After your first Bikram class, what was your impression? |
What drives you to continue to practice? What keeps bringing you back? |
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That it was harder than running a marathon, and that I was hooked because I felt so challenged and so shocked at how poor my balance and strength had gotten, not to mention the shocking amount of sweat, and light headedness.....
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The fact that it doesn't get "easier", it only gets different, and the amazingly quick improvement in certain postures. The years from 55-60 seem to have been key years for me in terms of losing balance, and gaining pain. I was able to do almost all yoga poses only a few short years ago, and I want to get that ability back again. And Bikram is unlike any other yoga to me--much more challenging and meditative--there are NO distractions--only what is happening at that moment.
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What are some of the benefits and changes you've seen in yourself?
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What is your favorite posture in the series and why? |
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The improvement in my balance and strength has been very inspiring, even in my posture. I have early stages osteoporosis so it's very important to build back my upper body strangth. I have also been really surprised that my knee pain, which was pretty bad at the beginning in a lot of the postures, is almost all gone!
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I love all the standing, balancing ones: eagle, etc because that is where I had lost so much strength and balance and now I see such growth.
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What is your greatest challenge about the yoga? Yourself? |
What advice can you give to a 1st timer after they complete the class? |
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Taking the 2 hour time block. I was trying to go 4-5 days a week, and realized that i can't do that and still fast walk/run outside 4 days a week.
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Keep coming back! The improvement in mind and body is rewarding!
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Is there anything you would like to add? |
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I think all the teachers are well trained and high quality. I especially love Sara's knowledge and her classes and the way she stays in the room with us for some of the time of the final resting--and sings or talks us through that most important pose...validating its importance.
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