FAQs
How often should I practice Bikram Yoga?
For maximum benefits, Bikram Yoga should be practiced a minimum of 10 times per month. Daily practice is encouraged. Take your first few classes as close together as possible.
What if I am not flexible?
Flexibility, like strength and endurance, is built over time. With patience, perserverance and regular practice, you will begin to see your body open up in ways you never imagined possible.
Why is the room heated?
The room is heated to allow for deep yet safe stretching of muscles. It also promotes detoxification of the body.
What should I bring to class?
Bring a yoga mat, a large towel and a bottle of water.
Should I get into shape or lose weight before coming to my first class?
Bikram Yoga is ideal for individuals of all fitness levels. The yoga room is a place free of judgement or criticism. Come exactly as you are.
What should I eat before class?
Try to avoid eating in the hours before class. Come to class well hydrated and on an empty stomach.
Can I practice Bikram Yoga when I am pregnant?
It is not recommended during the first trimester. Individuals who practiced regularly before the pregnancy can return to practice in the second or third trimester. Poses are modified.
Note: You will notice that Emily and her teachers and most of her experienced students do no drink water in class. Most of the people who have water bottles in class are visiting from other schools.
Don’t feel guilty or confused. Nobody is going to yell at you if you sip your water. These are some of the reasons why we don’t drink water. The first reason is this is a yoga class and not a gym workout. Holding still in the posture. Holding still not in the posture. Mouth closed. Breathing through the nose. Normal breathing. That’s it. Drink plenty of water before and after class. And while you are in class focus on the one thing that makes a yoga class a yoga class...your breath. The better you are at breathing you will not suffer through heat or cold.
We require everyone to stay still and on their yoga mats at all times in the yoga room.
We do not allow hand towels in our schools. The beauty of Bikram Yoga is that we don’t use props. All you need is your self. Your body has creative intelligence if you only allow the body to figure things out slipping and sliding and learning how not to.