Hot Yoga Milwaukee — Local services in Milwaukee

I had previously gone to this yoga studio when it was Bikram Yoga and under different management. I did return yesterday to try it out again. The classes are still great. The facilities are as I remember - well kept, clean. I had gone as a regular for a number of years with the previous owner. The ownership was sold a few years ago I believe. I had initially a bit of a hesitation because the new owner didn't initially honor a $100 credit I had when the business was sold. After a number of emails I did eventually get to use that credit. It did leave a bad taste in my mouth at the time - since my attendance and payment history shows I was a client who had paid $1000's throughout the years of unlimited membership. I went back yesterday to try it again. I cannot give any critique about the quality of the class - which was great. I do however like belonging to businesses where I feel good about the culture of the gym/box/yoga studio. I went with my friend, who is a regular, to class yesterday. She and I were in the locker room at the end of the class with two other women. My friend had gotten a text during class that there was an assault victim waiting to be seen by her (she is a forensic nurse) and she hadn't answered her page. She called back to let them know that they were paging the wrong provider and to make sure someone was going to come in to this person. While she was talking, a member came up to me to tell me that no one could talk on a cell phone in the locker room and that this was only the second time she has ever seen this happen in 7 years. I apologized for my friend who was still fielding the call. I asked if the policy was to exclude any phones from the locker room to prevent pictures and such. She said that texting was fine just not talking. This member and I had a longer conversation about it because she clearly was upset that my friend's use of the phone to deal with a medical emergency was ruining her zen. I wondered how my loud and twangy voice was any less irritating than my friend quietly returning her page. The conversation went on to how we should have known this due to posting of this policy. My friend got off the phone and apologized and explained that it was a medical emergency involving a patient waiting for care in an ED. The member left the locker room and rehashed the situation with the staff person there. We walked out of the locker room during this and my friend said, "It was me. I made the call for a medical emergency." I wouldn't have cared enough to write a review about this but the staff person held the party line that phonecalls should only be made in the lobby. I did ask to see where any signage was and I was directed to the middle stall - of three bathroom stalls - which had a poster on the inside door. It just left a bad taste in my mouth. My friend could have waited until she was dressed and able to walk outside to answer the page. She didn't want this victim having to wait any longer than she had so she made the call. I wanna feel good about the culture of a studio I'm joining or dropping in at. Maybe this was an isolated event. I don't like studios that take themselves too serious - like a member accepting that having her post yoga zen being mildly disturbed for the second time in her 7 years to manage a medical emergency is excusable and not worth a confrontation. That patient waiting with police for her forensic exam was having a way worse day than all of us. If having to listen to a short phonecall after yoga class is the worst thing she experienced yesterday, she should consider...

I practiced here many years and also did work trade. The facilities are very clean and honestly the best studio in the area aesthetic wise. The classes are good, they offer 90 minute Bikram which I can only find at one other studio. The vinyassa teachers vary in styles which is a good thing. The schedule however changes each season sometimes dramatically. For example the 75 minute vinyassa or 75 to 90 minute yin come and go. I understand things change but this is hard to work around when making a commitment financially. Also hands on adjustments and feedback about alignment is generally not offered unless specifically asked after class so bad habits may form if you are on the shy side. If you do ask you will get a lot of feedback as the teachers are friendly and approachable. But Otherwise a quality studio and worth trying out. The intro special is a good value...

In MKE for a conference and dropped in for a 60 minute 26/2 class.

Super accommodating and friendly team and terrific instructor (Sue, who was subbing in this class). Good sized room could easily have accommodated ~30 people; we had about 10. Room was appropriately hot and appropriately humid.

Always interesting to see how different places have different variations on 26/2 -- this was a slightly different variation on the theme from what I'm accustomed to -- some postures done 2x when the "standard" 60 minute does them only once, so there was a little less space in and between postures, but it was a well taught class.

They also offer a variety of other classes including power vinyasa, yin, and others (check the website!)

Studio had mat and towels for rent for visitors like me. Showers available.

Would absolutely return if back in this town with some...