Bikram Yoga Chiswick

I found this place through a friend and it is amazing.
If you want to try Bikram yoga for the first time it’s best to get the special offer for beginners which costs 40pounds for 30 days unlimited. You can go as many times as you want during this 30 days and you’ll probably get addicted. (That’s what happened to me anyway)
Bikram yoga are 26 postures in a 40 degree hot room. While you are doing it you really hate it but afterwards you just feel amazing and you don’t suffer from any pain after the 90 minutes. I already made great improvements and I can’t wait to be really flexible really soon :)

I love the exercise Bikram yoga provides, my only issue is, why is it so difficult to breath in a bikram studio. Surely it’s not all down to the heat. Has anyone questioned whether there are enough air changes per hour to keep the air quality good. The instructors focus on getting fresh oxiginated air into your lungs and start and finish the classes with breathing exercises, yet no one questions whether the air in the studios 40mins+ into a session has any fresh oxygen left in it.
Does anyone know if Bikram Heating systems recirculate the warm air? or does the heated air come from a fresh duct and the used air expelled completely?
Why are some of the instructors so reluctant to open a window or door?

Some of the negative comments on here are very surprising. I have been a regular for 2 years but I have also visited every other studio in London so have a lot of experience to draw from.
Yes, it would be nice if there was more space in the changing room esp when there are two classes just 30 mins apart but that’s about it from a negative perspective.
The price is comparable with other studios.
The reception staff (nearly all teachers themselves) are very friendly and really helpful. I dont know how they remember so many peoples names!
The teachers are great technically and they have such a positive attitude. They follow the script as per instructions from the man himself but also pepper it with so much more help and advice. The owner Helen really is wonderful and a great teacher so she rightly expects the best from those teaching at her studio. Her classes in particular seem to have more attendees.
The studio itself has to be one of the best in London. I don’t think any other has such light and a great view. It doesnt have that stale smell that others have and I dont think (with the volume of people in/​out) they could keep it cleaner (far better than other studios). Even at busy periods there is only ever a 1 – 2 min wait for the loo/​shower.
Peak classes do mean you are a bit close to your neighbour but no more so than in other studios (less compared to several I have had to endure).
‘Take as long as possible at the end of class’ is almost a mantra. The 2 mins official savasana is mandatory. The next class (if there is one) is 30mins later so plenty of time to stop sweating. The only time this doesn’t apply I for the 0630 class but you can fit in at least 10mins to recover and 20mins to shower (plenty of time as the 0630s are not the busy)
It also seems to have the nicest bunch of people there is always lots of chat before and after class (in Reception/​changing rooms of course!). BYC seems to attract the type who are very dedicated to the their practice but know that it’s a ‘practice’ so can smile/​laugh along and enjoy the 90mins.
Perhaps the negative views are left by people who just aren’t suited to this incredibly demanding style of yoga. You really do have to keep going back. Your first few classes can feel like hell but if you can manage 6 – 10 classes I can almost guarantee that you will get hooked.
To rank BYC as the ‘Best in London’ would be imply a throwaway remark, lacking in real thought and analysis. It would also be unfair on one or two other darn good studios. BYC is ‘One of the Best Bikram Studios in London’.

I find the Bickram Yoga Chiswick also very expensive and not worth the money (full price excluding offers). It is the only place in Chiswick to offer it and I think the owner must be focusing on its «business potential» rather than wanting people to share the experience or become healthier — rather like Bickram himself…“Bikram’s car collection includes over 40 Rolls Royces and Bentleys, including cars owned by the Queen Mother and the Beatles. His collection of watches numbers in the 100s, valued in the millions. ‘It’s huge,’ he says, ‘I’m making — I don’t know — millions of dollars a day, $ 10 million a month — who knows how much?“[
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I find the instructors unhelpful and I do not understand how the studio can justify the price considering the yoga instructors stand there the whole time not moving around enough or correcting the new student’s poses. I clearly remember the instructors focusing on «regulars» rather than new students.
Bickram Yoga itself is wonderful — its just a shame it is only for those who can afford it.

I was completely let down by my experience at this studio. The staff are unhelpful and often rude (not all — just the people I presume are the managers). They charge an incredibly high price but the studio itself offers nothing to justify paying it. You have to get changed in communal changing rooms with barely enough space to put your clothes on. The showers are dismal when you consider how much they are getting for each individual in the classes. The classes are jam-​packed with little room to properly get into the poses. The teachers do the best they can given the circumstances but there is little chance to get help or improve your yoga or in fact understand what you are doing right or could do better (you aren’t really recieving a class!). This is one of the worst places I have practiced yoga as it feels purely business like and there is no emphasis on the spiritual roots of the practice. They seem to want your money and provide no level of service in return. The end of the class is rushed with no emphasis on the meditative element of the practice (I guess they need to get on with getting the next class started in order to keep the money flowing!). I STRONGLY ADVISE YOU TO TRY ANOTHER STUDIO! I have told everyone I meet of the negative experience I have had of this studio and I will continue to do so. The whole place leaves a very negative energy to the practice.

I agree with the prior comment. Howerver recently I started practising at Bikram Yoga Canary Wharf, which is a large, clean, luxurious studio with an excellent vibe and first rate teachers. Surprisingly it’s priced only slightly above the older/​smaller studios around London and is easily worth my 50 minute commute to Canary Wharf. If you don’t mind mingling with overpaid bankers and Bikram-​addicted celebs, I highly recommend it. Also, they have a 2 weeks for £20 offer which pretty much makes it a no-​brainer.

I find that many yoga studios, specifically Bikram studios, in London are really over-​rated. So I was happy to find this studio in Chiswick. The teachers are brilliant. They each have their own style, but they aren’t militaristic like some can be and they have a genuine interest in your progress. It is a bit pricey, but no more so than any where else. They have nice facilities and the studio itself must be cleaned quite often or ventilated well because the air isn’t stale. I would heartily recommend that you give this place a try. They have an offer of £30 for 30 days unlimited classes and this is a good way to figure out if you like it.