Pure Hot Yoga St. Louis — Attraction in Richmond Heights

I have been practicing Yoga in many places around the world and I LOVE Bikram Yoga STL for the following:

Level/Quality of the teachers: EXCELENT. Yoga is about discipline, listening and breathing. If you are not up for that...and you want to have your own agenda, leave the postures or drinking water whenever you want...then try something else. The rest of the group will appreciate..a matter of respect. Teachers are disciplined and professional

Friendly environment: EXCELENT. The entire team makes you feel like at home, celebrating your success and supporting you when the practice was not great. It is great the way they deal with the class... making it fun... and caring and lovable.

Price: there are plenty of options. If you want to try one month it is SUPER CHEAP. If you want to practice regularly..options are really affordable. Like any other business...the more loyal you are and the more times you go... the cheapest it gets.

Facilities: I read somewhere filthy? I can't be OK with that. I will never practice in a unhealthy environment. The hot room is in perfect state. The changing rooms are correct and very very clean. It is like traveling in economy or in first class. If you want champaign and someone doing your bed...then you'll have to pay for it. Honestly, I don't think this is necessary.

Classes Schedule: Plenty of options

Socially engaged: there are plenty of activities where we can participate and make this world better: blood donations and fundrise classes among them.

Pet friendly: If you hate pets, then better find another studio. We love pets there. It is great to see a (foster) puppy face and a dacing tail at the front desk. Makes you smile. Isn't it awesome?

But again, if you want to be part of something apart of getting the awesome benefits of the practice... that is the place... if not... then maybe that is not for you.

I have been living in STL for a year and I feel much better since I am part of the...

I would like to begin this review by indicating that I have practiced Bikram for 7 years now in various cities including Atlanta, NYC, and Arlington (VA). I now live in St. Louis and was pretty excited to practice at the Clayton location because of its proximity to my new apartment. This is the most expensive and overrated Bikram studio I have ever practiced at. The facilities are filthy -- very dirty bathroom stalls, mildew in showers, grimy floors, and overly soaked carpets. Of course there will be sweat pervading a Bikram yoga studio, but this place takes it to an extreme. It is incredibly unsanitary! They should really consider just stripping the place of carpet and wash the floors between classes.

Staff is incredibly rude. Instructors do not learn students' names - calling them by their shirt color or other nickname they find cute ("ponytail girl," "yellow shirt," "indian girl," etc.). It is insulting for a student to not have an identity! Also, many people practice Bikram yoga to overcome ailments. The instructors here refuse to understand that, continuously pushing people beyond physical capability. It is unreal!

The dirtiness and rudeness will keep me away. I do NOT recommend...

When you hear people talk about white people ruining yoga, I think this place could be an example of what they’re talking about. I took one class here in 2019. I still can’t erase the term “SWEAT-IQUETTE” from my memory, the instructor used it so many times telling folks to stop drinking water during a hot yoga class. I blacked out in the first twenty minutes of class; the instructor brought be two huge bottles of water and I stayed in class and kept going, and I really appreciate that she brought me the water, but don’t they see that their practice and policies completely lack compassion? Not letting people drink when they need to drink, losing their minds when people leave the room, like, what?? And I remember them selling extremely expensive clothes on the wall with their brand plastered on the front— the whole thing is so far removed from the principles and practice of yoga, and it’s just like any other toxic gym. You can find more authentic yoga practice on YouTube before going here. Two stars because the instructor bought me water and didn’t charge me for them, even though they were like $5 each. Please stop...