Yoga Republic, Yoga Studio

We are very disappointed and distressed to read this review, especially as nobody with your name has ever attended classes in our studio. It is disturbing to us that we were informed that you are the owner of a newer studio in the city and instead of reaching out to existing studios, you have chosen such actions.
We will be opening an investigation into this incident.

Regardless, I will address your comment.

The style of yoga which is practised at the studio is a physical and challenging style of yoga. The is clearly stated on our website, in all our social media and practitioners are reminded of this when they book a course of classes.

The “teacher” has trained in and practised physical adjustments for over 30 years. Every single person who registers with the studio is asked if they are comfortable with physical adjustments when they register for a course. This is why we insist that time is taken by us to register students in person at the studio.

Adjustments are made when necessary for many reasons
1.Physical adjustment is the authentic and traditional form of guidance in ashtanga and vinyasa yoga.

2.Bodies which have not practised yoga in the past often need assistance to recognise the asana required for optimal benefit.

3.Beginners often find verbal instruction confusing and so they are individually assisted in understanding poses.

Of course you may have attended classes without physical adjustment but that is often due to an inexperienced or untrained teacher.

We do insist on fees being paid in a prompt manner. The reasons are as follows:

1.We are a small family run business and just as all of the expenses of running a business need to be paid, so do our fees.

2.While being cork city’s longest established yoga studio, we have chosen to remain small, offering classes with small numbers of students and allowing those students plenty of personal space to move. Hence, we cannot extend credit to those who can afford to pay fees in a timely manner.

3.If you go to the supermarket or the doctor or any other service giver, you pay fees for their service. Yoga is no different.

As a studio, we have a culture of contributing to our community, be that in supporting students who have financial challenges or in giving our time and expertise, free of charge to events that will benefit charities we believe in.

We have had a tradition of teaching children, in our community, free of charge or at cost for many years.

People who attend our classes with injuries are asked to disclose them at registration. This is recorded in a written form.

If necessary, we ask to have written direction from any doctors or medical personnel who may have attended to that injury, so that we can ensure that student will be able to practise safely in our studio and that they will benefit from the classes.

All of this is done by the studio without any additional charge.
This is why many of our practitioners are from medical referrals. We are well known to and recommended by, Cork’s medical professionals.

Each student is then assessed and offered a small, group class at their appropriate ability so that they can benefit in the most optimal way from yoga and the teaching of the studio.

We are not a studio that pushes people of any and every ability into packed rooms in the name of profit. We believe in the benefits of yoga, we believe in ethical teaching and we believe in contributing to our community.

Yours faithfully,

Diana Skalkos.