Achel Hot Yoga & Pilates

Fantastic experience: I started hot yoga 3 weeks ago and honestly it's life changing. It's so relaxing and rejuvenating and it gives you the opportunity to reconnect with yourself again. Given the fact that we are so busy with our everyday lives, these classes gives you a change to really look at yourself in the mirror again and boosts your confidence. How hot yoga has helped me: I feel fresh, I feel lighter on my feel, almost like a bounce in my walk, Looking at myself for that 1hour/ hour and a half allows me to except myself, just the way I am, it makes me appreciate myself. My legs don't feel as heavy like they did after a long tiring day, I am not as bloated and tired all the time, My skin feels amazing, almost like the yoga is flushing out toxins from my body. And most importantly I feel GOOD about myself. I definitely feel alot more toned after 3 weeks only. The staff are so friendly and genuinely want to help you feel great. I Love it!!

Fantastic experience: The best thing I have done for myself! Hot yoga can effectively heal anything (outside as well as inside). You feel so great after! I think it even slows down ageing. Thank you so much Ellen and Achel’s team.

Fantastic experience: I returned to yoga after a few years. It's the best thing I have done for my health both physically and mentally. I am already seeing the positive benefits. Lovely Ellen and her team are motivating, supportive and very encouraging which makes me feel empowered❤️

Fantastic experience: I have spent alot of my time around gym facilities and exercise classes, however with being in the physiotherapy field for a while, i would HIGHLY recommend this place. Ellen and her team are amazing, and I cannot rate it enough. The hot yoga is absolutely amazing, integrating heat to enhance your flexibility and to assist and prevent future injury. The thing that i love the most about it is how personable the teachers are with everyone and the attention towards each student. The population of people that come in are extremely mixed from young to old, and the classes not only focus on physical performance but most importantly mental as well! So glad I found you guys, thank you for providing this for the community. The best decision to sign up with you guys, can't wait for my next class! Amazing vibe <3

Fantastic experience: Been coming to ACHEL for years love all the classes and community in studio. This new location is beautiful and love the light

Fantastic experience: Very nice place, clean, great mirrors and wonderful instructors. Well recommended.

Fantastic experience: Nice place with friendly staff and good hot classes

Fantastic experience: Always feels welcomed by Ellen and her team. Great place to keep your mind out of the real world and recharge your body.

Fantastic experience: Great place to learn yoga and pilates, the instructors are super friend, professional and patient. Great environment and my mum enjoyed it so much despite not knowing how to speak English.

Fantastic experience: I started Hot Yoga when this place first opened. It is a safe haven I always go back to. Ellen and her team are amazing. There are so many great benefits to hot yoga. It is a total body work out and definitely a life changing experience. Highly recommend Achel Hot Yoga.

Fantastic experience: Love love love the friendly Hot Yoga and Hot Pilates Studio! Community focused and wonderful teachers. Thanks for working with us for collaborations too, great to support each other. Love the Bikram 90 Hot Yoga with Ellen, yet of course it is all good.

Fantastic experience: I have been practicing hot yoga and hot Pilates here for the last two months and it’s the best decision I’ve made for myself. I was initially quite hesitant as I don’t do well with too much heat. After two to three classes I have gotten used to it (just as the instructors advised). Ellen and her team are so friendly and happy to answer any questions you have. I can feel my body getting stronger. It’s great practice to tune out the hustle and bustle of life for an hour or so and giving your mind time to recharge. I would highly recommend Achel to anyone interested.

Fantastic experience: I decided to try Hot Yoga a few weeks ago and I love it. I am still very 'challenged' by many of the poses however the lovely caring instructors are very encouraging and I have noticed improvements in my overall health in a short time. I highly recommend giving Achel a try.

Fantastic experience: 真的很喜欢Achel Yoga. 我从2018年开始练，除了lockdown,我基本上每周练4次,明显感觉到自己身体的变化，除了排毒，更多的是精神状态变得更好！thanks, achel yoga and teacher . I will keep coming …..definitely 5 stars.

Fantastic experience: 几年前的山地车事故， 右边胯骨和后背受伤， 做过几轮理疗也曾坚持每天去健身房， 仍时不时发作。弯腰， 下蹲， 踩凳子登高之类的简单动作都要挣扎， 严重时每天起床下床都是折磨。15个月前抱着试试看的心态加入了位于East Tamaki的Achel Hot Yoga, 作为新生，可以买Intro Pass, 30天内hot yoga and hot pilate不限课次。然后就爱了， 毫不犹豫地办了年卡。现在核心力量大大增强，常年坐办公室导致的肩颈背部的不适得到改善， 骨盆前倾的体态也得以调整， 周身轻快的感觉。 瑜伽馆内干净整洁。 富有经验的馆主和教练们热情友好， 课堂里鼓励大家尽力而为的同时也会提醒要适可而止， 循序渐进，课前课后有问题随时解答， 会员们互动亲切， 大家处的像一家人。欢迎来加入我们Achel Hot Yoga大家庭。

Fantastic experience: Great classes and teachers!

Fantastic experience: アチェルに行きだしてもう数年。その間にインストラクターは色々変わってますが、皆経験豊富で知識があるだけでなく、親身になって生徒の悩みを聞いてくれ、個々のヨガプラクティスをいかに向上できるかをアドバイスしてくれます。スタジオは清潔で駐車場も完備。タイムテーブルも私のライフスタイルに合っているので、これからもここに通うつもりです！

Fantastic experience: It is challenging to do yoga in warm studio. But I love this challenging.

Fantastic experience: Has helped lots with pains and muscle strains. Feel much healthier now

Fantastic experience: Really enjoy my classes here

Positive experience: I have been going to Achel for a number of years now and it is the best. love doing practice with awesome teachers. Recommend it as its the best 90 minutes of your life I

Fantastic experience: Ellen and her team always care about Yogi. Never hesitate to show passion to every single person in the room to lead upper level each time. You can find something new, something challenging, something meant to be in every sessionhere. A year later you must recognise yourself much strongly and positive physically and mentally. Achel is one of my life power resource.

Fantastic experience: Achel Bikram Yoga in East Tamaki is a wonderful studio, always clean tidy and safe, with great teachers and always a smile from Ellen the owner. As an older man (retired) Bikram yoga and Hot Pilates has allowed me to have an active lifestyle similar to most men half my age.

Fantastic experience: Hot yoga has been a life saver for me. The heat allows my body to function well with and is keeping me fit into me 60's. It's a moving meditation that feeds my soul. Love the community and vibe. and

Fantastic experience: Have been going to Achel for maybe 8years now. It is my happy place and love it still after all these years. Hot yoga has helped me so much with my chronic back pain.

Fantastic experience: Achal hot yoga is probably the best that could happen to me. This not only transformed my health but also practicing hot yoga changed me as a person holistically, my GP is amazed to see the transformation in my health reports.

Fantastic experience: I enjoyed the place. Hot yoga makes me growing my strengths. Friendly environment, teachers encourage you a lots even you do badly. Will keep doing it!

Fantastic experience: I have been going to Achel on and off for 10 years now - the team is great and they always make me feel welcome - helping me with my movements and getting my yoga right. Come give it a go.

Fantastic experience: Reasons I shouldn't do yoga: 1) I am pushing 70 years of age 2) After vertigo 15 years ago, my balance is atrocious, and I am like a tall palm tree in the wind when doing balance poses 3) I am 15 lbs overweight and have a very close relationship with Maltesers. Reasons I LOVE doing yoga: 1) I feel fabulous for the whole rest of the day when I do it 2) I sleep better 3) my skin looks better 4) I have met some very nice people in class 5) the teachers are all amazing: Ellen, the owner, and Barbara, Emily, Craig, Michele to name a few I have been doing Bikram yoga for 16 years now, and I am convinced it has helped my mental health as well as my self confidence. Its a great place to practice mindfulness and intent, and also a good place to have some laughs. (mostly at myself) I've been to several studios in New Zealand and in the States. This one ranks up at the top. I'm very glad to have a little Achel in my life!!

Fantastic experience: Achel is a lovely yoga community, great classes, teachers, and nice hot room! Hot yoga has had a huge overall impact on my life, physically and mentally.Hot yoga is so beneficial for everyone, beginners and experienced yogis alike. Highly recommend Achel!

Fantastic experience: I feel amazing all day when I do yoga at achel. I concentrate better and my mood is lifted, I feel happy and good about myself and my body. All my aches and pain go away with my practice. It is now ten years since I started practicing at achel. The teachers are really good and helpful.

Fantastic experience: Very welcoming crew who genuinely help and motivate through the sessions. The studio is maintained well and very tidy. Great heat and very big studio with room for all. Really enjoy the number of classes offered each day. Highly recommended for anyone interested in trying Bikram.

Fantastic experience: I absolutely love practicing at Achel! Such a friendly and welcoming studio and the teachers are all wonderful. Hot yoga truly is transformational so I would highly recommended it to everyone.

Fantastic experience: Love ❤️the positive environment. The heat is absolutely positively❤️ amazing. Inferno pilate is simply the best ever with stunningmusic:) 60 minute express classes, my number 1. Ellen & her team are super awesome. Big shout out. Thank you. Arohanui ❤️

Fantastic experience: I’ve been doing hot yoga for last 6 years with Ellen, I would say It is the best yoga studio in New Zealand and all the instructors here are very professional. They always correct your postures in the class if we do it wrongly so we can get the most benefits out of it without injuring ourselves . It’s sad that I have to move down hamilton otherwise I would joining with them again this year. It’s worth to try and invest our health into right organisation and people who can look after you sincerely.

Fantastic experience: I have been practicing at Achel Bikram Yoga for the past five and a half years now. Prior to doing yoga I was a broken clown man heading for a wheel chair. In my first class I could only do 2 out of 26 postures properly. I never made it to the end of the class, I exited the room to throw up, yet my body was telling me that this is where I should have been 30 years ago. It took hard work, applying 120% effort into all my classes and in return this yoga has helped heal my body from the inside out, no magic pill. I can now do all 26 postures to an extent I never thought i'd be able to reach and i'm still continuing my journey. Out of everything I have done in this crazy world, for me, this studio is the BEST!

Fantastic experience: I’ve been going to achel for about 10 years now and it’s a great community. I have always felt very comfortable and welcome there and like the relaxed feel of it. Also the instructors always remember my name even when they are new and they are always super lovely and friendly which is a reflection of Ellen who owns the studio.

Fantastic experience: I have been attending classes at Achel in Botany for past few years. It has greatly helped me with my RA condition and in fact it helps with any pain. The experience has been amazing and I definitely see the results in myself. The teachers are great as well. A place I could happily call my second home.

Fantastic experience: Great teachers

Positive experience: Today was alot hotter in the studio than it usually is

Fantastic experience: Love hot yoga with the Achel crew Ellen, Debs, Barbs, Tris and of course Craig! Highly recommend.

Fantastic experience: Hot yoga is sooooo good! It took me a while to find the courage to get in the door, I was afraid of how I would cope in the heat. Finally I got in the door and it turned out to be one of the best moves of my life. The yoga (and Pilates) whilst suitable for all beginners are challenging, rewarding and my body and mind feel so good at the end. I've got so much out of my regular practice at the studio - increased strength, flexibility, resilience and friendship. The teachers are supportive and approachable; its a very warm and welcoming environment. If you're thinking of trying it, go for it.

Fantastic experience: Amazing studio to stretch, burn calories and be healthy

Positive experience: You do have to pay extra $3 to hire s mat to the class..I feel like for someone who wants to just drop in for few classes this is just a bit too much. You can go to both Botany, and Manukau classes with your passes so it's handy. Not a big fan of Hatha yoga but the classes are quite effective if you want to lose few kgs quickly. The Hot Pilates is great as there's more HIIT type of exercise involved.

Fantastic experience: Great place to practice hot yoga, friendly atmosphere and excellent instructors. Highly recommended if you have any injuries that need rehabbing or loosening up joints and muscles to prevent any injuries in the future.

Fantastic experience: Great spot for bikram yoga best to bring your own mat good range of teachers . Also offer pilates and yin

Fantastic experience: Great place to rejuvinate and stretch out

Positive experience: Relaxing place

Negative experience: Worst place ever... these guys will take your money and will not refund if you have a medical issue or whatsoever. Beware!!! the whole attitude is no refund no matter what.. again BEWARE

Negative experience: Very disappointing experience with the East Tamaki, Botany branch. The yoga instructor lady(Guess her name is Gina Dee )was very rude and aggressive. she has absolute no respect or concern for clients and she thinks she is doing a favour. She is very impatient and angry. Her talks towards me were very disrespectful and offensive. I went only for 2 classes and stopped because of her bad behaviour. Sadly will not recommend anyone to go to this branch.

Fantastic experience: I'm just the driver but I can report that my adult daughter and son have been going regularly and although the focus was on fitness and health, they have lost excess fat/weight in the process. It has been very challenging because they started on the harder classes lol but they have achieved so much on their journey. Body builders, fuller figured person's, athletes, people with arthritis (or other) and people who realise that they aren't so flexible have tried this too. It's not everyone's cup of tea but, it is important to maintain the mobility and strengthen your joints as you get older. Just remember that ultimately, you are the only person who can make your life better with the decisions you make. A bit O. T. T but I'm posting on the first day of 2019 - Happy New Year!!

Fantastic experience: Great workout. Friendly staff

Fantastic experience: Just can't stay away.

Fantastic experience: Worth it!

Fantastic experience: Great place

Fantastic experience: The best place to practice yoga in botany

Fantastic experience: Great intro for beginners

Fantastic experience: So refreshing and relaxing. You feel amazing after each session. I am surprised at my own flexibility.

Fantastic experience: You think life is hard, try hot yoga.

Fantastic experience: This is my first yoga studio. The instructors are all such incredible people and teachers it's phenomenal. As for the hot yoga, I used to get teased for having the posture of an old lady, but hot yoga straightened out my shoulders and built up my core, and in the first 3 months I was getting compliments thrown at me from everywhere. I have tried other gym studios before and felt intimidated by other people's flexibility but I don't feel judged here.

Fantastic experience: Amazing! The team are so wonderful - happy to answer any odd question even if it's only semi related. And to handle it if for some odd reason you want to start crying in class (not because of the yoga just because I was losing the plot at work). Bikram has done wonders for my body and I am so excited where I will end up with it! Try it =) But take a drink bottle. p.s. both studios are great

Fantastic experience: Ellen is amazing- by far the best yoga instructor I've met in Auckland, of *any* style.