One Year Of Yoga

I went to the late class today and it ended up being the worst Bikram class I’ve had so far. I’m usually a morning person, but I thought it would be a nice way to end my busy day. So many things were bothering me. The instructor seemed to be a brand new teacher and did not know her poses or her dialog very well. I can usually look past this, however she tried “correcting” me in a pose “incorrectly”. I had to just ignore her. Then, I noticed the heat felt way too hot, even for Bikram. I looked at the thermostat and it said 114 degrees! This is about 10 degrees hotter than Bikram says it should be. I felt bad for the brand new students. This was not a good representation of Bikram Yoga. Tomorrow is a different day, a different yoga class.

I felt very strong today. My balance was really good. I could have held the balance series even longer than the usual minute! Maybe because I took it easier yesterday by practicing at home. It felt good.

Bikram Choudhury teaches yoga in Las Vegas.

There was a buzz of excitement last night as about 300 yoga students waited in a large white tent in the parking lot of the Las Vegas Hilton for the arrival of yoga teacher Bikram Choudhury. When the flamboyant teacher from Beverly Hills, dressed in a long, shiny black robe with embroidery down the back, entered through the front door and crossed the room, everyone in attendance rose to their feet applauding, hooting and hollering.

This is my fourth day in a row of Bikram style yoga. I think my muscle memory is starting to come back now. I was also noticing a tingling sensation in my right ankle. Prior to starting this yoga experiment, I was noticing a stiffness in my ankles. I am hopeful that the yoga is helping with that as well. I am trying to get a friend of mine to try yoga. My body just feels so much better after doing it.

Today I really felt the blood rushing to my forearms in the spine strengthening series. Like Bikram says, I think this is going to be good for preventing carpel tunnel syndrome. I am on the computer quite a bit, so taking a few preventive steps with yoga has got to be beneficial.

The heat was ON today! Wow. I took the noon class and it was 101 degrees outside in Scottsdale today and it was still hotter inside. The instructor opened the door to the outside at the end of class to get a breath of fresh air in the room and it was cooler outside than inside. Good ol’ Bikram style! They  really know how to make you sweat!

It felt good to get back to my Bikram roots! I  took class today at the very studio I began Bikram yoga at and started teaching at after getting certified in 2002. My good friend and owner of the studio, Andrea, taught class and it was very energetic and fun!

Too many previous commitments to make a class time in the studio.  I was able to lead myself through a practice at home.  It felt good to be quiet and do yoga.