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For a friend’s birthday I had given her a 30-day yoga pass at Bikram’s Yoga Scottsdale. It had been a long time since I had tried hot yoga too. The hot yoga studio Mom, Dad and I went to back then wasn’t a certified Bikram practice, like where Mom goes now.

It was my friend’s first class and she did great. I pushed pretty hard in the first half of the yoga class and burned out early, getting dizzy and overheating as we worked on backbends. I couldn’t seem to cool down or get my heart rate down… even after I stopped following Eric’s instructions and was just sitting on my mat motionless, wiping sweat from my face from time to time and guzzling down my water.

It surprised me because, although I’m used to the poses, the heat really affected me more than I had anticipated. After class Eric said that it is common to get headaches when new. It’s from being dehydrated. He advised drinking plenty of water, maybe taking a nap this afternoon, and coming back for another class sooner than later so our muscles wouldn’t get too sore. I bought a box of strawberry Emergen-C and dumped four packs into my water bottle.

The Bikram Yoga Series is a challenging, 90-minute workout that improves physical strength, flexibility, and balance while enhancing mental clarity and focus. The practice is a sequence of 26 postures, including two breathing exercises performed in a heated environment. The heat accelerates the rate of change within the body, improves circulation, helps to eliminate toxins, and significantly reduces the risk of injury during deep stretching. No special equipment, props or clothing is required.

The Bikram Series was tailored for the Western person and specifically for our cultural problems of job stress, overeating, bad posture and aggressive lifestyles. Bikram scientifically formulated and demonstrated yoga’s ability to regenerate tissue and cure chronic ailments. An exact technique and a series of fixed poses, the class will bring health and peace to anyone.

Bikram’s Yoga Scottsdale

9301 E. Shea Blvd. #121-122

Scottsdale, AZ 85260

(480) 551-5285

http://www.bikramscottsdale.com

info@bikramscottsdale.com

Directors: Nancy Stamper, Eric Stoermann

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