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| I've been doing Biram for about 9 monhts now, and it's been great, I worked up to 3 days a week, m,w,f - and now I'm trying to get up to 5 or 6 days.
I did 4 classes in a row the other day, but the fourth one was a struggle. I want to keep doing more classes in a row, but I'm running into exhaustion. Do I just work though it or do I take more days?
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| I was about to say 'great' until I read 'exhaustion'. Now, I say 'not great', actually you should reduce if you are exhausting. Or, at least you shoudl reduced the exhausting 'thing'. |
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| mp - 4 in one day?  I hope you mean one class per day, four days in a row.... Take a rest. You need it. |
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| Listen to your body, it is your best teacher.
If you are experiencing exhaustion and still want to practise Yoga, maybe cut back on the physical a little and work more on the emotional and mental side.
Choose a more restorative Yoga class or donate the 1 1/2 hours class time to working in a homeless shelter or charity shop (Karma Yoga), spend the time reading a Sacred text or listening to one of Neel's chanting c.d's.
It's all Yoga.
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Location: Oregon | Why do you want to do more?
Unless you're trying to loose weight or normalize some systems or are going through something emotionally, seems like 3 times a week (of Bikrams) would be ideal. That's what I'm shooting for, anyway. |
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Location: right where I'm supposed to be | I do three classes on Fridays, back to back, and I am wiped out physically and spiritually.
Why do you want to do that to your body. I can't imagine exhausting the body and mind unless for necessary funds to maintain standard of living. (Personally I'll take the exhaustion because the exchange of positive energy from these women is worth it. I do love these women and the classes with them. But I'm still exhausted!)
What is the motivation to increase? 
Edited by mishoga 2007-05-02 8:26 AM
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Location: Somewhere in the Mountains of Western NC | Doing Bikram 7 days a week is not a problem. It is one of the best series of asana's for balance. It is the High Heat that is the culprit. If you really want to experience it in a healthier way, do the series in 80 - 90 degrees, you will never go back to those high temps again. I love it when I have time to do this type of yoga several times a week. Just make sure you fuel your body with protein and the right carbs. I take Spirutein's Full Energy Meal as a supplement. |
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| Cyndi - 2007-05-02 9:28 AM
Doing Bikram 7 days a week is not a problem. It is one of the best series of asana's for balance. It is the High Heat that is the culprit. If you really want to experience it in a healthier way, do the series in 80 - 90 degrees, you will never go back to those high temps again. I love it when I have time to do this type of yoga several times a week. Just make sure you fuel your body with protein and the right carbs. I take Spirutein's Full Energy Meal as a supplement.
It was my understanding that you had not done Bikram yoga regularly. |
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Location: Somewhere in the Mountains of Western NC | Carl, I've been doing Bikram yoga for years. I did my 90-day challenge a few years ago and loved it. I'm trying to figure out a way to do something similar again. Although, I did it at home and the studio, mostly at home with temps around 85-90 degrees. This is the only way I recommend it. For what its worth...when I first came onto this forum, I was totally confused. I thought the normal temperature for Bikram was around 85-90 degrees (this is Bikram's recommendation in his first book), and this is the temperature I was trained in by a certified Bikram instructor. Anyhow, I thought everyone who was posting about the heat issues were so "wimpy"...until I went to a studio where the temp was 110+. Now I have a "clear" understanding what all the fuss was about. Cheers! |
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Moving to more classes per wee
