Stephanie’s yoga class was amazing!  As an instructor, she had a lightness about her that made you feel comfortable, but the class was challenging enough to substitute my normal gym workout.  I especially appreciated that throughout class, she offered modifications to make certain poses easier or more challenging. After my first class with Stephanie, I felt strong and happy and immediately booked another one.

I am new to yoga and Stephanie is my first instructor. She gave a well rounded introduction, walking us through a variety of poses. Stephanie explains things in a way that makes sense to a beginner who is not familiar with yoga terminology. She created an atmosphere of calm and focus, and I hardly noticed the time passing. Afterwards I was exhausted, fulfilled, and wanting more. In summary, Stephanie is a great instructor and I plan to go back to her many times!

I started practicing Iyengar Yoga long before I started CrossFit training.  My passion for and necessity to work on the long list of movements incorporated in a CrossFit regime ate away at the 3 times a week 1.5 hour yoga class, I attended.  But as quickly, as yoga disappeared from my routine; aches, inflexibility and a lack of fluidly crept in (all of which was not ultimately helpful for any potential CrossFit gains)

I love CrossFit and I love yoga.  But, I became disheartened and misunderstood when teachers told me weight lifting was getting in my way.  If CrossFit brings me joy, isn’t that yoga –YES!…and Stefanie understands that. Because of her book, I am finally able to do both.

Stephanie’s book is clear and direct as it points athletes to the best pose for post CrossFit-specific move for restoration. Following this book and watching Endure Yoga videos finally bridges both the Yoga and CrossFit disciplines, instead of the two practices being at odds. 

I have never been a fan of rollers and lacrosse balls. Yet, somehow post workout its not a chore to put myself in the WOD-specific poses that Stefanie recommends.  

If you do CrossFit give this a try.

My background in athletics includes varsity fencing and karate, teaching pole dancing (“vertical gymnastics”), as well as numerous marathons, triathlons, Alcatraz swims, and one Ironman (one and done!) I came to Crossfit® because all this had really wrecked my body – I couldn’t squat, had a chronic shoulder issue, etc. My husband said that this was part of being over 50, but I optimistically thought that there had to be a way to reverse some of this.

Through the help of patient Crossfit® trainers and Stephanie Ring’s WOD Recovery Yoga, I am now proud to say that I not only can squat to depth but even with a little weight on my shoulders. I have traded the chronic 24/7 pain that I had in my knees and one shoulder for the muscle soreness that every athlete is familiar with after pushing their limits – a trade I was very happy to make!

I actually have had some “on again, off again” experience with yoga throughout my life. My issue was always that the yoga instructors expected me to do yoga as an end in itself. I personally wanted to do yoga to help me with other things that I liked to do. I also, to be honest, didn’t want to take an hour out of my busy day to attend a class where I was being told to “breathe into a pose” that I couldn’t even get close to accomplishing. Yoga just made me feel embarrassed and frustrated at my inflexibility.

WOD Recovery Yoga is tied directly to functional fitness moves. As such, if I have deadlifts, or squats, or rows, or a run in the workout for that day, I can look in Stephanie’s eBook and quickly and easily find a 1/2 dozen exercises to help me be prepared for those movements, and then others that will help me recover from them in a simple and effective way. So, I get yoga that is specifically tied to what I am doing, that only takes a few minutes, and that will actually help me accomplish things that I want to accomplish. Everything I wanted!

Definitely give this book a try. I think you won’t be sorry you did!

I have been doing Crossfit for the past 18 months.  At the beginning of my Crossfit career, I would occasionally hear an instructor say, ‘oh yea, let’s stretch a bit’ . . . and then would come a few suggestions on what stretches we could do, so as not to feel too crippled with the DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness), the following day. The suggestions were generally an afterthought, and only sporadic.

Now, we have a 4th column added to our daily whiteboard  workout of warm up, skills work, and WOD. The 4th column is Stephanie’s post WOD recovery yoga poses, which compliments our workout.

The WOD recovery yoga book is clearly laid out – child proof really, and has helped me lessen the DOMS  that have plagued me from the beginning of my Crossfit practice.

Lastly, with this book you can take your health in your own hands at home to refer to when you find you have forgotten or neglected to stretch post workout ( and are now regretting that decision).

Stephanie is awesome- go take one of her classes and see for yourself!

I have been going to Stephanie’s classes for the past year. I met her at Yoga Flow on Union and now go to her classes at Yoga Flow on Ocean. I highly recommend her to anyone because she is mindful of all levels attending her class. She does however, specialize on utilizing her classes as a place for athletes who are highly involved in other sports to come and recover, or use Yoga to supplement other activities. Being a runner, cross-fitter, and gymnast herself, she really understands what you’re going through. 

I really like Stephanie’s teaching style because she doesn’t just stick to what she has learned from Yoga training. She’ll teach the traditional way, but then let you know what has worked personally for her, and encourages you to find the method that works best for YOU. 

So excited for her to be up and running on Yelp so everyone can see how great she is!

Stephanie rocks. Her classes are amazing and always make me feel stronger and more balanced than when I walked in. She has a beautiful presence and such a wonderful nature…I love Stephanie. Now don’t crowd her classes too much, please! 😉

Stephanie brings a unique gift to my training. My work with her has been individualized to my physical needs, and it fits with both my training and my schedule. Stephanie understands the athlete in a way that will help you gain movement quality and positional power.  We’ve addressed everything from warm up to recovery, and I am a better athlete for it!

I play pickleball 3-4 times a week and these classes have helped me build both strength and stamina. I’m 69 and feel like i could play 6 days a week. (Wife won’t let me though).The classes are fun and everyone is different, which is good for me because i get bored otherwise. Best thing of all  is i have granddaughters 2 and 4. They both want me to pick them up at the same time and now i can do it with no problem.

I’ve been attending Stephanie Main’s over 50 class 3 mornings a week for months. I absolutely love it. I am feeling stronger, more energetic and able to move more freely. I am 65 and that is a wondrous thing! Stephanie’s focus on proper technique and movements tailored for each individual creates a safe and positive fitness environment for all ages.