Are CorePower Yoga Teachers Actually Going on Strike?

"Posted online in December 2025 via MoveOn.org, the petition claimed that the national studio chain CorePower Yoga paid unfair wages and inadequately cleaned its studios. It was written by a CorePower instructor, Dani, who asked that her last name not be shared for fear of potential job insecurity. She explains that the petition was inspired by a conversation she had with a cleaning employee, who expressed concern about the availability of sanitizing supplies at the studio."

""We didn't have any sanitizing wipes or sprays in the studio. I was grossed out," said Dani. "My bare feet are on these floors every single day." Given the concerns about cleanliness as well as fair wages that she shared with other CorePower instructors, Dani and her coworkers decided to act. The petition made three requests: fairer wages for instructors and studio cleaners, better cleaning supplies, and more frequent studio deep-cleans."

"It was shared on social media along with graphics encouraging members to reach out to individual studios, corporate management, and the press in support of their teachers. The social posts also asked students to freeze their memberships for the duration of February 2026 and encouraged teachers to go on strike during that time. When she created the petition, Dani was hoping for 200 signatures from local signers in Colorado. She didn't anticipate the nationwide conversation her petition would spark."

A petition posted online in December 2025 via MoveOn.org alleged that CorePower Yoga paid unfair wages and inadequately cleaned studios. The petition was written by an instructor named Dani, who cited a cleaning employee's concern about sanitizing supplies and said students' bare feet contact unclean floors. The petition demanded fairer wages for instructors and cleaners, improved cleaning supplies, and more frequent deep-cleans. Supporters shared the petition on social media with graphics urging members to contact studios and corporate management, freeze memberships for February 2026, and encourage teachers to strike. The petition unexpectedly went viral by early January 2026, prompting hundreds of social videos.

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