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| - Look no further than Bikram Yoga Cleveland for big big "Ohm"!
Almost a year into my Bikram practice, I'm hoping to make it a lifelong habit and I thus look for studios wherever I am living or traveling. Enter Bikram Yoga Cleveland now that I am here.
I attended my first class over the weekend and was very satisfied with my experience. The studio is conveniently located at Fairmount and Warrensville, not too far from John Carroll. The space itself is one of the nicer studios I have attended, with convenient cubbies in the lobby for belongings, coat racks, and clean, spacious bathrooms with several showers and individual lockers.
The yoga studio is large and has plenty of mirrors for checking posture during the asanas. I picked a spot near the back of the class (I'm still timid - plus I feel like the room is hotter if I'm right in front of the mirror) and spent some time in corpse pose before the class started. However they heat the studio, it is very comfortable and not the dry, direct heat that some studios employ that just makes me miserable the whole 90 minutes.
My instructor was super friendly. There were several people who were new to the Bikram practice that day, and she took the time to help them with adjustments, and didn't have a problem with them taking a break in savasana or sipping water as they needed to between the poses. I've had many Bikram teachers who take the practice too seriously, but she was not one of them.
The only thing I didn't like about this studio was the floor. I had trouble maintaining my separate leg postures (stretching, triangle) because it's so slippery. I know I am not the only one who had this problem because a few people fell while getting into the posture in the class I took. So, caution if you go!
By the end I had gotten my weekly dose of bliss, and was ready to re-hydrate and head back for another class within the week. No matter what you're looking for - stretching, strengthening, or inner peace - find it at Bikram Yoga Cleveland!
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