CorePower Yoga - Uptown Chicago

Reviews

• JR

  julie roberts

  Dec 16, 2025
  2.0
  EDIT: I’ve recently learned just how little instructors make for teaching, which explains how they’re able to offer so many classes. I’ve removed a star. Today was my first class at Core power yoga. I have been to Yogasix Studios across the country so I am familiar with the westernized, hot yoga practice and was looking forward to trying their C2 class at 6:30a, advertised as the same flow as C1, but in a heated room. I liked that studio had a lot of class offerings at different times to choose from because my schedule is variant. When I arrived, the front desk directed me to the locker rooms and I still got confused because there was no sign, only one for the men’s room. The locker rooms were impressive with plenty of lockers, hooks for jackets, showers and little spaces with mirrors to get ready. Plus they were stocked with spray deodorants and hair ties! When I got to the upstairs studio I was surprised to see no yoga mat placement markers on the floor. After I placed my mat I felt I had to remain upright and aware until class began in case I had to move due to spacing issues - I wasn’t sure if this class would get crowded or not. I found the class itself to be a bit boring for me. The flow didn’t seem to build to anything in particular and there were a lot of additional holds, squeezes and squats meant to create burn but I didn’t feel really offered anything to the practice. The flow also had transitions that actually made it harder for me to get into poses that I’ve felt confident getting into before. The room didn’t get hot enough to my liking either. By the end, the studio below us had begun their high energy class and you could hear the instructor yelling and the music bumping. Shavasana wasn’t a great experience because of that. After, there wasn’t clear instruction, or maybe I just couldn’t hear it, as to what to do with the used blocks (which were way too foamy to be supportive in any way. They are very low quality). Finally, I was not impressed with the overall cleanliness of the studio - the floors had evidence of sweat droppings from previous classes, and when I left they were already reheating the room for the next class so I am not sure how often the studios can be cleaned. Overall I would not recommend corepower yoga.
• AA

  Abdallah J. Alkodah

  Dec 14, 2025
  5.0
  I really enjoyed the community class today. Thank you, Jaime. You were awesome
• MM

  Mad

  Aug 8, 2025
  5.0
  Really awesome teachers. Every teacher has their own style but they’re all very good at what they do.
• RR

  Rebecca R.

  Oct 18, 2017
  1.0
  I went to the Uptown Yoga Studio in Chicago tonight to start my free week hoping I would love it! Just a little about myself, I've been training in Yoga for years, and during the last 2, I've been training in pole fitness, movement, and contortion at the Chicago Academy of Pole and Dance where I had a $300 unlimited membership. I was a loyal client at CAPD, but they suddenly closed about two months ago. I became what my friends and I call a 'pole orphan.' I started looking for pole studio options but have not found one that meets my needs. Then, I saw Core Power Yoga studio close to home. I was so excited about seeing a studio that could become my niche once again! It took me about a week to actually go to the studio. Long-story-short, I'm a doctoral student in clinical psychology. I'm originally from Puerto Rico where, as you may know, there's a humanitarian crisis after Hurricane Maria. My mom and nephew had to come last minute and stay with me at my small student hoping to at least be safe and have their basic needs met. After they arrived in Chicago, my mom became extremely sick, and I've spent all this week at the hospital. Finally, today I had some time at night to do some self-care and start my regular schedule of self-care because I love it but also because I need it. My nephew, who is 12, is staying with me, so he has to go everywhere I go as he is a minor. When I've been to other studios, it's never been a problem when others or myself have had guests or kids who have to wait in a lobby or waiting area, etc. To my surprise, this was a problem at the CPY studio. The staff told me that they couldn't do anything but that my nephew either go to Target and wait (again, he's 12) or I would just have to go. Three staff members were trying to explain to me (all talking at the same time) why they could not do anything for me (e.g., an exception) and have him quietly waiting at the waiting area watching his tablet using headphones. I really felt that they didn't care and that we were not welcome. I'm so disappointed because I really wanted this site to become my home studio. I guess my expectations were too high. You see, when you have a studio in an ethnically and racially diverse community such as Uptown, you HAVE to culturally-tailor the services you provide so you could respond to the needs of people in your community. I've come to realize now that this studio may not be at Uptown to target Uptown's diverse population but just certain individuals from the community. Those may be privileged enough to have money to pay a nanny or not have family members who are refugees of one of the worst severe political, financial, humanitarian crisis of our times. But you know what? It is your loss. You lost a loyal client and a good student. I hope you revise the studio policies to serve the community better and respond to ALL Uptown neighbors' needs. I know you'll do your best to keep yoga values aligned with your policies.

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