Bikram Yoga E-Library…everything you want to know about Bikram in one place

The first Bikram Yoga class is, for many people, a revelation… Bikram Yoga has helped hundreds of people cure injuries… engage otherwise disengaged muscles… lose weight…deal with post-traumatic stress syndrome… deal with addictions from drugs, to alcoholism to quitting smoking… for others, Bikram Yoga becomes a way of life… a craving, a healthy addiction in … Continue reading →

When needing the toilet holds you back from top Bikram Yoga performance

With each day of the 30 day Bikram Yoga challenge thus far, I have needed to overcome unique and discomforting challenges: Day 1: Feeling faint. Blurry vision. Muffled and slurred hearing. Tingly, numb sensation on my toes. Day 2: Muscle soreness from the previous session alongside additional soreness from playing badminton with my boyfriend. Day … Continue reading →

Completed Day 3 of the 30 Day Bikram Yoga Challenge!!!

It almost seems too soon to be celebrating such a minuscule achievement, but I can’t help but feel grateful for having not given up already. The main reason behind the Challenge is to encourage daily practice, rather than encouraging a ‘counting down’ of sorts whereby the legacy of Bikram Yoga ends at the end of the Challenge. … Continue reading →

Started the 30 Day Bikram Yoga Challenge!

One key objective I set myself for my last month in London prior to travelling is undertaking the 30 day Bikram Yoga challenge. For those of you who don’t already know, Bikram Yoga is traditional Hatha Yoga, but instead, takes place in a hot room. There are 26 postures, each with unique medical benefits, each … Continue reading →

London riots – A distorted countdown

(written on 12 Aug 2011 – Internet down, so couldn’t publish) The countdown of late was severely distracted by the current series of events that shocked Britain. The London Riots impacted dozens of localities from Tottenham to Hackney to Ealing to Croydon, including (but not limited to) the cities of Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester and Bristol. … Continue reading →

7 working days to go – and then, time out… new beginning

One great thing about taking time out and having new beginnings is the excitement and anticipation that comes along with it. What am I going to do now that I have committed time for me? What are those big things and little things I have yearned to achieve over the years but simply have never … Continue reading →

Introduction: Time Out – New Beginnings

As a result of organisational restructuring, I was recently faced with what could be perceived as both a risk and an opportunity: either to fight to keep my position of employment or to take voluntary redundancy. After careful contemplation, I decided in favour of the latter. This decision was made mainly to undertake a few … Continue reading →

Definitions: Time Out – New Beginnings

time-out [tahym-out] noun, plural -outs. 1. a brief suspension of activity; intermission or break. new [noo, nyoo]  adjective, -er, -est, adverb, noun 1. of recent origin, production, purchase, etc.; having but lately come or been brought into being 2. of a kind now existing or appearing for the first time; novel be·gin·ning [bih-gin-ing] noun 1. an act or circumstance of entering upon an action or state 2. the point of time or space at which anything begins 3. the initial stage or part of anything http://dictionary.reference.com/