The Castro Room
yoga classes, events, workshops, teacher trainings
expert teachers, in a world-renowned room
warm, all-levels, vinyasa yoga
ethos
Anytime we sell yoga with assurances of bliss or peace or healing, we undermine the true essence of the practice, which is to make room for things as they are. Bliss, peace, and healing can sometimes arrive as natural byproducts of yoga, but they recede as objects of yearning—this distinction is at the heart of the practice.
The wonderful thing is, yoga sells itself. A studio that creates space for this to happen, with experts who practice what they teach, and an outstanding physical environment, is a community that thrives.
This is our goal: to provide a room for the practice to do what it does.
come practice
200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training
led by jason bowman
"A fabulous combination of the cerebral and the embodied."
"The format is so supportive, and the attention to detail was incredible."
"I feel like this has changed who I am as a person, and how I interact with the world."
the distinguished training to take your practice further
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Events
Pop Up: Slow Flow + Sound Bowls
Breathwork + Sound Healing
Contact Improvisation Class + Jam
Queer Men's Yoga Sangha
Ecstatic Chanting with Jai Uttal + Friends
Pop Up: Full Moon Yoga Nidra + Sound Healing
Pop Up: Thanksgiving Morning Flow With Live Music
Gratitude Flow: Thanksgiving Yoga Workshop
Ease into Winter: Pure Restorative Workshop
The Inner Architecture of Practice: An Intensive in Asana, Pranayama, Meditation + Self-Study
Pop Up: A New Year's Eve Yoga + Sound Experience
Detox Flow: Clear Out, Let Go, Begin Again
Begin Again: A Yoga Journey
Yoga, Somatics, and the Body of Delight: A Weekend With Tias Little
Radiant Heart Breathwork, Cacao, + Sound Healing Ceremony
A Somatic Sound Bath: Equinox Reset
Change Your Life While Lying Down: A Pranic Breathing Workshop
about
For decades, there's been a yoga studio at the corner of 18th and Collingwood street in San Francisco. It's been through different eras and owners and names, but the studio has always been a beacon for high-quality yoga, locally and globally. The room has seen thousands of classes, tens of thousands of people, hundreds of thousands of discoveries. We honor the legendary history of a container that's held so much, and open the door for everything that comes next.
info
The front door is locked ten minutes after the start of all classes and events.
Class styles and temperatures vary by teacher.
Mats and towels are available for rental.
The studio is accessible by public transit.
Street parking is available in the surrounding neighborhood.
Please arrive early and stay for the entirety of class.
Shoes should not be worn in the practice space.
Silence devices, all the way.
Please avoid strong scents.
