I’m obsessed. Beyond obsessed. Talk about an exhilarating adventure, but all existing within a body length distance from yourself on a mat for 90 minutes. No one that does Bikram can deny that it’s borderline a Masochistic Tendency. At the beginning, you’re thinking ‘ok, i can do this, it’s not too hot (105 degrees, 40% humidity), just a bit of stretching in the heat’. Then 30 minutes in you’re sweating profusely, on the verge of fainting, downing your warm bottle of water.. and thinking ‘what have I gotten myself into, yet again’? You suffer for a few more minutes that feel like hours. You’re trying to glance at the slow ticking clock without the instructor seeing you. Then the last 15 minutes arrive, and you realize it’s not so bad. Pounds of sweat have rid from your body. Toxins gone. You feel like a new soul, revived.
Aw, you relax, lying completely relaxed dead on the floor, mind cleared. Mumble “Namaste” and Thank you to the instructor for their time. It’s the walking out of the Yoga studio, with the fresh breeze of air and still sweating when you realize the FULL REWARD. I feel more refreshed than ever. Body completely worked out, stretched out in every angle possible. The 2 different breathing exercises practiced at the beginning and the very end to open up your lungs, the oxygen to your mind, the fresh blood flow throughout your body from the 27 different poses.. all worth it.
I love you Bikram Yoga. I may not be ready for a life-time commitment just yet.. But I’m ready for a 3 month commitment. And we’ll see where it goes from there. You put me through a lot of ups & downs, but in the end, I know it’s worth it and beautiful to my mind & body. 
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