Northwest Austin Edition | February 2023

BUSINESS FEATURE

BY SUMAIYA MALIK

PART OF OUR WHOLE MANTRA IS MAKE SURE IT’S A VERY WELCOMING SPACE BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE COME IN INTIMIDATED BY YOGA. JENNIFER HALEY, FRANCHISE OWNER OF YOGA POD IN AUSTIN

A message board in Yoga Pod creates motivation for attendees.

The studio is located in Arboretum Crossing.

WORK IT OUT Yoga Pod oers yoga classes with beginner or advanced techniques, along with barre and other tness classes. Pod Basic Beginners to yoga can learn the fundamentals.

Yoga Pod provides additional supplies, such as blocks, balls, bolsters and blankets.

Franchise owner Jennifer Haley opened a Yoga Pod location in Austin in 2018 to offer yoga and fitness classes in one place. Yoga Pod Fitness studio oers all-inclusive community spot for yoga, tness J ennifer Haley said she opened her yoga studio in Austin to streamline the workout PHOTOS BY SUMAIYA MALIKCOMMUNITY IMPACT

This class builds upon basics through more challenging move sets. This workout is high energy, focused on sculpting muscles in the core, thighs and arms. The room for this class is set to 104 degrees Fahrenheit with 60% humidity.

Pod Flow

Pod Barre

Pod Hot

and yoga ow, and classes are on from 6:15 a.m. to late evening. Classes are guided by instructors, ranging from basic courses with long periods of stretching to advanced courses for the more experienced. “Teachers tell you exactly how to put your foot, where to put your hands, and walk you through how to get into that pose,” Haley said. Yoga Pod is frequented by both men and women—a 40-60 ratio. They have access to separate men‘s and women’s areas for lockers, showers and changing areas with spa ameni- ties so those attending classes can get ready and head out to tackle their day, Haley said. The PodHot is the most popular class with a room temperature set to 104 degrees and 60% humidity

designed to build strength, create balance and increase exibility. The class size depends on the time of the day, ranging from six to 16. Yoga Pod provides additional sup- plies, such as blocks, balls, bolsters and blankets. This year marks the ve-year anni- versary of Yoga Pod’s Austin location. The business sees loyal clients who have been coming a long time as well as new attendees. “I see a lot of friends from my past lives, careers, jobs, kids, high school; they come into Yoga Pod and sit and visit in the lobby, go out for coee after, or attend community gatherings,” Haley said. “I love all the new people coming in and their new energy that they’re bringing with them.”

experience for her clientele. Prior to opening Yoga Pod in Austin, Haley had memberships to four dierent gyms and yoga studios to complete her tness regimen. To remedy this, she made the Yoga Pod experience inclusive of various styles of tness. “Part of our whole mantra is make sure it’s a very welcoming space because a lot of people come in intimidated by yoga,” Haley said. Haley opened this location of Yoga Pod in 2018 to provide a business welcoming for all levels of experience along with classes incorporating barre and weights. The business has three classrooms for barre, hot yoga

Yoga Pod 9333 Research Blvd., Ste. C-200, Austin 512-856-4486 www.yogapod.com/austin Hours: Mon.-Fri. 6 a.m.-8:30 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Sun. 9:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.

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