She laughs and jokingly answers, "I sure hope so." But future students will no doubt have peace, not politics, on their minds when Mark's Karma Yoga and Fitness studio opens later this spring. The business, located in the Sunnybrook Center, 13031
S.E. 84th Avenue, will be the first of its kind in the area, Mark says.
As a devoted student who lives in nearby Happy Valley, she should know. "Believe me, I have looked high and low."
Since Mark couldn't find a studio -- "You can go to the gym, but it's not the same," she says -- she decided to open one herself. The 2,000 square foot studio opens in May. A class schedule is on the studio's website.
Mark doesn't teach yoga herself, but has hired seven instructors and is looking for more. Instructors will have a minimum of 200 hours teaching certification.
Classes will be offered in various forms of yoga, including vinyasa, hatha, yin, restorative, flow, pre-natal and for mothers and babies. The studio will offer free yoga classes to foster children and veterans, Mark says.
Mark, who has started and managed businesses in the past, is confident a ready market exists in the area.
"I'm my own demographic," she says. "I want a yoga studio, all my neighbors want a studio, and there's nothing around here."
--Eric Mortenson
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Source: http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2013/03/can_a_yoga_studio_calm_clackam.html
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