My Home Away From Home: Yo Peace Yoga

If AcroYoga is my love, then Yo Peace Yoga is the body that encompasses my heart.

LOCATION:
1146 Fulton Ave, Sacramento, CA 95825. In the same building as CrossFit Sacramento. The parking lot is shared with a bar as well as a restaurant and one other store, but there always seems to be parking available.. For me at least.

FACILITY:
The side room where the yoga studio lies is one of the most elegantly decorated rooms I've been in. The aura is zenful and the decorations are spiritual. There's glad mirrors that line one entire wall and the floor is wooden. The color of maple i think. Very light light a basketball court. There are lights patio lights strung on another walk that can add a magical feel to the room when lit.

The main room where CrossFit Sacramento operates is used by Yo Peace Yoga to host AcroYoga jams and classes. I've seen up to 40 people in here at one time with plenty of room to move and play.

ACTIVITIES:
But only is traditional yoga available at this Studio, but there is contemporary dance as well as Latin ballroom dance, AcroYoga and CrossFit as part of CrossFit Sacramento. I partake in the AcroYoga and Latin ballroom dancing like Bachata, Salsa And Merengue.

MEMBERSHIP:
There is no official membership program for this studio, but you can either pay for each session individually or you can by some available packages.

TEACHERS/INSTRUCTORS:
Nirete Llopis, the Sole owner, is a goddess.

They way she moves. The way she speaks. Even the way she looks at you can make you melt like a popsicle on the fourth of July. She's the most welcoming person I've met to date and she genuinely cares about you. She's become more than an instructor. I consider her a friend. She teaches all the dance and yoga classes, some AcroYoga classes, yoga and some CrossFit classes. Unfortunately, Nirete will be leaving, but her memory will live on through the Base of Bases, Cheyne Mott @acromott,

who is an exceptionally skilled AcroYoga instructor, performer and friend as well. This man has literally elevated my beginner level to the intermediate level in a matter of months through mostly informal training. Cheyne teaches the AcroYoga classes and hosts the Friday night AcroYoga jams as well. These jams are magical!

EXPERIENCE:
Every Friday night from 6:30-7:30 there's an AcroYoga class Co-taught by 2 instructors. Cheyne as the lead base instructs the courses while the lead flyer tends to change quite often. Nevertheless, the instruction is always the best. Then from 7:30 until 11 we have an open jam which is uninstructed free play where beginners will use what they've just learned in the class to play safely with others. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE JAMS!! Just a bunch of AcroYogis playing till their heart's content doing everything from low bird to standing Hand to Hand. (If you don't know what that is, you should come and find out). Not only are we jamming, but there's dancing that happens in the Yo Peace Yoga room so you can jump back and forth when you need a change of speed. Sometimes people will bring instruments and break out into song which is always a mood setting experience. If you couldn't tell what, i love this place. I'd move in if they had a kitchen. Lol. You can definitely find me spending my Friday nights here as often as humanly possible. I hope to see you there.