“Do over!” children shout when they flub it. In the Bikram studio, we do most postures twice. The reasons are many but all come down to the desire of the child to get it right–or righter, anyway. Immediately repeating a posture allows you to go deeper. If you have stretched a muscle once, it stretches [...]
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Postcards From The Heat, Sunday Morning In The Studio
Bikram Studio: Where Everybody Knows Your Name
Once upon a time I lived in three places at once. Well, not “lived” exactly: I bivouacked like a gypsy, camping out indoors, traveling with little more than my toothbrush, my dog, and my yoga mat. Under those circumstances. I needed my Bikram more than ever, so I practiced in three far-flung studios. My practice [...]
Yoga Practice: Welcome to Planet Bikram
I love watching newcomers wander onto Planet Bikram. That is how I thought of the studio for years: as another world. The very atmosphere is different: hot, humid, dense. The attire differs too: Everyone is barefoot and most are dressed for a swim, right in the middle of Manhattan. There are customs to acquire. Shoes [...]
Bikram Yoga NYC opened its doors in August 1999 and became Manhattan's first Bikram Yoga Studio! Owners Donna Rubin and Jennifer Lobo had both been avid practitioners of Bikram Yoga in other cities and knew that no city needed Bikram Yoga more than New York! Check out our Locations and Schedules here.
Our blogger, Yoga Lily has been practicing intensively in our studios for more than two years. She was inspired to begin this blog by the myriad benefits the yoga brings her. Yoga Lily lives in Manhattan with her two daughters, an oversized German Shepherd, and a Russian Blue cat.
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