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March Hot Sheet
2014
Dear
 
"We are all butterflies. Earth is our chrysalis."  
LeeAnn Taylor

People often ask us how often they should practice hot yoga. This is our response: as much as you can is best. Once weekly is a good stretch, twice weekly is minimum for maintenance, three times a week or more creates real change.

When you practice consistently three times a week or more the yoga tends to take a front seat in your life and as a result you feel fantastic and want to keep it that way! A student just told me yesterday that she feels the yoga is her time to create peace in her life, actively. A strong practice naturally encourages a healthy lifestyle!

Spring is just around the corner! We have had a relatively mild winter although some awfully rainy days these past few weeks. It's great to see the sun shining and know that longer days are coming. Here are some great reasons to increase your practice this Spring...

Improve Your Flexibility
Strength and flexibility work together in yoga. Flexibility comes with time and practice. You do not
have to be flexible to start yoga. Flexibility comes as opposing muscle groups work together to lengthen. Regular stretching keeps joints lubricated, improves your body's ability to heal, reduces the likelihood of injury, and improves circulation and enhanced mobility. 

Improves Your Athletic Performance. Bikram Yoga is known to improve strength, balance, flexibility and mental focus. It also helps to increase lung capacity and cardiovascular health. Yoga offers greater body awareness, mental endurance and can help with a quicker recovery.  All of this help you stay on top of whatever game or sport you choose!  

Maintain a healthy body weight. A regular practice forces you to examine your eating habits and patterns and make healthier choices including drinking plenty of water and limiting  your overall alcohol and sugar intake. Many of the postures target specific internal organs. Bikram yoga is a natural and effective way to detox and cleanse the liver and kidneys. The intense sweating helps to balance PH levels in the body and reduce the build up of wastes. It also helps reduce stress, which helps with weight management. Yoga helps build strong muscles which burn away fat stores even when you are resting.

Improve the quality of your sleep. A good night's sleep is a treasure that money can't buy! Quality sleep helps you to look your best and be your best with others. It helps make every part of life better! People who suffer with chronic pain, anxiety, depression and also people who do a lot of shift work and experience changing sleep patterns can benefit greatly from a regular yoga practice.  

Yoga is one of the few physical activities that promotes whole-body wellness. Many yoga postures calm the nervous system and balance the hormones in your brain, which can normalize your sleep cycle. Practicing yoga postures improves blood circulation throughout the body, nourishing all your organs, tissues and nerves even while you sleep. Yoga relieves stress and tension which is a common factor in sleep disorders. When your mind keeps thinking thoughts of negativity, it becomes hard to fall asleep.

 

Boost your energy levels. Research has shown us that when we focus on deep breathing our nervous system is stimulated to generate more energy. The combination of conscious breathing and yoga postures helps your body release toxins through sweat and triggers a release of energy that may be lying dormant in your body.

 
Thank you for taking a couple of minutes to check out the March 2014 Newsletter! Please let us know how we can serve you better. If you have any special events, fundraisers or information that you would like to share with us please email to us at yoga@bikramwestshore.com. 

Take good care and we hope to see you soon in the hot room!   
"The beauty you craved in things was only my shimmer seen through a veil.  
Here, I remove it!
See now where beauty comes from."
Rumi





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Autopay Membership, Introductory Offer & Bikram Yoga Workshop not included. You must begin your class card or membership
on or before Sept 1st, 2014.

Intermediate Level Class  

This is a fun, challenging flow style 90 minute hot yoga class. This class contains all of the 26 postures of the Bikram Beginner series done in flow style as well as many postures from the Advanced Class in the Bishnu Ghosh lineage of 84 classic Hatha yoga asanas.  It is a perfect class for anyone who feels confident in the Bikram 90 minute class (notice the word is confident not comfortable!) and a step towards joining us for Advanced Class.  
Wednesdays at 7pm & Sundays at 11am
 




Warm Hatha Flow Class
  This is a 1 hour class and an effective way to build upper body and core strength. It is suitable for the beginner and is a
slightly cooler class.


Silent Class 
Friday March 28th  
6:00pm to 7:30pm
 
This is a 90 minute hot yoga class. Bring a large towel, a yoga mat if you have one and water.  
Come well hydrated and we recommend that you avoid eating 3 hours  
prior to class.    
Drop in for just $10! 


BYW Yogaholics Tough Mudder 2014
So far we have a strong team registered for this year's Tough Mudder in  Whistler, BC.
If you are interested in joining us please contact John at 250 858 0595 and he  will assist you with the registration process and get you on board!
We are training using the yoga, circuit training, stair climbing and running.

Bikram Yoga Westshore
is... 
family owned and operated Hot Yoga Studio offering Certified Instruction in the Bikram Style as well as Hot Flow and Intermediate Level Hot yoga classes and Circuit Training classes.

We do not pay any fees directly to Bikram Choudhury or to Bikram Yoga Headquarters and we are not a Franchise Studio.

Our Boutique carries a selection of hot yoga gear, clothes, mats, towels, books, creams and essential oils Most classes are suitable for beginners.

 Receive $50 off either your first 20 Class Card or 3 Month Membership.

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Bikram Yoga Westshore 
750 Goldstream Avenue 
Victoria BC V9B 2X3
yoga@bikramwestshore.com
www.bikramwestshore.com
Table of Contents
Bikram Yoga Workshop
Spring Clean Sale
Intermediate Level Hatha Hot lass!
Warm Hatha Flow
Silent Class March 28th pm orkshop
Tough Mudder Whistler 2014
Spring Karma Classes
Spring Clean 4 Week Challenge
Yoga Nidra Meditation
Special Offer for Groupon buyers
Circuit Training
Child Minding with Maria
The Didi Society

QUICK LINKS


BYW Spring   
Community Classes
Other other Friday at 6pm!
March 21st
April 4th
April 18th
 A great way to share the yoga with your friends and family.  

 Proceeds from our community Karma Classes are donated to charities and not
for profit organisations.  


BYW Spring Clean
Yoga Challenge  
March 24 - April 20   


 
It's time to kick off your winter boots and kick start your spring & summer fitness plan!
It's also a time where we want to be outside more so this challenge is designed to give you days to do just that!

 Join us for this 4 Week Challenge. Practice 5 classes per week for 4 weeks. If you miss a class you can make it up but you must complete 20 classes in total. Everyone who completes will receive a Free Aeon Microfibre Handtowel and a chance to win some fun yoga prizes! 


Yoga Nidra Meditation
 Wednesday 7:00am 

 

 
Stay on your mat after the
60 minute 6am class on Wednesdays to experience a  20 minute yoga nidra meditation with teacher and studio owner John Ellis.
His gentle voice will move you through the rotation of consciousness to a place of total relaxation for your
mind and body.
This is a powerful way to
start your day and is especially useful if you suffer from depression and anxiety.    


Did you purchase the November 2013 Groupon?



Maintain your practice after your Groupon pass pass expires and get into great shape in time for summer!

Save $100 on a   
3 Month or 6 Month Membership or 
save $50 on a
20 Class Card
  
Buy in studio or by phone. Call 250 391 1975, email: yoga@bikramwestshore.com or come into the studio 30 minutes prior to any scheduled class.  
YOU ARE WORTH IT!  
Split payments available.  
    

Circuit Training
Saturdays at noon with Trainer Kyla K


 
Whether you are training for Tough Mudder or have other fitness goals to meet this Spring such as toning, losing weight, etc.we know you will love this fast paced, effective 30 or 60 minute resistance based work out. $8 Drop-In
BYW Hot Yogaholics Tough Mudder Team Members are free to the end of June.  

CHILD CARE
9:15 to 11:15 
Mon/Wed/Fri   with Maria Erno



Minimum age 18 months.  
Please bring a snack for your child.  
Ask about a pass  
and save,
siblings half price.  

The Didi Society




The Didi Society empowers women through fair, direct trade, and educates and inspires youth to become social justice leaders. Through direct support, strong relationships and solidarity, The Didi Society helps to bring about positive change that is complete and permanent.

By marketing the handicrafts made by these women and selling them locally in Victoria and BC, we are supporting their economic independence and sustainability. Our direct relationship and the support of the network of the groups, provides the women with a sense of ownership, belonging and self-empowerment which can be a rare opportunity in the societies in which they live.

 

Our education program strives to educate and empower youth and young adults about the underlying issues of inequality and injustice that the women we work with face. These include workshops, conference and/or independent projects on gender equality, sustainable development, fair trade and children's rights.

The Didi Society is completely run by volunteers, and is a registered non-profit. The Yoga with Didi is an on-going, monthly fundraiser that we host to help support the education program and operational costs. Each month, a different studio and teacher, volunteers their time and space for community members to practice yoga together, while supporting the work we do to empower women and educate youth.  

Visit: 

 The Didi Society Website Homepage 

 

Donations from our Spring  

Karma Classes will help to  

support the Didi Society!