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who has done Bikram Yoga?
there is a pretty good living social deal today for six Bikram Yoga classes. i have always been intrigued by this (yes, i realize it is 105 degrees!) and $25 is totally affordable. i am a yoga newbie though (i have only taken a handful of classes and mainly at my gym not a true yoga studio), so i am a little hestitant.
Re: who has done Bikram Yoga?
Totally agree. Also, honestly, I would have no interest in doing it in the summer or warmer months.The best part of my Bikram experience this past winter was walking out of the studio. I didn't mind the heat (which I accredit to enduring the last trimester of pregnancy in prime summer humidity), but I wouldn't want to be in a crowded room of sweaty bodies on a pretty day. Maybe that's just me. I'm sure true Bikram yogis don't mind it.
I really like it as a work out and I have heard really good things about that place in Bethesda, though.
I did a $25 intro week at the Bikram Yoga studio in Rockville during the winter and agree it might be rough to do over the summer. I also didn't really mind the heat, but I did feel sick during one of the classes...it can definitely get to you!
If you're new to yoga, I think you would enjoy a regular class much better. Bikram might actually turn you off from it since it can be pretty intense. I just wish I could find a studio that didn't cost a fortune!
Caveat: I teach Anusara Yoga, which is very focused on alignment.
I've been to a couple Bikram classes. I went in expecting to hate them, but I surprisingly saw how they might appeal to people -- but not to me. You definitely get the "wow, I just had a rockin workout -- look how sweaty I am!" feeling, but it's creating a false impression b/c the heat is so freaking high. I have some quibbles with the sequence and poses, how they don't allow you to speak during class, how they push people (it wasn't the supportive kind of pushing, but the shaming kind), etc, but overall, I can see room for it in the yoga spectrum and how it's appealing to some.
Here's my problem with Bikram: the intense heat of the room enables people to move into poses faster because their muscles are artificially warmed up. That makes me nervous, because people don't know where their boundaries are. Muscles should be warmed up / opened naturally, not because of a 115-degree room.
Bottom line, I know some who love Bikram, but it's not something I'd recommend for a beginner.