My first day back at my home studio after a week taking classes in NY was extra special. While I was away, the new instructors sent straight from Bikram himself in LA, came back and were teaching their first classes. This morning Michele taught our class and did a wonderful job! I had a great first day back and again, left with way more energy than I came with, been on the go all day and at 7:30 pm I am no where near tired.
I must say to those of you just starting out, this great wealth of energy didn’t start kicking in until about my 4th week. Before that, it was just my ass that was getting kicked. Seriously. In my first weeks I had to come home, shower, eat and nap in the middle of the day and even then the rest of the day was slow. This was because of all the radical changes my body systems were going through. All my energy was going toward healing and straightening out everything that ailed me. The ONE thing that did go well during these beginning weeks was sleeping all night. Again, sleep is the greatest healer of them all and I am so thankful my sleeping habits got straightened around, I pay special attention to half tortoise pose. That’s the one that fixes your sleep-wake cycle and I refuse to mess with that cause I love how I sleep now and wake at 5:45 automatically and well-rested, even on weekends. (now I go to class on weekends too, cause I’m up so early)
Big congrats to all of you who have messaged me that you were trying your first class this week! You have taken a huge step to changing your life! Please keep me posted and don’t forget to get the book “Bikram Beginning Yoga Class” to answer all your questions! Thanks for joining me – there’s strength in numbers!
And so, another day goes by, I’m happy to be back on my home court, and…I have written.
Well, I am so glad you sent me on my journey! I can only say I have more energy than I have had in years since class one. It feels great. My instructor said, “You’re hooked! You’re going to end up in instructor training.” Really? Then the woman next to me said, “You seem so happy doing the poses.” Really? So, I am waiting for the energy and good vibe to wear off, but I hope it doesn’t!
Thanks for the support. I am still waiting for the book to arrive.