A new woman-owned yoga studio will open in downtown Raleigh. Here are the details
A new yoga studio is opening in the ground floor of an apartment building in downtown Raleigh.
Homebody Yoga, owned by Emily Winters, is the first retail tenant at Platform apartments in the capital’s West End district, located near Boylan Heights. It will open by early 2025, according to a press release.
Winters has six years of teaching and 18 years of yoga practice under her belt and has been influenced by Baptiste Power Vinyasa, Awakening Yoga and Flow School.
Triangle residents may recognize Homebody Yoga from its pop-up yoga classes. With a crowdfunding campaign, Homebody Yoga raised $50,000 in six weeks to help make a brick-and-mortar studio a reality.
Inside the 2,500-square-foot space, there will be an open lobby with places to mingle, bench seating with storage and a communal vanity area. A 1,200-square-foot, mirror-free yoga studio complete with infrared heating and natural lighting will accommodate more than 50 people.
Besides vinyasa yoga, visitors can also take advantage of massage, life coaching and Reiki.
“Being able to flow and breathe in a room alongside 50 other people, synced with the same purpose, is something I think everyone should experience at least once,” Winters said in the press release. “It’s an energy that is hard to truly explain, but that communal quality is something I think everyone is really craving right now.”
Before the hot yoga studio opens, Homebody Yoga will offer two free, outdoor community classes in the courtyard of Platform Raleigh (600 W. Cabarrus St.). The 60-minute classes are scheduled for 10 a.m. July 13 and 6 p.m. July 31 and are suitable for all levels. Sign up using Eventbrite.
Homebody Yoga is one of several new fitness studios coming to Raleigh:
- SweatHouz, an infrared sauna and cold plunge studio, is opening at Seaboard Station.
- Beem Light Studio is opening its third Triangle location at Glenwood South.
This story was originally published July 10, 2024 at 10:03 AM with the headline "A new woman-owned yoga studio will open in downtown Raleigh. Here are the details."
