03/21/09

ASHRAM YOGA STUDIO THE BEST IN SEATTLE/KIRKLAND/BELLEVUE

by Joani

WHAT MAKES ASHRAM A SPECIAL PLACE ARE THE INSTRUCTORS, THEY ALSO TAKE THE CLASSES THEMSELVES. THEY FOCUS ON BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT.

IT'S A GREAT COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WHO LOVE YOGA, WE ALL ENCOURAGE EACH OTHER. IT'S A PLACE THAT YOU CAN JUST BE YOURSELF!!!! THE COOL THING IS YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A YOGA BACKGROUND, YOU START WHEN YOU START, EVERYONE'S AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL AND THAT'S OK.

THERE'S NO SMELLY CARPETS, THE CHANGE ROOMS AND YOGA ROOMS ARE CLEANED DAILY AND WELL TAKEN CARE OF.

YOU CAN RENT A MAT, YOGI TOES AND TOWELS. THEY ALSO HAVE A LITTLE STORE TO PURCHASE MATS & YOGI TOES AND WATER.

THERE'S TONS OF PARKING

THEY OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS AND IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD IT THEY WILL WORK WITH YOU ON WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD!!!!

• Pros: INSTRUCTORS ARE AWESOME, IT'S CLEAN, FUN!
• Cons: YOU ARE MISSING OUT

11/01/08

Best studio on the eastside

by Caseyverd

I have practiced at every studio on the eastside and many in Seattle. I feel the most at home and the most comfortable at the Ashram. The instructors are warm, friendly, energetic and they push you to your edge. The studio itself is beautiful. It is clean and the ventilation is incredible. The heat is at the perfect level to work you and to allow you to have the energy to have a strong practice. The power sequence of yoga offerred at the Ashram is siimilar to Bikrams but also uses Power Vinyasa flow. It is unlike anything I have tried anywhere else and it makes me feel so lean and strong. The energy produced at the Ashram is so amazing and I highly recommend it.

• Pros: tons of parking, awesome instructors, beautiful studio, amazing ventilation

10/10/08

Excellence Itself

by mcroan

I've only been doing hot yoga for a few months, but I've quickly grown addicted to the way I feel after a class with these instructors, especially Gary. The focus is 100% on mind-body benefit. And the facility is unmatched in this area -- I can't imagine a better environment in which to develop.

I've tried other hot yoga places on my commute axis, but now I drive miles out of my way to practice at The Ashram. Jazz great Bill Evans once said, "too often we are satisfied with the approximation of excellence, rather than excellence itself." If you know what he meant, this place is for you.

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