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This comments here are very interesting! I’ve just been diagnosed with severe osteoporosis…at 50, my bone density is that of a 90 year old. Ugh! Doing some reading on yoga and osteoporosis, it seems that many of the Bikram poses are contraindicated for osteoporosis.
Due to other factors, I had to stop practicing a few months back, just months into beginning a regular (4-6 times/week) practice. With the diagnosis of osteoporosis, I feel an extreme urgency to resume my practice, but at the same time I’m suddenly very afraid of the risk of serious injury.
Any thoughts, comments or reading material beyond those already mentioned in this thread, would be greatly appreciated.
in reply to: Asthma and Hot Yoga #7207Gabrielle….
Thanks so much for your comments. What a difference that makes! I’ve also become more mindful of not letting my shoulders pinch together during other compression poses. I have now made it through a couple classes without even a hit of an oncoming asthma attach!!!
in reply to: Asthma and Hot Yoga #7186I’m looking forward to the day when Bikram Yoga starts to ease my asthma!!! There are many days when my allergies are really bothering me that breathing through my nose is very difficult. However, it’s those days that I often have my best practices because I stay so focused and mindful of my breathing.
Where I find I struggle though, is in the floor series. The second part of Locust pose is the worst…pushing down into my arms, not so bad; it’s the pressure on my chest when I press down into my shoulders where I seem to end up on the verge of a full asthma attack!! On bad days, no amount of mindful breathing seems to help…ugh!!
Locust will conquer over the asthma!!! I know it will…just hope it’s sooner than later….LOL!!!
I’m a recovering alcoholic (16 months sober!!) and recently began Bikram yoga (2 months!!). I’ve been very active in my local AA. However, after I reached my one year sobriety birthday, I knew there was still something missing. So, having dabbled in yoga some years back, Bikram seemed to be the best yoga for what I was wanting to achieve.
First, Bikram has worked wonders with the “obsession” for a drink. It’s finally helped me over the hump, and now rarely think about a drink (however, the cold beer, a Corona please, after class sounds awesome, LOL!).
Second, one thing most alcoholics have in common, is low self-esteem and lack of self-confidence. My sponsor has regularly told me that I need to look at myself in the mirror and give myself positive affirmations….this was nearly impossible for me. During my first few weeks of practice, I could not look at myself in the mirror. Not that I was looking at others, I just couldn’t look at myself. Now, I can not only look at myself in the mirror…I can focus on myself!
So, Bikram didn’t get me sober, but it’s become an integral part of my recovery!!!
in reply to: my studio is SMELLY! #7086This thread had been very interesting reading! It sounds like there is a wide variety out there as far as studio set ups go. At Bikram Yoga The Woodlands (Texas), the floor is carpeted. When I first started practicing there (I’m a very new yogini – with just two months) and realized just how sweating goes on, I was very surprised that the studio is alway very clean and does not smell, at all!!! I have no idea how often they must have to shampoo the carpet to keep it that way, but I can only imagine how distracting a smelly studio would be!
As a note, I believe that carpet is the only approved flooring for Bikram franchises; although I expect that only applies to new franchises.
in reply to: Bikram frequency #7067First, I’m hooked on Bikram Yoga!! I live over an hour from the studio….and it’s a four hour commitment to get to class, enjoy class then get back home. Since I telecommute and there’s a 5:30am class, I can get up, get to class and be in the office at a reasonable hour. Occasionally, when I’ve got an early conference call, I hit the 6:30pm class. I’m very fortunate to have found a studio that offers so many classes, that I can make this work with my schedule. I enjoy the benefits and really feel something missing when I miss more than a day or two!!!
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