Best Yoga Studios In DFW

Yoga isn't just for ballet dancers and football players. Yoga is one of the best ways to calm yourself and tap into your inner feelings. It can increase blood flow to the brain and other parts of the body to increase flexibility. Mastering some of the difficult poses can help build confidence. Stretch out the kinks from sitting behind a computer all day and try one of the many different yoga classes offered across the Metroplex.

Comic Cafe
2912 Oaklawn Ave.
Dallas, TX 75219
(214) 521-6157
www.cosmiccafedallas.com

Upstairs, above the dining room of this vegetarian restaurant, are peaceful spaces for yoga. Comic Cafe goes beyond traditional yoga classes by offering laughing yoga, which helps you to relax the mind, and OSHO Dynamic meditation. This meditation isn't quiet, and this isn't a sit-with-your-legs-crossed-and-say-"om" kind of class. You move, speak, shout, cry and get your emotions out. It can be a very cathartic experience, leaving you with a wonderful feeling of being released from frustrations.

The Yoga Movement
4931 Airline Road, Suite 102
Dallas, TX 75205
(972) 638-9922
www.yogamovementdallas.com

This yoga studio is located on the Katy Trail near Southern Methodist University (SMU). Along with classic, Ashtanga, Hatha and Vinyasa yoga classes, The Yoga Movement offer fun yoga classes called acromovement. While you can go solo to this class, it would be more fun to grab a trusted partner for this structured class that will have you feeling like a child again.

Gaia Flow Yoga
3000 Blackburn St., Suite 140B
Dallas, TX 75204
(214) 235-1153
www.gaiaflowyoga.com

All of Gaia Flow Yoga's classes are in a heated room that is between 92-95 degrees. If you are not used to the Texas heat, these classes will get you prepared for it. The class variety is perfect for newbies and experienced yogis. One of the best classes is the "Still Water – Yin yoga" practice where you can stretch out in a gentle series of poses. For those that desire a more intensive practice there is "Ocean" practice, which is a high-intensity interval training that gets the cardiovascular system pumping.

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The Yoga Factory
19009 Preston Road, Suite 117
Dallas, TX 75252
(214) 558-8064
www.theyogafactorydallas.com

Yoga is "in" and all of the crazy twisted poses you might have seen on television can leave you feeling intimated by this ancient exercise practice. The Yoga Factory & Wellness Center has "beginners only" classes so you can learn basic poses in confidence. The super shy will appreciate the private lessons that are offered. Classes are 60, 75 and 90 minutes in length, so one can really get into the practice. Plans are in the works to open a second studio at The Shops In Legacy later on this year for those located in far North Dallas.

Urban Yoga
1706 8th Ave.
Fort Worth, TX 76110
(817) 908-3569
www.urbanyogafw.com

This is a great place for pregnant moms. Urban Yoga offers prenatal yoga classes and mommy and baby classes that help increase the mother/child bond while building strength and flexibility. Anusara, Daksina, Dharma, Radical, Vinyasa, Yin and Restorative yoga are just a few of the types of classes offered. There is something for everyone. Plus, there is an on-site boutique for colorful gear. Now in its fifth year, Urban Yoga is a Fort Worth relaxing and energizing fixture.

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