kcandm

To the original question about practice at home: I’ve been doing Hot Yoga for about 10 years off and on and have only been to a studio once. I found out about Bikram online and ordered the book that described the poses. I’ve studied that book many times. I’ve also taken other yoga classes. But for Hot Yoga (which is my preferred version) I do a home practice that is geared just to me. I do my practice in a sauna. There is enough space to do anything, you just have to think about the space a little more than you would in a studio i.e. where exactly to place my foot so that neither my other foot nor my hand touch a wall during balancing stick. I don’t worry about getting to and from a studio. I don’t pay class fees. The sauna doesn’t smell stinky like many studios. I don’t worry about what to wear. I gear each practice to my needs. I can do a shorter practice or a longer practice. I can add time to areas that need a little more attention. I typically add maybe three or four non Bikram poses to my practice.
Although I do the Bikram series my practice is not like a Bikram studio class. It is My practice and I love it.
Namaste
Kathy
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