Comments on: Bikram: What’s your experience? http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/56?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bikram-whats-your-experience Spend less, live more. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:55:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: alm http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/56/comment-page-1#comment-52 alm Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:06:12 +0000 http://icouldsewdothat.com/?p=56#comment-52 I've been wanting to try this kind of yoga for awhile, let me know if you want company (for yoga or for biking too)! I'll be out of town off and on for the next few weeks, but maybe in August? I've been wanting to try this kind of yoga for awhile, let me know if you want company (for yoga or for biking too)! I'll be out of town off and on for the next few weeks, but maybe in August?

]]> By: Icouldsewdothat http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/56/comment-page-1#comment-39 Icouldsewdothat Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:03:20 +0000 http://icouldsewdothat.com/?p=56#comment-39 Thanks so much for the great tips, I'll be sure to stop snacking and start drinking water at the end of my day in preparation. I'm sure that this will help with appetite control as well. Thanks so much for the great tips, I'll be sure to stop snacking and start drinking water at the end of my day in preparation. I'm sure that this will help with appetite control as well.

]]> By: Vanessa http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/56/comment-page-1#comment-37 Vanessa Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:49:28 +0000 http://icouldsewdothat.com/?p=56#comment-37 Also, drink lots of water before and after class (you won't really need water in class then, except to sip). And I mean LOTS. I drink >120 ounces of water a day or else I get a dehydration headache a few hours later. Coconut water is also good, for the crazy potassium and other electrolytes. . Also, don't eat for a few hours before class. I think that I eat better now that I do Bikram, because I know what will make me feel good and what will make me feel lousy in my practice! :) Namaste. Also, drink lots of water before and after class (you won't really need water in class then, except to sip). And I mean LOTS. I drink >120 ounces of water a day or else I get a dehydration headache a few hours later. Coconut water is also good, for the crazy potassium and other electrolytes. . Also, don't eat for a few hours before class. I think that I eat better now that I do Bikram, because I know what will make me feel good and what will make me feel lousy in my practice! :)

Namaste.

]]> By: Vanessa http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/56/comment-page-1#comment-38 Vanessa Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:49:04 +0000 http://icouldsewdothat.com/?p=56#comment-38 Bikram is amazing if you are dedicated. It will give you strength that other disciplines can't. It is hatha yoga, practiced in good conditions for movement, in a series that warms up each part of your body. Since I started going I've toned up quite a bit, my breathing is much improved, and my knee issues are nowhere to be found. I'm still mostly excited about class. :) Going into the room early helps acclimate your body to the heat before class. It's not too bad, just an Austin summer day. The class begins with breathing to expand your lungs and moves into poses that test your flexibility, balance, and concentration. You'll know exactly how you're feeling at the end of these, and you can adjust accordingly. The series is the same every time, so you know what to expect, and students seem to make progress slowly but steadily. I couldn't do any of the balancing postures for more than 10 seconds when I started, and now I am holding them without fear. This is great for your body, but good for your spirit as well. Who knew strenuous exercise could be meditative? Bikram is amazing if you are dedicated. It will give you strength that other disciplines can't. It is hatha yoga, practiced in good conditions for movement, in a series that warms up each part of your body. Since I started going I've toned up quite a bit, my breathing is much improved, and my knee issues are nowhere to be found. I'm still mostly excited about class. :)

Going into the room early helps acclimate your body to the heat before class. It's not too bad, just an Austin summer day. The class begins with breathing to expand your lungs and moves into poses that test your flexibility, balance, and concentration. You'll know exactly how you're feeling at the end of these, and you can adjust accordingly. The series is the same every time, so you know what to expect, and students seem to make progress slowly but steadily. I couldn't do any of the balancing postures for more than 10 seconds when I started, and now I am holding them without fear. This is great for your body, but good for your spirit as well. Who knew strenuous exercise could be meditative?

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