Bikram Yoga San Diego Review

I enjoyed the experience here and think the yoga classes and teachers are very knowledgeable. The only reason I would not give this studio 5 stars is for 2 reasons. First, the location and the lack of parking. Even with giving myself extra time, I almost missed one class and did miss another for the simple reason of not being able to find parking. There is nothing more frustrating than not being able to attend class because there is no parking available. Second, no water fountain. A hot yoga studio without a water fountain is a head scratcher.

Visited from out of town and I d been wanting to come here for years! Very traditional old school bikram yoga studio, love it. I sadly only made it to one class over the weekend, but I felt so happy to practice here. The studio room is so good, spacious, perfect heat & humidity. Great light and instruction too. The changing facilities also good (there was a hairdryer in the ladies). Very grateful the studio honours visiting teachers too with a discounted rate (thank you!). Next time I m in San Diego I ll be stopping by again :)

I m really disappointed and rather saddened by my interaction with this company. Currently dealing with depression and chronic back pain amidst the pandemic, I was elated to see this studio was still serving the public, even if meant a 40 min drive.

I purchased a one class pass, scheduled my first class, and read all instructions on the website as requested, which among other things, insisted that their COVID-19 Waiver must be filled out completely, signed and brought to your first class. Unfortunately, when I went to print out this form an hour and a half before class started, I found that you are unable to download the form via iPhone, only on a PC or laptop. Based on the fact that there were no other alternatives given on the website, as well as the fact that all classes were to be booked and paid online, I reasonably assumed that I would not be accepted into the class without this form.

No problem, I thought, I will simply cancel and rebook the class and have my boyfriend print the form at his office. I went online to cancel the class, which seemed like a pretty easy process. Although I received no confirmation of the cancellation, I did receive an email showing the time I reset my password in an effort to get online to cancel the class.

To my surprise, a day later, I received a really scathing email, which explained the studio s cancellation policies in a very harsh tone, reminiscent of a childhood scolding. I was super confused by this email, which I assumed was a generic automated response emailed out to anyone who had cancelled. It went off talking about all the times they have have conveyed their cancellation policy in past emails and forums, although I had only signed up about a week ago.

I responded to this email, to explain my confusion and disappointment. I was told that I didn t cancel the class at all, but I received no apology for the undeserving tone or no interest in helping me figure out what went wrong. Now that I was at least aware why the studio seemed so upset with me, I emailed them back again trying to figure out went wrong, only to be met again with a disrespectful, and this time, condescending tone. I m still not sure why Jim thought it was okay to speak to me like that, so I very politely expressed my disappointment and sarcastically thanked Jim for all of his help.

Despite my chronic back pains and the present lack of options, I could not bring myself to waste another penny or drive 40 minutes to support a business that made me feel so unwelcomed and talked down to. Despite expressing all that I was going through, identifying the misunderstanding, and expressing my concern over the tone of the email, I didn t feel that Jim was even remotely polite or apologetic during our interaction.

Although I do not own a business myself, common sense tells me that offering a little empathy in exchange for a potential $160/mo paying member is a much better payoff than greedily snatching up $20, while only providing attitude in return. Having visited their website several times this week, the 7:30pm never appeared to be booked, so it s not as though I selfishly stole the opportunity from someone else, when my cancellation did not go through for whatever reason, be it human error or their website. Speaking of, when I asked about them fixing their website, so that students could download/print the waiver from a mobile device, there was no response, other than letting me know I could pick one up at they studio, This is something that is NOT mentioned within the instructions provided.

I love this place. It's my no 1. Studio in San Diego. The owner is awesome and runs the place very well, especially during covid. It's a traditional bikram yoga school. The teachers are awesome, it's clean and all classes are 90 minutes. I highly recommend this place.

BEWARE!! I love hot yoga hence why I chose to go here. The instructors are good, class is great.. However, the second you walk into the yoga room you will be greeted with the most atrocious smell of dirty sweaty feet. Not the kind that just arose recently, but more the ancient kind that has been growing and lingering for months..? years? This is most likely caused by the poor choice of using carpeting in the room (I have never been in a yoga studio, especially bikram) that uses carpeting. The blue tape on the floor is a good indication of how long it's been since the carpet has been changed (if ever?) I don't know about you, but I find it difficult to take deep breaths and find serenity and relaxation with such a stench in the air. Also as a side note-- there is NO drinking fountain.. a little hard to believe in hot yoga. So bring your water, and good luck!!!

Bikram's is a yoga class designed to give you a consistent experience every time. If you have experience at one Bikram's studio, you have a good idea what to expect. The teachers here are great. It's an easy location to get to. They offer a lot of classes throughout the day. If you don't bring a towel mat or water, you will have to pay for any that you get from the studio. One annoying thing about this studio is NO water fountain. Kind of a big deal for hot yoga.

In 2020 I turn18 years of practice in this community. This yoga practice is a way of life for me. I function at my highest level when I am consistent. Having traveled far and wide and practiced at many schools, I can attest that the teachers here are stellar. Jim and Emma have done a fantastic job at bringing thousands of people so much wellness.

I have practice at yoga places throughout the country and Bikram s yoga (old town)iSan Diego is by far the best yoga studio in the country. Jim (the owner) and his amazing staff consistently looks out for all students. The studio is impeccable and in fact during the last few months, they have been vigilant about keeping everyone safe! As a professional that deals with Incredible stress at work - BYSD is my peace of mind - you must check out this yoga studio!

Thank you BYSD

My favorite place to escape and get refreshed mentally and physically. Helps me stay flexible, strong , have balance and coordination, skin benefits and most important I can have salt again due to sweating , teachers are the best and the owner Jim is caring and passionate about teaching , in his class is great education about yoga and life. Some of the teachers have been there for many years amd are very educated as well. I feel its the absolute best well rounded exercise I can get.

I love this school, but have some issues with it. The parking really is TERRIBLE. If you have the kind of schedule where you can drive over half an hour early to hunt for a spot, then great, but if you don't, another location would probably be best. You're basically idling in the street waiting for someone to come down to their car and leave. You're usually not the only driver idling and waiting for a spot. You can park in that weird little lot near the storage building, if there's space, but it seems unsecured. I would worry about smash and grab thieves in that lot, or catalytic converter thieves cutting under cars.
As of right now, several parking spots are actually roped off until the 28 for construction. So parking that was terrible is even more terrible. It's funny because you come to yoga to relax but getting there and parking can be terribly stressful, as is scuttling down to your car with a few people sitting in their cars rushing you to leave. There are sometimes construction noises during class.
I'm not sure how old this building is, but it is not unusual for the women's shower drain to be clogged at 8 a.m.
Despite signs saying that the locker room is supposed to be a quiet area, it is often too full of people who are just standing and talking about their families and their children's soccer games and such. It can get crowded, especially when people are not getting dressed, just sitting around in towels taking up space.
I do have an issue with a lot of the professors. There are many classes where it seems like we are just going through the poses, the instructor is taking you through something they've memorized, and that's the class. It's fine. There are a couple of professors who are way more engaging than the average professor. They talk about the effect of poses on your body, on your muscles and skeleton. They don't let you do a backbend or forward bend without telling you what to tighten up to protect yourself. They talk about poses they're seeing that people have learned wrong and have been doing wrong. After you take a class with one of those professors, the other professors seem really... Boring isn't the right word. But there is definitely a less engaged feeling with a lot of the professors. Some of them clearly power struggle with students who need to sit out a pose. Like if a person needs to lay down, it's not a personal slight to you and your teaching you know? A person just needs to lay down. There's a difference between a teacher engaging you to do something, and a teacher chastising you to try to make you stand back up. For what it's worth, the longtime students bring hot drinks to the Studio because they don't find it hot enough inside.
It's a fine school, I'm having a great time with it, but I don't know that I will return after the three months I've signed up for. It is close, it does feel very good to sweat, but I'm tired of being in a bad mood because of the parking or not feeling engaged in class.