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 Challenge Yourself, Improve Your Health, Enhance Your Life!
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March 22nd is "World Water Day".
Let's be grateful for the clean water that we have to drink and help those that do not have the same.
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Our Bikram Yoga practice reminds us of the great importance of drinking water for our health and wellness. "International Water Day" is held annually on March 22nd as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources for the world population.
Please enjoy reading more at
http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/flashindex.html
Read below for a "Healthy Hydration Guideline"!
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New Class Times |
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We now offer 2 new class times!
Fridays @ 3:30 pm
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Sundays @ 11:15 am
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| Bikram Yoga West Edmonton's New Assitant Director |
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 We are thrilled to announce that Jan Wilson has been offered, and graciously accepted, the position of Assistant Director at Bikram Yoga West Edmonton. Jan has a great passion for yoga and believes that yoga is a powerful self reliant healing and health maintenance system that has wonderful physical, mental, and emotional benefits for each individual. The knowledge and experience that Jan brings from her career as an Occupational Therapist, and her skills from being a senior Bikram Yoga instructor for many years in Edmonton, will be an asset for all of us to enjoy. Jan looks forward to teaching more classes and sharing her passion of yoga with everyone. Julie also looks forward to having someone with Jan's knowledge and enthusiasm to inspire us all and to help direct operations. We are so fortunate to have Jan join our team. Please join us in welcoming her to "your" studio! |
| Lets Welcome Back Kids Yoga!! |
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Starting Friday April 17th until May 8th, we will be hosting kids yoga classes for 4 weeks. Every Friday evening from 7:30pm - 8:30pm, kids between the ages of 8 and 14 can experience an hour of Bikram Yoga. The fee is $7/class including a mat rental. The room will be warm but not hot. If you would like to register your young yogi, please email their name, age, and dates that they will be attending to info@bikramyogawestedmonton.ca. Although drop-in yogis are always welcome, it is nice to know in advance if your child is planning on joining us! Please arrive 15 minutes prior to class to complete the parental consent form. Don't forget a bottle of water! |
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Auto Renew Membership - The Best Bang For Your Buck! |
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Has the cold weather kept you hibernating? Spring into Spring! Try our best value Auto Renew Membership!
We are pleased to offer you a monthly unlimited membership for $99 a month. The more you practice, the better value you receive.
Practice 2 classes per week = $ 12.38 per class
Practice 3 classes per week = $ 8.25 per class
Practice 4 classes per week = $ 6.19 per class
Practice 6 classes per week = $ 4.13 per class
Auto renew members have the opportunity to use their membership charge account for products through out the month.
* 3 month minimum commitment, no administration fee, no cancellation fee.
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Forgetful Yogis!! |
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Our "Lost and Found" is housed in 2 large tupperware bins at the entrance to the studio. Please check here for any items that you have lost or forgotten at the studio.
We will be donating items that have been left for over a month to charity... so please keep a regular eye out for anything left behind!
Just a friendly reminder, please be free of perfumes and colognes while practicing.
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| March's Featured Instructor - Damian Kosabeck |
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In 2005 I found Bikram Yoga and started practicing twice a week. After very few classes, I began to feel... something. I couldn't explain it other than an almost imperceptible feeling of change. The benefits from the yoga were overflowing into my day to day life. I was calmer, stronger physically & mentally, and I could feel more balance permeating my being. My practice quickly increased to 4 and 5 times a week and with that, my progress accelerated. I was continually finding ways to challenge myself and was being challenged in different ways with each class. I wanted to share the yoga more and more; there were so many people I could see that could be, would be & needed to be helped by the yoga. A thought... teacher training... came to me. Soon, becoming a teacher seemed like a natural step, an evolution to deepening my understanding of the yoga and a way to share beyond my enthusiasm. I went to Teacher Training in the Fall of 2008 and began teaching soon after. Through teaching, I hope to bring a sense of openness, acceptance and community that has kept me with Bikram Yoga. I want people to feel the same wonder that I still feel growing inside me. You will change, you will be better; there is a more authentic you. Do your yoga, do it often.
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Hydration ... Are you drinking enough water? |
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Drink 8 or more glasses (8 oz. / 250 ml) of water for normal activity or half your body weight in oz. Drinking more during the summer or if you spend time outdoors is important.
At least 2 hours prior to class drink 16 oz. / 500 ml of water. Stay away from fluids containing alcohol, caffeine or lots of sugar, as these tend to be dehydrating.
Take a water bottle into class with you and take small drinks between postures. Be conservative with your water breaks; sometimes drinking water can become a habitual distraction.
Re-hydrate after class with an additional 32 oz. / 1liter of water. You may want to consider taking an electrolyte supplement to replace trace minerals, ideal for sports performance, people working in high temperatures and anyone experiencing high levels of fluid loss. Please ask us if you have any questions regarding electrolytes.
Refrain from wiping the sweat off your skin. If the sweat is removed from the skin, evaporation will not occur, and heat will be retained... Sweating is a natural and healthy reaction to the heat and exercise.
Try to minimize caffeinated and/or alcoholic beverages since they increase fluid loss and cause dehydration. In addition to your normal water intake, drink an equal amount of water to every glass of alcohol or caffeinated beverage.
This is a general guideline, you must find out for yourself what works best for you, but realize that most of us do NOT drink enough water... So drink up and be healthy!!
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| Feature Posture - Garurasana |
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What does Garurasana mean?
In Sanskrit, it means Eagle Pose.
When is it done?
It's done after the Awkward Pose.
What is it good for?
- It is a compression posture~ you're squeezing your body.
- It opens up all major joints in the body: hip, knees, ankles, shoulders, elbows and wrists; improving flexibility- relieves arthritis
- Increases synovial fluid to joints~ fluid which helps to lubricate and nourish joint tissues.
- Stimulates sexual and reproductive organs by supplying fresh blood to organs.
- Good for the arteries and veins in the legs- preventing varicose veins and cellulite.
- The reproductive organs are supplied fresh blood which increases sexual vitality and helps clear up reproductive problems.
- The kidneys are also supplied fresh blood which detoxifies the body and balances blood pressure.
- It tones the calves, thighs and hips, it strengthens the latissimus dorsi, trapezius and deltoid muscles.
- When at home, try sitting on a chair and twisting legs together- foot behind calve.
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