Owner: Roni Sloman

Classes offered: Beginners, Gentle, Flow Level 1, Flow Level 2, Power, Advanced Power, Hot Yoga, Ashtanga, Yin Yoga, Kids Yoga, Yoga for 55+ and Stress Relief Yoga

What makes it unique and why you should try it: Bella Prana Yoga & Meditation was founded on the belief that a yoga class should be more than a workout but an experience. Offering two studio spaces in a warm and inviting atmosphere, a central downtown location, showers, and over 50 classes a week, it is also the only studio in Tampa with sprung floors designed to absorb shock and protect your joints.  Brand new students can try out Bella Prana for a month of unlimited classes for $39. Bella Prana's goal is nothing less than to be a life changing experience for you one day a time!

Advice for first-timers: Owner Roni Sloman advises that one of the most important things you can do is remember not to take yourself too seriously! It's called a yoga practice for a reason, you will always be practicing and growing. Come ready to work hard, rest hard, and learn to love yourself and your body just as you are today.

Roni's favorite things to do in Tampa: Going to movies at CineBistro and dinners at Seasons 52, Boca,  Osteria Natalina and SoHo Sushi.  Also walking on Bayshore, biking through Hyde Park, and checking out all the awesome outdoor events in downtown Tampa.

Did you know? Roni used to be in full-time ministry before traveling the world and has done mission work in Africa, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.  She also learned to mountaineer and rock and ice climb, culminating in her completing the Outward Bounds Instructor Training Course as well as becoming a Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician before finally falling in love with Yoga and Meditation.

Instructor Chay Prieto is an actress and model, Tina Tidwell and Erin Tracy are modern dancers and performance artists, Amee Joshi is a doctor, and Joy Tapper is 72 years old and just beginning to spread her love of yoga!

Ready for your practice? Check out a class at Bella Prana Yoga & Meditation today.