Testimonials
Terry M.
Tomorrow I will line up for the start of the Richmond Marathon. Thousands of others will do the same. What makes this beginning so special for me is the journey it has taken to arrive here. After knee surgery in February I thought I would never again run a mile let alone another marathon. Laurie, Read more »
Theresa H.
I am “supposed to be” grading papers right now. But I got sidetracked with your October BYR web page and the article about milestones. It is appropriate for me because just in the past month or so, I have been noticing some things that I thought might be of interest to share for some of Read more »
Mary Kate S.
People who know of my two-year love affair with Bikram yoga will sometimes ask me if it ever gets boring and my answer is always, “definitely not.” Bikram yoga is a lot of things, but boring is not one of them. When I attended my first Bikram class, I loved to run, weight train, bike, Read more »
Kevin B.
I just finished the 30 day Go Green Challenge and I feel fantastic!!!! Bikram Yoga will be in my life for the rest of my life. I took my very first yoga class on Apr 1 completely drained after the class, I just knew I had to come back for more. I signed up that Read more »
Richard R.
Good Morning Bikram Yoga (BY) family! I am writing with some amazing news that I had to share with you. In November 2009 I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism with a TSH number of 11. The Doctor said I should immediately start on Synthroid to get the number back down to the 3-5 range. I refused Read more »
Wes R.
Even though I would consider myself fairly active and have managed my weight pretty well, I have been taking blood pressure medication for the last ten years. My doctor advised that it was most likely a genetic condition since we couldn’t come up with a lifestyle related cause. This appeared to be something that I Read more »
Lisa T.
As a child, after numerous failed attempts at dance, gymnastics, softball, basketball, and field hockey, I learned that I was not much of an athlete. It wasn’t until I went away to college that I learned otherwise. Living in a dorm that looked out over Heartbreak Hill, the final leg of the Boston Marathon, inspired Read more »
It Hurts to Be me (or why I do Yoga)
Impatiently waiting for what must be the longest red light in Richmond, I put my head down on the steering wheel and bang my fist on the dash. To myself I say, “I’m going to be late to yoga class,” as if stating a fact. “I’m not going to make the challenge.” A few seconds Read more »
Lisa F.
I wanted to say how Bikram has changed my body and my mind. I am a healthy active person. I was always into the exercise of the moment running, aerobics, weights until I found Bikram Yoga. Since then (only 2 years and 8 months) I have had great results. I had been on thyroid medicine Read more »
New Addiction
Bikram Yoga is strangely addicting! In the past, I always made excuses for why I couldn’t fit exercise into my day – but with Bikram I find myself not worrying so much about my ever present to-do list because Bikram comes first. When I’m not taking classes regularly, I feel like my life is slightly Read more »
Dance Cross Training
Bikram Yoga is unique because it combines the meditation of Yoga with a cardiovascular workout. I have never done anything that made a more profound physiological change in my body. It feels like a bath for your entire internal physicality. In the practice you build strength and stretch, along with powers of concentration and focus. Read more »
Tendonitis, knee pain, and backaches – GONE!
Having heard about Hot Yoga, I wandered into the Richmond studio about six months ago the idea of daily classes seemed impossible to me after my first class. At the time, I was doing about 3 classes of yoga per week. I am now fully an enthusiast and really enjoy the days when I can Read more »
Ashtanga Yoga Student
My lifestyle has always been active: biking, running, swimming, skiing, hiking and camping. In the 1990s, Ashtanga yoga became my passion. I loved every headstand, handstand, twist and turn as I used my ujai breath to cultivate heat and power my way into poses. I paid scant attention to the snaking pain that wound its Read more »
Most challenging form of exercise
Here is my story. A friend of mine convinced me to try Bikram Yoga. I did not know quite what to expect. I have vague memories of the first class, but something drew me to come back again. There are many attractions when I reflect on where I am now versus when I walked in Read more »
Amateur Triathelete
In my job, I spend a great deal of time sitting, whether at my desk, in a plane, or in a car, I am always sitting. Couple this with my very active non-work life of swimming, biking, running, and family, it has given my hips and legs a reason to cry uncle. I had hip-flexor Read more »
Knee Injury
“You wouldn’t expect a love affair with yoga to start on the ski slopes, but that’s how it happened for me. I injured my knee in a ski accident, and while I was in rehab my doctor suggested that I try this crazy thing called Bikram Yoga. ’105 degrees?’ I thought, ’90 minutes? Sweat dripping Read more »
I am in love
“I am in love- in love with Bikram Yoga! What a fabulous way to exercise not only your body, but mind and soul as well. I have taken yoga classes off and on for 15 years but have never experienced something like this. I used to be a runner but had to give it up Read more »
The yoga that saved my life
“No matter how many times I leave… I always come back to it. I have been doing Bikram yoga since January, 2003. I started after coming home from Christmas. My brother had told me about this Yoga done in an intensely heated room. I was intrigued. 2002 was not the best year for me. Right Read more »
7 Marathons
I have been running for 7 years (and run 7 marathons) — I have been doing Bikram Yoga for 6 months and have noticed a huge change in my level of flexibility and a reduction in the usual minor muscle aches and pains associated with running (especially my hamstrings!). I have also lost weight and Read more »
After 30 years of running…
After 30 years of running I have found that Bikram yoga provides a great balance to the stresses that running puts on my body. Through Bikram yoga I am increasing the range of motion of my muscles, healing old running injuries, and my mind is more in tune with my body. I even sleep better!” Read more »
Real Men do Yoga
“One year ago I was overstressed, over weight, not sleeping and had the triglycerides of 12 people ( 1325 should be 160) and suffered from ADD so bad I looked to 3 year olds as role models for being still. Then I was asked to go to a Bikram yoga class. Me spend 90 minutes Read more »
Bikram Yoga covers all aspects of life
No one forgets their first Bikram yoga class. My first class was very surreal. As I suffered through the postures, I looked around and wondered if those people had come from Mars. It was not possible that they were enjoying the heat and all the “suffering”. I left class promising myself that I would only Read more »
Amazing Blood Work Results
How long have you been practicing? 9 months: 2-3 times week How did you hear about us? Carrie-daughter What was your first class like? Very tough, slowest clock I’ve ever seen Did you have an injuries or illnesses when you began? Yes. I play alot of softball and last year I battle hamstring problem from Read more »
How Bikram Yoga prepared me for my deployment in Iraq
As a student of Bikram Yoga for over a year I had already been feeling the benefits physically and mentally for a while. I had grown from someone that struggled to make it to the end of the class to finishing strong and improving almost all my postures. In late October of last year I Read more »
