Bikram Yoga Natick

I took my first class at BYN almost 4 years ago and have been coming here 3 times a week ever since. The teachers are wonderful, the room is hot and the studio is clean. This is a no frills studio that sticks to the original 26 and 2, with a very encouraging approach. This yoga changed my life and I recommend this particular studio to anyone who wants to try bikram yoga. If you ever thought about trying Bikram yoga, visit BYN. You will feel welcome here whether you are a first time student or a seasoned practitioner!

Bikram Yoga Natick is a beautiful studio. Maria, Audrey and the entire teaching staff there are extremely warm and welcoming and absolutely inspiring.
The studio itself is set up as a typical Bikram studio which means carpet and one wall of mirrors. From what I understand Bikram believes hot yoga should be done on carpet so sweat doesn’t pool and cause slippery floors and injuries. He had done extensive research on the floor types.
All Bikram studios should have a rug steam clean policy. They are suppose to change them every few years. I’ve never felt that they were unsanitary at all.
This studio is extremely clean and gives me more than I could ever ask for in a studio! Lots of workshops, advice, student challenges and student of the month!
Bikram Yoga works for me. It’s a set of 26 postures and aims at healing the spine, body and spirit. Having had a spinal fusion when I was 15 I never ever imagined I could do the postures… but I can! I honestly believe if you ever want or need healing in your life, try a few classes. Commit… because this will be the best gift you could ever give yourself.
I’m so thankful for Bikram Yoga Natick for creating such a kind and loving family. I promise you will leave this studio changed in an amazing way!

Pros: Super nice, helpful instructors. Very welcoming to new comers.
Cons: THE STENCH! It smells like an animal shelter and its carpeted! Not sure how that carpet ever gets cleaned but the smell alone is enough reason to stay away.

This is such an awesome studio. Super clean space, with lots of open space/​room.
Every instuctor leads a great Bikram class but also hads a little bit of themselves to it. Maria is not only an amazing Yogi but such a great person/​teacher.
I wish I lived closer to go more regularly though.

Bikram Yoga Natick is a wonderful studio! Maria is a great teacher, and actually all the teachers there are wonderful. The place is a great location, clean, everyone is friendly, and the yoga you get is the best in the world. Love it, love it, love it, highly recommend! It is well-​run and you can tell Maria is very passionate about the studio and helping everyone get in their yoga. Check it out!

Smelly studio, but cheap $ 20 introduction for 10 sessions. Military pay $ 10 for drop in class. So strange the studio has carpet, which makes the smell horrible. The instructor was good, but it was hard for me to concentrate.

After checking Unilocal for Bikram yoga reviews in four+ other west coast cities while traveling I figured I should write a review about my ‘home’ studio. And I’ll qualify that I am a super-​fan of the Bikram style and the heat & humidity that allows me to relax my muscles.
First, I’m glad to have this studio close by. Other studios might have some feature or architectural character that makes them interesting, but this studio has the whole Bikram package.
–Always clean. This may be the most important attribute of any studio since I don’t know if I could go to a studio where I didn’t want to touch the walls or the floor.
–The best owner/​instructor. If you haven’t taken a class with Maria you should. And she’s usually around checking people in or taking a class herself so you can get how her personality makes this place even when she’s not teaching.
–Discounts not just for students and seniors, but for military. Makes this yoga very affordable even with a gym membership as well. I’ve brought numerous active duty military and veteran friends (after getting ribbed for taking yoga) and all were floored, amazed, humbled and grateful for the experience. That includes those who didn’t like the heat & humidity but liked the way they felt after the class.
–Very consistent environment in the hot room. I’ve been to other Bikram studios that did not regulate the heat & humidity mix so consistently which leaves you extremely hot and nauseous or just a little less imbued for deep stretches. One studio had plenty of heat and but had to ‘wave open’ the door to regulate temperature. All facilities have some limitation in their construction so I just feel lucky to have such a constant baseline from which to gage others.
–Showers. Thank god. Don’t know how other studios with hot yoga pass on this one. One of facility challenges listed above I guess. And until you go to a studio where you have to walk through the hot room to get to/​from the showers/​changing areas you don’t realize how great it is to have separate entrances.
–Parking is never an issue.
–Hot room rugs: I just accept Bikram for the sweatshop that it is. I’ve been to other studios that smelled like feet throughout. Bikram Natick is not like that. I can tell I’m entering the studio at the front door but it never affects me once I’m inside before or after class. Wood floors get slippery, pool up the sweat or aren’t comfortable off the mat and towel. One other studio in Seattle had an interesting hard gym non-​slip rubber type floor but weird bathrooms that I had to go through the hot room to get to. I’d take the rugs here with the showers directly from the front door anytime.
–Completely non-​judgemental. I’ve seen people from all ages and abilities in Bikram Natick and all seem to be welcomed. Instructors will mentor anyone who struggles but then let each person work to their own limits.
–My last comment is on the Bikram style itself and the criticism of the commercialization of the yoga. If you want incense and holistic meditation with far east art on the walls, you can find that in a lot places. I have injuries from my feet to my neck from years of athletic endeavors and I need the package that Bikram put together. This style of yoga is better than: physical therapy or chiropractors (cheaper too); pain meds; cortisone injections; surgery (if you can stave it off); saunas; whirpools; temperpedic beds; orthopedic pillows, etc, etc. I have way less pain and far more mobility since doing this yoga than in the 4 years prior when my injuries took me out of any game.
As I said near the beginning, I’m lucky to have this yoga close by.

Eh… just ok. More like gym yoga than anything truly yoga related. If you want to be disconnected from your breath and have the instructor leave before shivasna then let the class go «whenever they are finished meditating» you have totally missed the point of yoga but you’ve gotten a good work out. Also the floors in the studio should NOT be carpeted… saw everyone drip sweat on the carpet and unlike other yoga studios I’ve been to I never saw anyone cleaning… that rug must be full of gross shit.

I echo what so many people before have said about Bikram yoga: you need to try it at least once in your life. You feel clean and refreshed afterwards, even though you’ll sweat more than you probably ever have in your life. My friends and I started going in March, after hearing about how great Bikram was. It was a great way for us to get in some much-​needed exercise, and it was really good for de-​stressing during the end of classes and finals. The one-​time class prices are great for student budgets, and the 2-​week newcomer intro is a fantastic deal.
Bikram Yoga in Natick is excellent; the facilities are spotless (and don’t smell), there’s plenty of parking, it’s easy to get to, and there’s a good selection of class times to fit anyone’s schedule. The instructors are very knowledgeable and helpful, and incredibly encouraging. They’ll never make you feel lousy about not being able to do a pose, or sitting down when you’re feeling light-​headed.
Definitely go to Bikram Yoga in Natick if you get the chance. You won’t regret it! I only wish I found it earlier before I graduated!

I love this studio and began with the holiday special $ 20 for ten days of classes. The space is easy to get to, there is abundant parking and every amenity is available for purchase if you forget something from liters of water, coconut water, towels or mats.
The instructors are warm, welcoming and incredibly talented. I love heading to a 9:30am class to start my day.
I will be a client for quite some time to come. I love this place!

I had never taken Bikram yoga before and did two classes so far this week. It is extremely challenging in many ways. The instructors speak very fast and continuously delivering information and instruction. it is very hot and stifling and one sweats profusely. At first the room felt unbearable but you just deal with it. Many postures are hard to attain and require flexibility and balance. I know that all sounds bad but ironically I feel the therapeutic effects already –both mind and body.
Acclimatizing to the heat, performing the postures, (developing the flexibility and balance) the focus etc. all come with regularly participation. I am confident about that observing the other participants in the studio.
Anyway, this is a high class facility with amazing instructors –have taken form Margie and Maria (owner). They are terrific and unsurpassed in their knowledge, leadership and attentiveness to the participants.
I couldn’t recommend this Bikram Studio more highly and believe this is one of the best things I have done for myself.

This is by far the BEST yoga studio I have gone to. I live in JP and make the commute all the way out to Natick to take Maria’s class. The price is right and the class amazing.

I’ve been practicing yoga for the past 15 years and Bikram yoga for 5. I travel often and have the opportunity to try out many studios. I’ve taken Maria’s classes twice now and she is hands down the best Bikram yoga instructor I’ve experienced. I’ve had a few who just dialed it in. Not so for Maria. She’s attentive, encouraging and highly knowledgeable about the poses and the reasons for practicing yoga. After her classes, I noticed I was much more aware of my core muscles and how to use them. Plus, the facility is gorgeous, new and clean– a major bonus.