Inspiration from Visiting Teachers- Week 1

Anna from Bikram Headquarters- Tuesday, April 17
- It's ok to cheat, just don't let the teacher see you
- Eat Watermelon

Ulises from Bikram Yoga Mexico- Wednesday, April 18
- You cannot save your energy for tomorrow.  Who knows if you will be here tomorrow.  Use it.  Don't waste it.
- Just Breathe; Don't' think.
- You have nowhere to run, nowhere to go, nothing to think, nothing to do.

Abhi from Bikram Yoga Santa Clara- Wednesday, April 18
- happy stable postures
- you have to make up your mind when you first come in that you will stay in the room for the 90 mins, then work as hard as you can

Emmy from Bikram Headquarters, Thursday, April 19
- focus on the power source of each posture
- 3 keys things to successful Yoga postures;
         Frequency (you have it)
         Precision (you have to work on it)
         Intensity (you have to apply it)

Danny from Bikram Yoga Vancouver- Friday, April 20
- Just like brushing your teeth, you need to work on your Spine everyday.
- Your spine is more important than your teeth.

Patrice - Friday, April 20
- Stillness equates Healing
- The best thing you can do for your students is to continue to work on your own Practice
- Tell your students to Breathe, Listen, and Look

Lisa Johnson- Saturday, April 21
- Eyes fixed, Stomach in (most important part of Balance)

Best thing about Teacher Training is that You Can Eat Whatever You Want!!

Best thing about Teacher Training is that You Can Eat Whatever You Want!! Not that anything ever stopped me from doing that before.

Bikram loves cheeseburgers and says to give your body what it craves=)

InNOut Burger.... Animal Style (mustard toasted into the bun, grilled onions, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and pickles).  All that is missing is Mushrooms... lol.  Just for the training, I will be open to anything even ONIONS.. haha.  The grilled onions on this burger was fantastic!!  Life is already changing......

Bikram's class today

some inspiration and words....

for the ladies, don't be foolish to open up your legs so easily for an $18 dinner.
wait till the guy spends $1000 before opening up your legs

Improve your grip if you ever want to be married.

on a more serious note:
NO ONE IN THIS WORLD CAN MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.  EVERY INDIVIDUAL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THEMSELVES.

Summary of Day 1 from a fellow yogi

Wise words from Bikram in STYLE

There is no place in the world, no school, no university, no institution, or organization that offers what he is selling.  The product he sells is Life; humanity and spiritualism.  With Bikram Yoga, you live as long as you want, anywhere you want.... the World follows you!

There are 2 types of energy in this world; negative and positive.  Negative energy is 9 times more powerful than positive energy.  Congratulations- your positive energy has outweighed your negative and has brought you here to Teacher Training; your english bull dog determination.

Welcome to Bikram's Torture Chamber.  You have signed up to kill yourself for 9 weeks.
and the journey begins..........

All this is great, but I have to be honest and tell you that I was most excited that Bikram was dressed in high fashion, accompanied by his Louboutins, which were bought at Harrods in London last week with our tuition fees!  None of us is getting refunds lol.  Many people think that people in the yoga world just wear yoga pants all day and night.  Proven wrong from the Guru himself and i'm going to continue to wear all my fashion pieces proudly during lectures!  Thank goodness I over-packed=)

Bikram Yoga Teacher Training- Day 1

Welcome to LAX

Teachers and staff share that it's best to have no expectations.  The training is about you.  The most important thing is to listen to Bikram.  Hold back judgement, expectation and even questions.  Most will get answered by the process and by just listening carefully.  You have to trust the process, put forth the effort and allow things to happen.

You are not here to change your body.  You are here to change your personality- be open and more aware of it, allowing you to go into the world to help others.

With 421 students in this teacher training, I can't help but to be overwhelmed and nervous.  I am trying my best to listen and understand what the teachers are saying.  I guess I just need to trust the process and work hard to do the best that I can everyday.  421 students just means we will have 421 friends around the world at the end of this journey.  

Excited for Day 2 tomorrow- orientation with Bikram himself!

Carefree- play, laugh, grow (Koh Samui)