Monday November 2, 2009

Welcome!

Welcome to Bikram Yoga! The incredible series that everyone can do. Twenty-six postures and two breathing exercise's designed to improve every part of your life.

Always remember the series is called Bikram's "Beginning" Yoga Class. Maybe you have zero flexibility, maybe an injury, maybe a sore back, maybe you are over-weight, sick, tired, depressed, stressed, or anything else you can describe. Or maybe you think you are in good shape. You are all the perfect candidate for Bikram Yoga.

There are more benefits in this practice than anything else out there. You have to work. Hard! We guarantee you that. And you must continue to maintain what you work for. You will establish focus, concentration, determination, patients and faith. In your practice and in your life. Then and only then, you will have a happy, healthy, life. This is our personal experience with Bikram's Yoga and it is one of the reason's we teach this yoga. What a great gift our teacher Bikram has given us. We share it with you.

Namaste नमस्ते

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Feature Posture Savasana: The Dead Body Pose

"Let the floor support you. Pretend that all the spark has left your body. You would fall through space like a chunk of lead if the floor were not there, pressing upward, holding you easily. There's no need to worry, no need to be tense; the floor can do it all. Let it."
Bikram Choudhury.

Benefits.
The Dead Body Pose returns the blood circulation to normal. It also teaches complete relaxation. This pose is done after each pose in the floor series. 

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Pregnancy Yoga

If you have a regular practice and become pregnant, it is safe to continue Bikram Yoga. Rajashree has a DVD explaining the benefits and also guides you through the 26 posture series with some modifications.

We have 3 students successfully doing the yoga through their pregnancies. Congratulations to Natalie Crawford, Deb James, and Malonie and Brad Emsland. Here's to happy healthy Bikram Babies.

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Top Tips on Bikram Yoga!

1. Do not eat anything solid for 2 hours before the class time. We stretch and compress the organs and this can be very uncomfortable with food.

2. Always drink lots of good water. Hydrate yourself, you are made up of mostly water. Dehydration=Headache in the hot room.

3. Wear shorts so you can see your knees. Wear proper Yoga clothing that has support and material that sweats and does not absorb into your costume so you are more comfortable. Tonic, Breathe , Shakti and L.P. are available in the boutique.

4. Decide and commit to your weekly practice. Book your weekly yoga class into your day timer. Make it a priority. You have everything to gain.

5. Shower your body after class. You just cleaned the inside of your body, now clean the outside. And it feels great.

6. If you are trying to heal an injury, do lots of yoga. The more you stretch, the more you heal. Work around your pain, never force it.

7. With joint pain, like knees and hips and ankles, try to avoid jogging during the healing time. The added pressure and stress on the joints will slow down the healing process. Walking is a great exercise that goes very well with yoga.

8. Do not wash your sticky mat with water. Water carries bacteria and it may get trapped into your mat and become a nesting place for germs. Use an anti-bacterial mat spray made of essential oils or a clothe Breathe Mat. Both sold in our Boutique.

9. Use electrolytes. Emergen-C or pill form. It will help you gain energy and decrease stiffness. 

10. Relax in your practice. Let go and breathe into every part of you.

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