Down Under Yoga

I am writing to review Gregor Singleton. With all the ups and downs we are going through right now, I can’t think of a better investment in our well-being than signing up for the class with Gregor Singleton. I first met Gregor 15 years, and without a doubt, there is no one like Gregor when compared with the best yoga teachers! Every minute of a 90-minute class with Gregor counts. Starting with ever so gently, “let’s begin’, Gregor will take you through the steps of interconnected movements and breaths, signaling your mind and body to relax and begin to discover the return of your health and self-empowerment. Every word you hear comes with the wisdom of a master of yoga and the fluency and precision of academic scholar, in a way that only Gregor can craft, as his outstanding education in classic literature and a past career in Royal Arts shapes it. Gregor makes it easy for anyone to animate the most abstract ideas related to human perceptions and feelings, which is soothing and brings your sense of knowing how to move, breath, and be at any moment. Gregor’s lessons are often packed, so if you are even a few minutes late, you might end up squeezing your mat at the farthest space in the studio or the most visible spot. Regardless of where you land or how many students are around you, you will likely feel like the only student in the class. Gregor’s reassuring way of speaking coveys such a sense of trust, as if you are conversing with an old friend. Thank you, Gregor, for empowering the community through achieving our best health and self-realization!

It's all about the practice at this studio. The community is strong, the teachers are exceptional, the studios are clean, the staff is knowledgeable. Welcoming to newcomers with foundational classes, Down Under is also known as the place where teachers come to learn.

Great yoga studio. They offer a variety of classes ranging from very intense sweaty to restorative. The studio has a nice feel to it and the teachers are well seasoned and friendly. Recommend it

Most knowledgeable teachers in Boston, and a calm, warm, peaceful environment thanks to wonderful faculty and desk staff. Clean beautiful studios. And they truly pay all their teachers a fair living wage - which is almost unheard of in the yoag community nationally. You can feel good about supporting this local woman-owned business while intentionally growing physically and mentally through their powerful classes.

I have had only amazing experiences at Down Under Yoga in Brookline. The manager, Kyle Morgan, has been a great yoga teacher, extremely generous, and kind with helping me get my yoga practice going and just being a good friend as someone new to the area. The heated classes are difficult and are too much for me although a lot of people seem to love them but I have learned a lot in the none heated flow classes, and appreciate this studio for what it has to offer.

As a long-time practitioner of Hot Power Vinyasa Yoga, I'm ambivalent about the Down Under School of Yoga. I've practiced for fifteen years at the Cambridge studio, and flowed through all the changes of the last few years. With “7 Schools of Down Under” it seems they are trying to be all things to all people. If you don't know what you're looking for in a yoga practice, this might be a good thing. But, if you're like me and know what you want, it's getting harder and harder to find a class that satisfies. I've visited all three studio locations, and everyone I've encountered working there has been very helpful, kind, and knowledgeable. However, not all the teachers are ready for prime time. If you're a beginner I would recommend starting with Gregor's class. If you're a more advanced student, and can handle more nuanced instruction, go see Masaaki. I've researched other yoga studios, and taken classes at a number of them. Despite my reservations about Down Under School of Yoga, I will say this, they are the best game in town.

I LOVE this yoga studio. I was originally drawn in by the name since I'm from Australia but I haven't met any other Aussies yet. Everyone is so friendly and the studio itself is very clean and well kept. You can borrow the yoga mats and blocks and stuff so you don't have to lug your own around if you're walking straight from work. The instructors are absolutely fantastic - I've enjoyed every class I've taken so far. There are so many different instructors and types of yoga to choose from. Newcomers can pay $30 for 30 days of unlimited yoga which really allowed me to explore the classes and decide not only if I liked the studio, but also if I liked yoga and wanted to pursue it.

Excellent yoga studio. I've been attending the hot power yoga classes and every teacher has been excellent. A great mix of styles and personalities. The space is clean, easy to use, great facilities, showers. Online portal is quick and easy. The staff is friendly. And the other people there are friendly and not intimidating. I cannot recommend this studio enough. I practiced yoga 10 years ago and have come back to it recently. There are a lot of studios to choose from now, and this is by far my favorite.

My favorite yoga place in the Boston area. Very clean facility, awesome teachers, and overall very relaxing environment. I recommend it to everyone in the area! It’s been my saving grace in the pandemic.

I have been doing yoga at the Brookline studio for about a year. The teachers at this studio are friendly and professional. They are pretty good at teaching, and comparatively as good as anywhere in the area. Recently the studio was having some discussion regarding the metoo movement. They were talking about adopting some strategies for students to opt out of contact with teachers. It is hard for me to believe that adult women are paralyzed or helpless in class, and even harder to believe that women do not already have the ability to express themselves without some sort of esoteric communication strategy supplied to them by the studio. In general this sort of thing strikes me as going against the grain of the women's liberation movement, since I already believe women to be competent to do this thinking on their own. Since there have apparently been no incidents at this studio, the whole discussion was awkward to begin with, and more in line with the cultural progressive currents than about the needs of students. In any case, no harm done. In truth, I don't understand where ideas like 'trigger warnings' and 'safe spaces' originate from. To me, there really are no safe spaces in the world, and it does a disservice to perpetuate the sort of illusions that we live in separate safe zones, since you are not only still not safe, but you have decided you are not going to adjust or learn anything new. Overall I can recommend this studio.