Bikram's Yoga College of India

I agree with the other users who said this studio has a funk. This studio has an AWFUL FUNK. I don't know how often they clean the carpet, but by mid-class, the place REEKS of sweat odor. With the MERSA issues and other diseases, this can't be sanitary.

I would recommend they get rid of the carpet entirely. The can put grippy strips on the floor for some of the postures, but the rest should be wood.

Also, a word about instructors. I really enjoy two of the instructors there. But one of them is consistently extremely unfriendly to everyone. For a yoga practitioner in a pretty sleepy town (i.e., vs. L.A.), this is unexpected and really aggravating.

Pros: Early morning yoga, some great instructors

Cons: Smelly, seems unhygienic, bitchy instructor

Posted 11/14/07

Instructors are energetic. Class sizes are smaller than most of the yoga studios in town. Very clean. I have really enjoyed myself here.

Pros: Smaller Class Sizes, Good Instruction, Clean

Posted 04/07/06

I read the earlier reviews after I'd joined this studio. It's great and I've never had a problem with the smell. I heard they recently replaced carpet and painted, so perhaps that fixed it. The instructors are great...very helpful and encouraging. I love it!

Posted 05/05/05

all of the instructors i have had at this studio are very knowledgable and helpful. they call you by name and help when they see you are struggling. they are especially kind toward first-timers.

Pros: great instruction, good class size, very friendly

Posted 08/23/04

The instructor was fine, but the smell of the studio was awful and intense. Because it was my first Bikram class I thought it was the price of sweating en masse, but other studios do not seem to have the same problem.

Pros: good instruction

Posted 03/29/04