Student Testimonials
“I was encouraged to come to Samdhana-Karana Yoga by my step-daughter, who is a professional dancer, and I love it. The teachers are welcoming and have a wonderful flow to their classes, you no sooner start and then it is time to cool down and you feel great! Would recommend it to one and all.” – Betty Ann Garside (66 years young)
“Samdhana-Karana Yoga is truly a community that fully practices the three tiers of the yogic discipline: physical positions, breathing and meditation. But also adds more: it is a community with heart and warmth for friends, old and new.” – Jenah Garrett
“I love going to Samdhana-Karana Yoga in Tacoma because the staff is so warm, friendly and totally understanding of how hectic our lives can and are, on a moment to moment basis.
I come in tired, cranky with kinks seemingly everywhere. I leave the building relaxed, feeling like a human again and the kinks are, if not totally gone, they are by the next day. Even unemployed, I found the cost very reasonable AND what a great preventive medicine it is. Keeping us healthy, we need you so badly!”
With much admiration and respectfully submitted by, – Marlene Motola, RN, BSN, UWT Master in Nursing graduate student
“Samdhana-Karana Yoga in Tacoma is a wonderful studio - intimate and peaceful. The instructors are inspiring, offering modifications for all levels, but providing guidance and support to challenge you to extend beyond your ‘comfort zone’. I truly feel very welcomed and peaceful while practicing there.” – Kristie Cummins
“Samdhana-Karana Yoga is an inviting and serene place to practice Yoga. The teachers are knowledgeable, friendly, and very accommodating of individual needs. Classes have greatly helped me reduce unnecessary stress in my life. I would recommend this studio to anyone interested in Yoga.” – Jon Spencer
A Yogi’s Perspective – Emily Moody
A non-profit Yoga studio? In Tacoma?? Now, that might just be the best idea I’ve ever heard. I
remember exactly where I was when I heard about this amazing idea – Art on the Ave in the
summer of 2010. I remember being skeptical and questioning whether it would actually
become a reality. I was so pleased on September 15th when they finally opened their doors.
I think my favorite thing about Samdhana-Karana Yoga is the fact they strive to make yoga accessible to EVERYONE regardless of incomes or ability. The two are equally important. For the first time since I started practicing Yoga five years ago, I actually feel comfortable asking people to come to Yoga with me. Before, the financial burden that was included with a Yoga experience in Tacoma preventing me from inviting friends or family. I just couldn’t ask them to drop $15 on a class they might not even enjoy. Samdhana-Karana Yoga prices are so reasonable that I am constantly, without a second thought, asking people to come to practice with me.
Another reason that I feel so comfortable inviting people to Samdhana-Karana Yoga is because of their other stated goal of making Yoga accessible to all abilities. I think one of the biggest barriers to the spread of Yoga is the preconceived notion that you have to already be fit and flexible to practice. Everybody at Samdhana-Karana Yoga strives to show that Yoga is for everybody. They do this through a variety of ways, specifically giving multiple modifications for every pose. There is NEVER even a hint of pretentiousness when practicing at Samdhana- Karana Yoga. Samdhana-Karana Yoga is truly a gift to Tacoma!
“It’s worth it to practice in a place where yoga is given more power than just "fitness." At Samdhana-Karana Yoga, there is no judgment, no stigma, and for the first time in my years of yoga, I feel I can truly keep my practice on my mat.
It’s a whole different formula, one that honors mind, body, and spirit. When I practice at Samdhana-Karana , I can finally hear and trust what my mind is telling me, what my body is capable of, and what my spirit needs to heal - a gift at any cost, and a steal at seven bucks!”
