Bikram Yoga Fremont St — Attraction in Portland

Bikram Yoga Fremont Street is an awesome, professional, friendly, low key and appropriately hot spot to start or continue your Bikram Yoga practice.

The teachers, the atmosphere, the amenities, the warm and friendly owner, and the "studio dog" Macy, are great!.

The teachers are all adept, approachable and easy to ask for individual tips or feedback after class. I have yet to leave a class without some new and useful tip.There is also at least one very advanced teacher here who provide awesome inspiration.

The amenities are very nice: clean, large dressing room with locked and unlocked storage, nice showers and bathrooms,, a big lobby with a water cooler and nice seating where folks can sit on their own or together. The studio has a wall of windows, with a window that even opens (!), humidifiers, two walls of mirrors and smells clean.

This place has totally changed my misconception that Bikram would be too stiff and dogmatic for me. It’s serious enough, but there is also humor, warmth and friendliness, and it is easy to feel at home at this studio, and to know teachers and regulars by name.

I also enjoy finding folks of all sizes, ages, and experience levels, not to mention, wardrobe choices, here.

I have read some reviews of folks who have not liked Bikram, not liked being called by name. No one is here to torture or shame you. Bikram is a tough and excellent workout; it’s not for everyone. ,And, yes, teachers may call folks by name in class to give feedback and encouragement; that’s just how it’s done in Bikram land, it's not personal, or intended to embarrass. For me, the feedback provides invaluable information that helps me improve my practice and the encouragement is awesome.

J. Micheal, the owner, is a friendly, caring character with a good sense of humor and a philanthropic heart. He can often be found in the lobby, and teaches class too. I like a business with an involved and present owner. You can see his touch in the shower signs reminding you to take a 2 minute shower "or feel guilty” and in the fun art and daily quote board. He runs one class a month that is a donation class for a non-profit. He has helped me continue to do Bikram,which is life saving for me, after a challenging life change would have made it financially impossible.

I started doing Bikram because I could not find a groupon for non-Bikram yoga, so I bought one for Bikram. I am completely hooked, five months into it. Finding Bikram for me has been life changing, and I cannot get enough of it.

Bikram on Fremont is my home...

I started to come here with some memories of the purported benefits of this yoga. I went in in the roughest shape of my life and have come out the other side with increased energy, focus and vigor. I appreciate the reminders painted on the front of the room. I stare at them sometimes in moments I need more energy. “Discipline, Patience, Determination,” etc...Powerful stuff. The yoga was something that helped me regain focus and i find coming into class helps me realign myself and look for signs of what’s needed most in my life. Where do I need to show up? Am I low energy? Do I need better nutrition? Do I want to be here? You’ll learn quickly what is needed. I think for some this yoga brings intensity we need to find ourselves in a chaotic mental and physical space. The structure of doing the same thing every class in the same order helped me understand how setting ourselves up for success works the same in class as it does outside. Wow. Thanks to the instructors here and my intentions for wellness I got the push I asked for and found myself navigating my health actively. I asked for help, I got that help. Get ready to sweat, and if you’re ready to look at yourself and learn from challenge this is the space for you. I like challenges and I like watching the physical changes associated with over-coming them. The way I move is more efficient, tying my shoes is something that gives me joy now and is humorous as I can stand stock still balanced on one leg and bring the other foot and hover it up in the air with not much effort now. My back is improving as flexibility increases and the pressure on the discs is released with good posture and alignment. Gardening is definitely easier now as I’m not collapsing into the low back. The instructors are kind and determined in their instruction, there’s a fierceness about their resolve. The instructors see your work, and and see you as you navigate life’s challenges and that in itself is a testament to the quality of this...

I went to Bikram's Yoga at 48th and Fremont today for my first Bikram Yoga experience. It was pretty crowded but I think this was due to it being their introductory class (where members bring a friend), which only happens once a month. I found the facilities welcoming, with showers, changing room and fresh fruit served afterward. As far as bad stuff I would say two things: One, the place stunk like holy hell! The fact that it was carpeted did not seem like a good idea to me. (To their credit they are planning to close the studio for cleaning and revamping soon.). Two, people were NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE if they were experiencing discomfort! There was a young girl who got up to leave at the end and the instructor totally made her return to her spot! I can understand wanting to keep the class from being disrupted by people coming in and out, but there was a strong push to get people to stay and participate for the full 90 minutes. To their credit they do encourage (a little) to kneel and rest if you cannot perform the postures, but I feel as if there is a little bit of ignorance towards those that are really having a hard time.

Back to the plus side: The class was fairly excruciating due to my being out of shape, but I have to admit I feel AWESOME right now and haven't felt this good naturally in A LONG TIME! :) Also, I felt so good after the class that I signed up for a month of membership (right now you get 37 days) for $30 which I found reasonable.

P.S. Look for a new studio opening up on...