Memorial Day Weekend

I love the big class and since the studio only had one class on Monday (the 9:30am) it was HUGE. So much energy in a big class, everyone moving together not that I have time to look around, you know trying to stay focused. Arnie taught the Memorial day class and as usual it was great. Later in the week last week (is that how you would put it) I was able to get a class in with the visiting teacher Ulricha (I've butchered her name) the basics are she went to training with one of our teachers in the fall of 2006. She's if from Germany and she does an awesome job, plus the change and the accent are marvelous.

Getting psyched up to do a Memorial day to Labor day challenge, unofficial of course but none the less a challenge. Need to dig up some pics as well, eveyone likes to see pics.

Poses or asanas

While I realize that Bikram yoga comprises of only 26 postures. Some are easier than others and to make it to the floor postures is goal unto itself on certain days. I hear that some students would rather avoid the breathing exercise which is how it all gets going, if I'm going to avoid a posture I'm going to pick something with a bit more bite. I find myself laughing (in my mind) when I do eagle, I think it should be a rather easy posture but I cannot seem to get that one down. I feel I have at least an average standing bow, balancing stick and even a decent camel but eagle ranks up there with rabbit as far as being able to progress to some sort of point where I feel that I'm at least doing it correctly. Yeah I know, no judgement, but that's like telling the parent of little leaguers not to keep score.

Back in class

After this weekends advanced series clinic/workshop I went to class on Monday but that was all. Back today after a few days rest and catching up on few website designs and getting some much needed programming done on a project I've been working on for the past few weeks.

I did get notified that Bikram Yoga the Woodlands is up for vote in the Best of Citysearch, so I've been getting the word out to anyone I know that can take few moments to click a button. Good stuff.

What was I thinking?

This past Sunday, a few of us from the studio traveled to Austin to attend an Advanced Series Clinic at the Davenport Bikram Yoga studio taught by Jason Winn. I was not prepared for the 6 plus hours of "extreme" yoga. We drove in Sunday morning which meant getting up around 4am to be in class at 9am for the "normal" class followed by 4 and half hours of advanced postures. An extreamly humbling experience overall but definently worth it, even though my mind and body will be paying for over the next few days.

On the positive side, today's regular class at BYTW should be a piece of cake. See ya on the mat.

Rajashree Choudhury

Rajashree Choudhury taught the Bikram's Beginning Workshop this past Saturday and Sunday at Bikram Yoga The Woodlands. It was an amazing two days, hearing what she had to say on the benefits of each of the 26 poses really helps put the method with action.