Bikram Yoga Hazel Dell

Let me add to the barrage of five star reviews. I took my first ever Bikram class last night with Mica and it was a great experience. It was challenging, but not impossible and I could tell that the more experienced yogis were challenged by Mica as well. The studio is accommodating and clean. Mica is encouraging to new students without being patronizing or singling them out and she does an excellent job of explaining and pushing everyone. I left the class feeling energized, refreshed, happy and soaking wet with sweat. I highly recommend Mica and her studio!

I have been taking classes here after work for a few months now, and my only complaint, is that I can’t go more often.
Here are some things i like:
Its hot, its clean, there are two showers in the women’s locker room, the studio is big — even when there are a lot of people its not crowded. Mica is really welcoming and says hello to most people by name. Its reasonably priced.
The reason i like bikram is that is utilitarian yoga, and seems to be more of an emphasis on exercise, and less focus on sermonizing. The less talking about inner peace, the better — I just want to Dandayamana-​Dhanurasana, and burn off the cookies i ate at my office, not go to a therapy session.

«Saying you’re not flexible enough to do yoga is like saying you’re too hungry to eat.» Someone else said that, but I like it!
Four months ago, if someone had told me I’d be canceling my gym membership to start a hot yoga routine, I’d have laughed at them. If they’d said I’d be going three times a week at 6 in the morning, I’d have sworn I’d rather eat my shoe. Man, I’m really glad no one said that.
To get the full experience, you really need to take classes with each of the different instructors here. Mica and her team of instructors compliment one another amazingly well, creating a welcoming and energetic environment where achieving real results is possible without feeling pressure (other than from yourself) to push beyond your limits.
Also, I don’t see anyone mentioning the showers yet. They have them, and they’re clean enough to eat off of!

Bikram Yoga Hazel Dell gives very high quality Bikram instruction in an improbable location with a wonderful variety of yogis and yoginis in attendance. This studio is not frilly, but it is clean, calming, and covers the basics with safe storage, available mats and towels, good flooring, and nice showers. I feel GREAT after class, I’ve never been pressured to go past the point of safety, and I have felt very welcomed.
All in all, I’ve been very pleased with my groupon purchase and I’ll be coming back even after my classes expire.

I’ve been going to Bikram Yoga Hazel Dell since it opened in May 2013. I’m a huge fan of the studio and the people who work there. The owner, Mica, is always friendly and willing to answer questions. The instructors are knowledgeable and personable. It’s a 90 minute break from the outside world where I can work on centering myself. It cleanses my body and my mind, as well as helps to stretch away some of the tension from working in an office job. I have been to other hot yoga studios, but this one has an open and approachable feeling. I recommend it to all my friends. Make sure to be well hydrated and come try it out! Bring a towel and mat or rent one from the studio!

Hazel Dell’s Hot Bikram Yoga is a top notch studio. I was stunned to find this amazing jewel! I am new to Bikram yoga and I could not have chosen a more supportive and challenging studio in the Vancouver/​Portland metro area. Before I attended my first class, I was very overwhelmed about the idea of hot yoga. I had sent an email and I received a response immediately from Mica, the owner, which could not have been more welcoming, instructive, or inviting. The instructors are OUTSTANDING and highly educated! They challenge you appropriately and allow for an environment where the student is always moving forward and learning in their yoga practice. They have multiple classes throughout the day to choose from to accommodate the practitioner. Their studio is clean, trendy, sophisticated, and most of all inviting. They have a nice supply of product necessary for this particular yoga practice and reasonably priced. Classes are totally affordable and worth every penny. If you are new to hot yoga be prepared for an extreme work out. This style of exercise will challenge you on many different levels, both mentally and physically. Just know that you will have plenty of support from staff and your fellow yogis.

I’ve always been a fan of the owner (mica). I so glad to see her dreams of opening up a yoga studio have happened. It took me a while to drag my lazy self across the river to Vancouver for class but I’m so happy I did, I am finding myself wanting to practice over at her studio more even though I have plenty of choices in Portland. There is such a great calm welcoming energy at this studio. So, if you are into yoga at all go check this studio out stat.

I have been practicing Bikram yoga for 3 years, not as regularly as I should. I have been to several locations around Portland but when I choose to practice yoga today… I drive from SW Portland to this Hazeldell location. The studio has a positive energy that feels right. The studio is clean, the changing room is nice, and the people working there are always friendly. The yoga room has the perfect temperature and humidity for a sweaty tangled posture. The instructors are all very good and professional. They push you just hard enough without making you feel like you can’t go on. My recommendation, if you are going to try Bikram yoga and have never done it before, commit yourself to at least 4 classes. The first two are going to be tough, the third will get easier, and the fourth you will feel like you are making progress. I bet after 4 classes, you will want to recommit yourself to more. At least that was my impression.

I live in Portland and I drive 25 minutes to Vancouver to take the classes at Bikram Yoga Hazel Dell.
I’ve taken five classes at this studio from five different instructors and I’ve developed some overall thoughts about this studio:
1) It all starts with the owner Mica Fish. She has created a space that’s friendly and welcoming. If you haven’t done yoga at all, I’d fell comfortable suggesting that you try Bikram Yoga at Mica’s place, because of the welcoming culture of the space.
2) Each instructor that I’ve taken a class from has been knowledgeable and supportive. 90 minutes in a hot room can be extremely intimidating and I’d say that if you haven’t tried this type of yoga before, then this is absolutely the place to give it go.
3) The location is easy to get to, right off I-​5, exit 4. (ask about the secret way to get to the studio from the huge shopping center on 78^th).
4) For Bikram afficionadoes, it is a smaller space, but I think this actually helps the regulate the heat a little better and the room tends to be consistant temp wise. For new-​to-​the-​practice or for those of us who aren’t big on the heat, this is a big plus.
Thanks Mica… Keep it up!
Paul Haulbrook
Portland, OR

Beautiful, clean studio. Welcoming staff. Highly recommend.

Bikram Yoga Hazel Dell is a beautiful new studio I highly recommend and wish to encourage all seniors who want to stay active, healthy, and living life to the fullest. I can’t say enough wonderful things about Mica, the studio’s owner. Mica brings a welcoming, comfortable and friendly environment to enjoy. Mica, and all the Bikram instructors, are encouraging, helpful, knowledgeable, certified experts, giving full permission to begin where you are, doing your very best. A perfect body, a perfect spine or perfect body weight isn’t required to enjoy the benefits of Bikram Yoga. A positive, can do willingness, a little patience, and a determination, is all that’s needed to begin YOUR journey. Don’t delay… check the schedule times and start today!
Gail S.

Bikram Yoga Hazel Dell is great. I’ve been doing yoga (mostly Bikram) for almost three years. Bikram yoga itself is the most therapeutic type of yoga I’ve found, making all my «normal» aches and pains literally disappear, so I was excited to see one open right along 1 – 5 in WA. The owner, Mica, is incredibly friendly and welcoming and has created the most open, welcoming design I’ve seen yet. Her teachers are great, and the people I’ve met practicing there are super friendly. Having a space that feels open and positive – both physically and interpersonally – is my most important request in a yoga studio. This is the best combo of those two things that I have found yet!
Definitely worth it!

The staff was super friendly, I felt very welcome on my first visit! Will be going back for sure!

I love it here! I am a yoga beginner and I was a bit hesitant to go especially on my own. Mica made everything accessible and easy to understand. That doesn’t mean that it is easy to do. All of the instructors have had wonderful pieces of information to take on and apply. I love this studio so much I came on the morning of my wedding to help keep myself centered and relaxed during the day.

Bikram Yoga Hazel Dell is an amazing new studio located on the Westside! All of the instructors are kind, experienced and gently push you to do your best. Mica has designed a beautiful studio and created an open and inviting place to practice! I highly recommend Bikram Yoga Hazel Dell.