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How to stay strong and calm in a Bikram Yoga class

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If you’ve ever done a Bikram class you should have experienced the incredible peace you get after the class that usually lasts quite a while.  The body can even tingle all over for hours and you can sleep like a log!  However what about when you are in the class itself?  Is it possible to feel that peace when you are challenging yourself in so many ways? When you first start it may not feel like it as the mind often wanders, you’re busy checking out the other students’ postures, often comparing yourself and all sorts of other distractions (such as the heat) can manage to get your attention.

However there are a couple of simple pointers that can be put into action straight away that I personally have found to really have a beneficial effect not only on my postures but also my whole class experience.

Drink lots of water before you come to class

Now I know this one is obvious and you should have heard it many times but make sure you drink lots of water before you come to class.  You do sweat a lot in a Bikram class so obviously you need to be hydrated before class and also after class to replenish what you have lost.

However, I was always a bit concerned that if I drank too much water I would need to go to the loo mid-class so I would not drink as much as I should!   It was a belief that I used to limit myself with and I can so see that now.  I finally got over myself and started to drink a lot more than I used to and that addition alone made such a difference to my strength.  The difference in how I felt, how much stronger and calm I was in the postures, was like night and day.  I know it is such a simple thing but when you’ve been stuck with a limiting belief for many years and finally kick it – it is a great feeling.

Breathe through your nose (not your mouth)

A lot of energy can be wasted by huffing and puffing through the mouth during and in between postures.  Again I was guilty of that for a long time and more recently another teacher just happened to mention to breathe through the nose instead of the mouth particularly when standing in between postures.  The room I was practicing in at the time was incredibly hot and humid even for me, and it really helped me stay calm and bring back my attention and focus rather than letting the mind go all over the place and allowing the internal chatter to have a negative effect. Again it was an instant realisation that something so simple could have such a beneficial effect.

Those are the things I love – small adjustments but with big results.  I hope they help!

Bevx

 

 

 

Posture No 3 – Awkward pose…. Awkward as…..

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Bikram Choudhury in Awkward PoseIf you have ever attended a Bikram class you will be aware that every posture comes with a full set of “instructions” in order to place the parts of the body in the optimal position.  No less with the Awkward Pose!

When doing this pose you will probably feel what it is doing to the legs but be aware it is also working big time on the arms, spine and the heart and a lot of internal areas as is normal for any posture.  By the way it works a treat on breaking down cellulite and toning up those thighs like nothing else does!  So I will include a few of the details that help you get the best out of this posture.

First part:

Firstly the feet should be 6 inches apart with the feet going straight out in front of you – like a perfect letter “H”. If you have the feet in a slight “V” shape (five to one on a clock face) you have already changed the dynamics of the posture.  You shouldn’t even be able to see the heels in the mirror – glue your feet to the floor at this stage!

Bringing the arms up will obviously be working on the heart and it is important to really stretch the arms out right to the fingertips as if you are trying to touch the mirror.  This will also ensure you are strong in the posture, great for your balance and tones the arms up like billy-oh too. “Nothing loose, nothing hanging” – as it says in the dialogue!

Exhale the breath as you need now to suck the stomach in and hold it in.  This area of the body will also give you a lot of strength when pulled in and it also has a positive effect on your organs and even your emotions – if you just let your stomach flop the posture will feel harder to achieve, you’ll just be hanging in there and wasting effort.

Now it is time to sit down until the “hips touch the chair”, spine as straight as possible and with the maximum weight on the heels.  This will assist with straightening the spine ( just like in Half Moon).  The focus should be on pushing the spine backwards.  Remember to keep pulling in that stomach until you can see your rib cage in the mirror.

By this time those pesky knees may have tried to find each other and meet up somewhere in the middle so its time to check that and ensure there is still six inches between them, also the toes (no “V” happening!), heels and even your hands.  Chest up, chin up – so you can breathe and you will feel stronger.  All the time you are trying to lean back to the back wall – almost trying to fall down backwards!

Inhale breathing and come up.

Keep your arms where they are.

Second part:

I make sure my eyes are focussed throughout this posture as I find it really increases my strength and stamina but in this part of the posture it is imperative and hence it is in the dialogue.  “Concentrate and meditate”.

Stand up on the toes as high as you can, making sure you have your concentration and focus on one spot in the mirror.  Now stretch everything up to ceiling – your spine, chest and head, upper body before slowly sitting down but this time with the weight on top of the toes with the spine straight.  Throughout this part it should feel like your hips and back of the head are touching the wall – “Bikram speak” for “straight”!

This time though, you sit down halfway until the hips touch the chair but not too low.   Then it is time to lift the knees up, lift the chest (gives you a lot more strength), lean back to straighten the spine again.  Come up higher on the toes (i.e. lift the heels up more) and continually lift the knees. Make sure that the hips have not sunk too low – they must stay at the height of the imaginary chair and not be lower than the knees.

Inhale as you come out, keeping your arms in the same position, flattening the feet for a second or two – phew!

Third part:

This time you come up a little bit on the toes and now you can do what you have probably wanted to do all along and bring the knees together! Squeezing those knees together will tone up those inner thighs as an added bonus.  Exhale as you suck the stomach in and keep your spine straight as you go down as slow as possible, taking at least 10 counts – ( I know – tell me about it! ) – all the time as if you are leaning against a wall.

Continually stretch your spine to the ceiling until you have 1/2 inch between the hips and heels.  At this point take care not the sink on to the heels, you do this by keeping your knees together and pointing them slightly down towards the mirror.  By this time your arms, and legs will be parallel to the floor and the spine straight in a 90 degree angle, as if you are like a three sided box.

To come up in control take a deep breath and keeping the knees glued together come up with your spine straight trying not to lean forward.   Always move slowly – there is power in slow movement.

On the second set if you have good knees you can do the famous Bikram motorbike riding to make sure you have control – but do NOT do this if you do not have strong knees – always take care of the knees!

As usual, ensure your shoulders are relaxed throughout the posture – there is no need to create tension where you do not need it!

Summary of the main practice points:

  • Keep the feet glued to floor once they are there and make sure they stay like an “H” – not “V’
  • Keep your focus by gazing at one spot in the mirror
  • Suck the stomach in
  • Try to touch the fingertips to the mirror – i.e. straight arms – nothing loose, nothing hanging, contract the arm muscles
  • Open the chest to gain more strength and stamina
  • Try to straighten up the spine as much as possible
  • Do not let the hips sink down lower than the knees
  • Keep the correct position of the knees depending on which part of the posture you are in

With every posture there are benefits on many levels – the main ones for Awkward Pose are:

  • Stimulates the internal organs for correct functioning
  • Tones and strengthens the arms
  • Tones and strengthens the legs
  • Works on the heart
  • Assists with straightening out the toes
  • Breaks down cellulite – bonus!
  • Great for your abdominal muscles
  • Gives lovely muscle definition on the thighs
  • Strengthens and aligns the spine

Should I attend my first Bikram Yoga class alone or with a friend?

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Bikram Yoga is often one of those things that you’ll give a go as long as your friend comes along too!  Not always of course but more often than not I see and hear of that!  So is it a good thing?

As a first timer to anything like this,  often a student will feel more comfortable if they bring a friend along with them – just to walk into a new environment and a new type of activity can be a bit daunting so in that case it can be great.   It can also be something you can both /all share at the time, talk about afterwards, compare notes, and even have a laugh about!  It can even be a social occasion in many ways (before and after class of course!)  However there can be some “drawbacks” too!

The practice of Yoga and the benefit it brings is such a personal journey and can be affected by another’s experience and / or opinion in the early classes.   Each student can be very different in their approach, their physical ability, their attitude, their level of concentration, or even their willingness to try new things.  One of Bikram Yoga’s many benefits is to increase focus and determination as the class is challenging and hardworking and is practiced in a heated room.  It therefore demands the attention of the student on themselves in order to progress with the postures, feel more comfortable and be more open to receive the many benefits that are on offer.  This is harder to achieve if the attention is on your friend!  Every body is different, every mind is different, no too people will have the same experience in one class!

So what is the answer?  Well it is whatever you choose of course but an idea maybe to come with a companion and then make an effort not to stand directly next to each other in class.  This will allow for the comfort of knowing you are not the only new person in the class,  at the same time allowing you to personally experience the yoga for YOU.   Once you have a few classes under your belt you will probably relish that 1.5 hours of “alone time”!

So what if you want to come to class and your friend doesn’t? Personally, I think that would be the perfect scenario!   You will truly be concentrating more on you, gaining that personal body/mind connection, have nothing to compare it with and therefore start a very rewarding personal journey that is difficult to put into words!

Beverley

 

Posture No 2 – Half Moon Pose and Hands to Feet Pose

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Well, as promised here are a few more details about this posture.  I went a bit OCD so if you don’t want to read all this you can scroll down to the summary for the main points – of which there are many in this one!  These tips are not for home practice by the way – they are for students that already go to a Bikram class where the environment is specifically geared to accommodate the Bikram method of doing yoga.  It is merely for those who may enjoy understanding a bit more about the postures they already practice in class.

The Half Moon is a “full-on” posture as it really works both the outside and the inside of the body – in fact it’s like a mini workout in itself!  The first set is held for one minute on each side and the second set for only 30 seconds which feels very fast compared to the first set!

I must say this used to be the posture I would dread!  When I first started do you think I could get my arms anywhere near my head or even pointing upwards?  Not a chance!  – they were very much pointing out in front of me and I found the posture extremely hard.    It is difficult to explain how that shifted but shifted it did.  One thing I had to change however was how I felt about the posture – as I said previously I could not wait for this posture to be over and I used to fear it and do it with such trepidation!  I will try and explain more in later posts how you can change how you feel about a posture and it is not something that may happen immediately but once you do you will find a big difference.

Anyway here is a run down of the posture that may help:

The Side Bends

First of all there is a warm up as this is the first stretching posture in the series.  The hand grip should be tight with the palms together right down to the wrist.  They can sneakily come apart during the posture but every effort you make to glue the palms together will strengthen the arms eventually making the posture easier.  Stretch up as high as you can and bend a few times from left to right making sure you feel the stretch on each side of the body.  The posture is called “Half Moon” so the body should make a crescent shape!

After the warm up, its time to work on the initial alignment.  Try and keep your head glued in between your raised arms rather than allowing the head to drop and causing a droop and a bent neck. Again easier said than done in your early classes I know – but I am a strong believer if you take care of the alignment in the early classes it will be easier in the long run and again become more automatic.  Your elbows should be locked to ensure no bent arms – as you get used to the straight arms you will feel stronger quicker.  This can be an area that is difficult but one day you may find all of a sudden your arms are straight.  That is exactly what happened to me so never think what you are experiencing today is what you are stuck with.  Things can change and sometimes surprisingly quickly.

Naturally as with many Bikram postures you start with toes and heels together i.e. feet facing forward not “ten to two” and legs together not apart.  You have a much stronger base if you have your feet and legs together.  Bring the weight on to the heels.   Of course as usual with Bikram postures you need to lock the knees which really means lifting the knee cap up as much as you can.  You do this by contracting your big quad muscles – one teacher suggested almost “sucking them to the bone” to ensure the knee cap is lifted.  If your knees are bent you will put too much pressure on them and you don’t want to feel “weak-kneed” in this posture!   Of course locking the knee is not a normal daily action so it takes a bit of doing to keep it consistent but if you are a beginner just work at it second by second.  After a while it will seem very normal and will be almost automatic.

Remember to keep the weight on the heels as there is tendency to lift one up and place the weight on one foot but both heels should be on the floor and the weight distributed.

The hips are slightly forward to open up those lovely hip joints and the upper body leans back a little to open up the chest and rib cage.  When the chest is open you will feel a lot stronger physically than if you are “pidgeon-chested”.  Bikram Yoga postures are specifically designed to open up the body – again something that we may not naturally do.

Make sure your chin is away from the chest so you can breathe easily and before you start meditate, concentrate and focus by keeping your eye fixed on one spot.  Just that action alone gives the body such increased strength – you’ll be amazed!

Before each side bend take a deep breath and stretch up to the ceiling first then slowly stretch to the side.  It is much better to stretch just a couple of inches to the side and stay in that strong alignment than it is to bend over a foot and be twisted – tempting though it is when you look in the mirror!  You will whittle down those hips and waist easier too as you will feel an intense stretch on the other side of the body.  The side that is compressed is working on your internal organs.  Learn to love that feeling!

So what about the breathing?  More recently I had this clarified – take a deep breath as you stretch up to the ceiling, hold it until you are in the side position and then breathe normally.  If this is not easy for you just breathe normally throughout – but whatever you do don’t forget to breathe or you will tire quickly!

A minute does seem a long time but if you move slowly and “be” the posture rather than “do” it, it will pass quick enough.  Just keep your ear on the dialogue and adjust as necessary – there is always something to pass the time with!  Like pushing your hips “beyond your flexibility”!  There are reminders throughout the dialogue to keep you in the right alignment.  Rolling the opposite hip slightly forward and then bringing the bent side’s shoulder forward slightly so that the chest is opening more and almost facing the ceiling is the last adjustment.   In the last 3 seconds or so go a little bit past the comfort zone and push more! Inhale as you come out and stretch up to the ceiling before doing the other side.

The Back Bend

Then of course there is the back bending part of the posture.  Again the dialogue will keep you safe as it gives you step by step instruction.  As a beginner, the first thing you have to get used to is to let your neck relax and drop the head back.  It will be impossible to do any sort of backbend unless you let your head go back first.  As in many other postures your head will lead you.  So concentrate on that first or should I say relax first!  When you are in the back bend bring the arms back towards the head – as much as you can anyway.  Again this will come when you are more comfortable in the posture.  As you push your hips forward and keep the weight on the heels you will be very safe! Eyes open of course – always.

The Forward Bend

The last part is the forward bend.  Bend your knees if you need to so you can put your hands on the floor in front of you.  Loosen out the hips and squat right down if it helps you to loosen the lower back.  Move slowly and always be aware of your own body in this moment.  Once again there is a Bikram grip where you have to get as low as you need to grab the heels from behind so that the pinkie fingers touch and the elbows stay behind the calf muscles.  Quite a feat but do whatever you can and work on that each time.  Using that famous grip (fingers together with the thumbs) you stretch your body down from the lower spine but only as far as your body stays glued to the legs.  If the body and legs come apart you have lost the integrity of the posture.  So once again it is better to keep your legs bent with the body glued to the legs that have straight legs and the body away from the legs.  You are wanting to create the infamous “Japanese ham sandwich” effect!  It is the continuous pulling on the heels “without interruption – without intermission” that may eventually allow you to lock the legs.  If this is a long way off for you it doesn’t matter – as long as you are keeping your body jammed to the legs and pulling on those heels you will still get 100% benefit.

As with all the postures in the Bikram series you can always get 100% benefit even if you don’t get  to the ultimate position – the dialogue will give you detailed instruction to get the most benefit for you.  It’s not about having to be perfect in the posture but a case of sticking to the instruction.  This way improvements will be fast and you will always be getting the most benefit for you that day.

The second set should feel easier and is only half as long – yea!

That was a bit of a long essay but it is a big posture!  It will be impossible to adjust or even think about all this in one go so just work on one or two points in each class and go from there!

Summary of the main points to look out for:

  • Concentrate and fix your gaze on one spot to give you focus and strength
  • Keep breathing with your chin away from the chest
  • Palms glued to the wrist throughout the posture
  • Locked elbows and locked knees throughout the side bends
  • Lean back a little to open the chest and push hips forward
  • Stretch in alignment even if only a few inches
  • Push or “sway” your hips out to the side “beyond your flexibility”
  • Weight on the heels – both heels on the floor
  • Hold and push a little more in the last few seconds of the side bend
  • Relax the head and neck before the back bend
  • Arms back towards the head in the backbend
  • Hips must be forward towards the mirror by squeezing the butt muscles and keep the weight on the heels for a safe backbend
  • Eyes open – always
  • Get the proper grip on the heels and continual pulling in the forward bend
  • Keep your body together with the legs even if you have to keep your knees bent
  • Do the posture with “your smiling happy face”!

Some of the benefits of the Half Moon posture are:

  • Great for slimming and toning the waist, hips, abdomen, and buttocks
  • Encourages the internal organs to function properly
  • Aligns the skeletal system
  • Strengthens the arms
  • Good for focus and determination
  • Opens up the body
  • and more….

Next up will be Awkward Pose in a few days time.  I will try and make it shorter!

Have a great weekend everyone!
Bevx

What’s the difference between yoga and sport / fitness?

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All movement of the body is great – after all you need to move to maintain flexibility and strength in the body for starters.  It also helps the mind to get clearer – one of the keys to your body feeling  a lot more ease.

I’m not a runner but I know lots of runners who say that their sport allows them to go into the “zone” and when they are they in the zone they feel like they can run a lot easier and further etc etc.   It is the same in yoga when you obtain that mind / body connection you can experience a lot more ability and ease in the body.

But what then is the main difference with yoga?   Once again it is a massive subject but in the context of this post if you check out the page on this website (bikramyoga.je if you are on Facebook) about Bikram he boldly states:

“ Yoga is the only exercise on this planet from which you gain energy instead of burning energy. ”

He also went on to explain in class that consistent sport can wear down (or even damage) parts of the body after a long period of time or if there is a repeated action on one side of the body such as in tennis etc.  Some sports can also create a lot of tightness in certain areas of the body.  If you are an athlete you will probably relate to some of this!

So what does Bikram mean by that and what is the difference with yoga? It is that yoga works from the inside of the body to the outside not the other way round.  Every yoga posture (in the Bikram Yoga series at least) will work the spine – the “backbone” of your body – the “backbone” of your life in fact!  It has a knock on effect on your glandular system and therefore the organs and so it goes on!  Without a healthy spine, many parts of the body would be compromised not only physically but internally too.  Together with the brain, the spine forms the body’s nervous system which is essential for maintaining mental and emotional health which in turn is a major contributor to bodily health.   Suffice to say the spine is the centre of your body and it affects every other part.   With regular practice of yoga you will begin to realise that everything is linked and yoga is therefore is a “wholistic” method of exercise and also a completely natural type of “medicine” so to speak!

So what does that mean – you shouldn’t do sport? – of course not  – I’m a great believer in doing what you love as that in itself is a major reason to do it!  However it may be a good idea to incorporate a regular yoga practice to counteract the wearing down of tissues and the muscle damage that can occur.

Yoga is actually a “generator” of your body and does not deplete it or wear it down – it actually rejuvenates and can even reverse and at least halt the aging process.  This subject is my favourite of course but it will need a few more posts to talk about that!  It’s all about that “life force” (and more importantly what you do with it) that I mentioned in my earlier post.

I hope this explains at least a bit so you if you don’t like sport or normal fitness classes OR if you love it and want to stretch out and repair the body you may wish to give yoga a go!

Bev x

Posture No 1 – Pranayama breathing a.k.a. Standing Deep Breathing

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Well as promised I will give some more info on the postures.  Because of timing and the already detailed instruction there is not much time to add in more in the class so I hope these blogs will help!

yoga girl doing Bikram Yoga's standing deep breathing posture

Every Bikram class starts with Pranayama Breathing – 10 sets done twice.  Bikram always told us that this actually was the most important posture of all! Why? Because it gets the heart and lungs to work together properly providing a smooth flow of life force through the body (prana = life force) via a deep breathing technique.  And life force is exactly that – you need life force to keep the body alive!  We can go weeks without food, days without water but only a few minutes without air!

The breathing will also prepare the body for the following postures as it allows for deeper concentration by working on the nervous system and therefore is great to alleviate irritability.  (Remember the old saying – “take a deep breath and count to 10…”) – now you know why!

You may have heard the expression that we only use 10% of our brains – same goes for the lungs.  This technique helps us to learn to use the other 90%!  It can be a little bit hard to master so if you are new or fairly new you may wish to watch a couple of breaths before you join in.  It takes a bit of coordination – well it did for me anyway!

You inhale by the nose and exhale by the mouth but both through the back of the throat so it should sound like a “HAH” sound.  (It is also best to inhale through the nose inbetween postures throughout the whole class by the way – a tip I learnt from another teacher as it really keeps you much more centred, strong and calm).  Take the full six seconds for each inhale and each exhale instead of taking a big gasp in one go and letting it out in one big blast too!  “Low slow flow” as Bikram would say!

All ten fingers need to be interlocked and always maintain contact with the underside of the chin another time for the”full grip” as you so often hear in the dialogue throughout the class.  When you inhale you need to open the elbows out so you can take in more air as you expand the lungs and bring your elbows up as high as you can and as close to the side of the head as possible.  The stomach should be sucked in and you should be able to see the rib cage in the mirror as your lungs expand.  (Open chest and sucked in stomach is mentioned in many of the postures and after 18 years I finally noticed that – sometimes it takes a while for the penny to drop!)

When the head goes back (slowly – not a jerk back) on the exhale, remember to relax that neck again (let go!) and bring your elbows gradually to the front so they meet on the 6th second as high as you can i.e. level with the shoulders and as far away as you can from the chest.  Make sure you exhale open mouthed to expel toxins.

It is a must to keep your eyes open so you are totally present in the body and not floating off to some other universe.  Now you may feel a little dizzy – that is quite normal as this deep breathing is not your normal type of day to day breathing.  One great adjustment which I noticed I needed to do was to stop straining my neck and consciously relax the neck and shoulders and that relieved the tension I often felt in my arms and shoulders.  Again I believe tension and indeed some pain we feel can be a resistance to just let go and it manifests as tension and ache.  This is a big subject and I will explain more in later posts but I can tell you being aware of when I was tensing up really worked for me.

Bikram dialogue has a lot of detail but you will find a consistency throughout the postures once you get more acquainted with them.  Toes and heels together – feet going straight forward not splayed out at “ten to two”!  The weight is also on the heels.  The detail makes all the difference.  Keeping your body straight (don’t lean back) and in alignment is also necessary to keep that energy flowing properly and as the dialogue says “hip muscles solid, concrete” and a little bit forward on the exhale – forever opening up those pesky hip joints!

So to summarise the key points:

  • Maintain the connection between the knuckles and chin throughout the posture
  • Use the nose and mouth only as a passage way as both inhale and exhale should be through the throat
  • Toes and heels together, feet straight forward, weight on the heels
  • Relax the neck and shoulders
  • Low slow flow by synchronising your head and arm movement – its like a cycle – no jerky movements
  • Take the full six seconds for each inhale and exhale
  • Expand the lungs and suck in the stomach and hold it in during the inhale until you can see the rib cage visible in the mirror
  • Keep your eyes open all the time or you will feel dizzier
  • Exhale as much as possible – elbows meet on the 6th second
  • Bring your elbows as high as the shoulders and as far away from the chest as possible when the elbows meet
  • Try not to collapse the chest as you start the next round
  • Know you are now well prepared for the class!

I hope this helps!  Half moon posture is next!)

PS.  If you are an athlete try a few rounds of this breathing technique before you start – it could just give you the edge!

Bevx

So what’s so different about Bikram Yoga?

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The Bikram Method of yoga is one of the most popular types of yoga out there.  Wherever and whenever you go to a 90 minute Bikram class you will get the same workout.  26 postures – most of which are done twice – each one specifically designed to work the body in a certain way and in a certain order.  For some people it may sound a bit boring to have the same workout each time but quite honestly it is anything but that!  Having the same postures to do each time allows you to have your own “benchmark” in some ways as you will feel the difference from class to class in each posture and can measure your own progress if that interests you.  By the way some days you will find the postures easier than others – it doesn’t matter – it’s all good!  In another blog sometime in the future I will explain why that happens.

The instructor will give a “dialogue” for each posture and there are several reasons for it.  The instruction is specifically designed to protect and assist the student in getting the most benefit from each posture.  The instructions are somewhat detailed and I actually love that as it assists new students to improve quickly so that no effort is wasted.

Of course when you first start you may only hear about 10% of the dialogue – that is all very normal!  There’s a lot going on!  Each class after that you will pick up more each time and eventually get some “aha” moments!

I’ll write more about this soon …

Bevx

Help! It’s my first time!

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When you attend a Bikram class for the first time it can feel a bit daunting! You’ve heard through the grapevine that it is a real workout, apparently it’s hot, you worry about being the new kid on the block, what if everyone is going to look at you – OMG there are mirrors????!!!! and so it goes on….

Well let me assure you there is nothing to fear – everyone has to start somewhere and it might as well be now! This yoga class is for you – no one else matters – only you! It is a personal journey and a very rewarding one at that.

Your first class may feel a bit of a blur – there’s a lot going on – “I have to do what???, What on earth is that teacher rabitting on about? Oh at least I can drink some water now! Oh – halfway through and I get to lie down – Phew! Ooh  – it’s over and I feel really relaxed and I’m sure I’ll sleep well tonight!”

Take it easy on your first class – just get used to this new environment. The dialogue from the teacher will probably sound like a load of old gobbledly gook to you (some say a rap!) – that’s VERY normal – you will hear and understand a lot more once you’ve got your first class under your belt!  Don’t forget you can lie down at any time if you need to – it’s your choice!

MUST DO’S:

  • Arrive at least 15 mins before class to register and relax
  • Drink plenty of water through out the day
  • Don’t eat for at least 2-3 hours before
  • Bring a mat and a towel to put on top – and another if you wish to shower onsite
  • Bring water with you in a plastic container (no glass)
  • Wear clothes you can stretch in – you will sweat so light and fitting gear is more comfortable
  • Go easy on yourself and smile!

See you in class!

Bevx

Welcome to my new Bikram Yoga site!

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Hello everyone

Welcome to my new website!  I have been wanting to create a new site for a long time and here is my first attempt at doing the whole thing myself.  It may not be perfect and it definitely is a work in progress but I have been itching to have a blog page for some time!  I hope to be able to give a bit more information about Bikram Yoga and yoga in general than I have time for in class!

I hope you will enjoy the info that I post on here and look forward to your visits in the future.

Beverley x

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Yoga Leggings and Capris are available in my online shop

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Over 80 different Yoga Leggings designs are now available in several sizes. They can also be purchased in a plainer style in both long and capri lengths. These can be used for yoga and also as a welcome addition to any wardrobe! Click here to go to the shop and browse the many designs available.

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