Yoga Challenge - March 2012

"Give me 60 Days and I will change your life" ~ Bikram Choudhury

Daily yoga has always been and will always be the most effective way to make progress in your practice. Making 'progress' in your yoga practice is not about who is more flexible, or trying to look perfect in a posture. Progress is much more of an internal experience than it is external. While everyone experiences this very differently, we know the overall result of a daily yoga is improved benefits to your health and vitality.

To help motivate our yoga family to experience the benefits of daily yoga, we are hosting a studio wide 30 Day Yoga Challenge this March. Many of you have signed up, about 45 students in Farmington Hills, and 55 students in Troy, most doing the 30 Day Yoga Challenge, with about ten doing a 60 Day Challenge!

More exciting for the greater area is that our neighboring Bikram Yoga studios in Northville and Grosse Pointe are also hosting a 30 Day Yoga Challenge this month. It's our hope to have more Metro Detroit-ers than ever practicing daily Bikram Yoga and sweating their way to better heath!

Now that we are about 1/3 through the 30 Day Challenge, as expected the complaints are rolling in... aches, soreness, stiffness, bruises etc. Even though it sounds a little rough, it's very common! If you aren't used to daily yoga, you may experience these things but rest assured soon they will be a distant memory and your practice will be stronger than ever.

If you are struggling at all, keep this in mind.... take your Yoga Challenge one day at at time, one class at a time, one posture at a time! Don't worry what's to come, how many days left, etc. You can do it, one day at time!

Be sure to read up on senior teacher Erika Budson's advice on the 30 Day Yoga Challenge here.

And if you haven't read the Oprah Magazine article about a Bikram Yoga student on the 60 Day Challenge, check it out here Part 1 & Part 2

If you missed out on this group Challenge (Troy Challenge now closed to new sign-ups, Farmington Hills still room for sign-ups until March 15th) don't worry we will have another group opportunity later this year, or you can always do a personal Challenge anytime throughout the year!

Happy Sweating!

Ian O'Laughlin, Director
Detroit Bikram in Farmington Hills & Troy