practicing bikram yoga at home???

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stacyjo
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July 26, 2008 at 7:48 am

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i have recently been introduced to bikram yoga (took two classes for the first time this week) and i love it. i want to practice it regularly, but there are no studios that are conveintly close to me and i have children. do people practice bikram at home? do you have to do it in a hot environment every time to prevent injury or for it to be effective? would putting a portable heater in a room work? thanks for any input:)

lee
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July 30, 2008 at 3:30 am

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I practice at home when I can’t get to the studio. I did try heating up a room but it took too long to heat up and even longer to cool back down. I usually go outside on the patio which here in Florida in the afternoon can be 90 degrees. I use the Bikram CDs which are nice because that way you also get the instructions and timing. I also have them on my MP3 player for traveling.

Take Care,
Lee

Gabrielle (The Hot Yoga Doctor)
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July 30, 2008 at 4:00 am

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Hi stacyjo

Yes you join the ranks of thousands when you practice hot yoga at home! We ran a survey a while back and hundreds of respondents said that they practice at home.

Practicing in the heat does help you get more out of the series in terms of physical depth into the poses and it also means shifting *stuff* in your body is greatly facilitated. It can be very hard to heat your room to high temperatures. Just do your best. Insulation is key. Cover windows if the sun is not strong so you can keep the heat in. Close doors, and carpeting helps rather than hard surfaces to keep the heat up a bit. Having said that, yoga in ambient temperature is better than no yoga at all.

A portable heater will help and you may need to have it on for an hour or more beforehand depending on its power.

Enjoy yourself

Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂
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