{"id":108,"date":"2006-08-16T22:15:48","date_gmt":"2006-08-17T03:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womantalk.wordpress.com\/2006\/08\/16\/yoga\/"},"modified":"2006-08-16T22:15:48","modified_gmt":"2006-08-17T03:15:48","slug":"yoga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.womantalk.org\/?p=108","title":{"rendered":"yoga"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was very excited by the prospect of having six extra points today on account of having run for 1\/2 hour and planning on going to yoga<\/a>. So, I decided to blow them all on one delectable container of Brown Cow cream-top maple yogurt. I was sitting there, lapping up all 5+ points of creamy fatness and slowly flipping through an old Sunset magazine when I realized I was late! I hopped into the car and tried to drive really fast – but halfway there I knew I had blown it. I hate getting to yoga class after all the om-ing. So, I turned around and came back.
\nOn the up side, I figured I could try my new Bikram beginning yoga CD. Now, don’t let that “beginning” lull you into any complacency. I am relatively flexible (intermediate yoga at the local place) and relatively strong (run five times a week) and Bikram kicks my butt every time. Every time. And I don’t even do it at the insane hot temperature you’re supposed to do it at (in fact, I turn the cooler on).<\/p>\n

I came back home, synced it to my mini, turned the bose speaker up and had at it. I did this same 90-minute session about two weeks ago with Maya, Damian, and Corrina, and haven’t done it since, but strangely I felt as if I had improved. Very satisfying.
\nThe Bikram guy is crazy – telling me that the more I hurt, the happier I should feel, because “the more benefit I take away,” but I like it. And I think it is helping my knee (the one with the reconstructed ACL).<\/p>\n

I think Songbae should start doing Bikram yoga<\/a> – there are probably tons of studios in San Francisco. Speaking of which, I might venture into a real Bikram studio next time I am in LA. I spied one at the corner of La Cienaga and Sawyer (right on the edge of Venice and Culver City). The first class is free (I think). Anybody else interested?<\/p>\n

P.S. Just browsed the Bikram Yoga site and discovered that what I saw was the World Headquarters of Bikram Yoga! No mention of free classes. A single class is $20 and there are six classes a day M-F, two on Sat and Sun. I might have to stick with my CD, er, mp3 files.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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