Bikram Yoga Savannah

This place is great! You might feel intimidated on your first visit, but you’ll fit right in! Friendly staff who are very helpful and knowledgable. The first month special is a great price for those who are unsure. I would recommend this to anyone who likes a challenge, but is also up for a nice, relaxing time!
Make sure you are hydrated, wear very minimal clothing (you will thank me later…), and use the restroom before you go in because once they close the door it is game time! You can feel the positive benefits after the first session!

I was visiting from out of town and was excited to go to a class after reading Ashley W’s review of the studio. Unfortunately, even though it looks like I go to the same hot studio as her in Atlanta, I did not have the same experience.
Pros: extremely clean, beautiful, and very spacious studio. The staff at the desk was extremely friendly. The bathroom and changing space is super spacious as well as very hygienic. There was plenty of room in my mid morning class, so there was lots of personal space. It was easy to find via google maps and I got there in about 10 – 15 minutes from downtown Savannah.
Cons: Perhaps this was because I am used to the hot sequence (and it’s flexibilities due to modifications they give), I was pretty unhappy with how Bikram works (in general). The instructor was very rigid in the movements he told us to do. I have an old knee injury, that I recently realized was aggravated due to some yoga moves I can do, but shouldn’t be doing, I tried to do the modifications I was taught at my yoga studio, but the instructor wouldn’t have it. I told him I had an injury and he told me to work through the pain. I’m sorry, but I am NOT interested in being in pain for another month because someone won’t give me a modification for something I KNOW I need one for. My knee had JUST stopped hurting a week beforehand, I did not want to go back through that. I hear that some Bikram studios are «flexible» (for lack of a better word) with giving modifications… this is clearly not one of them. I spoke with my physical therapist father in law, and he agreed that they shouldn’t be so rigid. When I was talking to the instructor after class, he would hardly let me get a word in edgewise, and then told me that I just shouldn’t do Bikram if I wasn’t willing to do all the poses. That same instructor also barked out orders from his podium, calling people out left and right. He didn’t actually go and adjust anyone’s postures. He just had this thing in his voice that sounded endearing at first, but then after a while it sounded like he was talking down to his students, instead of encouraging those who needed assistance or going over to whisper to them calmly.
This has turned me off of Bikram, but maybe I’ll try a class at the Decatur Bikram studio sometime this summer and feel better about it. I hear they offer modifications and are a lot more easy going.
Maybe I just need to stick to hot?

My husband and I were visiting my parents on Tybee Island, and I didn’t want to miss our weekend hot yoga class. We’ve been going to Red Hot Yoga in Atlanta for about 4 months, and we were definitely well prepared for this class.
The order of the poses for most of the class was identical to the 90 minute class we are use to in Atlanta. The only pose that was missing was «thunderbolt.» I didn’t realize that it was missing until we were on our way back to Tybee.
If I lived in Savannah, I think I’d be at this studio every day. The lobby and locker room was very clean and the décor was minimalistic. I was a little hesitant about the idea of hot yoga with carpet, but it seemed to be very clean and there was no sweaty odor.
We arrived 30 minutes before the 3pm class started on Saturday, which was plenty of time to get a spot and relax in the heat for a while. When the class started the room was full with plenty of personal space. We’re use to having only about 6 inches between each mat in Atlanta.
The gentleman that instructed our class was great. I always appreciate having someone explain something in a new way that helps me «get» a pose. Before this class, I had never tried to toe stand. I wasn’t able to balance without my fingers on the ground, but I was at least able to get into the position.
Also, the class is done with the lights on. Then they are turned off later in the class. The room is very long, but it is only maybe a very cramped 3 rows deep. It was nice being able to see how much progress I have made in the mirror since the class was not crowded and the lights were on.
I would highly recommend this studio to anyone just starting out in Birkram yoga. I don’t recall there being any sort of, «and the more advance people do this.» They didn’t even ask the more experienced students to be on the front row. I love my studio in Atlanta, but it there was a sense of everyone working together but at their own pace without making a big deal over those who are more advanced. It was a nice change.
My only suggestion to the studio would be to have a 2^nd instructor to walk thru the class and help with poses and corrections. It is a lot less distracting and embarrassing to have someone help you quietly, rather than pointing out that you’re doing something wrong to the whole class.
I loved the studio, and I definitely plan to go back whenever we’re visiting my parents.

This studio is so amazing that I had to do my first Unilocal review ever. I have been practicing Bikram yoga since 2008 and have been to numerous studios throughout NYC and southern Florida. This studio is the cleanest, friendliest, and most spacious of any Bikram studio I have ever been to. The teachers are all very helpful and make a point to know you by name. The owner, Leslie, obviously takes a lot of pride in her studio. I used to believe that extremely stinky studios was just a part of Bikram yoga due to the heat and sweat. This studio is so well taken care of that when I took my first class I thought the studio must have just opened because there is NO SMELL AT ALL! The studio has been open for over two years yet feels brand new. The bathrooms are spacious and cleaner than most people’s home bathrooms. I cannot say enough good things about this studio. I sincerely hope that the people who have only practiced Bikram yoga at this studio realize how lucky they are because this studio is amazing. I am temporarily in Savannah for work and it will be sad to say goodbye to Bikram Yoga Savannah next week.

Seriously, the most amazing yoga studio I have ever practiced in. Bikram yoga, the original hot yoga, has transformed my body from the inside out. The instructors are phenomenal– knowledgeable, caring, and inspiring. Great space– very clean & modern facilities. Suited for any age, level of fitness. If you can, you must…

Had an overnight stay in Savannah and checked out the Bikram studio there. Took the 9:30 am class, Beautiful studio and Kris is a very good teacher. If in town, be sure to keep up your practice at this Savannah studio.

The owner of this studio does not care about her students and is obviously only concerned about money. I am in graduate school, living off of student loans and had easily given this studio over $ 500 because I was so impressed with the practice of Bikram yoga. I payed $ 20 for my first class and then $ 120 for 10 class packages (as is standard with all Bikram studios). However, they make you use the classes in 1 month or else you must buy another package. Other studios I have been to allow you 60 days to use the packages you have bought– which is extremely considerate especially since the whole idea behind Bikram is that they want you to practice everyday. Then, they began a new student introductory rate for $ 25 for 10 days of unlimited yoga. I was unable to get this deal, being a paying member of the studio at the time. A few months later they released a Groupon for the same rate. Again, I was not allowed to purchase this due to the fact I had been coming to yoga for a few months. I quit going to the studio because I was upset with the recent situations and could not afford the $ 120/​month on student loans. Then, I am back living in Savannah after being away from the practice for 9 months. I go to my first «Karma» class that benefits charity and a wonderfully sweet new teacher there tells me I can do the 10 day new student deal for $ 25 since it has been so long since I have been there. I had plans to go out of town the next two weekends so I planned on signing up today. Well, low and behold the owner will not allow to me to do so since I have been coming to the Karma classes which I had been informed did not count against me.
I can tell you from personal experience that Charleston Bikram yoga and other studios that I have been to are much more concerned about their students and less about the money as this one in Savannah is. Not only do they provide student discounts and various sales on passes but they also allow the 60 days to use your classes AND they give you ice cold towels at the end to put on your aches and pains and help ease any areas that are hurting you. I am sure you don’t care as this is the only studio around and you probably got the discounts being a new students. But I never did. And the funny thing is I even got a card in the mail the week before I went to my first Karma class– from them saying how they have missed me! Ironic don’t you think?
Sincerely,
VERY POOR AND FRUSTRATED!

This place will change your life! The staff + the owner are so incredibly sweet, welcoming and helpful, while the cliental are generally the same. I cannot recommend these guys highly enough, no matter what your age, sex, and level of physical fitness are.

The owner of the studio, Leslie, is a good friend of mine. She’s very passionate about the Bikram Yoga practice and has deep compassion for her students, especially the beginners. Her studio is very clean and beautiful. She runs her studio the right way, on very simple and clear vision of spreading Bikram’s teaching and helping students with their health through the practice. I recommend you practice in her studio.

Here’s my review of my first Bikram (Hot) Yoga:
Upon entering the studio I was very happy with the décor and the calmness of the space. I provided my paperwork to the instructor at the desk and he informed me of the space and where the bathroom/​locker room was. The locker room area wasn’t large, and it was a little tight, but overall a decent space.
Every one in the locker room was very friendly and upon hearing that it was my first time repeatedly told me to take it slow and don’t attempt to do everything. I was pleasantly surprised by the camaraderie and that I wasn’t made to feel like the newbie invading their precious space!
Once I entered the Hot room I wasn’t attacked by the heat but warmed by it. I found a spot and proceeded to relax and be in the moment. Once the instructor (Kris) came in out of nowhere he acknowledged me by my first name and told me exactly what the other participants said, to take it slow, push my body where I feel I can. That my personal goal was to not leave the room and to take my time through the poses. I felt like he was extremely attentive to all of us in the room, addressing everyone by name and giving guidance where it was needed.
Ultimately I felt wonderful coming and going. I felt like I had accomplished something. And typical to my after yoga feeling I felt calmer, cleansed and soothed.
Oh and there was no smell!
I will definitely visit this studio again!

super clean studio, nice locker room, friendly staff and teacher was knowledgeable and serious about the practice, which is always good. I am visiting my parents here (came from Brooklyn, NY) and needed my bikram, I wish the studios in NYC were so clean!

I’m staying in Hilton Head, but needed to get my Bikram fix while on vacation. I decided to make the 2 hour round-​trip effort to take a class in Savannah.
This is the cleanest (visual and smell) Bikram studio that I have ever been to. It’s super modern; clean lines, bright colors, nice floors. It was just lovely.
The only reason I review Bikram studios is so people know what they are getting, as far as the studio conditions. I like to know ahead of time if I have to shower in a communal space, or if there is going to be enough space in the room.
The locker-​room was sizable, with 2 individual showers.
The room itself isn’t huge, but isn’t small. It seems like they could fit 3 tight rows if they had to. The class I took wasn’t very big, so I had plenty of room. The rug was super cool, and clean. Really, the cleanest non-​smelly yoga rug I’ve ever seen.
The teacher was very nice, and helpful when I signed in.
My only issue is the lack of a student discount. Maybe there are no students in Savannah? Oh well. Overall, a great yoga experience.