students and faculty as well as local business employees plans to open Sunday, Sept. 1 on North University Avenue.

aUM Yoga is opening in the 900-square-foot space at 715 N. University underneath Silvio's Organic Pizza. The building is owned by SRK Investments.

What is now a cozy, one room studio with freshly painted lavender walls was originally used as storage space until a pilates studio moved in and completely converted the location about a year ago. According Chris LaBelle of SRK Investments, the space was vacant for six months before aUM owner Jessie Lipkowitz, a U-M graduate, signed the lease.

Im very excited to have aUM Yoga move in , LaBelle said. I think that Jessie is a go-getter and she is making wonderful changes in the building already. Down the hall is Nola's Underground Salon and the combination of the two in the building is wonderful. The energy level is so high.

Lipkowitz began working on the space immediately upon signing the lease, and she said there are still a few things that need to be done before the studio opens.

Weve done a lot to the space to make it our own, she said. It used to have a drop ceiling, which we tore out and weve installed new lighting, painted and decorated since moving in.

aUM Yoga is a one-room studio offering about 30 classes per week.

Photo by Jessie Lipkowitz

The studio will offer about 30 classes a week, and will be open seven days a week. Classes start on Michigan Time or 10 minutes after the hour, so students can come directly from class. The aUM Yoga website has class descriptions, which includes power vinyasa, slow flow and intro to flowing yoga, among others.

We have a variety of classes - heated and non-heated - as well as a range of classes from easy to hard, Lipkowitz said. But what is really going to excite people is the price.

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