Steve Martin
"The truth is an offense, but not a sin" - Bob Marley. I can't decide between 3 or 4 stars. I would like to speak my truth after 14 years of dedicated attendance at this wonderful studio. My membership was recently canceled. I hope to provide a honest review, and any criticisms should be taken constructively. I take the "original" 60 hot yoga class and this review does not cover the other classes or instructors. Original is in parentheses because the original class is 90 minutes. The good. The instructors are awesome and the staff are friendly. The studio is very clean. To my current instructors (alphabetically) Ashlee, Erin, Sam, and Tiffany and to the former instructors that moved on, I enjoyed every ounce of sweat that poured through my body and I'm grateful for every pose you led me through. I love you with all my heart and I'm going to miss you! :( The bad. The customer is never right. This studio only offered 90 minute Bikram yoga classes when I first started. I was hooked. This practice serves me the best. It allows me to meditate, clear my mind, and is my health care for depression. I was harassed by my supervisor at UK for over 20 years. This studio saved my life. Over time the length of the class changed from 90 to 75 to 60 minutes. Occasionally, those time length classes just mentioned are available, but overall the opportunities to practice this type of yoga have decreased. Additionally, new instructors are not being recruited, hired or trained for this particular yoga class. Plus, it's not a money maker for them. I can image a class full of 50 college-aged, young adults doing Pilates is more profitable than a few old people with mental illness (not everyone obviously) doing the 60 hot yoga class. This is a business, and I understand that. The ugly. Me! I'm old, unattractive, don't have much hair and far from perfect. I also bring passion to the practice and do the poses more correctly than most...although we aren't competing. "I was made to be tested and twisted, I was made to be broken and beat. I was made by HIS hand as a part of HIS plan that I stand on my own two feet" - Ren It's time my yoga journey takes me to new places and studios to hear new voices. Sterling Hot Yoga, I love you and will miss you! Namaste (I am that I am that I am...I am - Peter Tosh)
