From the street, this mysterious fitness space called the Class is nondescript with no signage or displays. But inside, there is a cacophony of sound and a whirlwind of emotional release.
In a dark room, women grunted and stuck out their tongues as they exhaled. Eyes closed, feet bare, they clapped and stomped to house music. Soundproof paneling prevented their guttural moans from leaking out of the studio in a Santa Monica shopping center. From the street, the mysterious fitness space called the Class is nondescript with no signage or displays. But inside, there was a cacophony of sound and a whirlwind of emotional release.
The Class offers one thing, also called the Class. In ads that followed me around on Instagram, actors Naomi Watts and Emma Stone called the Goop-approved workout “transcendent.” Still, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Was it rebranded mat pilates? Guided meditation? A dance class? The nexta la SoulCycle? The mystery is purposeful. If you want to know what the Class is, you have to try it for yourself. So I did.this year, where I signed up for a 9:30 a.m. Class.
It costs $30 for 60 minutes and runs on word-of-mouth among curious Angelenos, many of whom are believers in what’s called “The Method.” In a classroom filled with thick yoga mats, we began by shaking our bodies however we saw fit, moving and flapping. Almost immediately, I understood why the marketing avoids specifics. At first, it seemed like Jazzercise for the Tulum crowd. Sometimes there’s even a live drummer. Parts of the Class were familiar — a series of jumping jacks, running in place, planks and mountain climbers. Rather than boring me, the repetitive moves made it easier to enter a flow state. In between the cardio exercises, the instructor would call out “hands on body” for moments of reflection.
Small pulses and body-weight-only pushes started off easy but soon felt as difficult as heavy lifting. As a newbie, I wasn’t comfortable in the freestyle dance portions of the Class. I overthought how moves usually reserved for my shower singalongs might look to other students. As we flailed, the instructor acknowledged some elements of the Method may feel silly at first but encouraged us to allow our bodies to take over.
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