True Bikram Yoga

The owner asks her class to rate the studio on Unilocal and google. Keep that in mind when you read the rave reviews. This place smelled and the instructors pointed me out and yelled, saying you are doing that wrong! i left crying and others followed.

I prefer the Madison location to New haven just because it is new and doesn’t smell so much! The smell was quite a wake up call at 6am!
The teachers I have had at both locations are very friendly and welcoming — not always the norm on the shoreline!
The first month intro rate is unbeatable. $ 49 for the first month! Otherwise, it is similar to other yoga studios in the area — overpriced and difficult for a grad student to afford ;)
Overall, this was my intro month and I thoroughly enjoyed the staff, but not the smell in New Haven. And the Madison location is beautiful! If looking to learn more about bikram I would definitely recommend trying it here!

This was one of the first places I practiced Bikram, so I was super excited when I wrote my initial review. After a few years of practice, and some travel to other studios on the east coast, I have to say this studio is just okay.
The instructors are still the best, but the studio itself needs a serious update. They could benefit from updated carpeting and more shower stalls/​a bigger bathroom.
I still love True Bikram, I just wish it were better.

this studio kept me sane during much law school. i came daily during my first year, and steadily throughout my second and third years. the instructors are among the best ive had (including bikram instructors in manhattan). the studio is efficiently run, though i had some misgivings about the practice room. it is in the basement, with no windows, so a bit depressing and poorly lit. the floor is carpeted and smelled funky from time to time. i also would have liked a more centrally located studio, as this one is on the far side of the yale campus. but these are purely external, superficial factors – not to deter a true yogini from the disciplined practice this place enables!

I wouldn’t call myself a «yoga person», but that doesn’t matter when you come to this place! I was greeted warmly at my first class and felt totally comfortable to be totally uncomfortable trying to do yoga. It was a workout in the best possible way! I left feeling slightly worn out, but in a I-​just-​used-​my-​body-​in-​new-​and-​different-​ways way… which is how you want to feel when you’ve exercised! I will definitely be back for more and I’m looking forward to stretching myself in this new world — both figuratively and literally!

I don’t know whether it’s this studio or Bikram– but this seems a bit dangerous. I’ve taken hundreds of classes in over a dozen studios and I’ve never before heard phrases like «It should hurt– because all of your weight is on you neck» or «double-​jerk.»
Maybe it’s just not for me, but if you’re not an experienced yogi you can really hurt yourself here.

I’ve been doing bikram for a year at three different studios, this one is by FAR my favorite. The staff is friendly and helpful, the bathrooms and changing rooms are always clean. Try the 30 day challenge if you want to push yourself!
Be sure to hydrate ahead of class!

Went to my first Bikram yoga session here yesterday on a whim.
26 poses lasting an hour and a half in 105 degree heat with 60 percent humidity. Wow. It was intense, but it seems like it could be so rewarding. The instructor was awesome, especially since he gave me personal attention despite there being 25 people in the class.
The staff overall was super easy to deal with and very supportive. There was none of the snobbery that I feared. It only cost $ 20 to try it for a week with monthly packages at $ 99.
The studio was a bit tricky to find. It’s in the basement of an office building. If you come after 7, you can park in the ProPark lot next door for free. Otherwise, you can park on Elm Street at the metered spots for free at that time as well.

This place dramatically changed my life period. I cheated on this studio and went to a couple of non-​Bikram studios just to see if it really is as good as I thought it was and it really really is. This place is managed like a Fortune 500 company. Great customer service, great, passionate teachers, awesome schedule which is key for me as life gets in the way, shower curtains are always getting changed, place is clean, students are polite and friendly, and a good sense of humor abounds — just look at the pics on Unilocal!Cracked me up! The Bikram series works — all my medical metrics (blood work, cholesterol, blood pressure, weight, etc.) improved markedly after a month and dramatically after six months. I’ve been doing this for 19 months and prior to Bikram never maintained any other exercise régime beyond six months. You only have to try your best to do what you can do the right way, which means anyone can do it. Moving past my mid– 40s and feel better physically and mentally than I did at 18 and that’s no exaggeration. I am indebted to Bikram, this studio, and these teachers. I’d give it 10 stars if I could!!! Don’t let the cost or time commitment keep you from making a 90 day commitment. Trust me, you won’t experience an evolution, but a revolution. And you’ll be grateful that you came!

I am a yoga beginner, much less HOT, Bikram style.
But I love Bikram yoga of New Haven so far!
The studio is conveniently downtown,
I’ve never had trouble with parking my car.
The people that attend classes are nice,
and I really enjoy the routine–
push myself to new heights and flexibility
in this hot and humid scene.
I’ve had one so-​so instructor,
but Robin was warm (no pun intended).
The Saturday class was packed,
but morning classes are just splendid!

I am trying my best to separate my newly learned feelings about Bikram yoga and the actual studio. The studio is well run. Seemingly tidy & clean. I did the 65 $ intro 30 day deal– which really is like no other deal I’ve seen in ct (well, except for the 30 $ intro to bikram in farmington– but who goes to farmington, besides poltergeists & 50 cent?) I needed to experience bikram’s method fully, but it goes against mostly every fiber of my being. No pain no gain, yoga in the olympics, yoga competitions, I just don’t get it!!! The instructors are all super super helpful and knowledgeable. The owner of the studio is involed, present and clearly living her dharma. If you are itching for heated yoga and are confined to ct’s offerings, try this studio out. I will never understand why Bikram insists on carpeted studio’s, bellowing out students names, and repeating the same tired script and catch phrases repeatedly though, and maybe that’s ok.

Good, small, Bikram studio. No parking. Very limited schedule. I considered deleting one star from my four because I’ve had one so-​so instructor, but the owner’s helpful attitude made up for this.
I don’t have much experience with Bikram in the US, but I thoroughly enjoyed this studio.