text: So first of all I will be upfront and admit I have been to classes Out of of a block of I am probably not going back for my last Bristo Yoga does get a rd star because I did enjoy the of my class but the rest of it ends in an eh nnOn the first day of class I turn up mins early eager beaver but due to some seriously poor directions and map myself and other students end up in the wrong place turns out there are two St Columbas up by the Castle and we were at the wrong one Arriving mins late meant a mild rebuke from the teacher initially offered no changing area but then suggested that I could creep over to the bathroom no warm up a rushed yoga session I did ask for the teacher to slow down at one point and I hurt my neck trying to rush a shoulder stand I walked out feeling stressed and angry and really not feeling the benefit that normally comes with such a class After wards I felt mutinous more than anything and not really in the mood to return nnNow as a gesture Bristo did offer an apology and a free drop in class So that was nice nnI made myself return for week that was a very different experience from the first The session was smoother the positions more clearly explained and I did not walk out in a pissy mood so I felt in a much more positive position about the class Hurrah The only downside was when asked for injuries I noted I had bad knees only to be brushed off with a comment along the lines of oh well do not we all Right everyone is smashed their legs up in motorcycle accidents Of course silly me I would have preferred possibly a less cursory responsennWeek was a washout as I was ill nnWeek I had the day off That meant in order to come to class I was going to have to travel for a solid hour in order to get there in time It was in fact mins with another mins prep time hours in total as Lothian Transports estimates were completely messed up A bus expected to arrive a good clear mins early meant that I arrived instead mins late and have hmmm mins to run from George Street up to Johnson Terrace I made it to the venue mins past the start of the class When ringing the doorbell there was no answer I rang a couple of times before another girl joined me After the third failed attempt I decided time to go hit up the pub For you see it was my birthday and I figured do I want to spend more time being upset outside of a yoga class or should I just go and enjoy the remainder of my evening Given that I had given up the opportunity to spend the beginning of my rd year with my family in order to go to my yoga class traveled for so long and to be felled at the last well minute just brought it to a head for me So I embraced the unhealthy option of a couple of rum and cokes at Banshee Labyrinth waiting for the Silent Reviewer to show up nnThe fact that St Columbas is a pain in the ass to access ring a bell wait a good mins for the teacher to climb a couple of floors to open the door this may take a few attempts and the zero tolerance on tardiness leaves me just disappointed and disheartened Although I appreciate that late attendees can have a minor impact on a yoga class in previous experience it has not been that big a deal and until Lothian Transport smarten up their act I do not feel confident that I can always make it to a location in time I had heard so many good things about Bristo Yoga but in reality I did not experience the warm and fuzzies when I went to class week made me feel as unwelcome as rotten fish in a fridge and week whilst an improvement did not have me in the land of friendliness I still enjoy practicing yoga but perhaps for this particularly yoginewbie that practice will be taking place elsewhere