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Return to Bikram Yoga
Six months after stopping Bikram cold turkey, I return to the Friday 6:00 am class on a cold, clear March morning. For months the idea formed an anxious knot in my brain; the longer I stayed away the more convinced … Continue reading
Grand Slam Yoga
The problem with an addiction, as any smoker, alcoholic, or licorice lover can attest; is that you need more of what you crave just to maintain. If you want to bump up your high, you’ve got to increase the dose. … Continue reading
Seek
After practicing Bikram yoga for four years, I’ve had the new age aspects of yoga pretty much drummed out of me. Bikram strives to be scientific rather than mystical. During the non-stop ninety-minute dialogue, one word never uttered is Namaste. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bikram, Bikram yoga, CorePower, CorePower Yoga, intention, mantra, yoga
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1000 Bikram Yoga Classes
Today I hit a milestone – 1000 Bikram yoga classes. The date corresponded with completing exactly four years of practice, an average of 250 classes per year. I wasn’t counting until one day the owner Jill told me I was … Continue reading
Tough Yoga
The line between success and failure can be fine, but once we trip over it, we cannot always raise ourselves to the other side. I knew an evening class would be grueling, but I thought it doable. I had been … Continue reading
Front Row Challenge
Twice a year, March and November, Bikram Yoga Boston holds a thirty day challenge – thirty classes in thirty days – to raise money for Dana Farber Cancer Center and to entice people to do more yoga. Although the ultimate … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 day challenge, Bikram yoga, Bikram Yoga Boston, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, yoga
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Perfect Yoga
There is no such thing as perfect yoga; there is always room for improvement in any posture. All yoga is perfect; each pose reflects our mind and body at its moment of execution. These two dichotomies ripple through my mind … Continue reading
Winter Storm Warning – Make Mine a Double
The first wintry gusts are sweeping down my street. The weatherman’s frenzied exclamations prompted most businesses to close by noon today. The MBTA will stop running at 3:30 pm. The governor has declared a state of emergency; the National Guard … Continue reading
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Tagged Algiers Cafe, Bikram, Harvard Book Store, National Guard, non-essential employees, Quiet, Susan Cain, winter storm warning, yoga
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Winter Yoga
On clear, cold winter mornings the pre-dawn air is thin, the paving salts have turned the blacktop silver grey. I pedal deliberately, the only bicycle amid few automobiles. I coast over every bridge and through every turn, dangling my right … Continue reading
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