Seduced by power

I love Bikram yoga.
Convinced of the many benefits I recommend it to anyone and everyone. -If you haven’t tried it; you must-!

Then along came Power yoga……

After 2 years of being a profound Bikram lover, doing two 30-days challenges and a 101-day challenge I found myself losing my bliss. Using the same muscles and doing the same postures in every class kind of got me to notice this other yoga which rocked my little world after my 2nd class. The teacher, the variety and flow in postures/ movement, the dimmed lighting, the music, the muscle ache post-class, the heated room (my kind of yoga must include heat!)… it was fantastic!

Now I wonder; do I like Power because it’s new? All things new are exciting.....

I am keen to explore Power some more while still keep practising Bikram as well. I am able to share my love for both… right?
- If only there was a studio which offers both Bikram & Power… now that would just be perfect….

In the mean time I am enjoying my sore triceps, bring on summer -I am almost ready!

Bikram 101 - Mission completed!

Here I am -I did it; I completed the 101 day Bikram Yoga challenge with a 105 classes!

I am yogi!



I started at the 1st day of winter and now its spring. I have transformed as did the season and I am no longer the same person. I am not at the ‘butterfly’ stage yet. I am evolving, shaping and developing, nearly ready to be unfolded and grow.

This challenge gave me so much.

Thanks for letting me share my Bikram fascination, fixation, passion and for your comments, support and encouragement!
‘The more you give, the more you receive. -As it turns out, this is how the world works’.

It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life
For me
And I'm feeling good

Bikram's Advanced Series

I have been invited by the owner of my studio, aka champion yogi and awesome teacher to the advanced class.
Now, I have heard of the advanced series, but didn’t know too much about it. I said ‘yes’ immediately when I got the invite and went on Google to do some 'investigationing' to find out what awaits me and this is what I found:

Instead of 26 postures in 90 minutes, it's 84 postures in about 90 - 120 minutes.
Advanced practice is very different from the beginners class, and one of the biggest differences is the pace. The pace is fast. It's not like beginners class, where you get to do each pose twice and don't get to take savasana after every pose.

It’s also a led class; the teacher does the postures instead of teaching by dialogue.

All the postures in the beginning series come from the advanced series, which is the original set of postures that Bikram studied and practiced in India with Bishnu Ghosh so in the advanced series it's the 26 postures you know from the beginners series, plus 58 really scary and tough postures.

I went on YouTube to watch a demonstration.
For the first minute or so watching this demo I thought “I can do this, it looks kinda the same, just heaps quicker”.
Then….my jaw dropped and my heart started to beat quick and strong.
……………. Oh my………………….
I can’t do this…? I nearly threw up a little…..



But, I did it; I went.
First I needed to do a beginners class followed by the advanced class.

There I was, with 4 amazing teachers and 2 rock star yogi students.
It was scary, I felt humbled.
It was incredibly tough and even after trying a 2nd advanced class a few days later I am unsure if my body will ever allow itself to fold into these postures. I mean; head stands, finger stands and then so many more crazy fold ups, twists and muscle contractions…

A few hours post class it felt like I have been in a car accident or as if someone put me in a tumble dryer for 2 hours. Sore all over.
But hey, I gave it my all and I am happy that I have tried it.

Day 97

Day 97,

And I feel amazing and utterly grateful for where this journey has brought me.

Prior to the challenge i was in the mids of a minor -and very early- midlife crisis. Searching for meaning in my life and questioning the many paths I've taken so far.

Now, nearly towards the end, reaching my 101 day Thursday, I feel renewed. I have found what I was looking for.

In Bikram yoga you have to push to get comfortable with feeling uncomfortable. It seems that when you do this consistently you not only get stronger in your practice but also in other parts of your life where you might have given up.
Change only happens when you step outside your comfort zone. And... Oh boy, did I do that in this challenge!

It was -and still is- a path to self realization and couldn't be more thrilled and excited for the results is has brought me.