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Tracking results, What a month of Bikram Yoga can do.

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Nearly two months ago, I posted about my brother’s quest to get healthy. He needed something drastic (His Doctor said so.), and he chose Bikram Yoga as his tool.
It’s amazing. Completing 30 classes has produced significant results. Here’s what Steve tells me:
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Drs Orders: Get Healthy or Else

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

“Never too old, never too sick, never too bad, never too late to start from scratch and begin again.”
- Bikram Choudhury
I’ve been practicing Bikram Yoga for nearly 6 years. And until last week, I could not convince anyone in my family (aside from Jim) to try it. There’s always been lots of [...]

Do you practice Bikram yoga?

Friday, August 17th, 2007

For those who answered “YES”, don’t miss the “HELP US add more studios” request at the bottom.
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The Real Power of Yoga

Wednesday, June 6th, 2007

Reading about yogini Miri Harouvi’s quest to reduce stress for riders on Tel Aviv’s public bus system by using her 21 years of Ashtanga yoga practice reminded me why I love yoga (and subscribe to More Magazine).
Miri leads commuters in deep breathing and gentle seat stretches during the 45 minute trip through the city’s capital. [...]

Professional Athletes Practice Yoga

Saturday, June 10th, 2006

Next Wednesday, June 14th, one of San Diego’s local stations is going to film Padres utility man Eric Young sweating it out doing Bikram Yoga. From what we understand Eric relies on Bikram yoga for his off-season conditioning. What’s also interesting is that Padres trainer, Todd Hutcheson, has integrated yoga into the Padres’ [...]

Ya know Yoga is mainstream when

Friday, June 2nd, 2006

McDonald’s puts a picture of a Yogini on the outside of their paper bags! We already know the heavy cholesterol fries and high fat burgers inside the bag don’t make most of us say, “Yum”. But, will what’s inside the bag make us say, “Ommm”? I doubt it.
Since Morgan Spurlock’s movie Super [...]

Taking the fun out of sports

Thursday, April 27th, 2006

There seems to be a “scandal” every week in professional sports.  Was it two or three weeks ago that Tiger took the media hit?  I would hardly vilify the golf phenom for his use of the word “spaz” in describing his less than stellar putting during the Masters—especially since this word can be found in [...]

Detox Strategy #2

Sunday, January 1st, 2006

Bikram Yoga. Ever heard of it? It’s hatha yoga practiced in a very hot (and fairly humid) room. The 90-minute class consists of 26 beginner poses. Did you catch that? Beginner poses, meaning anyone can do Bikram yoga. As founder Bikram Choudhury says, “never too late, never too [...]

Detox Strategy #1

Thursday, December 29th, 2005

It’s that time of year again, when we read/hear about the latest and greatest hangover cures.
But Athletic-Minded Travelers don’t get hangovers, do we? Well maybe some of us do, but only because all that athleticism has made us permanent light-weights. So in the event you find yourself in need of [...]