer a refreshingly unique twist on the traditional 200-hour training courses through our Yoga Alliance program.

The trainings are hosted by our amazing faculty including Daisy Nation, Molly Cellon, Ellie Pollock, Liz Getman, Keri Johnson, Emilie Lang, and Rachel and Alex Jarboe, Yoga Pod Owners. Each faculty member hosts a variety of sessions with classes throughout the week.

These classes help students expand their potential, ignite their hearts, and empower themselves.

Training focuses on a deepened sense of alignment understanding, applied anatomy, yogic history and philosophy, subtle energy of the body, practical teaching skills, and more.

Students will walk away from the training with the skills they need to successfully lead a safe and powerful vinyasa flow yoga class.

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