Taken from the Well + Good blog post…
Hot yoga junkies across the country may have been bewildered when they showed up to class at their Moksha Yoga studio this month and the sign had been replaced with one that read “Modo Yoga.”
But the studios, it turns out, haven’t really changed at all.
The Canadian brand, which has been steadily expanding internationally, says it decided to change its name in the U.S. and abroad because it turns out Modo is a more popular name than they realized, and they don’t want to be confused with other brands.
So, what is Modo Yoga?
“Nothing has changed about our studios—our practice, the people involved,” says Modo Yoga New York City co-owner Britton Darby.
“Only the name has changed.”
And Modo yogis are finding meaning in the new name, Darby says.
“Moksha” means freedom or liberation, which was especially significant when the brand was establishing itself as a more accessible, less rigid alternative to Bikram.
“’Modo’ means the way you choose to live in each moment,” she explains, which seems like a great mantra for a growing yoga movement.