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in reply to: Feeling Pooped #3550
I was suffering with being tired for the last 2 weeks. I’d go back to bed after my mid-morning Bikram classes.
Turns out I finally went to the doctor and I have an upper-respiratory problem which is now being treated.
When I finally went back to Bikram yesterday, the best thing I did was just focus on my breathing. I was able to get enough oxygen into my system and didn’t need a nap the the rest of the day. And I got through the entire class.Glad to be back to myself.
in reply to: Your very first class ever #3544I remember: I stayed the entire class, standing, up-right . . . but…thinking….”HOW DO THESE PEOPLE DO THIS?”
and by the 25th posture, I eyed the instructor …..”when is this going to be DONE” . . . .in reply to: Going to class when ill? #3522I’ve gone to class ill. Meaning, with a light cold. I have always found that I am able to sweat it out. If I have muscle aches along with the feeling under the weather, the only posture I find I do not do is the 2nd set of camel. Something about that backbend.
in reply to: I am quite overweight and doing hot yoga #3422hi all,B
I was wondering if someone could describe their weight loss as a Bikram practitioner. Meaning your Bikram practice resulted in loosing weight/slimming where first? Your butt, legs, face? arms, ankles?I am just trying to get an idea of what should be happening to my body. I have been so committed to my practice. In the last 40 days, I have practiced a good 35 days.
And as an aside, having that belly fat really can make many postures uncomfortable, I will be so happy when it is gone!
in reply to: About this balancing stick posture #3420well I first posted my difficulty is staying in balancing stick.
I am here to report I am still having problems in the posture – BUT my set-up is FANTASTIC! So that’s good.
Sometimes I tip over and sometimes I just fall out.I am still working on it.
I would love to know how the rest of the practitioners in class stay in for the full 10 seconds.Part of my problem may be locking both knees. I was reading in the Standing head to knee pose about trouble locking the knee and perhaps it is the same problem/trouble. . . . .
in reply to: Change in Temperature from Classroom to Outside #3400I always bring something warm to put over myself, in addition to changing clothing.
It can be 100 F degrees outside and I’ll think it’s chilly! Always takes me a little bit to re-adjust to temperature.Once I stopped at a doctor’s office on the way home from yoga – after taking my temp, asked if I was feeling okay because it was elevated. ha ha,
in reply to: Large Chested #3366I am large chested too, and each of the postures you mentioned are problem areas for me as well.
I do notice, the more I practice, the more I am able to bend-at-the-waist deeper, making the large chest not such a big problem. And then I can get the forehead closer to the knee etc etc.
And don’t forget to listen to breath instruction – – that creates space as well.
enjoy!
in reply to: Fatigue the day after #3365I think you need to rest. Maybe that means a nap after class, or more sleep in the evening, or maybe even a class every other day.
And Wow! That means you’re working hard!in reply to: How to Loose Belly Fat #3361I was chatting with a gal at my studio about this.
She looks like she’s made good progress in the belly fat loss.
She indicated she stopped eating “white” food: no milk, no cheese, no sugar, no wheat, etc.She eats eggs, along with the yolk as she did not cut out fat.
Chicken, meat, fruits, vegetables, oatmeal (steel cut only)I know this will work as I did it successfully a fews years ago, so right now I am slowly adapting to this program over the next few weeks. (I am off skim milk but am winding down on the cheese!) etc etc.
in reply to: What are the benefits of a 30-day challenge #3347Hi All!
I’ve started another 30-day challenge. I am on day 16.
The one thing I’ve noticed this round: my back is so strong. My backbends are far-reaching, forward bends are straight, and the locust is high high high.
Is this an indication of other positive things going on in the body or in the future I wonder??in reply to: can't grab my elbows each other #3318I wonder about this too. I have got to think that the shoulders must touch the mat. I just keep holding on to my hands, tightly and pull them toward my torso.
in reply to: my studio is SMELLY! #3207I have practiced in a studio where the flooring was some sort of special yoga-flooring. It kind of looked like ramon-noodles, or carpeting made out of rubber. I believe it can be hosed down.
Anyway, I think once the smell overcomes people, it is time for the studio to change the carpet. The studio that I practice at is new, but I can not imagine them letting things get bad.
in reply to: post workout recovery yoga–when to do it?? #3173I have run marathons and done all that training. I would wait til the next day. Enough already!
Go sit in a tub or whirlpool, or even a sauna. But no need to stress the body more.
enjoy and good luck.in reply to: The Outside Cold after The Heat #3136it’s best to have warm cloths waiting in the wings and bundling up.
ha ha, this post remind me of my first bikram class ever. It was 90 degrees out, really humid and steamy.
The class was 118 degrees. I felt it CHILLY when I left. ha ha (bikram yoga humour!)in reply to: arms behind the calf muscles #3090Thank you Gabrielle – good idea, i will keep my chest sqashed and will use the biceps.
Namaste.in reply to: Am I doing Rabbit right? #3033I question this posture as well, while I’m in it!!
It seems as though it depends on how each person’s physique is built . . .long arms? short torso? etc.
I wish I could appreciate it, but in three years practice, it is still an uncomfortable position in a hot room.I am hoping Gabrielle will offer her wonderful insights here!!
Namaste.
in reply to: Colon compression in a funny order! #3023Pavanamuktasana = Wind removing pose
in reply to: Colon compression in a funny order! #3021A friend of mine is having a problem getting her little boy to poop.
I suggested this posture, though she is not overly familiar with yoga.Would someone be able to tye out directions I can send to her so she might have the boy (or entire family) 🙂 go down into this pose once or twice a day to encourage the boy??
in reply to: 30 day challenge – no rest days #3016You can find my post under Motivation & Inspiration, 30-day challenge. Though my comment about a rest day is here, as I have just completed the 30-day challenge (yeah!)
I am one to like rest days, typically going 3 or 4 days in a row and then doff for 1 or 2 says then I return with glee. But somehow it does not seem to apply to the 30-days which is actually trying to accomplish something else all together. So just keep going.
If this were a marathon, you’d have to complete the full 26.2 miles to do any relection. No half-marathon or 10 miler. The entire twenty-six miles and two-hundred yards. Only then can you offer your own experience and summary.
Good luck, I know you will go every day, just keep up with the laundry and put a few drops of vinegar in with the sweaty Bikram shorts/tops! :coolsmile:
in reply to: getting ready for a 30-day challenge #3015hmmmmm……what to say, in no particular order of importance:
– it became comforting to know that I was going every day to Bikram and did not have to schedule out my week or talk myself into or out of going.
– class did not get harder (or easier) instead my postures improved as did my strength.
– the achy body every morning was not so good. Sometimes I would be tired during other parts of the day and found my balance to be off.
– I fast-forwarded my practice in that I learned how to breath through the postures and learned to keep calm.
– the best thing is to get into the Bikram room 20 minutes before class to absorb the heat just before class.
– it became clear that I need to drink more water during the day.
Thanks for this web site , I was on every night practically during the 30-day! Me, in bed with my laptop!
Namaste . . . .in reply to: Bikram Yoga for the Handicapped #3008no, she has not. Though I did report my findings to her, and let her know it is possible.
I hope she does try it one day!in reply to: Bulding abs and biceps #2991When you are in Awkward pose and you holding your arms firm? really stretching them toward the mirror?
I have found results from this posture.For abs I would say tightening the area during all postures.
Namate, EdgeH20
in reply to: getting ready for a 30-day challenge #2990Well, I am done with the challenge. Fantastic!
OK, taking 2 days off and then back to Bikram! 🙂
Namastein reply to: How to breathe when sweat drips in nose #2979I always feel like I am drowning in this posture when it goes up my nose.
Sometimes I give a quick “blow” to the nose, lightly to encourage the sweat to move to another part of the face.
Yes, something like what Robert has described . . . .then the posture is quickly done and on to the next . . .in reply to: So what do you wear? #2965I consider it a trade-off or even a courtesy. Like not wearing heavy perfumes during practice. I wear the longer pants less than half the time so when I do and it gets time for standing head to knee, I simply bend over efficiently and pull’em up. I mean, I’d rather not, but she’s so good and so concerned about our postures I am only benefiting from it.
I am mostly good about the not fidgeting, saving energy for the meditation, postures. in fact, just before class i will stand and look in the mirror and set an intention for myself, which typically includes no fidgeting stay focused on eyes in mirror.
PS: Many of my yoga shorts are in storage from a still on-going move. So my ratio tof long pants to shorts is like 4:1. Hence I have to take a “stand” and wear the pants. Pardon the pun. 😉
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