8 Limbs Yoga Centers will open in the Fini condo building sometime this fall. Owner and director Anne Phyfe Palmer says she hopes construction goes smoothly so they can open in October.
Phyfe Palmer lived on Phinney Ridge several years ago when she first moved to Seattle. “I loved that neighborhood, walked it all the time,” she says. “I was there when Carmelita opened; I loved Ken’s Market.”
She first opened 8 Limbs on Capitol Hill in 1996, and has since expanded to Wedgwood and West Seattle.
“The whole point of starting 8 Limbs back in 96…was to have yoga in an open, welcoming environment,” she says. “Not to teach one kind or style of yoga, but to be embracing of the wide range of styles of yoga. What unifies us is the quality of our teachers; they’re very grounded.”
Phyfe Palmer says 8 Limbs Yoga Centers is not about wearing the perfect yoga ensemble. It’s for all levels of students, from beginning to advanced, and they’ll have pre- and post-natal yoga as well, plus series for seniors.
The plan is to have classes every day of the week, at all different times, including early morning, mid-morning, afternoons and evenings. Phyfe Palmer says she needs to know what the community wants in terms of class schedule, so feel free to post a note for her in comments below.
Their new space will be just shy of 2,000 square feet, so they’ll have one large studio with natural light from the windows, plus a smaller studio in the back that can be used for smaller classes, private instruction or childcare, and a small boutique.
8 Limbs won a Mayor’s Small Business Award last year, and has been named best yoga studio in a number of different local publications in the last few years, including Seattle Weekly, Seattle Magazine and Seattle Metropolitan Magazine.
18 responses so far ↓
1 debra // Aug 5, 2009 at 3:26 pm
Very excited to see this! Would love a class that starts mid-morning — 9:30/10:ooish…
2 Stacy // Aug 5, 2009 at 7:06 pm
I would love a really early morning class, like 5 or 5:30, before work.
3 Julie // Aug 6, 2009 at 9:29 am
Agree about the early morning. I see at the other locations the earliest class is 6:30. That is too late for me. 6 is the absolute latest and then only if the class is just an hour.
4 kathymcc // Aug 6, 2009 at 1:28 pm
This is awesome! I would like late afternoon/ early evening classes (5 or 6 pm). I would also like to see a Yin class during the evening or on weekends, even if a monthly workshop as this is a great way to balance out a more active practice.
5 Mel // Aug 6, 2009 at 1:30 pm
I would love to attend classes that take place after 6PM. I commute from the east side.
6 leukothea // Aug 6, 2009 at 1:42 pm
I used to live close to the Wedgwood 8 Limbs location, and missed it terribly when I moved to Broadview. It’d be great to rejoin the 8 Limbs family!
Early is best for me, before work.
7 etta // Aug 6, 2009 at 2:53 pm
I’d prefer a 9:30 or 10 am class.
8 Hazel Salon & Organics // Aug 6, 2009 at 5:22 pm
I think my husband would love a 6 am hour long class, to get to befor the eastside commute. I would love a 930 am.
9 Rebecca // Aug 7, 2009 at 12:07 pm
I would love evening classes! Preferably 7pm?
10 Mike // Aug 7, 2009 at 4:53 pm
This is great news!!! I can’t wait. 5:30-6:15pm starts would be great, so I can come directly from work and still get home and have dinner at a reasonable time!
11 Sue // Aug 8, 2009 at 12:00 am
my vote is for either early morning, 6am at the latest, or 6pm. a lot of other studios have 7pm classes but then it cuts into dinner with the fam.
12 Jennifer // Aug 10, 2009 at 10:34 pm
YAY! I can’t wait for you to open! Echo the comments re: early a.m. class (6am) but would also like to see a regular weeknight classes (6pm, 7pm). Also, how about a weekend morning parent-toddler class? Phinney is crawling with little ones that like to get their parents up early…
13 Anne Phyfe Palmer // Aug 13, 2009 at 12:06 pm
Wow, thanks for all of the encouragement and helpful suggestions. I am working on the schedule and it’s great to know what y’all want! We cannot offer classes before 6am due to condo rules but are hoping to offer a few at 6am and a few at 6:30am. There will be several mid-morning (9:30am) classes and evening classes (5:45, 6, 7, 7:15), and we are working on parent/toddler (that would be a series, not drop-in). We will post the schedule when we are further along, and plan to grow the schedule as there is demand for it. Teachers who are definitely on the schedule: Chiara Guerrieri, Leisha Davis, Tracy Hodgeman, MJ Daniels, Dawn Jansen, Jay Holby, and Marni Yamada-Entrop. Keep those suggestions coming, they are all helpful!
14 cjp // Aug 13, 2009 at 5:48 pm
I was a long time Capitol Hill 8 Limbs student and have made the drive since moving to Phinney. This is FANTASTIC! 7pm weekday classes would be great.
15 julie // Aug 22, 2009 at 7:39 pm
hi anne,
i am so excited you are opening in phinney. i’ve told lots of neighbors !!
i think 6-6:30 a.m. is great !!! also a 8:30 or 9:00 on sat and sunday a.m.
also, really excited to hear you may be offering family classes.
hope it really happens in october!!
16 Anne Phyfe Palmer // Sep 18, 2009 at 5:20 pm
Construction begins next week at 8 Limbs Phinney Ridge. We’re planning to open in November (cross those fingers!), and will update http://www.8limbsyoga.com/phinneyridge as we know more. The schedule should be posted soon, just a few more details to nail down. If you have never purchased an Intro Membership with 8 Limbs, purchase yours ahead of time (by October 15) and you’ll get special gift. Your membership will start the week we open.
17 michelle // Oct 1, 2009 at 10:55 pm
Yippee! Can’t wait until the new Phinney studio opens. I second the request for parent/toddler classes. Also, i would love a few mid morning /afternoon weekend classes.
18 Janet Klinger // Dec 30, 2009 at 8:39 am
A 6am class would be perfect. I’m off to check out your new schedule right now. Congratulations.
I hope you love this neighborhood as much as I do.
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