Kasa Yin Yoga Studio, North Miami Beach: Two Weekly Slots

Kasa Yoga Studios, at 17810 W Dixie Hwy Suite C in North Miami Beach, gives yin two distinct homes on its weekly timetable. On Tuesday mornings at 10 am there is a plain 60-minute Yin Yoga class, and on Monday evenings at 7:30 pm the studio runs Yin and Sound, an hour of long floor holds layered with singing bowls and other instruments. That split makes Kasa one of the few places in north Miami-Dade where you can choose between a quiet daytime yin and a sound-driven one after work.

The studio is in Suite C of a low commercial building on West Dixie Highway, in the Ojus area that straddles the line between North Miami Beach and Aventura. Kasa's own story page addresses its neighbors and friends in Ojus, and the feel is local rather than touristy: a studio people drive to from nearby condos and houses instead of a stop on a beach itinerary.

Weekday hours are the same on both pages of the website that list them: Monday through Friday, 7 am to 8 pm. The footer and the FAQ disagree about weekends, so plan weekend visits around the class schedule rather than a posted closing time. Since both yin slots fall on weekdays, this rarely matters for the classes covered here.

The Tuesday 10 am class is led by Kamerin Cerrato on the current Mindbody schedule, with sessions listed for October 27 and November 3. It is the straightforward option: a 60-minute sequence of passive floor postures, each held for a few minutes, which the studio describes as a way into the deeper layers of the body. Morning light, a smaller crowd than an evening slot and no instruments make it the better pick for first-timers who want to learn the shapes.

The Monday 7:30 pm Yin and Sound class keeps the same long holds but adds what the class listing calls the aid of different sound bowls and instruments. Layla Lopez is listed as the substitute on October 26, and Xiomara Olaya teaches the November 2 session. If you find silent five-minute holds hard to sit through, the layered tones give the mind something to rest on, and the 8:30 pm finish leaves you ready for an early night.

Neither yin class carries a heat label on the schedule, while Kasa lists hot yoga as its own separate class type. That is a useful distinction in a county where several studios run warm or hot versions of yin. Think of these as room-temperature classes built around bolsters and patience, not sweat.

The schedule is busy beyond yin as well. Kasa runs a 200-hour yoga teacher training, and its graduation teaching weekend is set for Saturday, October 31, from 1:30 to 6:30 pm, so expect newly certified teachers to show up on the timetable in the weeks after. The same Tuesday and Monday yin pattern is already posted for November 9 and 10, which suggests both slots are fixtures rather than a one-season experiment.

The FAQ states that the first class costs $25, which is the easiest way to test either yin slot. After that, a single drop-in for yoga or Pilates is $33, and a one-week unlimited pass is $65. Class packs come in three sizes: six classes for $180, eleven for $265 and twenty for $380. Those packs make sense for someone planning to take both weekly yin classes plus a flow class or two.

For regulars there are two monthly options. The autopay unlimited subscription is $185 a month with a three-month commitment, and the pricing page warns of a $100 fee for cancelling that membership before three months are up. A no-commitment monthly unlimited costs $200. Kasa also sells a separate unlimited monthly sound plan for $299, aimed at people who come mostly for the sound bath programming rather than the yoga.

Unlike many Miami studios, Kasa accepts walk-ins, though its FAQ recommends booking in advance. The Mindbody listing spells out the cancellation terms: a $5 fee for cancelling within three hours of class and a $10 fee for a no-show, both charged to the card on file. A three-hour window is generous, which helps if a Monday workday runs late and you need to drop the 7:30 pm class.

The packing list is short. The FAQ asks you to bring a yoga mat, a water bottle and comfortable clothing, and notes that mats are available to rent at the studio if you arrive without one. For the Yin and Sound session, the studio's sound bath page suggests arriving a few minutes early to settle in, which matters more when the class opens with the bowls rather than with movement. A light layer is also worth bringing, because the body cools quickly in long, still holds.

Greynolds Park, at 17530 W. Dixie Hwy., sits roughly a quarter mile south of the studio, close enough to walk before a Tuesday class or after a Monday one if there is still light. The park is listed on the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail, so an unhurried look around the park makes a natural extension of a slow, inward morning on the mat.

A little farther south, about a 15-minute walk, the Ancient Spanish Monastery at 16711 West Dixie Highway is one of the most unexpected sights in Miami-Dade. According to its own history page, the cloisters were begun in 1133 near Segovia in northern Spain, bought by William Randolph Hearst in 1925, dismantled stone by stone and shipped across the Atlantic in more than 11,000 wooden crates. Pairing a yin class with a visit to those quiet stone arches is a fitting way to keep the stillness going.

Address: 17810 W Dixie Hwy Suite C, North Miami Beach, FL 33160. Yin Yoga: Tuesdays 10 to 11 am. Yin and Sound: Mondays 7:30 to 8:30 pm. Weekday studio hours: Monday to Friday 7 am to 8 pm. Prices: first class $25, drop-in $33, one-week unlimited $65. Cancellation: $5 inside three hours, $10 for a no-show. Bring a mat or rent one at the desk, plus water.