A group of enraged customers at a Minneapolis CorePower Yoga studio confronted staffers after a Sunday class last weekend, berating two employees as “complicit” in the federal immigration crackdown and demanding the company publicly condemn ICE, according to a video posted to social media.
The footage, shared by Heather Anderson — who said she had been a regular at the location for nearly a decade — shows roughly a dozen women “spontaneously” squaring up with two female employees in the studio lobby.
“Give us answers, let’s go … let’s hear it — why are you being silent?” Anderson, 51, can be heard saying from behind the camera as it’s pointed at a wide-eyed staffer.
“Let’s hear it, Delaney, loud and proud, baby. You want to say it, let’s f–king say it.
“You should have well-rehearsed corporate action and words ready to go … Delaney, let’s hear a Goddamn answer,” Anderson presses, as other customers snap in approval and the employee appears to struggle for words.
“The silence is deafening,” another person chimes in.
As the visibly stressed worker begins to say she’s “taking a pause,” Anderson cuts in.
“No, don’t take a pause! Come on, you came here to silence teachers … be loud with CorePower corporate’s answers — let’s f–king go! What do you gotta say? Louder, Delaney!” she yells, according to the video.
Moments later, Anderson pivots to a second employee behind the counter.
“Person in the glasses, you have a good answer? Delaney can’t seem to cough it up,” she says.
“Well, I mean, we’re being berated right now,” the staffer replies — prompting another interruption.
“You’re not being berated — you’re being asked hard questions … berating is what our neighbors are living through,” Anderson yells, before demanding to know whether the workers are going to “put the ICE sign back on the front door.”
“Is that the ask?” one employee responds, before another customer launches into her own tirade.
“CorePower is a major corporation, they’re all over this country, and the fact that they are staying silent about what is happening in Minneapolis — not only staying silent but trying to silence us in speaking out … that is complicit. It’s not okay. People are being murdered and abducted and attacked here, and it is heinous … this is our community and this is bulls–t!” the woman says.
“We can f–cking get a yoga studio someplace else,” she adds, drawing applause and cheers.
In the wake of the clash, the Denver-based chain banned Anderson — but otherwise appeared to bow to the pressure, moving to post anti-ICE signage in studios, according to the account.
Watch the moment above [LANGUAGE WARNING].