Welcome to Walla
Exciting news at Circle Yoga!
We made the leap to a new studio management platform earlier in June, so you'll now use Walla to instead of CowTinker to reserve space in classes, join online classes, access the video library, and more. Here are some handy links to help you get started:
- See the new class schedule
- Learn about membership and class pass options
- Log in now!
If you run into any issues with your account, please reach out to us. Thanks for your patience and support as we all learn a new system!
Download Walla's User-Friendly App
Download Walla’s user-friendly app on your phone to make booking and canceling class reservations a piece of cake while you're on the go!
First, make sure you've created your new password through the website — just click the Forgot Your Password link.
Then, download the Walla App for
iOS or Android, and use the log-in credentials you created.
*New* Monthly Membership Renewal
With our move to Walla, we’ll no longer offer classes in sessions (i.e., winter, spring, summer, and fall). Instead, you’ll have the option to join with a monthly renewing membership, choosing from 4, 8, 12, or more classes per month.
We’re excited about these added perks for monthly members:
◆ When you join with at least 8 classes per month, you’ll get one Guest Pass per month. Guest passes are valid for use by local residents who are new to the studio.
◆ If you use all of your class credits before the end of the month, you can take advantage of a discounted member drop-in rate of $24, compared to the standard $30 drop-in rate.
◆ Members will be able to reserve space in classes up to 60 days in advance, while non-members can reserve space 30 days in advance.
◆ You'll be able to pause your membership for up to 60 days a year without it impacting your member pricing. One membership pause per year is free of charge. Additional pauses in a given year will be charged at $25 each, with a limit of 60 total days paused in a year.
◆ As a monthly member, you'll automatically be a student member of the co-op, which means that you’ll receive a 10% discount on retail purchases in the shop, member discounts on workshops, invitations to special member events, etc. Learn more about the co-op.
*New* Access to Individual Class Recordings
When you sign up for a class in Walla, you can enjoy on-demand access to the recording of that class for 14 days. All students signed up for a class, whether they attend live or not, will receive the class recording.* (If you are just signing up to receive access to the recording, be sure to sign up as a “livestream” student.) This access to individual class recordings is available to all students, whether they are monthly members, drop-ins, intro offer students, etc. And when you sign up to receive the recording without attending the live class, your teacher will still be paid for your attendance!
Please note that individual teachers choose whether or not to record their classes. Except in cases when there are technical glitches or internet outages, we'll note on the weekly schedule if a class will not be recorded. If there are technical difficulties and you don’t receive a class recording, and you didn’t attend the class live, your class credit will be returned to your Walla account, or your drop-in fee will be refunded.
Other updates
Changes to the video library
Unlimited video library access will continue to be a perk for members who are signed up for 8 or more visits per month (as with our 2+ classes per week registrants in the past. However, the video library in Walla works differently than in CowTinker. Rather than including every recorded class for 90 days, the video library will include a more curated collection of classes. You can still expect to find a selection of classes with every Circle Yoga teacher who wants to have their classes posted. That said, if you want to be sure you don’t miss a class with your favorite teacher, just sign up for livestream access for their specific classes each week to receive the individual class recording, and you can practice with these recordings for 14 days.
Pricing updates
As part of our move to Walla, we’re updating class pricing to support studio health and sustainability. We haven’t raised prices for registered students since 2022, and the per-class price for students who sign up for 3 or more classes a week hasn’t gone up since 2015!
Here are the headlines on the pricing updates:
1. Students who join us with a monthly membership by July 15 will see a modest increase of $1.50 per class, compared to Spring Session pricing.
2. The price for Reduced Rate membership will go from $12 per class to $13.50 per class for current students. For those who join after July 15, Reduced Rate pricing will be $14 per class. As always, if you’re experiencing job loss or other financial hardship, contact us and we’ll work together to find a price that works for your budget.
3. We’ll still have a Pay It Forward option to help support Reduced Rate pricing and scholarships, but it will no longer be directly connected to class pricing. More details on how to Pay It Forward coming soon…
4. We've also updated pricing for drop-ins and class passes. Circle Yoga counts on students who commit to regular attendance. Monthly membership helps sustain the cooperative by enabling us to budget and plan for the future. While we love welcoming drop-in and class pass students, drop-in pricing is really intended for people who are visiting from out of town or who can join a class once a month (or less). The price for a single drop-in is now $30. The 4 Class Pass has been replaced with a 10 Class Pass, priced at $27 per class, and this new class pass will be valid for a full 6 months.
Late cancels now apply to livestream students, too
The 2-hour cancellation window now applies to everyone, including livestream students. So, if your name is on the roster and you cancel after the 2-hour window has closed, your class credit will be returned to your account, but you'll be charged a $10 late cancel fee. If you decide not to cancel, your teacher will still be paid for your attendance, and you'll have access to the recording for 14 days!
Studio breaks
Although we’re moving away from a session-based model, we’ll continue to take two breaks per year: one during the week before Labor Day and one during the holidays at the end of the year. This gives us some extra time for deep cleaning in the studios and for our staff and teachers to take a break. Members will receive details of specific days off at least one month in advance, and, if requested, they will be able to transfer unused credits from the week off to the following month.
Summer Schedule Changes
As always, our class schedule and room arrangements will change for the summer so that we can offer seven weeks of joy-filled summer camp for kids! For weekday daytime classes, all adult classes will be in the upstairs studios. Look for these changes as well:
◆ All kids and family yoga classes will be on hiatus June 23 - Aug 31.
◆ All classes will be canceled for the holiday on Friday, July 4.
◆ Anna is off for the summer, so her Pilates Total Fitness classes will be on hiatus June 23 - Aug 31. Yes, you'll still be able to catch her classes in the video library!
◆ Eileen will teach Yoga for Balance and Stability on Mondays this summer at 10:15pm.
◆ The Tuesday 6:15pm Stretch, Strengthen and Align class will become a Yoga Level 1-2 class, and Aida will teach starting July 1.
◆ Stephanie M.'s Tuesday 7:00pm Flow Level 1-2 will become a Flow Level 2 class starting June 24.
◆ Phil's Thursday Gentle Yoga Flow will be on hiatus while he's away for the summer, June 23 - Aug 31. You can still catch him for his virtual classes on Tuesdays at 9:30am and Thursdays and 7:00am.
◆ The virtual Yoga Level 1 class with Mercedes on Saturdays will move to 9:15-10:30am, starting June 14.
◆ Wendy's Saturday Flow Level 2 will move to 10:00am, starting June 28.
◆ Rob will return with a virtual Yoga Level 1-2 class on Sundays, 5:45-6:45pm, starting July 6.
◆ We'll be on break for cleaning and some rest from Aug 25 through Labor Day, Sept 1. Members will have the option to transfer class credits from the break week for use in September.