Since I
moved to Toronto, many friends gave me the advice to start doing Yoga, and more
precisely Hot Yoga, especially that I’m not doing any other physical activity
for the moment, so I looked around and was lucky to find the “Bikram Yoga
Centre & Wellness Clinic” on 43 Colborne St which is one minute away from
where I live.
So I
walked in last Sunday, checked their packages, had a quick chat with Julie one
of the instructors and started right away my first class.
It was
very hard and couldn’t make all the postures but I felt I’m alive again, and I
didn’t sweat this way for very long time.
And two
days later, went for my second class, where Paul was the instructor, and he’s
the owner and the manager as well.
That
session with Paul was great, he was very patient taking the new comers step by
step on how to do properly every posture and he helped couple of times fixing
mine and making sure I’m doing the right thing.
Here few
words from Paul on Bikram Yoga:
First off, let’s defuse the notion that yoga “fixes” everything.
It doesn’t.
What yoga CAN do is facilitate change. It can put a smile on the face of
adversity whilst winking at a world often weighted down with somberness.
In truth, yoga CAN do a lot of things. Its power-potential depends upon
you; your commitment, your perspective, your will, your focus, your curiousity,
and your capacity for change.
What I love about the Bikram yoga series is that it is beautifully
accessible to everyone, without exception. It is not discriminatory or
exclusive. It is a beginner’s yoga series with a broad scope and it can benefit
all who embark on its expedition of body and soul.
The start of the journey is simple…
Practice.
I challenge the credo that “practice makes perfect.”
I would like to suggest something else entirely: practice makes progress.
Progress creates change.
I’m
glad I finally started and as Paul said, with practice I’m sure I’ll get much
better.. I’ll “BE HOT. BE HEALTHY” (which is the slogan of the centre)
Now
I’m looking forward for my next class, for more sweat and more serenity..
and you did you try the Bikram Yoga?
and you did you try the Bikram Yoga?
