Sealevel Hot Yoga — Local services in Seattle

A few things I find most valuable about Sealevel and their method:

#1) The teaching talent is top-notch. Each instructor follows the same method, but they bring their own character to each class. The past 2 weeks I've taken classes from Kevin, Brian, Eve, and Tian, and all four were phenomenal and very thorough. The teachers also call you by name and tell you how to CORRECT your form mid-posture, which I've found helpful. Week by week I notice myself making improvements and building off of the corrections that I made the previous week.

#2) the workout is just plain kickass. It's the highest caloric ROI, most physical bang for your buck, bucket-sweating, muscle-toning, yet mentally-clarifying workout I've ever put myself through.

#3) this practice has encouraged me to become healthier outside of the studio. For example, I sweat quite a bit, and early on in my practice, I would get migraines after class, despite having drunk lots of water throughout the day. I've now learned that to avoid the post-class migraine, I need to drink a gallon of water the day before, and the day of class. Eating more vegetables has helped me avoid the headaches too. Avoiding junk food throughout the day helps me ensure I have enough energy to get myself to class in the first place. I also tend to sleep like a rock after a session.

This is no cakewalk yoga class, but it's an extremely enriching practice guided by some very talented people that care about...

I’ve taken the 90-minute, 26&2 class at the studio many times. Sealevel Hot Yoga has absurdly high quality and knowledgeable teachers. The instructors are able to periodically deliver direct feedback unique to each student while also delivering a consistent, informative dialogue throughout class. This feedback is tremendously helpful in building awareness of proper alignment and best approach to gaining the most benefit from each pose for a yogi at any level or point in their practice. I’ve always been very happy with the temperature in the room, as I favor a more hot and humid class environment. The room is rectangular, allowing for more mirror space to be shared. And the studio’s changing room is quite large which makes it easier to navigate at busier times. The studio is a beautiful place to practice. And parking isn’t too hard to find (though I’ve usually gone to early morning classes). For having ample mirror space, a room temperature to my personal liking, and the ability to deliver direct student feedback, Sealevel Hot Yoga has been my favorite place to practice...

I went for the Bikram class 3xs which is the same set of poses every time. The teachers are nice and friendly before and after class but I’m probably not going back here because of the way I was singled out during class which really threw me off. They may be a little too focused on the details like whether your fingers are together or not instead of letting me focus on my standing leg so I don’t fall over. She told me if I didn’t hold my hands a certain way, she would call me out on it every class. Hard pass— no thanks. I wished for more silence during the class. The teachers seem to have a script so you will hear the same words over and over again every class which honestly is pretty annoying. I wish they’d just call the poses. They lock the doors exactly when class starts so don’t be late FYI. At least the room is pretty hot and the teachers don’t complain about it—- temp was the same the whole class. Could’ve been a little hotter though— didn’t seem like 105 every class. The studio...