Not bad, made it to two Bikram sessions in the 3 days I was actually on holiday. Call me an addict…read moreof sweat. Yea, love that stuff, especially when it pours out of you and makes you work so hard.
This location is in the De Pijp and well I was exploring in the area. It is a bit Bohemian so perfect place for a yoga studio. They also have a very famous tattoo parlor just a few doors down. How way cool!
I arrived for the 8pm class and paid for my single class. This studio is a lot smaller than the sister one. The female changing room is really small and the showers and toilets are not in the changing room. They are in the hallway.
The practise room is also smaller here, and the night I went, the studio was absoutely packed. Our instructor was Spanish, so she just taught the class in English but of course with a bit of a Spanish flare. She was very good and I got an excellent work out that night.
It is just amazing that even after practising for over 5 years, you still learn something new, or that you realized all along your hand was in the wrong place. And then when you correct it, something actually stretches quite nice, and the tension is released. I really love that about all forms of yoga, in that it allows you to grow as you become more flexible. It really is about where you are, and how far you can stretch. No judgments, just do what you can, but only with you pushing yourself.
I have to say that the night I went, it was extremely hot in the room and the instructor did not once even crack the door open just a little bit for some relief. At times like that, it really tests your patience with your body but most of all, with you mind. Both men on either side of me fell to their knees and had to rest. Wow, even strong grown men can succumb to Bikram...now that is powerful.
