The first offputting thing about the centre is the unfriendliness of some of the receptionists there, or the 'bouncers' to the buddhist centre as i like to call them, very territorial, and watch you like a hawk in the shop. i've seen them like this with others too so at least it wasn't personal!!* However very occasionally (!) i have met a couple of very friendly genuine people on reception. Generally, i feel the centre has an unfriendly vibe to it, theres not a diverse mixture of people there and ther's quite a snobbish attitude from people who use and teach at the centre. i went there just to do yoga to relax, but the teacher was an octopus. i complained to someone who worked there but she never got back to me. Thankfully i discovered free classes with a female teacher in Hulme!