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| - A few months ago, I recieved a phone call from a friend in California, right after she had attended a Bikram yoga class. She insisted I find one, and go immediatly. I was a bit skeptical, seeing as the basis premise of Birkram yoga is to do yoga in a room heating to 105 degrees.
I do not like being hot. I am always hot. This sounded like an expirience I would like to pass up.
Then I did some research.
Bikram yoga is like sprinting, you do a pose, hold it, sweat, and then you relax. Its great. I love the rest period.
I have been a dancer for years, and sometimes find myself zoning out during some regular yoga classes, because I have done that while stretching since I was a child.
There is no zoning in Bikram.
I have never been so aware of every muscle, every breath, and every ailignment issue my body has.
After the first hour and a half class I attending, I felt like I was on top of the world. As I threw on some layers over my sweaty body I sat in my car and in the middle of the dismal winter night, I saw beauty everywhere. Seriously. Bikram has changed my perspective. Yea, it creeps me out too.
Evolution Yoga has all kinds of classes all the time, which make it a place I want to frequent. They only have Bikram twice a week, but believe me, but they have a wide array of classes that I would be willing to try. They also have a store in the front toting all sorts of cool yoga gear.
If you go to Bikram, bring a beach towel! My first mistake was forgetting this key element. It is hard to hold a pose when you are sliding all over the place. It really could be quite the commical routine.
Bring water too- you will need it.
I sweat more during Bikram than I did performing on an outdoor stage in the middle of Oklahoma wearing clothing from the 1800s in the middle of August.
It was a good sweat though. I promise. Just don't wear clothes form the 1800s. That would just be silly.
Try it.
Its difficult.
But it feels soo good.
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