Create Yoga, Santa Monica

Create Yoga prides itself on offering a fresh take on yoga. The team of instructors, for example, includes experienced yogis, many of whom boast additional wellness qualifications. The Santa Monica studio best demonstrates its unique view with its diversity of classes. Read on to learn about a few of the 40 yoga and wellness sessions offered each week.

• Yogalates: This offering fuses the best of yoga and Pilates practices into an invigorating 60-minute workout filled with fluid movements that help build long, lean muscles and firm cores.
• Progressive Ashtanga: This fast-paced flow session features a classic Ashtanga series with added sequences and inversions to provide students with a full-body workout.
• Rocket: A blend of Ashtanga and Vinyasa practices, this dynamic class welcomes yogis of all levels—as long as they're ready to be challenged and work up a sweat.
• Meditation: During the meditation session, the instructor guides participants through a series of breathing techniques designed to connect the body and mind while promoting relaxation.
• Restorative: Designed to help students unwind, this soothing yoga class employs slow, gentle movements along with props and blankets to ease muscle tension and recharge minds.