Barack Obama wins the election to become our next U.S. President, and on a much smaller note, Bathilda made it back to a Bikram Yoga class after ONE WHOLE MONTH away. I thought it was going to be a horrible experience (the yoga class, not the election), so I was pleasantly surprised that my body hadn't completely lost everything gained in July, August, and September. October was my month off. No in-laws, no husband, no Bikram Yoga, and almost no exercise - period. Lots of dark chocolate though. So now it's November and time to get back on the Wheel of Discipline. Just had to post this while it's still November 4, 2008, a date when history was made in the U.S. -- another first for our relatively young nation.
I'm seriously thinking of bringing a can of some kind of body spray for dudes who smell bad in class. It's the toughest part of class -- getting a whiff of someone's b.o. or s.g.o. (sweaty genitalia odor). Class would be so much more pleasant without these olfactory offenses.
~ Bathilda the Elated ~
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
The stomach rules...
It was the 4:30 p.m. Bikram Yoga class, and the conversation went something like this:
Stomach: What the hell are you doing?
Me: I think they call it the Half Moon with Hands to Feet Pose (Ardha-Chandrasana and Pada-Hastasana), and right now I'm in the forward bending part of the pose.
Stomach: Let me rephrase the question: WHY the hell are you doing the forward bending part of the pose?
Me: Well, it's part of the series. We bend to the right, and then to the left, and then backwards and forwards.
Stomach: Do I need to remind you that you had a bowl of pinto beans before you went to class?
Me: It was a small bowl...
Stomach: Yeah, a small bowl -- 45 MINUTES BEFORE CLASS!! Do you happen to remember the recommendation NOT to eat 2 hours before a class?
Me: Uh, yeah, I sort of remember something about that.
Stomach: Good! I'm trying to do my job here, digesting those beans you ate, and here you are squishing me upside down and pressing me against your thighs. It's not feeling too good, is it?!
Me: No, actually I feel like I might have to throw up. I'm feeling a constriction in the esophagus.
Stomach: Right on, Sister. Get a clue. Sit down on your mat, why don't you, and let's not trouble the esophagus any further.
Me (feeling really strange): Yeah, good idea.
A minute or two later...
Stomach (with a strong note of irritation): NOW what do you think you're doing??
Me: Well, we do each pose twice, so I figured that maybe I could do the forward bend the second time around.
Stomach: You don't learn, do you?? You think I'm any further along digesting those beans than I was a minute ago??
Me: M-m-m, probably not.
Stomach (sighing): I repeat -- sit down on your mat and give me a break or you WILL be barfing beans all over your brightly colored towel. And take it easy on the rest of the forward bending postures in class.
Me: Okie-dokie, you're the boss.
Stomach: And you're an idiot. If stomachs could choose their people, I'd be outta here.
Stomach: What the hell are you doing?
Me: I think they call it the Half Moon with Hands to Feet Pose (Ardha-Chandrasana and Pada-Hastasana), and right now I'm in the forward bending part of the pose.
Stomach: Let me rephrase the question: WHY the hell are you doing the forward bending part of the pose?
Me: Well, it's part of the series. We bend to the right, and then to the left, and then backwards and forwards.
Stomach: Do I need to remind you that you had a bowl of pinto beans before you went to class?
Me: It was a small bowl...
Stomach: Yeah, a small bowl -- 45 MINUTES BEFORE CLASS!! Do you happen to remember the recommendation NOT to eat 2 hours before a class?
Me: Uh, yeah, I sort of remember something about that.
Stomach: Good! I'm trying to do my job here, digesting those beans you ate, and here you are squishing me upside down and pressing me against your thighs. It's not feeling too good, is it?!
Me: No, actually I feel like I might have to throw up. I'm feeling a constriction in the esophagus.
Stomach: Right on, Sister. Get a clue. Sit down on your mat, why don't you, and let's not trouble the esophagus any further.
Me (feeling really strange): Yeah, good idea.
A minute or two later...
Stomach (with a strong note of irritation): NOW what do you think you're doing??
Me: Well, we do each pose twice, so I figured that maybe I could do the forward bend the second time around.
Stomach: You don't learn, do you?? You think I'm any further along digesting those beans than I was a minute ago??
Me: M-m-m, probably not.
Stomach (sighing): I repeat -- sit down on your mat and give me a break or you WILL be barfing beans all over your brightly colored towel. And take it easy on the rest of the forward bending postures in class.
Me: Okie-dokie, you're the boss.
Stomach: And you're an idiot. If stomachs could choose their people, I'd be outta here.
Monday, September 15, 2008
So much better today...
Today, Early Bird Braless Bathilda (as Angie so aptly called me) made it to the 7:15 a.m. Bikram Yoga class. Three cheers for Bathilda! That was, of course, after dreaming of jumping into bottomless pools and looking down empty elevator shafts as a result of watching the segment of the Planet Earth series called "Caves," which shows skydivers free-falling into Mexico's Cave of Swallows, billed as "Earth's deepest pit cave free-fall drop." I think those images left quite an impression on my subconscious -- hence, the nature of the dreams I had.
Today's B.Y. class was taught by John who helped me with some of my postures. The guidance was much appreciated. Today's class was ever so much better because:
http://piratepete.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/a-cat-in-hand/
~ Bathilda the Bedraggled Bandicoot ~
Today's B.Y. class was taught by John who helped me with some of my postures. The guidance was much appreciated. Today's class was ever so much better because:
- Hot sunlight wasn't pouring into the room.
- My body was more prepared since my last class had been the day before yesterday.
- I wasn't squished between two sweaty, smelly guys.
- I was able to see what I was doing in the front mirror.
- There were fewer students in the workout room, giving us more room to spread out.
- I got to see Angie briefly who was coming in for the 9:15 a.m. class. Amazing how refreshed she was looking while I was feeling like a bedraggled cat.
http://piratepete.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/a-cat-in-hand/
~ Bathilda the Bedraggled Bandicoot ~
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Tough Day Getting Back Into Bikram Yoga
Note to self: Do not go 12 days between Bikram Yoga sessions! What a mistake. I felt like I was back at Day One. Dizzy and body was stiffer. And I forgot Angie's sage advice about the back of the room being super hot in the late afternoon with the sun streaming in. Ugh. I was not a happy camper. Plus I was situated between two sweaty males, and somehow (no offense, Guys!), sweaty dudes seem to emit more of an odor than do sweaty gals. I always dab a little Vicks VapoRub ointment under my nose and around my nostrils to try to cover "sweaty male odor" and I kept moving the ointment around my nostrils telling the Vicks, "Don't quit on me now!" If I had had a can of Febreze Air Effects on me, I might have surreptitiously sprayed some to my left and to my right. Second note to self: Try not to park my yoga mat between two guys in the class if at all possible. Third note to self: Get to class a little earlier to have more choices of where to set up in the room. I tend to get there right before class starts -- a good way to end up between the really sweaty guys.
On a good note, the teacher announced that since today was the second Saturday of the month, we were invited to get 10-minute chair massages for free. What a boon! I took advantage of this free offer and found out that the left upper side of my back was much more sore than I had realized, thanks to the magic hands of J.P. the Masseur. My whole left side is a bit tweaked -- time to see my chiropractor. Yes, Dr. Scott, I will be calling you next week even though you may have forgotten what I look like -- it's been so long.
Enduring today's session made me feel even more impressed and amazed by the accounts I've read of Bikram Yoga practitioners who were dealing with a lot of physical pain and chronic illnesses when they started Bikram Yoga but continued on undaunted because they were able to anticipate that this series of Hatha Yoga postures would restore their health to some degree. To do Bikram Yoga when you don't feel good takes incredible determination and perseverance.
Today's class was my wake-up call that I need to go regularly if I don't want to feel like total crap during the class. No more slacking!!
~ Bathilda the Wilted ~
On a good note, the teacher announced that since today was the second Saturday of the month, we were invited to get 10-minute chair massages for free. What a boon! I took advantage of this free offer and found out that the left upper side of my back was much more sore than I had realized, thanks to the magic hands of J.P. the Masseur. My whole left side is a bit tweaked -- time to see my chiropractor. Yes, Dr. Scott, I will be calling you next week even though you may have forgotten what I look like -- it's been so long.
Enduring today's session made me feel even more impressed and amazed by the accounts I've read of Bikram Yoga practitioners who were dealing with a lot of physical pain and chronic illnesses when they started Bikram Yoga but continued on undaunted because they were able to anticipate that this series of Hatha Yoga postures would restore their health to some degree. To do Bikram Yoga when you don't feel good takes incredible determination and perseverance.
Today's class was my wake-up call that I need to go regularly if I don't want to feel like total crap during the class. No more slacking!!
~ Bathilda the Wilted ~
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Bathilda Bagshot Boils Beans...
...Well, not exactly, but I liked the alliteration. What I am doing, however, is trying on Dr. Joel Fuhrman's Eat to Live diet, which calls for eating lots of the following: raw veggies, steamed or cooked green veggies and cooked low-starch veggies (e.g., eggplant, mushrooms, peppers, onions, cauliflower and tomatoes -- the latter of which is technically a fruit), beans, legumes, bean sprouts and tofu, and at least four fresh fruits daily.
On the Six-Week Plan, you're supposed to eat limited portions of cooked starchy veggies or whole grains -- such as yellow squash, potatoes, yams, rice, cooked carrots, breads, cereals -- as well as small portions of raw nuts and seeds, avocado, and ground flaxseed.
Also on the Six-Week Plan, the off-limits foods are dairy products, animal products, between-meal snacks, fruit juice, and dried fruit. Of course, anything thought of as junk food would be totally off-limits.
I think of the Six-Week Plan as the "greens, beans, and fruit" plan. Will I, Bikram Yoga Bathilda Bagshot, follow it exactly?? Uh, no. Take away Bathilda's coffee beverage (2 tbsp. Victorian House Concentrated Coffee made by the Ryan Family, 4 oz. Silk chocolate soy milk, 4 oz. 1% organic milk, water, and Stevia) and she would be a most unhappy yogini! So I will try a "modified" six-week plan to see if my body experiences an energizing and healing transformation as mentioned in Dr. Fuhrman's book. I want to lose 15-20 pounds ideally. I figure between Bikram Yoga and this dietary program, I can't help but lose some of this weight. And if I don't, this blog and its readers will hear about it!
Speaking of Bikram Yoga, I only made it to class once this past week -- the evening session I went to on Labor Day. Since then, I haven't been back BUT given the temperature and degree of humidity this past week, I could very well open my own Bikram Yoga studio right here in the house. Temperatures have been in the mid-9os with humidity in the 30% range. Today the weather forecast SAYS it's only 82 degrees outside, but my kitchen thermometer says 88 degrees. Well, at least it's under 9o degrees inside the house! The humidity is higher (42%), which makes it feel even hotter. Ugh.
Looking forward to cooler weather...
On the Six-Week Plan, you're supposed to eat limited portions of cooked starchy veggies or whole grains -- such as yellow squash, potatoes, yams, rice, cooked carrots, breads, cereals -- as well as small portions of raw nuts and seeds, avocado, and ground flaxseed.
Also on the Six-Week Plan, the off-limits foods are dairy products, animal products, between-meal snacks, fruit juice, and dried fruit. Of course, anything thought of as junk food would be totally off-limits.
I think of the Six-Week Plan as the "greens, beans, and fruit" plan. Will I, Bikram Yoga Bathilda Bagshot, follow it exactly?? Uh, no. Take away Bathilda's coffee beverage (2 tbsp. Victorian House Concentrated Coffee made by the Ryan Family, 4 oz. Silk chocolate soy milk, 4 oz. 1% organic milk, water, and Stevia) and she would be a most unhappy yogini! So I will try a "modified" six-week plan to see if my body experiences an energizing and healing transformation as mentioned in Dr. Fuhrman's book. I want to lose 15-20 pounds ideally. I figure between Bikram Yoga and this dietary program, I can't help but lose some of this weight. And if I don't, this blog and its readers will hear about it!
Speaking of Bikram Yoga, I only made it to class once this past week -- the evening session I went to on Labor Day. Since then, I haven't been back BUT given the temperature and degree of humidity this past week, I could very well open my own Bikram Yoga studio right here in the house. Temperatures have been in the mid-9os with humidity in the 30% range. Today the weather forecast SAYS it's only 82 degrees outside, but my kitchen thermometer says 88 degrees. Well, at least it's under 9o degrees inside the house! The humidity is higher (42%), which makes it feel even hotter. Ugh.
Looking forward to cooler weather...
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
I was pleasantly surprised!
After 18 days away from Bikram Yoga, I was feeling some trepidation about how my body would respond. Would it be like starting all over again? Speaking of starting all over, there was a new student in the class on Labor Day evening who was starting Bikram Yoga after EIGHT years away! During the session, our teacher commented that this "new" student didn't look like a beginner. So the body DOES remember!
My body felt very comfortable going through the routine of 26 postures -- like getting back on a bicycle after not riding one for a long time. Usually I feel some discomfort when I'm bending my head back in the very first Pranayama (standing deep breathing) posture but not last night. And the last time I was in class, when doing the half moon pose, I felt a cramp in my side. No cramping last night. A big plus was that in my standing bow pulling pose (Dandayamana Dhanurasana), I could actually glimpse my toes for a second or two over my head. Yeah!! This is the posture that looks so graceful -- the one that everyone wants to be able to do beautifully:
Go to: http://www.bikram-yoga-noosa-australia.com/Dandayamana -Dhanurasana.htm
For a quick overview of all the postures:
http://www.bikram-yoga-noosa-australia.com/bikram-yoga.htm
There are a number of postures that I cannot get into the final form for: the standing head to knee pose (Dandayamana Janushirasana), the toe stand (Padangustasana), the fixed firm pose (Supta Vajrasana), and the camel pose (Ustrasana). These are postures that I'm sure I'll be able to attain after months or perhaps years of practice. In the meantime, it is a marvel to see others stretch and fold their bodies into the final forms of these very tough postures.
I felt SO GOOD after class even though I had forgotten to bring a hairbrush and my hair was sticking out all over the place. I only wish everyone could give Bikram Yoga a try and see how it wakes up and energizes their bodies.
Someday I may buy the audio CD set to do the Bikram Yoga asanas at home but not right now. Right now it's important that I be in a studio with others who are sweating and struggling their way through the whole 90-minute routine.
My body felt very comfortable going through the routine of 26 postures -- like getting back on a bicycle after not riding one for a long time. Usually I feel some discomfort when I'm bending my head back in the very first Pranayama (standing deep breathing) posture but not last night. And the last time I was in class, when doing the half moon pose, I felt a cramp in my side. No cramping last night. A big plus was that in my standing bow pulling pose (Dandayamana Dhanurasana), I could actually glimpse my toes for a second or two over my head. Yeah!! This is the posture that looks so graceful -- the one that everyone wants to be able to do beautifully:
Go to: http://www.bikram-yoga-noosa-australia.com/Dandayamana -Dhanurasana.htm
For a quick overview of all the postures:
http://www.bikram-yoga-noosa-australia.com/bikram-yoga.htm
There are a number of postures that I cannot get into the final form for: the standing head to knee pose (Dandayamana Janushirasana), the toe stand (Padangustasana), the fixed firm pose (Supta Vajrasana), and the camel pose (Ustrasana). These are postures that I'm sure I'll be able to attain after months or perhaps years of practice. In the meantime, it is a marvel to see others stretch and fold their bodies into the final forms of these very tough postures.
I felt SO GOOD after class even though I had forgotten to bring a hairbrush and my hair was sticking out all over the place. I only wish everyone could give Bikram Yoga a try and see how it wakes up and energizes their bodies.
Someday I may buy the audio CD set to do the Bikram Yoga asanas at home but not right now. Right now it's important that I be in a studio with others who are sweating and struggling their way through the whole 90-minute routine.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
It was great while it lasted...
It's been a while since I've been to the Bikram Yoga studio near my home -- 17 days as of today -- wa-a-a-ay too long! I wonder if my body has retained an ounce of flexibility from the previous times I have gone? My in-laws are leaving soon after visiting my husband and me for the past 3-1/2 months. 3-1/2 months of delicious Persian food and not much exercise -- got sucked into a sedentary lifestyle. It will take a good chunk of discipline to fit in meditation and Bikram Yoga along with classwork for the master's program I'm in. If I need any prodding, I can simply drive over to the nearest department store and strip down in the dressing room where the mirrors promise not to flatter me whatsoever. 'Fat Girl on Atkins' describes the effect pretty well in her blog post entitled: "Oh, Lovely Dressing Room Mirror" dated Monday, August 4, 2008.
Someday I'll learn how to create hyperlinks in my blog, but today is not that day.
OK, so it's almost September. I've been to 11 classes at the Bikram Yoga studio near my home since I started on July 21st, and I really like how I feel after doing a 90-minute session. I also enjoyed going to a couple of sessions with Angie, who was finishing up the last of her 10 sessions for $20 introductory offer and promises to come back for more. Way to go, Angie!
The last time I went was with my mom, who was giving this form of yoga a test drive. That was on August 14th. She decided that it's not for her. I don't blame her. I think Bikram Yoga would be harder to start in your 70s than it would be in your 40s or 50s unless you had major health problems and/or chronic pain issues for which no other course of treatment was helping. Some turn to Bikram Yoga as a last resort when doctors' recommendations no longer work, when pills don't do the trick, or when doctors scratch their heads and give up on what more they can do for their patients. Boyd Martin in Portland, OR is a good example. He wrote a terrific article entitled,
The "World's Stiffest Person At Age 50" Tries Bikram Yoga.
This article can be found on About.com:
http://healing.about.com/od/bikramyoga/a/bikramyoga.htm
Boyd followed through on attending Bikram Yoga classes for 60 days straight, and then after a break, went for another 95 days straight. That's commitment!! That's perseverance!!
I look at young people in their 20s and 30s and think to myself, "Get started now with a good Hatha Yoga program and you'll be doing yourself a favor for the rest of your life!" Ah, to have the wisdom at 30 that we garner by the time we reach 50.
GREAT NEWS! The Bikram Yoga studio I go to will be open on Labor Day. Woo hoo! Time to get back on track...Session #12 here I come! My goal is to go four times a week -- Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Losing several pounds and several inches while gaining flexibility and core strength are the benefits I am hoping to experience by following through on B.Y. sessions and trips to the gym to swim and use the elliptical machine.
I'm hoping that this blog will inspire everyone who reads it to build in some sort of flexibility training (Hatha Yoga works great!) and core strength training (ditto!) into his or her exercise routine. I also hope that the aforementioned blog readers are doing some sort of exercise -- not just the "hand to mouth" variety, weightlifting forkfuls of food or handfuls of M&Ms. For Bikram Yoga inspiration, read some of the testimonials at the Bikram Yoga website. Pretty amazing stuff.
Someday I'll learn how to create hyperlinks in my blog, but today is not that day.
OK, so it's almost September. I've been to 11 classes at the Bikram Yoga studio near my home since I started on July 21st, and I really like how I feel after doing a 90-minute session. I also enjoyed going to a couple of sessions with Angie, who was finishing up the last of her 10 sessions for $20 introductory offer and promises to come back for more. Way to go, Angie!
The last time I went was with my mom, who was giving this form of yoga a test drive. That was on August 14th. She decided that it's not for her. I don't blame her. I think Bikram Yoga would be harder to start in your 70s than it would be in your 40s or 50s unless you had major health problems and/or chronic pain issues for which no other course of treatment was helping. Some turn to Bikram Yoga as a last resort when doctors' recommendations no longer work, when pills don't do the trick, or when doctors scratch their heads and give up on what more they can do for their patients. Boyd Martin in Portland, OR is a good example. He wrote a terrific article entitled,
The "World's Stiffest Person At Age 50" Tries Bikram Yoga.
This article can be found on About.com:http://healing.about.com/od/bikramyoga/a/bikramyoga.htm
Boyd followed through on attending Bikram Yoga classes for 60 days straight, and then after a break, went for another 95 days straight. That's commitment!! That's perseverance!!
I look at young people in their 20s and 30s and think to myself, "Get started now with a good Hatha Yoga program and you'll be doing yourself a favor for the rest of your life!" Ah, to have the wisdom at 30 that we garner by the time we reach 50.
GREAT NEWS! The Bikram Yoga studio I go to will be open on Labor Day. Woo hoo! Time to get back on track...Session #12 here I come! My goal is to go four times a week -- Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Losing several pounds and several inches while gaining flexibility and core strength are the benefits I am hoping to experience by following through on B.Y. sessions and trips to the gym to swim and use the elliptical machine.
I'm hoping that this blog will inspire everyone who reads it to build in some sort of flexibility training (Hatha Yoga works great!) and core strength training (ditto!) into his or her exercise routine. I also hope that the aforementioned blog readers are doing some sort of exercise -- not just the "hand to mouth" variety, weightlifting forkfuls of food or handfuls of M&Ms. For Bikram Yoga inspiration, read some of the testimonials at the Bikram Yoga website. Pretty amazing stuff.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Feeling Like a Blimp
Today I went clothes shopping with my mother-in-law and a friend of mine. It's always a bit of a reality check (read "shock"!) to see yourself stripped down to your undies (or "skivvies" in the case of the gents) in front of the mirrors in the fitting rooms and looking rather chubby in areas that used to be slim. I can remember years back that when I bought pants to fit my hips, they were always way too big in the waist. Not anymore! Now I have the opposite problem -- my waist is getting too big for my britches.
Lots of YouTube videos on Bikram Yoga. Fascinating to watch. I've started watching some of the video clips again just to see what the less-than-slender gals are wearing during their 90-minute sessions in the intense heat. I'll need to procure something cool (so I don't pass out) and tasteful (so I don't cause anyone else to pass out) to wear to my first classes this coming week.
On Sunday, July 20th, it will be time for the stark reality of measuring. I'll keep track of three measurements: waist, hips, and thighs. I tend to lose weight all over, so if I'm losing inches in those three areas, then I know that the inches will be coming off all over the rest of my body, too.
Lots of YouTube videos on Bikram Yoga. Fascinating to watch. I've started watching some of the video clips again just to see what the less-than-slender gals are wearing during their 90-minute sessions in the intense heat. I'll need to procure something cool (so I don't pass out) and tasteful (so I don't cause anyone else to pass out) to wear to my first classes this coming week.
On Sunday, July 20th, it will be time for the stark reality of measuring. I'll keep track of three measurements: waist, hips, and thighs. I tend to lose weight all over, so if I'm losing inches in those three areas, then I know that the inches will be coming off all over the rest of my body, too.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Seeking Accountability
I was cleaning out one of the VERY dusty bookshelves in the family room and started looking at Bikram's Beginning Yoga Class, a book that is 30 years old. The testimonials online from people who are participating in Bikram Yoga classes are pretty amazing. The YELP comments are interesting to read, too.
I don't care for heat and humidity and body odor, but I do care for having great health. And I know that Hatha Yoga is great for the body and mind. I was rereading the intro to the book I have; the writer who helped Bikram Choudhury get this book put together and published (Bonnie Jones Reynolds) came to the class 25 pounds overweight and with a spine in not-so-good condition. When she first started the class, Bikram told her that if she came to class every day for two months, he would give her new life. She writes: "Several months later, twenty-five pounds lighter, feeling and looking years younger -- and with a pain-free spine..."
When I look around at people in general, most seem like they could benefit from some kind of Hatha Yoga program, perhaps not as intense as something like Bikram Yoga but more along the lines of "restorative" Yoga for Seniors programs that are available in libraries and in booksellers online in DVD format. There is even a DVD on Hatha Yoga for overweight people; now no one has an excuse for not getting involved in some sort of Hatha Yoga program.
I have tried Hatha Yoga before but never for long and never with any sense of discipline. SO...I am going to plunge myself into Bikram Yoga by taking up the local studio's offer of 10 days for $20 starting Monday, July 21st. This blog is my way of keeping a record and hopefully maintaining some sense of accountability by having this and future entries published for all the world to see. Whether or not I tell anyone I know about this blog remains to be seen.
I don't care for heat and humidity and body odor, but I do care for having great health. And I know that Hatha Yoga is great for the body and mind. I was rereading the intro to the book I have; the writer who helped Bikram Choudhury get this book put together and published (Bonnie Jones Reynolds) came to the class 25 pounds overweight and with a spine in not-so-good condition. When she first started the class, Bikram told her that if she came to class every day for two months, he would give her new life. She writes: "Several months later, twenty-five pounds lighter, feeling and looking years younger -- and with a pain-free spine..."
When I look around at people in general, most seem like they could benefit from some kind of Hatha Yoga program, perhaps not as intense as something like Bikram Yoga but more along the lines of "restorative" Yoga for Seniors programs that are available in libraries and in booksellers online in DVD format. There is even a DVD on Hatha Yoga for overweight people; now no one has an excuse for not getting involved in some sort of Hatha Yoga program.
I have tried Hatha Yoga before but never for long and never with any sense of discipline. SO...I am going to plunge myself into Bikram Yoga by taking up the local studio's offer of 10 days for $20 starting Monday, July 21st. This blog is my way of keeping a record and hopefully maintaining some sense of accountability by having this and future entries published for all the world to see. Whether or not I tell anyone I know about this blog remains to be seen.
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