Yoga
The San Francisco Bay Club paid tribute to the ancient practice of yoga as no other health club has ever done by building an 11,000-square-foot Mind & Body Center, where students can practice yoga and Pilates, unencumbered by the fast-paced gym atmosphere.
The Mind & Body Center houses four beautiful and spacious yoga studios. We feature unlimited yoga classes, private yoga, and a host of public yoga events—all taught by fabulous teachers. You may also rent our studios for a variety of events, like your own private yoga party or community event.
Workshops, Series, Retreats, and Training
We are committed to providing the best yoga opportunities for both students and teachers. We offer monthly workshops for beginning, intermediate, and advanced practitioners and training programs for Bay Area teachers. We also host periodic yoga retreats and vacations. Our workshops, taught by nationally recognized teachers as well as our own staff, cover such topics back-care, knee-care, yoga for athletes, and yoga transformations.
Check our event schedule for a full description of what's coming up. To learn more, please contact yoga director at 415.901.9316 or yoga@sfbayclub.com.
Why Yoga?
Born of an ancient Indian tradition, yoga is a deeply inward practice, which seeks to unite the body, mind, and spirit. On a purely physical level, yoga rejuvenates the body and balances the nervous system. On a deeper level, yoga brings clarity to the mind, openness to the heart, and a sense of inner vitality to the whole being. Most American practitioners gravitate toward hatha yoga, the physical practice of postures (asanas), breathing exercises (pranayama), and relaxation techniques. A daily practice can help you build strong, lean muscles, increase flexibility, improve balance and coordination, manage your stress level, awaken your spirit, and cultivate inner stillness.
No matter what type of yoga you do, you'll want a practice that takes the body through its full range of motion—standing right side up, going upside down, twisting side to side, moving forward and backward—and one that balances movement with stillness, expansion with contraction, effort with relaxation.
To learn more about our yoga program, please contact yoga director at 415.901.9316 or yoga@sfbayclub.com.
