Press kit

Photos by Peter G. Morneau, courtesy of Life Alive

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Davis Square

A modern cafe with an outdoor patio in a hip, welcoming neighborhood.

Features

• Lounge and cafe seating for 75 guests

• Large and inviting neighborhood patio seating

• Comfortable workspace

• Open kitchen

• Modern beverage bar

• Online pickup and delivery

Specs

• Address: 20-40 Holland St, Somerville, MA 02144

• Opened: September 2022

• Size: 3,000 square feet

• Capacity: 75 seats

• Design: Kendall Lowe

• Construction: Cornerstone Design/Build Services

• Daily hours: 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. for breakfast, lunch and dinner

• Menu

All photos courtesy of Life Alive

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Kendall Square

A modern, light-filled space reflecting the vitality of the MIT community and the surrounding neighborhood.

Features

• Lounge and cafe seating for 100 guests

• Large and inviting neighborhood patio seating

• Comfortable workspace

• Open kitchen

• Modern beverage bar

• Online pickup and delivery

Specs

• Address: 415 Main Street (Ames Street Side), Cambridge, MA 02142

• Opened: June 2022

• Size: 3,700 square feet

• Capacity: 100 seats

• Design: Kendall Lowe

• Construction: Cornerstone Design/Build Services

• Daily hours: 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. for breakfast, lunch and dinner

• Menu

All photos courtesy of Life Alive

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South End: the second Collaborative from Life Alive and Down Under School of Yoga

Created to connect the way we eat and move with how we feel, Life Alive South End combines nourishment, motion and reflection in a shared space.

Features

• Lounge and cafe seating

  • Large and inviting neighborhood patio seating for 60 guests

  • Indoor cafe seating for 35 guests

  • Comfortable workspace

  • Open kitchen

  • Modern beverage bar

  • Online pickup and delivery

• Two state-of-the-art yoga and meditation studios for 50 and 20 students

  • Showers

  • Locker room

  • Massage room

Specs

• Address: 505 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02118

• Opening: May 2022

• Size: 4,060 square feet

• Capacity: 170 guests and students

• Design: Kendall Lowe

• Construction: Cornerstone Design/Build Services

• Daily hours:

  • Yoga 6 a.m. - 9 p.m.

  • Cafe 7 a.m. - 10 p.m.

• Menu

Cafe photos by Morgan Ione Yeager, courtesy of Life Alive
Yoga photos by Morgan Ione Yeager [and Kate Weiser (headstand only)], courtesy of Down Under School of Yoga

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Harvard Square: the first Collaborative from Life Alive and Down Under School of Yoga

Created to connect the way we eat and move with how we feel, Life Alive Harvard Square combines nourishment, motion and reflection in a shared space.

Features

• Two floors of lounge and cafe seating for 100 guests

  • Abundant and comfortable workspace

  • Open kitchen

  • Modern beverage bar

  • Online pickup and delivery

• Two floors of state-of-the-art yoga and meditation studios

  • Private showers

  • Private changing rooms

  • Locker room

  • Ayurvedic consultation and massage room

Specs

• Address: 22 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

• Opening: March 2022

• Size: 6,700 square feet

• Capacity: 155 guests and students

• Design: Kendall Lowe

• Construction: Cornerstone Design/Build Services

• Daily hours:

  • Yoga 6 a.m. - 9 p.m.

  • Cafe 7 a.m. - 10 p.m.

• Menu

Food

Organic meals, juices and smoothies that renew your energy and connection to life.

Menu

Grain bowls

• Warming, rejuvenating and mineral rich

• $10.25 bowl, $11.25 wrap

Greens

• Energizing, complex and refreshing

• $10.25 bowl, $11.25 wrap

Ramen-style broth bowls

• Nourishing, substantial and healing, made with our miso chickpea broth

• $10.95

Cold-pressed juices

• Cleansing, vitamin-rich juice blends

• $8.50

Smoothies and açaí bowls

• Dairy free, color and flavor rich

• $7.75 - $8.50

Wellness lattes

• Dairy free and curated to treat specific energetic needs

• $4.95

All photos courtesy of Life Alive

All photos courtesy of Down Under School of Yoga

Programming

The only independent school in America with a Teacher Leadership Council and faculty-written employment agreement, employment benefits for all teachers, individual faculty meetings and a management team consciously crafted from lead teachers. In a pandemic that saw most yoga teachers fired or furloughed, Down Under refused to lay off a single of its 70 teachers and 15 managers, pivoting overnight to virtual offerings and recruiting students from Europe, Asia and beyond.

Iyengar Yoga: intelligent inquiry

• Students focus on precise alignment and explore one pose at a time in this classical methodology that employs props to make poses accessible. Three levels of class, plus back care, ropes and pranayama.

Ashtanga Yoga: devoted to ritual

• Students engage with a set sequence designed to cleanse and purify the body by creating internal heat. Instead of guiding class, Mysore teachers give one-on-one instruction, adding new poses to gain stamina, flexibility and focus.

Vinyasa Yoga: rhythm of body & breath

• Students flow from one pose to another in a creative and dynamic sequence crafted with a unique focus.

Hot Power Yoga: ablaze with tempo

• Students are challenged in a sweaty, powerful sequence in 90+ degree heat and humidity. The heat makes muscles pliable, augments range of motion and brings a layer of vigor that compels focus on breath.

Restorative Yoga: sanctuary

• Students luxuriate in the potency of slowing down, discovering a slower pace that prioritizes purpose over pace and feeling over accomplishment. Tension unwinds in sublime restorative poses and the stillness of meditation.

Racial Justice: ascension

• Led by Down Under's BIPOC Faculty Director and Faculty Collaborators, racial justice work unfolds in the monthly Accomplice Circle, Yoga in Spanish, and VivaOM programming. Ascension dialogues around wholeness, race and collective possibility, BIPOC training scholarships and training curriculum focused on evolution of the industry.

Prenatal & Kids: the family school

• Empowering families with the tools of prenatal yoga, baby & me, kids & teens and trainings for teachers & parents.

Ayurveda: yoga's sister science

• Students explore the secret's of India's ancient medical science through consultations, cleanses, cooking, trainings, diet and lifestyle consultations.

Fitness: it's go time

• A doctor's complete fitness regime with dynamic personal trainers in HIIT, Strength & Conditioning, Barre, Pilates, Core and Yogasculpt.

Press contact

For high-res images, samples and media inquiries:

Adam Ritchie
(617) 819-4237