Tag: success

Yoga Is A Language: Building Internal Literacy in the Original Hot Bikram Yoga Practice

Ethnography and Culture, Mental Benefits, Philosophy

How long did it take each of us to learn the basics of our first language? And how many hours of practice have we had?

The internal physical systems are much more intricate than spoken or written language, yet we expect to “get it” quickly and move on to another feat of accomplishment, well before we’ve even mastered the basic alphabet of the body!

In under 6 minutes, check out this quick video chat about how the Original Hot Bikram Yoga practice helps us develop and master basic internal literacy!!

How Bikram Yoga Brought Me Inner Freedom

Ethnography and Culture, Philosophy

From the age of 16 through age 25, I struggled with addictive thoughts and behaviors related to eating, food, my body, and self-image.

I was essentially imprisoned in my own mind.  How many hours, days, weeks, months….were lost to cycles of self-destructive behaviors and obsessions?

Once I started my intense and regular practice of The Original Hot Bikram Yoga, though, things started to change.

And eventually they healed permanently. 

Bikram Yoga, Our Educational Upbringing, and Inner Success

Ethnography and Culture, Philosophy

I love school and I pretty much always have.  I have had some outstanding teachers all along the way.  In elementary, secondary, post-secondary, graduate, and unofficial schooling!  I am beyond grateful to all of them.

Something I have realized lately is that even the best school systems are centered around skills for material, external success.  This is most certainly needed.

However I have noticed that nearly all of us make it to adulthood or finish our official schooling with a very small amount of internal success.