Bikram Yoga - October 1, 2020

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    Thursdays class was Bikram Yoga with Diane Polli. Taking this class was an interesting experience. I have not done any other yoga class like this one. Bikram is a scripted practice without a visual for poses. This forced you to listen to the instructions and words Diane was using to describe the poses and how to get into it them. 

    Though this was online and she could not see the whole class, but she was paying attention to how you (Prof. Greene) was going through the practice. She made sure you were to get the foundation down before going though the full pose. As she would most likely do during an in-person class. This felt like a more intense physical practice than what I have done in the past. Maybe not as intense as a strength yoga class because that is more a workout than a typical yoga practice. This feels like the bridge between traditional yoga and a strength yoga practice. 

    I am happy to have gotten the chance to do Bikram. It gives a different perspective on how the Western Culture has adapted yoga. I can see the connection between the spoken word of the script and the Bikram healing narrative. Hearing the descriptions of the pose allows your mind to prepare your body for the physical pose. 

    

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