First Dahn Yoga

I had my first intro class to Dahn yoga. I found it very interesting. I naturally felt the same philosophy of what was taught already in my mind. I was told I am a lot more intuitive then she thought. I am at a much higher level then she thought also. Which gave me hope. We went through several exercises and I am more flexible then she also thought. At one point, I was laying down with two vibrating ball in each hand outward and a warm blanket on the center of my stomach. After several forms laying this way... I started to mediate more on my body and had a heaviness but lightness feeling to my body. As she checked my energy from my mid section, there was a long moment that I felt like my body was floating. I almost jerked to prevent from falling, but realized that I was still laying on the floor. I had to consciously tell myself I am not really floating but on the floor. It was an interesting experience.
The instructor definitely told me that she has not seen someone experience this right away... that I have the mind and the core, but my mind is not connecting to my body. There is tension on my right shoulder and I have a lot of deep emotional pain... that needs to be released.

There is so much energy I felt after leaving... I think this is a good think... so I signed up for 3 month and see what happens....

Hot Yoga again - 11/13/2008

One of the poses

Thursday night had another great Bikram yoga class. This one felt a bit tougher. Towards the end I felt I was getting drained. I was so tired, I was moving slower and slower. It was actually a lot tougher then my first one. The heat is 105 with 40% humidity so, it is not like a suana, more of a drier heat, but I guarantee you it is a good workout both physically, mentally and spiritually. The trick is to focus on yourself and not be concern about other. The more you practice the better you get. The pose above took me a coupld of tries to actually achieve. Quite exciting.

Until next one

Tried Pilates ---- on a roll

Ok, I am now out of control.... I tried Pilates this afternoon during my lunch time and loved it. I think I found my thing that brings peace through motion. I feel so relaxed and a sense of well being. So, I will continue for now, doing Bikram and Pilates a couple of times a week, including my weightlifting and core exercise and running. Yes, my life has suddenly became busy with these activities.

Pilates is a bit different. There are more strenght involved in it. Since I workout my core before taking the class, i was a bit spended.

More later

My First HOT Yoga - Bikram Yoga

Ok, it's official, I am hooked on yoga... I would have to blame it on one of my good friends Nadia. Every since my first Saturday Yoga class that she threw it as a fundraiser, I felt great and new I would like it. At the same time, I wanted a bit of a push. Something a bit more tougher. So I found Bikram Yoga, just across the street. I went for my first class this evening, and wow, its HOT. 105 degrees!! The first 2 minutes I was dripping in sweat. I took off my shirt, a bit shy...hehhee. There were a total of 38 people in the class(yes, I counted) most of them ladies, a few men. The instructor took us through several moves. I made most of the move, but there were a couple of them I could almost do. What great fun. I highly recommend it.
So, what is the big deal??? This is straight from there website at http://www.105f.com/

The room is hot because the heat helps to:

• detoxify your boyd through sweating
• protect muscles for deeper stretching
• thin the blood to clear the circulatory system
• increase heart rate for better cardio workout
• promote thizothrophy , the softening of bodily tissue into an optimal state for reorganization

So what in the world is Bikram Yoga?

Also known as "hot yoga" was developed by Bikram Choudhury and is a 90 minutes comprised of 26 postures and 2 breathing exercises practiced in 105 hot room.

The benefits of this type of yoga is:

• Sleep deeply
• reduce stress
• set skin aglow
• lubiricate joints
• improve posture
• strengthen heart
• increaase stamina
• normalize weight
• expand lungs and control breath
• enchance physical performance
• heal and prevent injuries
• stretch and tone muscles
• increase spein flexiblity
• bolster inmunes system
• relieve chronic pain
• enjoy mental clarity