From one extreme to the other - that's Bikram Yoga!

I had a kind of a weird class tonight.

A little cruisy perhaps - they feel that way sometimes. And plenty of times where I just 'wasn't there'. And of course, one is not supposed to do that! I did try to keep my focus back on my breath, but time after time I found myself just 'thinking about stuff'.

And yet I was still working very hard physically - that's the weird thing! In floor bow (Dhanurasana) I found myself thinking about something to do with another website I have - but not in a stressful kind of way - just dreaming. And yet the more the instructor urged us on, the more I responded, in a distant fashion. Very weird. Normally the arduous nature of Bikram Yoga really does keep one focused on the physical.

Then when we got to Camel Pose, my stomach took over - now this is not a posture I normally have any issues with but tonight I had to come out quickly before vomiting! From then on, the rest of the class was really awful, no time or head space for dreaming - all my effort was focused on staying with the breath and working through whatever was going on in my stomach.

Oh dear!

Well, at least if nothing else, you know that the yoga really does work on so many levels!

My tips from tonight:

• Have no expectations about your class - there is no point!
• When your body feels odd, stick with it if you can and focus on your breath
• If you cannot stick with it, then lay down in Savasana - it's a yoga pose after all
• And remember, the whole 90 mins is yoga and meditation. Try to keep your head in the room!

Until the next time,

Namaste

Robert