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Jess Be Here

Jess Be Here is a studio in Boston with classes in hot yoga, vinyasa and yin. About 36 classes a week with 28 facilitators, busiest on Mondays and Tuesdays. Most classes start in the morning.

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The calendar: 34 classes this weekEvery class, day by day, and the regulars

The feel

Hot yogaSweatRestoreFlowGentleYinVinyasaPower yogaRestorativeStrong

Compared with the rest of Boston, Jess Be Here leans toward Crown 9.8×, Meditation 9.8× and Ether 7.9×.

How Jess Be Here feelsStyles, energy and times, against the rest of Boston

Who leads here

Jess Thompson16 classes in two weeksEileen Quemere4 classes in two weeksAlisa Conway3 classes in two weeksKaren Lyons3 classes in two weeksLaura Walsh3 classes in two weeksAllison Goff2 classes in two weeks
All 27 facilitators

Prices and booking

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About Jess Be Here

Jess Be Here is a yoga studio in Whitman, just south of Boston, with a timetable that is built around the early morning. Hot yoga, yin and restorative classes sit beside simply yoga, power flow and mobility work, so a practice can be gentle or demanding depending on the day. The studio has a steady rhythm of one-hour classes from 6am into the evening.

It suits you if

  • you like to practice before the day begins
  • you want hot yoga with a range of intensity
  • you are looking for slow, restorative classes

At a glance

34classes this week
27facilitators
Read more about Jess Be HereHow the week runs, Styles and practices

How the week runs

Most of the timetable at Jess Be Here is yoga, and most of it runs in the morning. More than half of the classes start before noon, and about a third begin before 9am, with the most common start times around 7:30am and 9:30am. The evening program is smaller but steady, with a busy cluster of starts between 5:30pm and 7pm.

Weekends are quieter than weekdays. Monday, Tuesday and Saturday carry the most classes, so those are the days with the widest choice.

Styles and practices

Hot yoga is one of the studio's main styles, and it runs alongside a broad mix of practice. Hot power yoga flow and hottish yoga classes build heat and movement, while yin and restorative classes ask for long holds and stillness. Candlelight restorative yoga and yin and restore, with the wall used as a prop, show how the studio pairs slow work with support.

Beyond yoga, there are meditation classes, mobility and stretch sessions, functional movement for strength, and a few sound baths with gong and bowls. The sound baths and restorative classes suit anyone who wants to slow down.

Jess Be Here: questions and answers

Where is Jess Be Here?

Jess Be Here is at 629 Washington Street, Unit 101, in Whitman, a short way south of Boston. The studio runs a large timetable of yoga, with the most classes in the morning and a steady evening program.

What kinds of classes does Jess Be Here offer?

Yes. Most of the classes are yoga, and a good number are hot yoga, which is taught in a heated room. The studio also offers meditation, restorative and yin classes, mobility and stretch work, and a few sound baths with gong and bowls.

When do most people practice at Jess Be Here?

The studio has a lot of early starts, with the first classes at 6am. Many of the busiest start times are at 7:30am and 9:30am, and there is a second peak in the early evening around 5:30pm and 7pm. Monday, Tuesday and Saturday are the days when most people practice.

Is Jess Be Here good for beginners?

Yes, the studio has a few classes for people taking their first class ever, and a beginner class called yoga basics. Simply yoga and the FUNdamentals classes are also gentle places to start. Experienced students can choose the hot power and power flow classes.

Who leads the classes?

Jess Thompson teaches the most classes here, and Eileen Quemere, Laura Walsh, Karen Lyons and Alisa Conway also lead regularly. The studio works with a couple of dozen facilitators in all.

How long are the classes?

Classes are usually an hour long. The functional movement class runs for 45 minutes. Most of the timetable is one-hour practice, so there is room for a full session before or after work.