The Day of the World Yoga Championships Here it is Sunday morning and we are up and out to take class and get ready for the big day. Both BYSJ teacher, Lee Dickensen, and Bay Area teacher, Gina Middleton, are in the top 10 of their division from yesterday’s successful competition (men and women ages…
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Story of a Yogi Special: Michael Krauss
How did you first discover Bikram yoga? A friend suggested trying it back in 1999/2000 at a studio in Mountain View. I liked it but then had a teacher roughly adjust my knee in toe stand which caused some damage and I turned my back on Bikram. Then in 2004 I moved into the Westgate…
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Planting Seeds with Bikram Yoga Folsom
“It’s like starting out on the 90th floor,” says Ryan Martinez, owner of Bikram Yoga Folsom. I’ve known Ryan for a long time as a teacher at BYSJ, but his true itch was to travel. He did the bulk of it in Chile, rock climbing and wilderness guiding, with his gal, Isidora! Ryan is…
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Story of a Yogi Special: Mary Starr Carter
How did you first discover Bikram yoga? I had my first taste of Bikram Yoga almost a decade ago prior to having children. One of my patients with mold toxicity had completely regained her health with Bikram Yoga so I wanted to see what it was all about. I loved the few classes I took…
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“Know better, do better, feel better” – Diane Ducharme Gardner at BYSJ
What a weekend! About Diane Ducharme Gardner For two days, Diane Ducharme Gardner graced us with her presence and her mighty teachings. She owns the studio, Yoga for You, in Massachusetts, which just celebrated 23 years. She graduated from Bikram’s Teacher Training in 1995, the 2nd teacher training with Bikram with just 30 people, for 12…
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