Best Yoga Studios in Cape Coral

2021

AHA! (A Holistic Approach)

AHA! stands for A Holistic Approach, and it bills itself as a center for health and harmony. The gentler approach to yoga practices still emphasizes pushing oneself through proper posturing and focus. Services provided include but are not limited to Chair Yoga, Gentle Yoga, Stretch and Strength, Vinyasa, and Tai-Chi tuneups. Healing services involve clinical psychotherapy, functional medicine/acupuncture, partnership healing, and even retail therapy. Founder Kandy Love has attained her certification in Iyengar, and she has taught for more than a quarter-century. Her staff of certified teachers works with all levels of sophistication, from beginning to intermediate and advanced.

Ambu Yoga

• Private Lessons

Ambu Yoga offers an environmentally friendly and spacious studio for yoga students across the Cape Coral metro. The studio offers private individual and group classes. Clients can opt for sessions held outdoors at the beach or in-studio. Likewise, they can access an eco-conscious boutique that carries artisan jewelry, local art, yoga accessories, and reusable canvas bags. Yali Zawady, the studio's founder, is a certified health coach from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and received training from yoga centers in Florida, India, and Costa Rica.

Dragonfly Yoga & Pilates

• Power Yoga

Dragonfly Yoga & Pilates is a wellness studio that serves clients in Cape Coral. Its classes are designed to accommodate beginners and intermediate clients. In addition to classic yoga programs that are focused on breathing and balancing poses, the studio also offers yoga meditation for stress relief and ball-rolling for myofascial release. At the studio, clients can combine Pilates exercises with yoga practices to strengthen and tone their bodies. One of its owners and instructors, Mary Ann Mckenna, is a physical therapist.

Ellio Pilates, Tai Chi, Yoga & More

Ellio primarily focuses on three fitness modalities — Pilates, Tai Chi, and yoga. Of the latter, the emphasis is on embracing the rejuvenating nature of Restorative Yoga. Other course offerings include belly dancing, the Miracle Ball Method, and foundation training. The studio has worked with students suffering from long-time injuries, athletes, arthritis patients, and golfers, to name a few. Owner/teacher Vicki Elliott-Brown has more than two decades of instructional experience and training with other conditions such as ALS, MS and Parkinson’s Disease. She works alongside long-time ballet dancer and yoga instructor Kelley Natella. Private sessions are available for Pilates.

Fusion Yoga & Wellness

• Teach Training

Fusion Yoga & Wellness is a studio located in Estero and serving students in the Gulfshore region on the Florida side. The center has received the Best of Gulfshore 2017 award from Gulfshore Life magazine, and it stays involved in the community with an active membership in the Estero Chamber of Commerce. The staff teaches a variety of challenging but accessible yoga courses, including Fundamental flow for proper alignment, which links the flow of poses with efficient breathing techniques. It also provides chair yoga sessions for seniors and individuals suffering from chronic pains who need a more compatible way to access the discipline. Other classes include Chakra for Life and Emotional Wellness Through Yoga.

Sanibel Health Club

• Private Lessons

Sanibel Health Club is a fitness center located on the island of Sanibel. It is active in the community with membership in the Islands of Sanibel and Captiva Chamber of Commerce. It welcomes locals, visitors from the mainland of Southwest Florida, and students passing through for work or business. The facility opened in 2009, and it has several years of experience serving students from all levels with classes that include all-level Vinyasa, beachside sessions, Candlelight Restorative, Aerial, Gentle, and Standup Paddleboard (SUP) yoga forms. SHC also employs an on-site esthetician to give the facility a full spa and wellness vibe.

Shiva Yoga Shala

• Teach Training

Shiva Yoga Shala is a yoga studio that serves clients in the Cape Coral area. It provides an array of yoga classes, which include chair yoga, beginner basics, restorative, core power flow, and yin. It also offers heated sessions, such as heated gentle flow, beginner-friendly, and advanced. Its classes are designed to increase flexibility, improve posture, and strengthen the body and mind. Giana Montoya, one of its instructors, has been teaching yoga for over 13 years.