“Every human being in the world is gold in the gold mine.” ~ Bikram Choudhury As with all mining, refining, and polishing, the challenges in Bikram Yoga put us on a journey of self-discovery. In every class, as we struggle with and face our physical and mental limits, we, little by little, chip away at…
“It has been said: “Stillness is the language God speaks, and everything else is a bad translation.” Stillness is really another word for space. Becoming conscious of stillness whenever we encounter it in our lives will connect us with the formless and timeless dimension within ourselves, that which is beyond thought, beyond ego. It may…
“In my 30+ years of observation, I have seen that most people taking their first Bikram Yoga class are suffering from bad body mechanics and postural dysfunction. Each human body has a specific design template. Muscles work in pairs in order for the body to execute any movement or even to maintain an upright posture…
Back in June of 2012 I sought out Hot Yoga to build some muscle and lose weight. I had been doing a regular yoga class once a week at my gym and thought I’d give Bikram Yoga a go. My first class was so hard and hot that when Nora Jeanne said, “see ya tomorrow,…
BeneFIT member Spencer Conklin is back practicing Bikram Yoga again for almost a year after a long hiatus. As a very competitive athlete in his younger years his body took a lot of beatings and the accumulation of injuries had taken its toll. Since being back in the hot room and sweating through the Bikram…
“Be careful what you think. Your cells are listening.” ~ Emmy Cleaves, Principal Teacher, Bikram Yoga headquarters Are you listening to what you’re thinking, my friend? Chances are you’re not. But get this, when you think a thought you create a vibration. When you create a vibration you subject every cell in your body to that…
“When you focus upon an unwanted aspect of something in an effort to push it away from you, instead it only comes closer, because you get what you give your attention to whether it is something that you want or not.” ~ Abraham-Hicks Know why you feel so relaxed after a Bikram Yoga class? Because…
“Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. It is the result of long and patient effort in self-control. Its presence is an indication of ripened experience, and of a more than ordinary knowledge of the laws and operations of thought.” ~ James Allen, As a Man Thinketh Hidden in the brilliant formula…
“It all boils down to who is in charge of your consciousness. Is it the past? Is it society? Is it the environment? Or is it you?” “When I tell you to think deliberately, I am not addressing your mind, I am addressing you. The mind is a good tool and storage device, but on…
“Patience, persistence, and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.” ~ Napoleon Hill These traits don’t always come naturally now, do they? Honestly, most of us have to work at developing these traits. But think about it. . . patience, persistence, perspiration. . . what does that remind you of? Uh-huh, BeneFIT’s Yoga. Think of…