Yep! That's right... We're about to embark on an epic journey to begin healing our bodies. And how are we going to do that?
With 101 consecutive days of Bikram yoga, starting January 1, 2010!
What is Bikram Yoga?
Invented by Bikram Choudhury, Bikram yoga is a 90-minute series of 26 hatha yoga asanas (postures) practiced in a room that is heated and very humid.(Some like to call it "juicy!")
Why 101 consecutive days?
There are different "challenge lengths" in Bikram yoga. Here is a break out of how each one helps and heals your body...- 30-Days: A readjustment period... You're getting your body primed for an on-going practice. Just getting through a 30 consecutive day challenge is a difficult for most people. It can be difficult to mentally commit yourself to going to class for 30 consecutive days.
- 60-Days: In the 60-day challenge, the second 30 days are where you get to the "emotional stuff." While you experience the mental exhaustion "here and there" in the first set of 30 days, you experience it far more frequently in the second set. Anger. Tears. Hysterical laughter. It all comes out here... Both in and out of class.
- 90-Days: This is when your body suddenly (or so people claim) changes shape. You will notice in the 30 and 60-day challenges that muscles and body parts tighten up. But the third set of 30 is when you start to see the yoga practice pay off physically in your body. You've been feeling it up until this point... But now you can actually see it. You can see your "yoga bum" starting to take shape.
- 100-Days: Ten extra days, just to make things a nice big number...
- 101-Days: Because you just have to show up for one extra day.
Rules of the challenge...
- The purpose is to go to class every day, for 101 consecutive days. So try to commit time to it every day. However...
- Doubles count. So do triples, quadruples, quintuples... But the point is to go every day consecutively... So try to only do multiple classes in one day if you really need to.
- No home practice. You must practice in a studio. A certified Bikram studio.
- Bikram's Advanced Series classes count. But, they count as one class.
- Challenge starts on January 1st and ends on April 11th. But if you have to start late because you are on vacation for the holiday, that is okay. Do multiple classes to catch up.
- Have fun!
Who can participate?
Heck! Anyone! Young, old... Sick, healthy... Employed, unemployed, fun-employed... Long-time practitioners... Even those who have never even done a yoga class before in their life! All are welcome! All are encouraged!
What are the benefits?
So many!- Reshapes your body.
- Tones and strengthens your muscles.
- Increases balance and coordination.
- Stimulates an adjustment of your metabolism. (Need to lose weight, this will help. Need to gain weight, this will help.)
- Reduces stress.
- Flushes the toxins from your body.
- Clears your mind.
- Improves the nervous system.
- Strengthens self-control.
Namaste!
5 comments:
Like I said before... I'm in!
Added the badge to my blog, where I'll be blogging about the challenge. Excited!
Vanessa.
i really want to do this.. i just dont think i can afford 101 days of yoga. I have to look at my bank account over the next couple weeks I guess.
Either way Ill be reading this blog. This is so awesome.
I notice that home practice is not permitted in the Bikram 101. I live seven hours away from the closest studio so will you forgive me if I participate under these circumstances. I have no choice "like an Indian marriage - no choice". I guess some other Bikram yoga devotees might be in the same circumstances as myself.
I start my own challenge on February 2nd and have gone consecutively now for 83 days. Today is the first time I have come across this page. I really never gave myself an endpoint...however, since we are going out of town, I guess May 30th will be my first day without Bikram and I will have done 118 days in a row. Anyone else out there still going?
I just started my Bikram 101 day challenge. You are my inspiration! Read about it at https://tessism.wordpress.com/2012/06/11/back-to-bikram/. I will read every day of your program and dredge up the will to go every single day!
Post a Comment