I recently had a work trip in Sydney and was in serious need of some physical exercise. Let me tell you: I hate running. My body was made for loving, not plodding around some path, dodging pedestrians in a busy city. Looked on line for some alternatives and came up trumps with Body Mind Life. I managed to jag an on line special of $43 for one month, unlimited classes. Considering the casual price is around $20 per class, I only needed to do three classes to be ahead. Bloody great deal! In the end, I did one a day, for five days. Each class I took had a different teacher, meaning I got a great look in for several of the different styles and teaching methods on offer. What threw me at first was the heat of the rooms -- I didn't realise they do raise the temperature in there to about 30 degrees, meaning you are dropping some sweat after the first series of sun salutations. So take a towel.
Of note and much appreciated, in no particular order are these aspects:
* huge studio space
* decent hard flooring, meaning no malingering sweat stench in the room. Little markers tell you where to lay your mats at a respectable distance from the person next to you
* thick, great quality mats and clean white towels available for hire at a charge of $2 apiece
* plenty of cleaning fluids and wipes to clean your mats afterwards and hang them to air (and participants all seem to do this - bonus)
* bathroom facilities immense: toilets, showers, blowdryers, tissues, space and light aplenty
* amazing array of class types and times, seven days a week
* great vibe. Friendly, competent, confident staff read more