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Thanks, Bonmar! I definitely don’t touch the face much and am careful to put a clean towel down for my face in spinal series. My problem is more back acne 🙁 It fluctuates but has been a problem most of my adult life and has been a little worse since practicing. I don’t know what else to do–I rinse off immediately after class with a body acne wash, and I occasionally exfoliate to try. My clothes, to my knowledge, are clean. It might just be my particular cross to bear 🙂
How cool!
I, on the other hand, have seen my body acne worsen 🙁 It’s the ONLY downside to my Bikram practice, and I can’t seem to crack the code on how to fix it. My skin glows, it just has… pimples.
in reply to: Interesting differences between studios… #6576No offense, but I LIKE that my studio only provides one towel–non-conformity rules! Hehehe. I guess I’m on the other side of the coin. I remember going to a different studio and didn’t realize they had two towels available. I had my white towel and my bright blue kids’ towel with whales on it. I kinda stood out 🙂 To each their own!
Interesting locust correction. I tried that in class once, and the teacher said, “I said AIRPLANE WINGS, not jet-fighter!”
in reply to: Heat Exhaustion? #6549Hey Michel,
I’m sure others will have advice that’s more detailed, but I had the same problem when I started. My muscles, joints, everything felt good, but I often felt tired and headachey after class. It was probably a double-whammy: not enough hydration before class and the body needing to change. I cut back on caffeine and started drinking more H2o and elecrolyte solution before class. I also started eating better and stopped taking one of the daily meds I was on. Took me about two months to lose that feeling completely, but I always feel good after class now.I think the body just needs to adapt a little bit. 4 classes isn’t that many–give it a solid month of regular practice and I bet things will begin to change.
in reply to: Heart problems + Yoga = ??? #6422Hmm, pre-disposed. I say go for it! All the more reason. Start now while you are healthy so you will stay that way forever! 🙂
in reply to: Heart problems + Yoga = ??? #6419Tell him to talk to his doctor first!
This is only one person’s story, and you can’t base a decision like your father’s off this. But it’s interesting: I just talked to Joseph Encinia, who’s an amazing BIkram teacher (and currenetly in the lead for the Yoga Championship!). As a kid, he was overweight and had a heart attack at 13. He told me his doctor advised him NOT to do rigorous exercise in the heat, but at 19 he ignored that advice and started yoga. Well… google “Bikram yoga joseph encinia” to see what he looks like now.
He was telling me that doctor’s don’t always have the best understanding of what happens in yoga, and he was sure that Bikram was just right for him. Listen to the body and your intuition, right?
However, if your father is recovering from surgery, or if the doctor is sure the heat would kill him, I’d be cautious! I’m sure Gabrielle or other, more experienced yogis have other perspectives.
in reply to: very firm, lol! #6300I’m sure others will have more insights, but just take it easy. It sounds like you’ve already made progress! That’s a really hard pose for many people, especially if you’ve got some knee stuff going on. You know what they say, “You can mess with the gods, but you can’t mess with your knees.”
Hmm… five classes and it persists, huh? How often do you go? I used to suffer chronic migraines, and while I had headaches after the first two or three classes, I kept at it and I never get headaches anymore. And I mean never.
My first thought is dehydration–I have started getting better about drinking ridiculous amounts of water throughout the day, including one vitamin C package/EmergenC as well as orange juice in the morning. Gabrielle and others will probably have better insights, though 🙂
I’m curious about your name. Are you marrying Bikram? 🙂 New to Bikram?
Fascinating to hear about the carpet (no, really! 🙂 We also turn the towel itself to a T. About 10 years ago, at the first studio (Bikram San Diego) I went to, we straddled the towel, puddles of sweat remaining at our feet. That was a bit before the studio got rockin’ numbers of people in–I wonder what they do now.
in reply to: Sweat a lot, difficulty to hold postures #6217I have nothing to add content-wise to what Robert said, only to say, “What he said” 🙂 I slipped around a lot the first few months. My teacher started encouraging us to lose the little hand towel often used in standing bow, etc, and now the only one I use it on is wind-removing pose for the both arms part. (My excuse is that I’m little and have kind of stocky legs, so there’s simply no way for me to grip with the forearms without slipping and losing the integrity of the pose. But I am working on giving the towel up for that one too!)
in reply to: Yoga And Bootcamp #6216Wow… that is… intense. Good for you that week 2 is going well! I can’t imagine the determination you must have. I’m no medical expert, so I can’t offer judgment as to whether or not you’re crazy 🙂 But best of luck to you. Just… listen to your body. I can see the yoga benefiting your boot camp, but jeez oh man–yoga is hard enough on its own! The yoga will always be there if you need to take a break as you finish the boot camp. How do you feel in the classes?
in reply to: Hot Yoga for toning?? #6155I think that hot yoga will definitely tone you. I’ve backed off running as I’ve increased my Bikram classes and feel leaner. However, I would attend classes with the goal of self-improvement and overall well-being in mind rather than just “looking good.” If it’s all about looks, you will probably burn out really quickly!
Good luck trying it out! Have fun in the Caribbean.
in reply to: Choosing a Studio #6149I’m a Bikramite, but your words, “I feel more comfortable in the second..” hint that you should really, really be going to the second studio 🙂 Are you worried that your’e not going to a traditional Bikram class? Is that where the hesitancy comes in?
Trust your intution!
in reply to: Fever after class #6090I’m so sorry to hear about that, Scarletrocket. I am glad the worst of your illness is over, but it sounds like there are some serious, persistent issues that the class is aggravating. The instructors tend to have the “this is the good pain that kills the pain/kill yourself” attitude, but maybe this yoga isn’t right for you at the moment. I understand if you were to have a few hours of discomfort or exhaustion after the class, but to be actually sick for two days? Stop!!! There are other, wonderful forms of yoga out there that might better meet your needs at the moment. Maybe in a few months you could try again.
But seriously, I would take a break. And if your Bikram teachers tell you to push through it, all the more reason to stop 🙁 Just my humble, fairly uninformed opinion based on what you have told me. You have my good thoughts.
in reply to: kleenex in Yoga #6003I think Lee hit the nail on the head. We can’t assume that someone who’s bringing kleenex to class is sick–I myself have brought tissues to class fearing an allergy attack. But I agree that a pile of kleenex by the mat is a little excessive (and gross :-P)
Hi Micherie!
I have had a similar experience since coming back to yoga. I used to look forward to a couple of glasses of wine on the weekend, and I was definitely using it as a way to get me through the week and unwind.Alcohol does give me migraines, though, and I have not wanted to rely on it. Once I started going to Bikram, my desire to drink has stopped completely and I haven’t even felt the need to apologize for giving it up entirely. (It can be kind of tough to change that amongst friends who enjoy drinking!)
For me it’s definitely Bikram-related. Dunno what it is exactly, but there are magical things that can come from this practice.
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