Backwards Yoga

Backwards Yoga A small town yoga studio that offers hot yoga for beginners to advanced yogis in boutique style space Class times and lengths vary.
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We offer a variety of classes and class times from candlelight gentle yoga, lunch yoga classes, hot yoga classes (temperature ranging from 80 to 105 degrees), power yoga classes, beginner workshops, prenatal classes for expecting mothers, cardio classes, and personal sessions. Please arrive 5-10 min

utes early to get signed in and have your spot ready for class to start on time. Afraid of going to a class alone? Can't make the times that are offered? Contact us and we can schedule a private or group class for you! Backwards Yoga is an easy 12 mile drive from either Davenport or Bettendorf. Along with being close to the Quad Cities, Eldridge is just a short drive south from Dewitt as well! Thinking about visiting from out of town? We are centrally located- 3 hours from Chicago or Des Moines, 1 hour from Iowa City, and 1.5 hours from Cedar Rapids. Check out our workshops on our events page if you’re considering a day trip to our studio!

Gonna be another hot one this week! 🔥 💦 Make sure you hydrate 💨 Stay cool 🧘‍♀️ Do yoga We are slowing things down at the...
07/21/2025

Gonna be another hot one this week! 🔥

💦 Make sure you hydrate
💨 Stay cool
🧘‍♀️ Do yoga

We are slowing things down at the studio and enjoying summer fun! Here is our schedule this week for you to take advantage of:

Tonight: 4:30PM & 5:30PM with Shelby
Tuesday: 4:30PM with Holly
👊👊 Anyone up for a 7PM Tuesday?
Thursday: 4:30PM with Angela
Sunday: 8AM with Shelby

For those of you who enter from 61 to the studio! Make sure you know the detour to the studio and allow for extra time!
07/21/2025

For those of you who enter from 61 to the studio! Make sure you know the detour to the studio and allow for extra time!

Hello Eldridge Family and Friends,

*Traffic Alert*
LeClaire Rd is now ONE WAY - Eastbound travel ONLY!

**No Westbound traffic**
Please follow traffic detours on to Iowa St and at 9th Ave.

DO NOT GO AROUND THE BARRICADES! Do not go around "Road Closed" signs, and please don't drive on one-way traffic lanes.

Yours in Service,

The Eldridge Police Department

Happy Birthday to our fearless leader, Kela Marie! Cheers to another wonderful trip around the sun ☀️💜🥰
07/14/2025

Happy Birthday to our fearless leader, Kela Marie!

Cheers to another wonderful trip around the sun ☀️💜🥰

This sale ends Monday evening!
07/13/2025

This sale ends Monday evening!

🔥 ANNIVERSARY SALE 🔥

Enjoy a 10 class pass for $88!

Good for 6 months.
This will be the ONLY class sale for our anniversary.

What a weekend. Another Eldridge Days in the books. Year #11 for Backwards Yoga. A weekend of celebrating all the hard ...
07/13/2025

What a weekend. Another Eldridge Days in the books. Year #11 for Backwards Yoga. A weekend of celebrating all the hard work put in throughout the year. All the prep work for the big day. All the chaos that comes with running a small business. A weekend filled with love, laughter, friends, family, and the crew doing the damn thing. A weekend of small town fun and community. And of course, our favorite, parade shenanigans.

This weekend was extra special because we were not only celebrating the studio, but also celebrating Amhof Trucking’s 50th Anniversary! The crew really showed up! From the scooters, classic cars, hot rods, bikes, SXS, and whatever else!

Huge shoutout to our family and friends for always showing up for us on this weekend and every day in between. You all mean the world to us. We could not do this without the love and support from each of you. Thank you for everything.

More pics to come as we are in clean up mode and relaxing from the wonderful weekend.

If you have any fun pictures of us in the parade or you want to share, send to me or drop them in the comments!

💜
Kela
Backwards Yoga

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Eldridge, IA

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Monday 5am - 9pm
Tuesday 5am - 9pm
Wednesday 5am - 9pm
Thursday 5am - 9pm
Friday 5am - 9pm
Saturday 6am - 12pm
Sunday 6am - 9pm

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Behind Backwards Yoga

Mindfulness. Alignment. Breath. Flow. Relaxation. Community.

Backwards Yoga, located in Eldridge, Iowa, offers vinyasa yoga classes for all levels. These include non-hot yoga classes, hot classes (ranging from 80-105 degrees), a variety of workshops designed to deepen your practice, cardio & Bootcamp classes, private yoga sessions, and private group sessions. We are also a Yoga Alliance certified school and offer teacher training programs for 200-hour certification. Our creative and friendly instructors offer challenging classes to improve flexibility, strength and balance for the mind and body.

Backwards Yoga’s owner, Kela Ganzer, is a North Scott graduate and grew up in rural Scott County. Her parents are Dean and Tina Ganzer of Donahue, IA. Kela grew up with back pain her entire life while being diagnosed with scoliosis at an early age. At the age of 12, she went through a spinal fusion surgery, in which they placed 2-13 inch rods along her spine to straighten the curvature. After her surgery, Kela was limited to mild sports and exercise. While Kela entered college, she decided to try yoga for the back pain of carrying her book bag across campus. She instantly felt the pain relieved through her spine. She continued her journey through college and decided to share her love for yoga with others. She has since completed her 200-hour Yoga Alliance certificate, 500-hour Yoga Alliance certificate, Pre-natal Certificate, and SUP Yoga Certificate.

Ganzer wanted to give back to her North Scott community by starting a small yoga class while renting space at the local daycare in 2014. It was here that the desire to grow the yoga community started. Backwards Yoga evolved into a hot studio in July 2015 in the downtown area. We have become an extended family and offer each of our community members a yogi experience. Eldridge has embraced the studio and given us our unique small town feel. Our atmosphere is welcoming and open to all levels of yogis. We are proudly serving the Quad City area and encourage people from Davenport, Bettendorf, Rock Island, Moline, and Dewitt to come out to Eldridge and see why we are worth the trip.