Bikram Yoga Northwest

I have been to a lot of yoga studios in my time and this was by far the most negative experience in a studio that i have ever had. The receptionist was not helpful and friendly while checking us in and couldn’t even give me clear directions to the change rooms that i have obviously not been to. The instructor was probably the most negative yoga teacher that I have ever experienced. At one point in the class she muttered under her breath chicken because another student wouldnt try a difficult pose. I was shocked and annoyed. I couldn’t believe that someone who should be encouraging and helpful was being rude demeaning. I will never go back to this yoga studio ever even though it was the nicest studio I have been to in a while.

There are a lot of awesome things about this studio. It’s very large, the floors are nice and smooth (so it doesn’t get as stinky for later classes), there is a cool mural on one side wall and mirrors on the other side wall. The only problem with the studio being so big, is that I find that it doesn’t get quite as hot. They are usually pretty good with humidity but it makes the practice a bit easier than Bikram studios I’ve been to in Edmonton and Calgary.
The change room is a little small, I wouldn’t want to go to a busier class than the 6am class because it already is a bit crowded at that time of day. Also there is only one plug in and it can only handle one blow dryer at a time, so if you can shower at home, plan to.
I really love that they hand out lemon scented hand towels at the end, it’s always such a nice treat. They have great merchandise for sale here as well.
I feel like they have the most teachers I’ve ever seen, I’ve went to the South one for a year and two of the studios in Edmonton for 6 years and I’ve found the teachers to be fairly consistent at all of those studios. This location, however, I feel like I have a different teacher almost every class, even if the class is at the same time every week. That’s not a bad thing, because you can learn a lot from each teacher. But there is definitely a variability in how long the poses are held, some of the instructors are pretty intense and some of them are more relaxed.