Speed, or how quickly we move.  What is its place in a yoga class?  How quickly should I be getting in and out of postures? Explore this in depth in this traditional 90-minute, Bikram Yoga / Original Hot Yoga class! The urgency to hold still, or the urgency to focus immediately on the posture at hand....these things are totally different from rushing around from one place to another or from one thought to another.  We can be immediate in our focus, yet slow and mindful at the same time. Bikram Yoga Capital Area / Online East Lansing, Michigan www.byca.yoga Members of our yog ..read more

We are on a mission to SAVE BIKRAM YOGA and our own hot room in particular.  If you have been taking classes with this podcast, PLEASE please please join our patreon community at www.patreon.com/bikramyoga Without your monetary support, this yoga will not have a home. And as you know, this yoga is not supported by taxes, not supported by health insurance, generally not supported by the medical community, usually scoffed at or dismissed by Yoga Journal, and most of the time not even supported by other American yoga!! There are many levels of support that you can give, and we humbly ask ..read more

In this Bikram Yoga (traditional 90-minute, original hot yoga) class, we explore how a regular Bikram Yoga class is akin to the regular and loving tending of a garden.  Or the regular and attentive maintenance of a car.  *Of course* care and attention are required for a garden, right?  And it is obvious that cars need upkeep, too, right? Why then, in our culture, are we surprised when a lack of maintenance of our bodies leads to breakdown and chronic problems?  Perhaps we have gotten so far away from garden and car maintenance....and so far down the road of planned obsoles ..read more

How much time. money, medications, and energy have we spent on trying to feel better?  On trying to achieve happiness? On trying to relieve stress? When looked at from this perspective, Bikram Yoga is the super highway to the things you have been seeking.  90 minutes is such a small investment of time and concentration.  And the rewards you will get are both immediate, and long term. In class today we had a 34-week pregnant student, and 8-year-old student (Lynn), and a brand new student (Steve). Bikram Yoga Capital Area / Online East Lansing, Michigan www.byca.yoga Members ..read more

Bikram Yoga long held a reputation for "no modifications". This is simply a misunderstanding plus a bit of ignorance. Every posture is ALWAYS modified!  We modify the depth in all cases, according to the breathing, the sensations in the body, and our understanding in each moment. Here the thing. We do not modify the technique or form of the posture, however, in 99.9% of cases. We almost never give "alternate" postures. Why?  There is rarely a compelling argument for doing so. (Of course, there are a few exceptions, and a good teacher will help you the right way.) In 99.9% of case ..read more

The Fabulous Liquid-Gas Filtration Interface Otherwise Known As Your Lungs Q: What is that we are moving? A: NOT JUST bones Bikram Yoga Traditional 90 Minute Class - Hot Date Fridays Edition Bikram Yoga Capital Area / Online East Lansing, Michigan www.byca.yoga For whole-life rejuvenation, pain relief, strength-training, teacher development, and the most attentive Bikram Yoga teaching/coaching available for every level, contact us here: www.byca.yoga/new-student-healing-interest Instagram: @bikramyogainthemitten Bikram Yoga Capital Area YouTube Channel BYCA Facebook Page ..read more

In this traditional, 90-minuted Bikram Yoga class, we will focus on the fact that relaxation goes so deeply beyond the muscles.  Relaxing at the level of the nervous system and endocrine system is one of the most important and powerful effects of Bikram Yoga, and it is available at every "skill" level of postures. Bikram Yoga Capital Area / Online East Lansing, Michigan www.byca.yoga For whole-life rejuvenation, pain relief, strength-training, teacher development, and the most attentive Bikram Yoga teaching/coaching available for every level, contact us here: www.byca.yoga/new-student-h ..read more

In this class, perhaps more deeply than any other so far, we explore the breath.  Muscles, organs, techniques, and more.  We hope you can join us the next time we offer the workshop on Exploring the Breath & Spinal Anatomy.  Stay tuned at www.yogaismedicine.com, sign up for our emails, and join us on Patreon ..read more

Bikram Yoga and the True Meaning of Exercise: When did you last exercise your kidneys, your blood vessels, your spleen? "Yoga Anatomy" is Not What You Think: the effects of yoga postures (held in stillness) on the soft tissues of the bodies - we are much more than muscles, bones, ligaments, and tendons! In (Bikram) Yoga, what is NOT moving is just as important as what IS moving.  This is the key to posture technique - moving from the correct set up into the posture withOUT moving certain body parts! The Fat Layer (Superficial Fascia) is an organ!  Not something to be wished away ..read more

Working through the specific challenges of the original hot yoga is EMPOWERING.  This empowerment has effect on our personality, on our hearts (literally), and on how we go about our daily lives.  Recommended related reading: Heart: A History, by Sandeep Jauhar. Join us for more learning and realization in EVERY CLASS at www.patreon.com/bikramyoga or for even more connection via our livestream memberships at www.yogaismedicine.com ..read more