CorePower Yoga Set to Close Harvard Square Studio

When Yena L. Im ‘27 attended a class at CorePower Yoga two weeks ago, she left the Harvard Square studio with unexpected news.

“They usually say, ‘Oh, this is the end of class,’” Im said. “But she said that this location was going to be permanently closing on March 2nd.”

“Everyone was like, ‘What?’” Im added.

CorePower, one of the four yoga studios in Harvard Square, confirmed on its website that the Harvard Square studio is set to close its doors this spring after nearly a decade of operation.

The yoga studio set up shop in Harvard Square at 57 JFK St. in 2018. The company, based in Denver, also has studios in Fresh Pond and Kendall Square. CorePower offers a variety of yoga classes, as well as yogi teacher certifications, at their location.

Rejena Carmichael, a CorePower spokesperson, wrote in an email that although the company “loved being a part of the Harvard Square community,” they will close the studio in the coming weeks.

“Unfortunately, due to business challenges beyond our control, we had to make the difficult decision to close the studio,” Carmichael wrote.

Im, who frequently attends classes at CorePower, speculated that the closure may be because of a heating problem, which complicated the logistics for CorePower’s hot yoga classes.

“The main room that classes usually take place in had been closed because their heating system was broken,” she said. “And I think the problem was they just weren’t able to fix it.”

“They would just put everyone in the smaller room and it would get way too crammed,” Im added.

Carmichael did not comment on the reported heating problems.

Denise A. Jillson, president of the Harvard Square Business Association, wrote in an email she did not know why the location is closing. She did note, however, that CorePower did not renew its membership with the HSBA after their first year in the Square.

“I have no idea why they are closing and can only assume, if business was robust, they wouldn’t be leaving,” Jillson wrote.

As the studio transitions, Carmichael encouraged Harvard Square members to attend classes at their Kendall Square and Fresh Pond studios. Individuals who had memberships at the Harvard Square location will be able to continue their memberships elsewhere with a 15 percent discount.

“We’re excited to welcome members and students at our nearby Kendall Square studio, or any of our 11 other locations across the Boston area,” Carmichael wrote.

— Staff writer Jaya N. Karamcheti can be reached at jaya.karamcheti@thecrimson.com.

— Staff writer Kevin Zhong can be reached at kevin.zhong@thecrimson.com.