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Posture of the Month
Utkatasana, 3rd Part
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Last part in this posture and your shoulders are burning. You bring your knees together. You MUST bring your knees together throughout the entire posture. If you keep your knees separated you can really hurt your knees, so please, even if you cannot make it down without the help of your hands on the ground, knees always touching, even pressing on each other if you need the help. If you are new to this posture you may bobble coming down slowly. Sometimes your knees pop. Sometimes it hurts. Listen to your body and don't come down so slowly that it hurts - in other words, no sharp pains. If it pulls, tugs or just generally feels uncomfortable, that is ok. That means you are working, healing old injuries. You just don't want to hurt your knees. It is ok if it takes a while to get your balance. It takes time to do this correctly when you come down, even as a new or inflexible practitioner, make sure you come all the way down. You can rely on your hands if you need to by placing them on the floor until you get down and then bringing your arms up and parallel again. Don't hang out midway down though, come all the way down until there is about and inch between your lifted heels and your buttocks. Once you are down, practice balancing there. It is ok if your ankles aren't strong enough or if your feet burn, just practice. Keep your arms tight, straight and parallel, fingers always touching each other. Stomach pulled in as far as you can. Relax your face. Keep your upper body back, eyes facing the mirror, chin level, breathe, breathe, breathe. If your knees are uninjured and don't hurt then you can bounce to test your balance. You don't have to bounce though. If you do bounce, make sure you are in control of your bounce - that is the purpose of the bounce. Don't begin bouncing wildly - control it, finesse it. If you do it correctly then you should be able to stop your bounce at the top and hold your posture there, meaning your heels and buttocks will be as far apart from each other as possible - as they were at the very height of your bounce. If you choose to bounce do so once the instructor has offered this movement, not before. It is key to always move with the instructor, not because you have the posture memorized and know what comes next. That is an easy trick of the mind and nasty habit to fall into -listen carefully to the instructions. Stay present. Those are probably the two most important parts of the posture or of the yoga for that matter, stay present and breathe. When coming out of the posture use as much focus and determination as when you were going down into it - slllooooowwwwlllyyy ascend. Inhale and exhale by the nose only. Do not be tempted to breathe out of the mouth after this or any posture. If you do that means you weren't breathing during the posture or you pushed it too hard. Give your body time to be able to breathe through these postures and do it at your body's pace. Honor your body, honor yourself. Once the posture is over, stand still with your hands by your sides, feet together, focusing forward in the mirror. Well done. | | |
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H  ere we are at our the beginning of our 3rd Year!!! Thank you all for being here to support us through our beginning. For those you would love to make a healthy life style part of your life - PBY is offering a tremendous special of $599 for 6 months of unlimited yoga. Take advantage of this cost savings offer and start your path to health and happiness today. See you in the hot room! | |
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Inspiring Accomplishments
PBY Bikram Challengers for 2011 | |
We are really pleased to announce several of our 2011 Bikram Yoga Challenge Finishers to date. In January we placed a call to action to really make this year count - to "upgrade" your practice. We had a few people answer that "challenge". These are some of their stories and comments. Allow yourself to be moved and inspired by these everyday folks who made the changes necessary to become extraordinary. You could be next!
Greg:
I am no pretzel. I am still unable to touch my toes or straighten my legs completely. "Place my hand on my knee, twist and look for what mirror?" It all seems impossible, and yet, I would do it all again! It's so hard to describe all of the emotions you go through, and the feeling of stretching your mind and body just a little more than before. Of course loosing over 13 pounds was a nice reward too. I don't know why it took me so long to do this? Now that I have, I look forward to doing it all over again.
Stephanie: 
On January 17th, I attended my first Bikram Yoga class and I barely survived those 90 minutes! With a background of 16 years in ballet, I couldn't believe I was having such a difficult time with the postures. There was no way I was that out of shape! After class, I was sitting outside the room trying to gain back my strength when a fellow classmate suggested that I take my next class within 24 hours. So I did...and I didn't do much better. Again, it was recommended I come back in 24 hours...so I did! Amazingly, I actually enjoyed that third class! So when Taz told me to do a 10 Day Challenge, I thought it would be a great way to kick-start my way back into shape.
I have two young children and have tried so many workouts over the past 3 years to lose the extra weight around my waist and strengthen my abs. Nothing has helped...until I tried Bikram Yoga! After the 10-day challenge I could feel my core muscles strengthening and within a month I had trimmed 2 inches off my waist. I love all the compliments I receive from my friends and family. I'm hooked on Bikram Yoga!
I couldn't have achieved so much these past few months without the amazing encouragement of the instructors and staff at PBY. I adore all of them and thank them for their support. Bikram Yoga has been a blessing in my life. I love the challenge I receive from every class. It truly is a peaceful retreat from my life being a mother of busy toddlers...it's my personal "time-out!"
Carolyn: 
In 2010, I started a 101 day Challenge. I completed 98 days. The last several days were double classes, and they did me in. I couldn't stay hydrated, and my body felt like it was breaking down. On Christmas day, I started another 101 day Challenge. I felt optimistic because my overall strength had increased, and I was looking forward to daily practice. After the first month however, I felt stretched to the limit (no pun intended). My daily life was much more structured than the previous year. Doing the Challenge left me with no down time. Physically, I could have kept on going, but internally I was breaking down. I decided to stop at 60. My life is more balanced, leaving me able to enjoy the season of regeneration that comes from completing a Bikram Challenge.
Kristie: 
After having practiced Bikram off an on for close to 9 years, it seems I only got serious about my practice when I did my first Bikram Challenge in January. I was unprepared for how it changed me. I found myself really pushed to the maximum. I didn't understand why I was having such a hard time. I knew I wasn't a wimp, and I can usually withstand very tough challenges. This was all different. I found myself aching, hurting. I felt my muscles bleed. I would call my husband crying on days when I had to do doubles and I didn't think I could do it. I did it though, and my practice and my life have never been better. I was thinner than I had been in 10 years when I completed my 30 days of Bikram. The real gem is this, after the infertility specialists told me that I would never get pregnant without IVF; I did. It is no joke when they say the Bikram Challenge will change your life. Wow. I can't wait to do more. I just have to have this baby first! Hallelujah!
Dedra: 
Like some, the intensity of my practice surges at times and then peters out at times. I was happy to come to yoga for simply the exercise and benefits of a toned and flexible body. Was a Challenge my opportunity to turn my inconsistent pattern into a yoga habit? If so, it meant making a promise to myself and following through on it. It meant banishing all my excuses. So I did.
About 20 days into it I hit the wall and began to really struggle. I've experienced difficult days before but this was different....this was painful. I had to make a decision whether or not to continue. I chose to focus not on the remaining 10 days but on the day in front of me. To shift my perception away from my body to my mind, and hope that it was strong enough. Shortly after I completed this Challenge doctors discovered the source of the distress, a condition which may not have been discovered if not for the intensity of the Challenge. I had completed a Challenge the previous year which helped heal some old injuries. I had no idea when I began that this Challenge would impact my health in such a dramatic way.
Sarah: 
I started doing Bikram at PBY back in December. When I came back after the the first of the year in January, I decided I wanted to challenge myself by doing a 30 day Bikram Challenge. I had done hot yoga a couple times before, but I had never done a Challenge. I wanted to see if I could do it, and how hard it would be. I admit it was a very difficult thing to do, especially because I would miss days and have to do doubles to make it up. I did a couple of days in a row of double classes, and it is like nothing I have done before. A lot of firsts for me - for sure. I know my body was probably freaking out, but my mind was loving every part of it. :-) | | |
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Student of the Month
Agnes | |
You name it, I've tried it. From running marathons  and the MS-150, to rowing, weightlifting, aerobics, and kickboxing, I've done it. I could go on, but I think you get the picture. I'm a health and fitness fanatic, constantly trying something different in the quest to stay healthy and active. Don't get me wrong, I love all those activities that I mentioned, the burn, the rush of training and accomplishing what I set my mind out to do. The satisfaction of finishing a race or even a hard work-out is indescribable. But once the marathon was over or the race complete, I was left searching for the next best rush to satisfy me.
I first tried Bikram Yoga about nine years ago, and I immediately loved it. The heat, the sweat, the determination, and the focus needed to practice were very fulfilling. However, I moved away from the studio after a few months and went back to my usual workouts. Seven years later, I was driving by Taz's studio and saw the Bikram Yoga sign. I was thrilled! I knew immediately that I would get back into it. At that point, it was three months after I had my second child, and I was ready for a new routine. I was running and working out in the gym, and I was extremely frustrated. Whenever I finished a workout, I would leave feeling empty inside and restless. I was putting emphasis all in one area: my outer appearance and my desire to change it. After years of doing so, I was tired of it.
So I started practicing yoga again, and it was great. They say you can get addicted to it after a while and you crave the heat and the sweat. Well I did. However, it wasn't only the physical discipline that I loved. What I found was that unlike the gym, I left yoga feeling rejuvenated, balanced, and at peace. My mind wasn't racing, wondering when my body would change, or when I would see results. Instead, I was thinking, it may not be perfect, but that's ok. I found myself looking in the mirror, feeling proud of my body's ability to hold certain postures. The inner peace went beyond the ninety minute class. It carried over into everyday life, where I was able to be a better wife and mother.
Nine months into my practice, I unfortunately tore my meniscus and had to have knee surgery to repair it. The rehab was long and one of the biggest obstacles was my inability to practice yoga for five months. I was devastated; however, I wanted my knee to heal properly. So I took my doctor's advice, but I was crushed, especially whenever I drove by the studio. I yearned for that inner peace and balance, but I was hopeful that I would return to it once I had healed. At the fifth month, I retore my meniscus, which required a second surgery. This time, the rehab period was shorter because my meniscus was removed instead of repaired. During this period, I went back to weightlifting since I couldn't do many high impact activities.
Three months after my second surgery, I transitioned back to Bikram, and I was ready for it. I am now four months into practicing again, and my knee feels great. I have full movement in it and little to no pain. Best of all, I get to once again turn the focus back to my whole self, where I realize there's more to us than what we see in the mirror. Finding inner peace is hard in this world, but yoga helps me get there. | |
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Note from Taz | |
Every day as I walk into the studio, I thank God and the Universe for allowing me to have my Studio and to be so fortunate to have such a peaceful place to come and spend my day. Secondly, I thank the same God for all of the lovely students that have to come the Studio to be healed and or impacted either physically or emotionally. Thirdly, I give thanks for my strong and loving staff for being part of the Studio. The teachers, the front desk staff, office management and everyone that works with us is an invaluable part of how our Studio is perceived and how it aids our students in so many ways. These last two years have been an eye-opening experience as I work hard to make the business part of the Studio function well so that people can come and strengthen and heal. So my overwhelming thanks to each of you who have made our Studio what it is and will continue to become.
Smiles and Namaste,
Taz | |
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