Day 323- Bikram Yoga

It has been quite some time since my last Bikram yoga class, I think it was back when I still lived in Washington that I took a class. I have done hot yoga since then, but it definitely wasn't as intense as a traditional Bikram class. Well today I finally used another one of my million of already purchased Groupon deals.
Today was my first class out of 10 at the Bikram's Yoga College of India at the Camp
in Costa Mesa. As soon as I walked into the heated room I began getting nervous,
what if it had been too long and I wouldn't be able to do all the moves. I was already
feeling the heat and I had only been in the room for a minute. I couldn't believe how
nervous I was feeling before a yoga class!

Needless to say the class was incredible. I have had many different instructors before
for Bikram yoga, and although it may just be that it's been awhile since my last class,
I thought the instructor was incredible. She was a younger lady, with so much energy
and a great sense of humor. I feel that Bikram has been portrayed as such a serious
practice compared to many other styles of yoga that is was a nice and inviting feeling
when your instructor can add uplifting and silly words as we are trying our best to
hold a pose that our bodies have not quite been adapted to. Her encouragement to
push ourselves further each time was sincere and her instructions allowed for
those minor adjustments that added so much more to a simple pose.

I left the class feeling amazing and energized. It's funny because back when I use
to practice Bikram yoga on a more regular basis I would always have to drag myself
to each class, already thinking about the heat and sweat that I was about to endure.
But without fail I would always leave every class feeling fantastic. It's amazing
how great you can feel physically and mentally after a good sweat.
Lucky for me I still have nine more Bikram classes to look forward to.

Pura Vida!
Alica Ryan, NTP