Day 3, 4 & 5

6:30am has been getting easier to get up for... but then again I am going to be around 9ish. I have been feeling good though!

Day 3 - Monday's class was great, there were just a few of us but it went really well.

Day 4 - Tuesdays class was ok, it was a bit to beginner-ish for me and it wasn't terribly hot so I didn't sweat as much as normal.

Day 5 - Today's class was so stressful for me. The instructor talked non stop and very quickly. She also does that yogi speak which is hard to figure out unless you look up to see what's going on. She scolded me once for not doing a pose properly... urghhh... Also I felt it was like Catholic Mass - up, down, up, down... She had us flow at first and then she did all these weird floor things and then had us rest, get up and do something, rest... It was frustrating for me.

Shake it off... Tomorrow will be better.

What is Hot Yoga?

A few folks have asked me this so I googled it and this is the definition that came up from Wikipedia:

Bikram's Yoga, also known as Hot Yoga, or "Fire Yoga" is a style of yoga developed by Bikram Choudhury and a Los Angeles, California based company.[1] Bikram Yoga is ideally practiced in a room heated to 105°F (40.5°C) with a humidity of 40%. Classes are guided by specific dialogue including 26 postures and two breathing exercises. Classes last approximately 90 minutes. Beginners may take Bikram's yoga classes.

Choudhury lives in Beverly Hills and teaches at his self-founded Bikram's Yoga College of India in Los Angeles. Before emigrating to the United States, Bikram was trained at the Bishnu Ghosh school in Calcutta, India.[2] Bikram holds a U.S. copyright on his yoga, and yoga instructors must undergo a training and certification process to teach it.[3] Bikram has over 500 studios throughout the world, and there are still new studios opening up regularly.[4]

The class I have been taking is just 60 minutes Power Yoga which is a flow class. I prefer that style of yoga versus holding poses for a certain length of time. It's just a personal preference.