Portes Ouvertes 2023: Marseille, Nîmes, Toulouse, Paris, Bordeaux
Get to know a new yoga studio thanks to free and low-cost classes this September
It’s Back to School season and that can only mean one thing: Portes Ouvertes! During these Open Houses you’ll discover new studios, sample new-to-you teachers, and explore different asana and meditation practices at a fraction of their regular cost.
Because a yoga studio is not just a place to unroll your mat but an actual community of people, it’s important to spend more than 60 or 90 minutes there to get a sense of the vibe. Class is one thing, but how do you feel when you enter the space? Does it feel cared for? Honored? Do you feel care for, honored? Because how you feel when you’re in the space will say a lot about whether the studio is the right fit, remembering of course that everyone is different and that’s a good thing 😊
4-10 Septembre, 2023: Semaine Découverte (Marseille)
Dive into this Marseille studio during their weeklong Portes Ouvertes event. Situated just steps away from Saint-Victor and the plage des Catalans, you can follow your Vinyasa, Hatha, Prenatal Yoga or Pilates sessions with an Ariel-style plunge into the sea.
👉 Monday Sept. 4th through Sunday Sept. 10th, 2023
👉 5€/class
👉 Reservations required
9 Septembre, 2023: Portes Ouvertes (Nîmes)
An opportunity to check out this cozy little studio in beautiful Nîmes! Their Portes Ouvertes is an afternoon of 30 mn classes so you can truly sample a little of everything: Vinyasa, Hatha, Yin & Yang, Pilates and straight-up Yin.
Two ways to reserve: either by using the link below (the classes are free, however please specify “payer sur place” during checkout); or by sending a DM over Insta.
👉 Saturday Sept. 9th, 2023
👉 FREE
👉 Reservations required
9-10 Septembre, 2023: Portes Ouvertes (Toulouse)
at Peacock
Peacock is the 3-in-1 spot for your mind and body in La Ville Rose: it’s a combination yoga studio, veggie cantine and concept store designed to take care of you, inside and out. This weekend’s menu boasts 11 yoga classes including new treats like Astro Yoga, Hip Hop Flow and HIIT Yoga Fusion.
Until September 10th, buy a 5-class, 10-class, 20-class or 50-class card and get 15% off the purchase price. Use code ‘PEACOCK LOVER’ to redeem.
👉 Saturday Sept. 9th and Sunday Sept. 10th, 2023
👉 10€/class
👉 Reservations required
9-10 Septembre, 2023: Portes Ouvertes (Paris)
at Yoga & Co
Yoga & Co is a good example of a neighborhood yoga studio that thinks about its environs and what its local community needs. To illustrate the point, this weekend’s Portes Ouvertes classes are all levels and span many different practices: yoga, meditation, Feldenkrais, Qi Gong and Pilates.
During Yoga & Co’s Portes Ouvertes weekend, every new membership will receive a certificate for a free class.
Due to limited class size and in order for everyone to be able to sample the studio’s offerings, participation will be limited to 2 classes per person.
👉 Saturday Sept. 9th and Sunday Sept. 10th, 2023
👉 Every new membership benefits from one FREE class (to be gifted to someone else or you can use it yourself!)
👉 Reservations required
10 Septembre, 2023: Portes Ouvertes (Paris)
A full program of Ashtanga and other practices await you at Ashtanga Yoga Paris’s annual Portes Ouvertes. As always the first session of the day is Mysore-style, but other classes like Vinyasa and Yin Restorative are on the schedule, as well as a ‘Breathing, Yoga Sutra & Meditation’ hour with co-founder Linda Munro.
During this Sunday event, there will be special prices on 10-class (165€ instead of 185€, to give you an idea) and 20-class cards, as well as 30-day, 6-month and yearly memberships.
👉 Sunday Sept. 10th, 2023
👉 Free
👉 Reservations required
11-17 Septembre, 2023: Portes Ouvertes (Bordeaux)
at Satnam Club
A weeklong celebration of yoga, this Portes Ouvertes is an opportunity to discover, try, share and adopt practices that will do your body and mind a lot of good. Satnam’s beautiful space is home to 15 different movement modalities so you’re certain to find one that’s perfect.
👉 Monday Sept. 11th through Sunday Sept. 17th, 2023
👉 10€/class
👉 Reservations required