This entry is part 7 of 7 in the series The Bikram 26The last of the balancing series, Virabhadrasana III (Tuladandasana) takes the strength, balance, and rushing heart cultivated in the earlier poses to climax before letting you put both feet back on the floor. Bikram’s dialogue says you hold the pose for ten seconds; …
This entry is part 6 of 7 in the series The Bikram 26There are points in the postures that are achingly sweet, that stir us deeply. Places where the physical graces the deep – of Beauty, of Self, of Trust, of Universe. Places in our small lives and little earth and hours and pains and …
This entry is part 5 of 7 in the series The Bikram 26Standing head to knee pose is hard. It isn’t hard because it’s gymnastically difficult or requires the flexibility of a rubber band. It’s hard because your ego gets up and stands naked in front of you, and you have to gently teach yourself …
This entry is part 1 of 7 in the series The Bikram 26An ignorant girl, I didn’t know what I was getting into. I followed a girlfriend to a Bikram Yoga studio. All morning she had been pushing me to drink water; I drank coffee and smoked cigarettes. She lent me a pair of shorts …
