Bikram Yoga Bronx

Awesome Studio, Amazing teachers, I go 5 – 6 days a week and I love it! I hesitate to write a review because I don’t want it to get too crowded. There is real sense of community at Bikram Yoga Bronx and the teachers care about your postures and your progress.

Love this place. Special discount at certain prices. I have a love hate relationship with them. I curse them out in my head when they beating my ass during class but the best feeling ever is finishing the class .
Go there at least 3 times per week.

Great classes, just really smelly. I have gone to 4 different studios regularly over the past 10+ years, and I have never experienced it anywhere else. Would really help if they opened the windows or kept the fans on. It definitely affects my practice

Clean, professional & amazing
The instructors are great motivators & will help everyone when needed.

Instructors are great, studio is clean, and the mid-​day $ 10 classes are awesome. There’s a shopping center across the street with free parking.

Came for a drop in session with my boyfriend. Its very clean, I sweat a lot. $ 15 don’t forget ur student ID!

the place is great except for the owner, a graying jewish guy who is a complete a– hole. he has no idea how to speak to people and he treats his customers like the help.
i love the teachers, though. they are really patient and kind. i have no idea how they cope with working for a douchebag.

great classes and teachers! the men on the other hand can get a little touchy-​pushy. They should have an alll womens class to sign up. I think his name is luis de la cruz i got from one of the staff… stay away… besides that a good time.

I want to start my review by saying that Bikram yoga might not be my thing. I have done the hot yoga thing before but this experience has completely turned me off from Bikram. I left the studio feeling tense and frustrated. The instructor was more like a drill sergeant… she scolded you for taking a sip of water and she kept calling out people in class for not keeping up. She should’ve encouraged students who are struggling rather than bring them down. One of these students left class quietly but the instructor shouted after him further embarrassing him. I would’ve left too if I had been the center of this woman’s rants. On top of feeling uncomfortable because of the instructor’s methods, I couldn’t stop catching whiffs of that horrid carpet. I cannot even describe the smell but rest assure it travelled back home with me on my mat. It was utterly disgusting and unsanitary. Maybe there are other instructors that are more encouraging but I will not be back to find out.

Go to Bikram Yoga Bronx to feel bad about yourself. Go to another studio for hot yoga.
The owners and instructors pick favorites, charge different people different prices and seem more into saving the paint job on window sills rather than sharing the spirit of practice. Every class you’ll hear any given teacher demand just before pranayama breathing, «Take your water bottles off the paint cuz the owners will kill me!»
Personally, I’m reeling from a terrible experience. Was told by Jane the owner my business is not needed. So I left and won’t be back.
I’ve been going solidly 2 – 3 times/​week for over a year. I go to community donation classes and usually an additional drop in class. Bought the intro week when I moved to the neighborhood and then an unlimited month for my birthday last year so I try to amp up my practice when I can afford to.
Today, the Sunday Donation was full and the owner was turning people away. No problem, come to the next class, she offered, and pay the charity donation ($ 5 not $ 20). 6 of us went away, became friendly about running errands in the meantime. When I came back 2 hrs later, I was pulled out of the studio while setting up my mat and towel to pay the full price. Jane yelled when I asked for an explanation because it seemed unfair. «This is my studio and I make the rules,» Jane said. «If I want to charge the track team less that’s my decision.»
WOW. Maybe the Attorney General would disagree.

Love Bikram Yoga, Love this studio. Owners are a couple of saints. Great staff. Location is good for residents of the North Bronx (near the 1 train I believe, and the BX9 bus).
People seem to be complaining about the smell… it never bothered me but maybe I have a high tolerance. Definitely recommend this studio.

Fantastic place to breathe and spend time focused on your body. Deonne, Arturo and Luis are attentive instructors.

Man, the carpet in here really stinks. Like feet. Like mutant-​level stink feet. Like you got slapped in the face with a damp sock that just came off one of those feet.
My cousin is a Bikram instructor and she said pretty much all Bikram studios are more or less smelly; the classier ones get antibacterial carpet installed. (They need carpet no matter what so that you don’t slip and fall in a puddle of your own sweat.) I got used to the smell after a while, but then when we got down on our mats… uuugghhh it was so strong I was hit with it again.
All the staff seemed really nice, though, which is why I gave it three instead of two stars.
One word about the showers: there are private showers, but for some reason, they are only separated by panes of frosted glass! So you totally get a show. It’s a censored, blurred show, but it’s still a show. And of course, you’re giving a show as well. Which, whatever, it’s still a locker room, so you’re still seeing everyone naked anyway, but I just thought that was kind of weird.

A place to sweat it all out. Lovely instructors, intense and exactly what one needs out of Bikram!

Not bad. There should be better organization in the room itself. People are scattered everywhere and obstruct the view in the mirror. The locker room is very «green» so that was cool. The instructors need to be a little more rigorous with their routine.

I’ve been to several Bikram yoga studios in NYC, for a few reasons and I have a favorite but this studio ain’t it. For one, you never know who’s teaching what class until you get there. There’s no set schedule online where you can see who is teaching the class. Also, some of the instructors speak fast and loudly, despite the small classes (except for the Sunday donation class which is always packed) the instructors don’t really adjust you which I find to be lazy. They don’t provide lockers, only open cubes and their showers are open. I have a problem showering with 2 strangers. It’s just… too… much.
But I’d be willing to overlook all of that if they changed or cleaned their carpet more often. My mat really smelled bad after going a few days in a row and when I asked the manager how often they clean the carpet he gave me attitude. I’ve been going to that studio for a year and I’m completely convinced that they have not changed that carpet once.
This is another case of a place I wanted to like but was let down. Maybe it’s me? Maybe my expectations are too high. Nah, these people don’t realize that their main business is customer service. Change the damn carpet you pigs.

I have been practicing at this studio for about a month and so far it’s been a great experience. The people who work there are very friendly and I love a place that remembers my name.
I signed up for the 1 week special at $ 25 and am now doing the new student month ($ 99). I have noted that they do a lot of ³⁰⁄₆₀ day challenges and lots of people have met that goal. I think that says something about the teachers there and the motivation that they provide (I have yet to get to that point!).
The locker room is clean although they do not have lockers that can be locked. I have never had a problem and they lock the studio when class is in session — you also have the option of leaving your purse at the front desk. It can get a little crowded in the locker room but I have found that during the day the classes are less crowded. They also have an 8 o’clock class which is great for working folks.
Like almost all studios that I’ve been to, there is a definite smell associated with the studio itself. I have practiced in over 10 studios across the country and I don’t find the odor to be a problem. For folks that are just getting into bikram, I know the smell can be a little overpowering but you get used to it after a while.
Haven’t tried bikram yet? I encourage you to check it out. It can change your life!

I recently moved to Riverdale and I remembered that yoga was good from sessions I experienced while in recovery from a spinal cord injury.
I found this business right here on Unilocal.I went to the place and indeed it is exactly as advertized. I found the place to be well equipped and very spacious easily capable of providing all I might need to really enjoy getting into this style of yoga.

First and foremost I have to admit that this was my first time trying Bikram. I appreciate the warm welcome and the encouragement but I could not get over the odor. I was having a very hard time adjusting and do not know if this is typical of every Bikram studio. The studio was carpeted and am sure this adds to the stench. Again, this was my first experience with Bikram and maybe I am too «sensitive» but it was incredibly difficult to deal with the odor. The other factor that was difficult for me was the constant directions. I realized that after my first class I was getting a tad better at tuning it out but the first go around was anxiety provoking. I started thinking it sounded like auctioneer yoga.

I went to Bikram Yoga Bronx a couple of months ago to sign up for the 1 wk trial class for $ 25. It was intense for a beginner, yet very invigorating. I have done Yoga before, but nothing like this! You’re in a heated 104 degree room with 40% humidity. 26 poses in 90 mins. The first time, I thought I was going to pass out, but I stayed in the room and did the best I could. Now although I was sore the next day, I went again 2x during the week. Every time I got out of class, I feel more relaxed yet energized.
Just started up again, but this time I went for the one month package. So far, I went 5 days straight and I feel GREAT. I have the willpower now to do 23 out of 26 poses without a problem. My flexibility has improved dramatically. I tend to see new instructors from the last time I was there, but they all have their different ways of teaching. They are all great though, and very friendly. I like going in mornings since it’s less crowded, but I feel the students are a bit more intermediate/​advanced. Afternoon crowds is a good mixture of people. Evenings can get a bit crowded, so go early and put your mats down to reserve your spot in the room! I tend to see more beginners in the evenings and/​or weekend classes.
If you like Bikram yoga and can’t afford it? They have a Sun 2pm suggested donation class. So don’t miss out on the opportunity! Only thing is you’d have to get there at least 30 mins early, or else you won’t get a spot since everyone and their moms would be going to that class.
Reason why I gave 4 stars. It’s great they have mat storage there so you don’t have to be toting your mat back ‘n forth all the time, but sometimes they like to do «spring cleaning» and clear out things. They were supposed to send emails telling people to claim their mats. I went there 2 days later and it was already thrown out. Wow, really? No discount or replacement policy. I had to get me a new mat.
So other than that gripe, Bikram Yoga Bronx is a pretty good place. I don’t think there’s other places that gives better rates with friendly instructors. They also have 30 day challenges. Attend for 30 days straight, get a month free. I have yet to do it, but I give a lot of props for the people who could do it!