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hi, i’m new to bikram and have gone to 3 classes so far–wondering what is the benefit of the dvd’s if i dont have a hot room at home to practice in? the instructor i’m meeting w/says its not very beneficial to practice those poses w/out the heat. is this true?
Hello Raina
Are you planning on practicing at home?
I don’t really believe that it is ‘not very beneficial without the heat’. It is NOT an all or none experience. It is a matter of preference.
Do your yoga and you get the benefits. It is about how you do them and not how deeply you do them! For another perspective: ask students who go to a 6am class and those who attend a 6pm class. The difference in your body can be enormous. You will definitely feel more flexible at the evening class after your body has had a chance to warm up through the day through use. And both those students will have attended heated classes. I know many students who prefer not to attend the early classes because they don’t feel as flexible.
The heat ENHANCES your experience. You have the feeling of deeper and safe stretches. There is something about the sweating and the heat that makes it feel all the more satisfying. But you will feel good no matter what. You simply may prefer to do it in higher temperatures.
You don’t need to heat your home studio space to 100+ temps. Pop on a little space heater and feel some warmth. Muscles prefer a little warmth to feel more safe in a stretch: you wouldn’t practice in a cold and air conditioned room. If you have to wear longer pants and a top that covers your midriff the heat you generate will still be put to good use.
There are other posts about heating your home-space regarding types of heaters, insulation, closing off the space if you can. Hey, some people do it in their bathrooms.
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂PS if you are asking about my Hot Yoga MasterClass DVDs then the benefits of them are that they are a selection of classes from 20 mins right up to 90 mins for different intensity of practice, and also provide the opportunity for those who are time challenged that still want a led class but don’t always have an hour and a half! They are live classes to images that also have onscreen instruction with great tips to deepen your practice. They also clearly depict the differences between mistakes (with a red cross) corrections and proper technique so that you can identify what is working in your own practice and also make your own adjustments where necessary.
Hi Raina,
I perform both a home and studio practice. I will NEVER get my yoga room as hot as the studio, but I still get the yoga benefits. Sometimes I just can’t get to the studio, but I need the yoga. Just keep in mind, as Gabrielle said, that you probably won’t get as deep into the postures as you would during class. The hottest I can get my room is about 100, but that is about 9/10 months out of the year. In the dead of winter, I top out at about 90/95. I just crank up the humidity a bit more.
When I do yoga at home, I find that the practice is more meditative and sort of a “fine tuning” session. I will concentrate a bit more on the positions I struggle with in class and maybe even perform a “redo”. Stop the DVD and play with my position a little.
I can confidently say that I feel the DVD’s at home are worth it. I currently have Bikram’s audio CD, Jimmy Barkan’s DVD and last, but definitely not least, Gabrielle’s MasterClass. MasterClass is the most diverse and the one I find myself using the most (No……. Gabrielle did not pay me to say that %-P ).
Enjoy your Bikram with whatever you decide.
Barb
thank you so much for your replys!! they are VERY helpful!!! i would like to purchase hot yoga series especially now that you said it has different time sets, and that it is ok to practice without the intense heat — thank you, i’m convinced!
Blessings!! lorraineI do a a “pick-me-up Bikram Yoga” and sun salutation before my skateboarding, and in the the spring and autumn it can be very cold outdoors, but it still works and feels good.
hi, i dont know what a ‘pick me up bikram yoga’ is as i’m new to all this but it sounds interesting – is it a set of certain poses?
In Bikram’s Beginnig Yoga Class he lays out a short set that takes me 10-15 minutes. Only to do when you are flexible and strog enough. In the end of the book.
In the Hot Yoga Master Class that you can buy here, there are several different sets, apart from the full set.
I haven’t got it yet, but I will as it seem to be the best manuals and DVD’s about Bikram Yoga and Hot Yoga ever! Just look at the free vidoes here, and the reports and you know what I mean…
thank you stefan, i have ordered the first dvd set, i am anxious to try it at home and see how it goes. thanks for your help!
Hmmm…I’m thinking since I can’t quite spring for the whole package (what with class expenses coming due etc. etc)that just getting the DVDs this year, and maybe the HYMC book next summer, might be a good alternative. For me, missing the classes (due to a pretty long and unpredictable work day)is much more of a problem than poor or evolving technique…And I need the “leadership structure” that the classes provide. I can use the DVDs to make up for a missed class and probably get some good instruction along the way. We’ll see how this works !! :coolsmile:
Hey, some people do it in their bathrooms.
Guilty as charged. :red: But I like it hot and I can get that room up to 100-104. 😆
Seriously, I don’t have a choice but to practice at home because I’m over 200 miles from the nearest Bikram studio but there are definitely benefits to home practice.
You can’t beat the price. You can take time and explore poses that elude you when you’re in class. I have the MasterClass set and I’ve been so taken by the manual, pose sheets and the Timing sheet I printed off this site that I have yet to try the dvds! :bug:That’s a special treat I have reserved for tomorrow and then for the rest of the month.
So best of luck with your practice.
hi! i tried for the first time the first dvd set at home, i practiced in our living room, where our wood stove was burning hot – and to make sure i got hot enough, i had a long sleeve top on and leggings and it did get pretty hot, not as hot as a studio but it was definately a decent sweat – just wondering how big is your bathroom that you practice in there? and how do u get it so hot in there? i am thinking of going to the studio in my town after the new year, but it is expensive to take classes, and doing it at home would be so nice. thank you for your input!
hi! i tried for the first time the first dvd set at home, i practiced in our living room, where our wood stove was burning hot – and to make sure i got hot enough, i had a long sleeve top on and leggings and it did get pretty hot, not as hot as a studio but it was definately a decent sweat –
I’ve begun using the MasterClass DVD and so have been using my loft heated by the woodstove below and an added space heater. Not as hot as the bathroom but since there is no dvd player in the bathroom the only way to use the DVD.
just wondering how big is your bathroom that you practice in there? and how do u get it so hot in there?
HMMM I’d say it’s about 7’X10′ Not counting the space the shower stall and closet take up on one end. The toilet and sink are on the same side so there is a big open floor area where I can put my mat. I use two space heaters and also run the shower for a few minutes to get the humidity up. The humidity doesn’t get as high as it would in a studio however because I live in the North and it’s very dry here. I just hate to waste hot water. I guess I should use a humidifier but it’s getting kind of crowded in there with the mirror and I hate to have too many things to set up and take down.
i am thinking of going to the studio in my town after the new year, but it is expensive to take classes, and doing it at home would be so nice. thank you for your input!
I would love to have the option of attending classes to augment my home practice. At some point I’m going to plan a trip to the studio that’s a little over 200 miles south of me but will probably wait until the weather improves in the spring.
Best of luck with your home practice.
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