Bikramism
I’m now past the ten year anniversary of my Bikram teaching career. Time to gather a few thoughts.
“Hot” “Pilates”
As the Bikram craze settled over the past decade, and other forms of yoga and exercise proliferated, original Bikram studios found a way to stay open in the face of competition by offering an endless, varied string of workouts in the same hot room they’d already invested in. It started as a form of...
Yoga Class Gives you Energy
Gym bros used to eye the Bikram craze, often participating sporadically, and often concluding that it was resolutely catabolic -- akin to a cardio workout that leaves people spent and flabbergasted. This struck me as upside down, as I watched muscle mass growing on those who practised consistently...
Pulling is the Object of Stretching
Despite hearing and preaching this particular mantra for over a decade, and understanding its ramifications on a theoretical level, it took the form of a very slow and reluctant realisation. Conceptually, “pulling is the object of stretching” suggests that unlike passive stretching, effective stretc...