text: I went to Bikram Yoga for two weeks straight, attending 5 to 6 days out of the week. Some days I loved it, other days I was counting down the time in my head for the class to end. The same 26 postures can be boring at times, but it's almost nice to have a routine. But then I wonder why the hell am I paying money when I can practice the postures at home. \n\nThe heat didn't bother me at all; it actually cleared up my skin. The humidity does wonders for my skin during the dry winter months. I was not a fan of the carpet, especially when you're lying in savasana and all I can think about is the stench, bacteria, BO, sweat, and who knows what permeating from the floor. The fluorescent lights in the room were god-awful as well. The studio could definitely improve on their atmosphere. \n\nAs for the instructors, I had varying degrees of loving them, and hating them. I loved Zeb. He was very nice and encouraging. I wish he instructed all of the classes. There was one instructor who I had a class with at 6am. She kept apologizing for being \"bossy,\" and yes, she was very bossy and rude. She was rude when I walked in and slightly less rude when I walked out. She kept picking on this one poor student. He was older and couldn't do the moves as well. I felt bad for him and her \"constructive criticism\" of him was distracting. She nit picked even if you were slightly off on your posture (for instance, she yelled at me because I was grabbing my ankles instead of my heels). She had a very type A personality and it did not flow well with my bikram practice. I guess she just wasn't my style of instructor. I'll give the instructors this though: it's nice to have someone guide you to improve your poses whereas I found other studios just didn't give a damn what you did. I just wish they would give guidance rather than rude criticism. \n\nThe clientele is elitist. People wear speedos and bathing suits, which I don't understand. Yes, it's incredibly hot and humid, but is being half naked really necessary? Meh, whatever floats their boat, but it's another distraction in my practice. \n\nAnd the instructors don't want you to drink water or have hand towels to wipe off sweat because they are \"distractions,\" which is complete BS to me. Water is necessary and I don't care what anyone says. If you're sweating profusely in a 100F room for 90min straight, you need water for your health's sake. It doesn't even matter if you hydrate before class, a sip of cold water can do wonders during practice and your likelihood of burning out or quitting is decreased. The true distractions are the smelly carpet, awful lighting, rude instructors, half naked students, and elitist attitude. \n\nI love bikram yoga itself; the tendonitis in my knee is completely relieved. I would practice bikram every day if the studio and people were nicer. I'll probably visit the studio every now and then, but it's not somewhere I would recommend for every day practice.