Yoga & breathFremont, Seattle
A room fordoing less.
Slow flow, yin and breathwork in a north-lit loft above Evanston Avenue. Twenty-two mats, no mirrors, and nothing to prove.
Next classSlow Flow with Mika, 5:45 pm
TodayOpen 6:15 am to 9:15 pm
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01Breathe with us
Four counts in.
Six counts out.
A long exhale is the oldest off-switch you own. Follow the circle: in through the nose as it opens, out slowly as it closes. We have stopped the page so you can.
Breaths taken here00
Every class here opens with three of these, and closes with five minutes of nothing at all.
02Classes
Six ways to slow down.
Every class opens with three breaths and closes with five minutes of stillness. Levels are honest, and effort is marked in ink.
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Slow Flow
Vinyasa at half speed. The breath sets the tempo and the poses wait for it, which leaves time to notice what your hips are actually doing.
With Mika, Daniel and Nasrin
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Yin
Floor poses held for three to five minutes. It works the connective tissue around your joints and, more slowly, your patience.
With Mika and Theo
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Hatha Foundations
One posture at a time, explained in plain English, with a prop for everything. The class we suggest for your first visit.
With Daniel
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Restorative
Five poses in seventy-five minutes, held up by bolsters, sandbags and wool blankets. Most people fall asleep once. That is allowed.
With Nasrin
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Breath & Sit
Twenty minutes of breathwork, then twenty-five of sitting still. Cushion, bench or chair: whichever lets you stay.
With Theo
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Candlelit Yin & Sound
Yin by candlelight, with Theo playing shakuhachi from the back of the room. It is the first class of the week to fill, so book on Monday.
With Mika and Theo
03Timetable
This week in the room.
Doors open fifteen minutes before class and close when the first breath begins. Mats, blankets and a pot of genmaicha are always included.
Twenty-two mats per class. Reserve up to seven days ahead; cancel up to two hours before.
Private sessions and small-group series by request.
04Teachers
Four teachers. No gurus.
Nobody here teaches more than nine classes a week, so there is still something left to give at the last one.
Mika Arai
Founder · Yin, Slow Flow
Ten years as a landscape architect before she opened Still Room in 2019. She still thinks about a room the way she thought about a garden: mostly, what to leave out.
Teaching since 2011
Daniel Ostrowski
Hatha, Slow Flow
Twelve years as a physical therapist. He teaches alignment in plain English and will know your name, and your old knee injury, by the second class.
Teaching since 2015
Nasrin Hamdan
Restorative, Slow Flow
Trained in restorative and trauma-informed yoga. Her prop setups are quietly famous: three blankets, two bolsters, a sandbag on each palm, and you are gone.
Teaching since 2016
Theo Lindqvist
Breath & Sit, Candlelit Yin
Fourteen years of Zen practice and a bamboo flute he plays on Friday nights. On weekdays he teaches breathwork to nurses and paramedics.
Teaching since 2013
05Begin here
Your first week, unlimited.
Seven days from your first class, for $40. Come as often as you like: most people come four times, and one man came eleven. Mats, towels and tea are on us.
Choose your first classAfter your first week
- Drop-inOne class, any day$26
- Ten classesGood for six months. Share it with one other person.$220
- Monthly unlimitedNo contract. Pause it when you travel.$165a month
- Early morningsEvery class that starts before 9 am.$110a month
- Breath & Sit onlyAll seven sits, every week.$60a month
- Community YinSundays at 4 pm. Nobody checks.$5–25pay what you can
Students, teachers and healthcare workers take 25% off any membership. Gift cards at the front desk.
06Your first class
Come ten minutes early. Bring nothing.
Someone at the desk will show you where the shoes go, find you a mat near the window, and tell your teacher it is your first time.
iDo I need to be flexible?
No. You need to be able to get down to the floor and back up again, with help if you like. Flexibility is something yoga gives you, not something it asks for.
iiWhat should I bring?
Nothing. We have cork mats, wool blankets, buckwheat bolsters, blocks and towels, and the tea is always on. Wear something you can sit cross-legged in.
iiiIs the room hot?
Warm, never hot. The floor is heated from beneath to 74°F, so your feet are not cold in February and nobody leaves soaked.
ivWhat if I arrive late?
We close the door when the opening breath begins and open it again five minutes later. Slip in then; there is always a mat waiting by the door.
vI am pregnant, or injured. Can I come?
Almost always. Tell your teacher before class and they will offer options throughout. Restorative and Hatha Foundations are the kindest places to start.
07The studio
A north-lit loft above Evanston Avenue.
Cedar slats, shoji screens and a white-oak floor warmed from beneath. Mornings are silent. On wet evenings, the rain on the skylights does the music.
- 1North skylightsTwo of them, so the light at 7 am looks like the light at 4 pm.
- 2Cedar slatsWestern red cedar over acoustic felt. The room hushes itself.
- 3TokonomaThe alcove for the season's branch. This month, vine maple.
- 4Shoji screensWashi paper on cedar frames, hiding the props and softening the street.
- 5The floorWhite oak over radiant heat, held at 74°F all winter.
- 6PropsWool blankets, buckwheat bolsters and cork blocks: enough for twenty-two.
- Square feet, one room
- 1,140
- Mats, never more
- 22
- Degrees, underfoot
- 74°F
- Mirrors
- 0
Find us
3412 Evanston Ave N,
second floor
Fremont, Seattle, WA 98103. Up the cedar stairs beside the frame shop.
Getting here
Two blocks from the Fremont Bridge. Buses 5, 28, 40 and 62 stop on Fremont Avenue. Bike racks out front; street parking is easier after 6 pm.
(555) 014-3390 · [email protected]
Front desk
- Mon–Fri
- 6:15 am – 9:15 pm
- Saturday
- 7:30 am – 6:00 pm
- Sunday
- 8:00 am – 7:30 pm