Arrichion is more than an awesome spot for hot yoga and training, it's a community. Arrichion brings together yoga, strength training, recovery and community together into once place where people can pursue their fitness goals with likeminded individuals. Take part in a variety of classes from one of their many trained instructors, pop in for an individual class or go all-in with a membership.
Update: Overall, I recommend this place.
I left a negative review in late 2024. One of the owners promptly offered to give me a deeply discounted membership. I did not take them up on their offer, but I did continue to attend yoga classes at this studio for another year. Here is an updated review (2025):
Facilities: You can tell that the owners put a lot of thought and effort into the design and outfitting of this place. The yoga room, foyer, and dressing rooms are minimalist and calming, and everything you need is at hand.
Hot yoga classes: The yoga room is truly hot - not just warm - so if you are a fellow sauna-junkie, this is an amazing place to do yoga. There is a wide variety of classes, so there's almost sure to be one that in your favorite style. Most classes seem to have a set playlist which provides more of a gym-work-out vibe and less of a meditative vibe. Listening to the same music a couple times a week for months is not a dealbreaker, but the repetition can be a tad crazy-making.
The people: Marisa, one of the owners, is an inspiring and attentive teacher, a skillful small business owner, and an overall lovely person. There are several other teachers [like Rebecca (sp?)] who are great teachers, too. The community has a bit of cliquishness, and I have heard two of the staff gossiping in a whispers about someone who was present in the same room as them, which was disheartening.
Other: You can sign up for classes pretty easily via a browser, an app or in person. They almost always have a new student deal and/or a groupon special which make it very affordable to try.
Original review:
In sum: You have to have secret knowledge for the annual "doorbuster" sale.
I'm relatively new to the Durham Arrichion. I tried to take part in their annual "doorbuster" sale. I was there 15 minutes before the doors opened and took my place (third in queue). It was very cold (19F), which is why I had decided to only come 15 minutes early. A few minutes before the sale, some 7 other people came over to the door, and formed a new queue. They told those of us in the original queue that it wasn't actually a doorbuster sale. All you had to do was be in the parking lot. I pointed out that there was nothing about waiting in your car in the sale advertisement. The new queue ignored what I said. The person who opened the door glanced at our queue, turned back to the queue with the older members, and without asking any questions, gave them the "doorbuster" prizes.
Now, I appreciate that Arrichion wants their customers to be safe and warm. However, if the rules are that you wait in your car, then they should advertise as much. I would have happily arrived much earlier.
Since they did not post those rules, they privileged their older members who had been to the sale before. The place is cliquish, and I'm not sure if the favoritism is accidental or intentional. I hope it's an oversight, which is partially why I'm posting - maybe Arrichion will read this and do better in the future. If they don't ...well, that's the other reason I'm posting: I hope this warning and information is helpful to someone else in the future.
Esmée Durand
Jan 28, 2025
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TLDR False advertising: You have to have secret knowledge for the "doorbuster" sale.
I'm relatively new to the Durham Arrichion. I tried to take part in their annual "doorbuster" sale. I was there 15 minutes before the doors opened and took my place (third in queue). It was very cold (19F), which is why I had decided to only come 15 minutes early. A few minutes before the sale, some 7 other people came over to the door, and formed a new queue. They told those of us in the original queue that it wasn't actually a doorbuster sale. All you had to do was be in the parking lot. I pointed out that there was nothing about waiting in your car in the sale advertisement. The new queue ignored what I said. The person who opened the door glanced at our queue, turned back to the queue with the older members, and without asking any questions, gave them the "doorbuster" prizes.
Now, I appreciate if Arrichion wants their customers to be safe and warm. However, if the rules are that you wait in your car, then they should advertise as much. I would have happily arrived much earlier.
Since they did not post those rules, they privileged their older members who had been to the sale before. The place is cliquish, and I'm not sure if the favoritism is accidental or intentional. I hope it's an oversight, which is partially why I'm posting - maybe Arrichion will read this and do better in the future. If they don't ...well, that's the other reason I'm posting: I hope this warning and information is helpful to someone else in the future.
