Find the Best Yoga Studio in KW for YOU

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Update: This post was written in 2019 and many of these studios have changed or disappeared after the covid-19 pandemic. Last updated: October 4th, 2022.

New to Waterloo region? Looking to change up your regular yoga routine? We’ve seen a LOT of new yoga spaces pop up in the past few years, some with pretty cool options. Here is your ultimate guide to finding the best yoga studio for zenning out, powering up, getting your stretch on, and feeling great. Plus, get the inside scoop on where to find Pranalife Yoga Certified Teachers’ classes and spaces.

This list is from my nearly 20 years of being immersed in this yoga community, teaching almost everywhere, plus recommendations of yoga studios my yoga teachers, students, grads and fellow yogis love.


The Gallery Yoga Studio

Still a very hip space with the best owner, this space is run mostly on a rent-by-use basis now. Reach out to Jen at https://www.facebook.com/MY.M.E.S.A to book.

This art-gallery-turned-yoga-studio in Downtown Kitchener is super chic, with so much heart. Owned by Pranalife YTT grad Jennifer Gough – a KW visual artist success story – this yoga studio space features art from a new artist every month, plus unique yoga and movement classes hard to find anywhere else. If you’re looking for a warm and welcoming vibe + creative movement flows, this is your stop. Follow their Facebook page to see the updated schedule and find your new movement community.

The Gallery is the best yoga studio for feeling like you’re part of something truly special. Your body, mind, and heart will thank you.

BONUS: Heaps of Pranalife Yoga certified teachers have taught here, including

  • I teach my occasional in-studio Movement Flow classes here (get on the list for first dibs on a spot)
  • Jen Gough (owner, intuitive mover, one of the best souls on the planet)
  • Jessi del Rosso (creator of Enhanced (cannabis) Yoga, Yoga for the Nervous System, trained therapist)
  • Mandy Jo McMurray (great joint focus, intelligent flows, lots of laughs + smashin’ playlists)
  • Lisa Carr-Pries (beautiful slow flows with care for concussions)
  • Andrea Schnurr (possibly the brightest energy allowed in a human)
  • Angela Wray (delicious flows with a gentle touch and good core work)
  • Shawna Bator (uber-positive, supportive, and encouraging leadership)
  • Kevin Brazier (a not-to-miss meditative experience, and Kevin is the sweetest soul)

Hustl + Flow

In the heart of Uptown Waterloo, H+F has a the ‘it’ vibe for urban workout culture. Their space is a modern Millennial dream (with a blow bar + juicery). Bring your newest Lulus and up-do and get ready to power up with yoga, spin, boxing, and more. Drop-ins are $20/45-min class + class packages available.

H+F is the best yoga studio for feeling like you’re in the big city with all the beautiful people, owning the world in every class.

BONUS: Pranalife Yoga certified teachers often guest-teach here!


Big Bliss

Kitchener’s not-so-secret gem of a studio is Big Bliss. With a mix of heated and unheated classes, yoga, pilates and “barre” (ballet-inspired pilates), they have a little of everything for pulsing and core-training it out. Drop-ins are $20 with packages available.

Big Bliss is the best yoga studio for ballet butt goals and a cozy yoga home.

BONUS: Pranalifer Kelly Brown & Jen Gough teach here. Your workouts will be part moving, more laughing. They exemplify the baddasery that defines Pranalife yogis.


The Attic Yoga

If you want an intimate immersion into power yoga, this is it. The Attic began in the actual attic of the home of owner Megan Goodchild, and has moved to downtown Kitchener. Lovely design, friendly instruction, and you’ll get a good sweat on in any of the HIIT-inspired or Rocket Yoga classes. Playlists are pretty bangin’, too. Drop-ins are $20/class, with packages available.

The Attic is the best yoga studio for a boutique experience.

BONUS: Pranalife Yoga certified teachers Lo and Andrea are not-to-miss teachers!

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Midtown Yoga KW

Formerly Bikram Yoga KW, Midtown is a great stop for all the sweat you can handle. With a welcoming atmosphere and laid-back vibe (until you get into those hot classes – then expect your butt to be kicked), Midtown is a great mix of intense workout + fun community. Worth it: do a class with Niki Gilmour, and thank me later. Drop-ins are $25/class with packages available.

BONUS: Magical Pranalifer Reva Wild occasionally leads yin and *soundbath* classes (yessssss, do this) here. Also, dude, if you’re lucky you’ll get to do yin at Midtown with Pranalifer and Wild Strawberries lead singer Roberta Harrison. Every Gen Xer has just left the building to go directly there.

Midtown is the best yoga studio for intense, hot classes with a balance of steady focus (Bikram) and fun, loud-tune calisthenics (IHP).


Hero Yoga Waterloo

Hero is the evolution of the formerly-Moksha-Yoga-then-Modo-Yoga studio. A beautiful, big studio with daily classes. This is hot yoga, but milder heat and gentler poses than Bikram. Still – be ready to sweat. Drop-ins are $28.99, with packages available.

Hero Yoga is the best yoga studio for big class space with warm, standardized yoga flows you can come to call your own.


Juici Yoga (St Jacobs)

Owned by Pranalife grad Selam Debs, Juici blends traditional yoga with a focus on restorative classes and personal evolution. Try a Yoga Tune-up intensives with local specialist Tara Kachroo, or treat your kids to a summer kids camp. Drop-ins are $25 with packages available.

Juici Yoga is the best yoga studio for conscious practice with a restorative and social justice focus – on and off your mat.

BONUS: Occasionally find these Pranalife Yoga instructors bringing delicious flows to this studio, including


The Branches (formerly Queen Street) Yoga

One of the longest-standing studios in KW, The Branches strives to be welcoming to beginners. It’s a great place to get started with yoga. Intro classes break poses into manageable steps, with lots of props for modifying. Drop-ins are $22/class, with packages and sliding scale pricing available.

The Branches is the best yoga studio for that alternative, nuevo-hippie vibe with classes that support you every step of the way.

BONUS: Pranalife Yoga certified teacher Kristina Lekin teaches occasionally . Also, get to know Tasha Alain (whom I consider an honorary Pranalifer) in this space. And then dance with her and Pranalifer Reva Wild.

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Three Tides Wellness

Another newer space with a sweet location in Uptown Waterloo is Three Tides. Their yoga program is led by Christina Hennelly. She focuses on trauma and addiction recovery, and neurorehabilitation, informed by her own experience of recovering from a brain injury. Drop-ins are $20.

BONUS: Our very own Andrea Schnurr also teaches here. Honestly, just go. Your life will be measurably better having spent time with Andrea.


Bethany Lee Yoga

I haven’t yet checked out this yoga studio but I’m told it’s worth the trip. Gorgeous setting, lovely variety, and home to Muscle & Melt classes by Pranalifer Julie Fasan. If you’re up for a bit of travel, check out this Elmira destination spot!


Hybrid Hair and Detox Spa

Another spot that’s worth the trip, mainly because it’s owned by Erin Kiers and she’s the ba-bomb. Hybrid is KW’s first Eco Salon Spa – and now yoga space (Erin is Pranalife Yoga certified). She offers FRC-inspired yoga in small groups or private sessions in their loft. Book the day and make it all about you – with hair, nail, skin care, energy treatments, even Holistic Life Coaching. Boom.

Hybrid is the best yoga studio for an eco-friendly, mind-body-life reset.


Any I missed or that you’d add to the list? Post in the comments and let me know. If you’re looking for yoga teacher training, Pranalife Yoga has a ten-year history of training the best in the biz + a community with the freedom to teach anywhere – as you can see! Learn more about our YTT program.

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