My new years resolution is to stretch and do more yoga, something I typically don’t enjoy. It is just too slow paced for me, and when I am locked in a pose I have a hard time fighting the urge to vacuum and disinfect the floor.
I have been curious about Bikram yoga (hot yoga) since I moved to California. Why would anyone want to spend 90 minutes in a hot room, 106 degrees to be exact, with lots of people sweating with their legs above their heads. Sounds strange doesn’t it? I decided I shouldn’t judge it until I try it so I went to my first class yesterday. The yoga studio I go to is called Yoga Source, it is conveniently located between a diner and an ice cream parlor in Palo Alto. I only noticed because I was very tempted to skip class and get a milkshake instead.
I arrived early to the class so I could ask the receptionist if I should be worried about anything, you know, like throwing up, passing out, dying? She cracked up and told me to stay by the door and I would be fine. Once we were allowed to go into the studio I snagged a spot in the back row right by the door, I watched the other people walk in the class and noticed they were all in good shape and they had much better outfits than me, I always hate to be the worst dressed.
We started the class with some interesting breathing exercises, and started in on our 26 poses. I have done my fair amount of yoga in the past so I was familiar with the poses. Before I knew it the class was half over and I was really enjoying it. For each pose the instructor told us how we were benefiting our internal organs, I have never had an instructor talk about the yoga process so in depth so that was interesting. After class she said we would all sleep like babies that night and she was right! I could hardly keep my eyes open last night and ended up going to bed really early. I slept like I haven’t slept in years and I am still tired today.
Overall I really loved the class and I hope to make it to a class a few times per month. It was so calming and today my body is sore, almost like I went for a really long run instead of doing yoga. I can’t believe how well I slept and now after reading more about Bikram online I am interested to see how it can benefit me internally. I had no idea that I could burn between 500 and 1,000 calories doing yoga, that would explain why I was so hungry after the class.
So now I want to know if you have ever heard of hot yoga. Have you tried it? Would you try it? Do you love it? Do you hate it? I can’t wait to see your votes and read your feedback!
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