Laura P.
Yelp
FYI: they lock you out if you arrive late to class.
After leaving work early and walking 30 minutes to the studio, I arrived at 6:03pm to find the door locked for the 6:00pm class I had signed up for. I was pretty frustrated. I had signed up for the class through ClassPass. To their credit, after this happened, I did look back at the description on ClassPass for this studio and it does note their late comers policy. So, I take the fault for overlooking this detail. If I had noticed, I would not have signed up b/c through ClassPass I not only get 1 out of my 5 monthly class credits deducted when I don't show up to a class, you also get charged an extra $15 when you don't show up to a class or cancel a reservation within 12 hours. So, given the studio policy on late comers, I would have preferred not to take the risk of signing up and being late coming from work.
I did recently go to a restorative yoga class at Past Tense that I generally enjoyed, although it was not as good as other restorative classes I've attended in other studios. The class is shorter in length (60min) than most of the other restorative classes I have been to elsewhere (75-90min), and they also do fewer poses during the class. Also, it was hard to relax and focus during the class b/c the studio is located on a noisy street so you can constantly hear cars and people talking as they walk past the studio on the street (which I think also makes it a little ironic that they lock out late comers so as not disturb other class participants, even though class participants can anyway constantly hear the noises from the street).
While in general I enjoyed the restorative yoga class I took here, the street noise and particular style had made me decide I likely would not go back to that specific class in the future. Unfortunately, after the recent experience, I may opt to not go back altogether. But again, they have the choice to set their policies and I have the choice to opt to not go there b/c their policies don't work for me. So, if you do decide to go to Past Tense, just keep in mind their late comers policy as well as how the location/noise may affect your class experience (particularly if you are attending a more relaxing class, like restorative yoga). My rating here is not so much because of their late comers policy but a rating of the experience I had during the class I did get to attend.