Park City’s Tadasana returns: Heated flow classes and new Yoga Mastery Institute under one roof

Jace Barrett, who oversees Tadasana’s Flow and Sculpt programs, and studio owner Melissa Garland inside the newly revamped Pinebrook yoga space that now hosts both Yoga Mastery Institute and Tadasana classes. Photo: Melissa Garland

PARK CITY, Utah—The longtime Pinebrook yoga space, once known simply as Tadasana, has reopened with a dual mission: to keep the popular heated Flow and Sculpt classes locals expect and to introduce a leveled “school” that treats yoga like any other disciplined study.

Owner Melissa Garland said the new model is “two doors into the same house,” each aimed at a different—but—overlapping audience.

Familiar fitness, clearer pricing

The Tadasana side now runs 60-minute Vinyasa Flow and high-intensity Sculpt sessions. A class costs $15 with a 10-class punch pass. More class times will be added  “as a new wave of instructors come on board,” Garland said, noting that veteran teacher Jace Barrett will manage daily operations.

A curriculum for choice over reaction

The new Yoga Mastery Institute (YMI) meets twice a week for 75 minutes of meditation, movement, and mindfulness. Students receive a lined mat and a printed manual and progress through a seven-ribbon system modeled on martial-arts belts.

“The goal is to help people live their lives in a state of choice rather than reaction,” Garland said. “We measured more than 500 poses, broke them into levels and teach each one the way your body can handle today.”

By tracking flexibility, balance, strength and stress levels, YMI aims to give students concrete evidence of progress. “Yoga in a drop-in setting tells you to ‘follow along and do your best,’ and that works for many people,” Garland said. “But we’re showing there’s another path where you own the practice—physically, mentally and spiritually.”

A YMI pass costs about twice the rate of a Tadasana class but includes unlimited access to the heated studio.

Learning as the glue

Garland hopes the two tracks will reinforce each other. Beginners or older adults can build confidence in YMI before stepping into a faster Flow class, while seasoned practitioners can cross over to explore meditation or philosophy.

“Learning is where humans find joy,” she said. “When people feel safe to be curious—to measure their growth—community forms naturally.”

The studio already hosts side groups in knitting, mindfulness study and other interests, all of which Garland sees as extensions of the “learning culture” she wants to foster.

Invitation to return—or begin

Garland, who began practicing at the studio in 2007, acknowledged that recent changes “felt disruptive” to some longtime students. “But the whole point was to make yoga more accessible,” she said. “Whether you crave a sweaty Sculpt class, a deep dive into meditation—or both—we want you to find your place here.”

Class schedules, prices and enrollment links for both programs are at www.yogamasteryinstitute.com. In May, purchase a Tadasana 10-punch pass and receive 3 free guess passes for any Tadasana class.