60 Days 60 Classes

My challenge ended last Friday at 5:30 PM. Thank you to all the yogis who congratulated me. My special thanks go to Elaine, Debby and Adam who always give me a smile when I walked in the studio.

I must admit 60 days was a bit long, but also must admit that I enjoyed every day and every minute of it. I feel my postures have improved and I now get more benefit from each posture. I know how to align my hips, relax my shoulders, keep my eyes open, lift my right or left buttock up, I really try to touch not my nose or eye but my forehead to my knee, and concentrate when Elaine calls for tremendous concentration.

I randomly stumbled into a Bikram yoga studio sometime in 2008. I really did not know what "hot yoga" meant. Boy, was it hot in there. It was hot hot. My lungs were burning and I could not drink enough water during the class and afterwards. I found the first class so challenging that I decided I would never go back. As challenging as it was, there was also a part of me enjoyed it very much and wanted to experience it again. After few classes I found myself looking forward to everyday. Today I practice Bikram Yoga every day and lack of a better term I am hooked.

Bikram Yoga is a perfect combination of concentration, strength, balance, discipline and good work out. I encourage everyone to give a chance to Bikram Yoga. For me it is a life long journey. I will keep practicing it as often as I can which may mean every day:)

Fanatic or Evangelical?

54 days ago I committed myself to Bikram Yoga 60 Day Challenge. It has been a great experience so far. I am very happy with the changes that have taken place mentally and bodily. I, however, wonder if I became a fanatic Bikram Yoga follower or better yet, a Bikram Yoga - evangelist. My Aha! moment came the other day when I was spending an afternoon with friends, I recommended doing Bikram Yoga to everyone and insisted that one must experience it to believe it.
What does that make me? I got to let it go.

Today I am taking a day off because of knee pain. I think I will recover faster if I rest. So, why am I feeling like I am missing something? There is a class everyday and instructors are as good as it gets. I do not have a favorite, (well maybe; some days Debby, other days Adam).

In any case, I think I have to lighten up and look forward to everyday as a new experience and enjoy sweating with other yogis.