Yoga Loft Tampa aerial studio — purple hammocks, exposed brick, namaste wall in Historic Ybor City

Home of Chicken Yoga · Historic Ybor City

Best of the Bay Winner · Yoga Studio · 8 years in a row · Creative Loafing

Yoga in Ybor City.
20 Mats.
8 Swings.
Small Classes.
Personal Attention.

Boutique yoga classes in Historic Ybor City, Tampa — small room, real teachers, and the occasional rooster during savasana. 2002 E 5th Ave, Suite 102.

    20 Mats

    A loft with room to practice, not a packed gym floor.

    Small Classes

    Yoga in Ybor City that stays small enough to teach.

    Personal Attention

    Teachers who will know your name, and your left knee.

    Colleen McHenry, owner of Yoga Loft Tampa

    Owner

    Colleen McHenry

    Owner · lead teacher · doctorate in business · owner since 2019

    Colleen purchased this loft in 2019. Doctorate in business, twenty-plus years on the mat. She still teaches the early room, the hammocks, Chicken Yoga at Hotel Haya, and the 200-hour training.

    Best of the Bay Yoga Instructor, 2026.

    This Sunday

    Chicken Yoga at Hotel Haya.

    Sunday, October 25, 2026 · 11:00 AM · $25 · 18+. Rescue hens from Ybor Misfits Microsanctuary. Tickets on Eventbrite — that confirmation is the ticket.

    Creative Loafing

    Best of the Bay Winner. Yoga Studio. 8 years in a row.

    2019 through 2026. Neighborhood loft, not a chain.

    Yoga Loft Tampa celebrating eight Creative Loafing Best of the Bay wins, Best Yoga Studio Hillsborough 2026
    • Creative Loafing Best of the Bay 2019 winner — Yoga Loft Tampa, Best Yoga Studio

      2019

    • Creative Loafing Best of the Bay 2020 winner — Yoga Loft Tampa, Best Yoga Studio

      2020

    • Creative Loafing Best of the Bay 2021 winner — Yoga Loft Tampa, Best Yoga Studio

      2021

    • Creative Loafing Best of the Bay 2022 winner — Yoga Loft Tampa, Best Yoga Studio

      2022

    • Creative Loafing Best of the Bay 2023 winner — Yoga Loft Tampa, Best Yoga Studio

      2023

    • Creative Loafing Best of the Bay 2024 winner — Yoga Loft Tampa, Best Yoga Studio

      2024

    • Creative Loafing Best of the Bay 2025 winner — Yoga Loft Tampa, Best Yoga Studio

      2025

    • Creative Loafing Best of the Bay 2026 winner — Yoga Loft Tampa, Best Yoga Studio

      2026

    This week in Ybor

    Pick a class. Reserve a mat.

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    Live from Mindbody — Yoga Loft Tampa, this week. Twenty mats, eight hammocks. Book in the widget.

    Live schedule

    Live from Mindbody for Yoga Loft Tampa. Times, teachers, and open mats update here — including Candlelight. Book with regular yoga passes, not corporate appointments.

    First visit

    Four things, then you practice.

    1. 01

      Book

      Grab the 14-day intro for $49.

    2. 02

      Park

      Meters on E 5th Ave until 6 PM. After that, 2-hour spots or the lot north of the tracks.

    3. 03

      Arrive early

      Fifteen minutes. Check in, shoes off, two blocks and a strap.

    4. 04

      Tell the teacher

      Injuries, first class, whatever. Then put the phone outside the room.

    Fountain at the Yoga Loft Tampa entrance in Ybor City

    Pricing

    One intro offer. No fine print hunt.

    Intro · 14 days

    $49

    New students, unlimited

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    Drop-ins, packs, unlimited, aerial, and merch live on the Passes page.

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    The room

    A yoga studio in Historic Ybor City since 2007.

    Best of the Bay Winner — Yoga Studio, 8 years in a row, by Creative Loafing. Featured on the Today Show, the Washington Post, PBS, and Samantha Brown. Women-owned. LGBTQ+ and neurodiverse-friendly. Students come from Ybor City, Downtown Tampa, Channelside, Hyde Park, Seminole Heights, and the rest of Tampa.

    Candlelight yoga class at Yoga Loft Tampa, Ybor City

    “Small studio, real teachers, no gym-chain feeling. I started on the $49 intro and stayed.”

    Maria G. · Google

    “Aerial here is the real thing — eight hammocks, not a gimmick class. Colleen actually teaches.”

    James R. · Google

    “Yin at night is the reason I keep coming back. The room is quiet. Nobody is performing.”

    Priya S. · Google

    “Chicken Yoga at Hotel Haya is as weird and kind as it sounds. Bought tickets, showed the confirmation, that was it.”

    Dana L. · Google

    “Park on 5th, walk in, they know your name by week two. That’s the loft.”

    Chris P. · Google

    “Best neighborhood studio in Tampa. 20 mats, not a packed room. I can actually hear the teacher.”

    Elena M. · Google