Bikram Yoga Toronto East

I used to live in East York and attended Bikram Yoga East York for over a year. I guess Andrews studio spoiled me as the studio at the Toronto east location paled in comparison. I decided to try them out after having moved to Pickering. It was a horrible mistake. Because I had purchased a Groupon to try out the studio the owner was obviously bothered and treated me as if I was trying to attend classes for free. Although I was obviously new to the studio she made no attempt to tell me about the facility and was very rude to me when I asked questions like ‘can I see your hot room’. The room itself was pretty dumpy and oddly had carpet and several home Depot steamers in the room. SMH, a clear and stark difference from the East York studio which is gorgeous and very clean. I attended two classes and found the owner to be rigid and her energy off. I did not return as I prefer to spend my money at a clean and hospitable studio. Considering the prices, this location is definitely not worth the money. I prefer to drive 45 min to East York for my Bikram fix until another one opens in the East End. I’ll give this studio 1 star for the Groupon as that was the only likeable part of this experience.

As an avid Bikram yoga practitioner, Bikram Yoga Toronto East is a great option in the east side. This studio has less classes available than other studios with typically three classes a day and two classes on Friday and Saturday during Winter and Spring.
Pro:
— under capacity
— clean studio
— great instructor
— attention to details (hair ties, shower gel)
— spacious change room
— water filter available
Con:
— expensive
— carpet in the studio
— communal shower
— long yoga room
Overall, it is better than some of the other studios in the area. I love the cathartic feeling at the end of each class.

This was my first Bikram Yoga experience, although I’ve done Moksha and other hot yoga regularly for a while now. The studio’s entrance area and change rooms were really nice. The hot room was weird (I totally agree with the other reviewers on this). It was really wide (i.e., left-​right) but not very long (front-​back). This turned out to be okay-​ish — since the sequence is always the same, I was able to copy other people (regulars) using the mirrors.
Not sure the name of the teacher I met, but she was really nice, and I liked that she learned my name as a new-​comer — a trait I’ve noticed less and less in teachers these days, which is a pity as I think it shows a stronger bond to know the students better. The teacher talked quite fast to include not only the postures, but also tips to do them safely, but as a new-​comer, I found the instructions a bit hard to follow. When I struggled with some postures, I wasn’t really given any «easier» options from the teacher either, so I kinda had to make up my own as I went along.
Overall, the experience was all right. I might go back, but currently undecided.

Prices are a little much, esp compared to places that if you use cash they give you extra classes. The instructor Ruzica is really nice and helpful when you didin’t do a pose right or were having a hard time with the heat. All new commers get a introduction and welcoming to the class, and at the end your thanked for sparing your energy with everyone. It is a bit akward but its nice that she makes a strong effort to make sure you feel good about yourself. I actully olny like going to her classes.
The downside I found to it and maybe this is just me but why would you have carpet in a room where you are going to have sweat drip on it?. I know you have your mat and towel but It still grosses me out to think of how many ppl might have sweated on the floor. Ive talked to other people who do hot yoga at other places and they found this weird aswell.
It is a good work out and you do feel a million times better when your done, so if the carpet dosen’t bother you its worth the money.

I got really into bikram about 6 months ago, starting at the san jose location. I moved up to SF and none of the locations worked for me. While on vacation back at home in TO, I came upon Bikram Toronto East.
The prices were good so I decided to try it out. The facility is really clean and Ruzica the main instructor is super nice. The classes were pretty empty during the weekday and filled up on weekends. I found the actual yoga room a weird set up. It was really long and if it was full, there would definitely be people who wouldn’t have a view of the instructor.
The main downside for me was that the room was not as hot as I wanted it to be (I went in July so it should be have been way hot) and the class not as challenging as I expected it to be.