How did you first discover Bikram yoga? Thirteen years ago, my friend Katherine told me about this yoga she started doing that was practiced in a hot room and how she was in love with it and thought I would be, too. It turns out she was right! I went with her to Bikram Yoga…
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Michele’s Insights – Lessons Learned
“Bikram Yoga is a gas station,” Bikram Choudhury declared in one of his lectures at the Teacher Training in Acapulco. He was on a mission to help us understand the vast ‘horsepower’ within all of us, of which (according to him) we use a mere 3%. While the number is more of a ballpark than…
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Story of a Yogi – Khim Sim
How did you first discover Bikram Yoga? I started Bikram Yoga in 2008. Before this, I heard a lot about it and wanted to do it for weight loss. A friend told me that we had Bikram Yoga 20 minutes away from me. Since then, I continue with this yoga until today. I practiced an…
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Story of a Yogi – Avinash Deshpande
I was an athlete and very active back in the day, but then life happened: long working hours, kids, a sitting job. I ended up with inflammation of the spine, acute lower back pain, and tight muscles. Fast forward, with little relief from physical therapy, I decided to change to a lifestyle that would be…
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Story of an Online Yogi – Jay Erwin-Preiser
When was the first time you heard about Covid-19, and what was your initial reaction? Did it have any bearing on your yoga practice at the time? I started becoming aware of Covid-19 at the beginning of March 2020. The salon I work at was forced to close. Initially, I believed it would be a…
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