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Also, starting Monday, March 1st, practitioners who begin another 60-Day Challenge on or after March 1st will receive a 10% off coupon as an incentive. The coupon may be used for any BYPV purchase!
Please visit Bikram Yoga Avondales website for more information.
The day Challengers have been waiting for is around the corner. At 10:00 AM Sunday, March 7th, all who completed the challenge will be invited to a celebratory brunch at the Herb Box at DC Ranch, hosted by BYPV. Thanks go out to Indulgence Head to Toe for also rewarding challengers with complimentary services. Congratulations to you all!
Craig Villani will hold a seminar at BYPV in April. More information will be provided at a later date.
I am a CPA by profession, Harish says. I sit behind a desk on a chair for about 8 hours a day. During tax season, that can increase to 10 to 12 hours a day. Bikram Yoga helps me focus and helps relieve the stress of work. I have been suffering from lower back pain for almost 25 years. Since I have started practicing Bikram Yoga, that pain is almost GONE! Harish says. My back gets stiff now and then, but practicing yoga made my lower back strong and flexible. I have lost 25 pounds in the last 2 years and about 6 inches in my waist since starting to practice. Harishs favorite posture is Pada-Hastasana (hands to feet pose). This posture helps relieve tension from my back I have a long way to go to master this posture, but it does wonders for the lower back and spine, he says. Practicing Bikram Yoga is the best way to keep yourself trim and fit. It also makes you respect your body. By respecting your body you really take care of your body by what you eat and drink. Practicing Bikram Yoga is not only for body but it helps control your mind. He concludes, Some of the postures were very difficult for me initially but practicing Bikram Yoga almost 6 days a week helps!
Click here to see BYPV instructor, Heidi Jo, perform her routine at the USA National Yoga Asana Championships in Los Angeles. After her experience competing at the national level, Heidi Jo says "I was so honored to share a stage with so many amazing yogis. I now see the potential even greater for yoga championships to inspire others, escpecially the children watching, to get involved in yoga and start down a healthy path in their lives. I can't wait to start training again for Arizona regional competition in November this year, it's not too early to start considering it!" Courtney Mace, 2009 World Champion talks about competition in her closing speech at the 2010 International finals: There is always a competition, she explained, but its not between people. It happens every time you step into the hot room, and its a competition between the ego and the soul. And the soul always wins. It has to. So by the time you get on the stage, there is no competition anymore. There is only your soul. If you have any questions about yoga championships please visit www.usayoga.org, or ask any of our BYPV instructors how you can get involved.
Think you're too busy for final savasana? Here's a few reasons to play dead:
The 90 minutes of incessant talking is over. The lights go dim and it's time to rest. No yoga class would be complete without your final savasan-aaaaahhhhh. These last few minutes are important, as your body needs time to understand and integrate all of the information you put into it in the last 90 minutes. Sometimes when you finally take this time to rest after a long and grueling class, you can be overcome by emotions. Relief, gratitude, exhaustion, pride, or excitement- whatever you feel, be sure you take time to relax, reflect, and most of all RECEIVE all of the benefit of your hard work. This can be the most difficult part of yoga class for many- just BEING with your self in quiet stillness. Next time you find your self ready to roll your mat and rush out of class, take a minute to quiet your mind in Savasana. Since you have already invested the time to practice, take the extra couple of minutes to really allow yourself to receive the benefit- it will be worth it, even if it's just for 2 minutes! This time gives your body ample time to stop sweating, cool down, and make for a smooth transition to the rest of your day. Nothing could be more disharmonizing and annoying than shuffling around while a room full of people try to relax. Please at least wait until the instructor has left the room to follow. The recommended minimum time according to most sources is 5 minutes. The longer you can relax, the more adequately your body integrates the benefits of your yoga class. A few friendly reminders:
Please wait to have conversations with your friends until you are in the lobby, so as to maintain a quiet atmosphere for those who wish to take a longer final savasana.
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On
your mark, get set GO! In the Olympic spirit of
competition,
the one student who completes the most
classes in March will win bragging rights and a one
month unlimited practice package! Second place wins
a private lesson, and third place receives a yoga outfit.
Join students at Bikram Yoga Avondale on
Saturday,
March 6th for a Beginning Yoga Class and Posture
Clinic with senior Bikram Yoga teacher Michael Harris.
Michael's posture clinic will focus on the mind/body
interaction and how that relates to your individual
yoga practice and give specific medical evidence of
how this works. This is a fantastic opportunity to take
your practice to the next level and deepen your
understanding of the practice from one of the most
knowledgeable instructors in the Bikram community!
"Become fearless- not reckless - fearless
with
your
yoga and fearless with your life. First comes
awareness, then understanding, then control, then
mastery. Make your practice and your life an
expression of grace and beauty."
Held at 4:30 p.m., Friday, March 26th (the 6:30
p.m.
class is cancelled), the March Karma Class will benefit
Bikram Yoga senior teacher Jason Winn. The beloved
member of our community has taught since 1977, and
lead seminars, workshops, and advanced
demonstrations worldwide for Bikram. Jason has been
seriously ill and hospitalized. As many of you know,
being a yoga teacher often means going without
health insurance, and in this case that is true. He
needs all the help he can get to recover from his
condition.
Keep recycling those plastic grocery bags by
bringing
them to for use in the locker room. But please bring
only
used bags for re-use, as compared to grabbing a stack
from the grocery LOL.
Harish has practiced for more than two years.
He was
introduced to the practice by his older daughter, Payal,
who considered it to be a good exercise for him.
We all work TOGETHER as a class for 90
minutes,
and this
includes the savasana for which the teacher is still in
the room.
This is part of the class energy, and is not a time for sit
ups,
crunches, etc. Please quietly do any "extra stuff" after
the teacher
has left the room.
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