Our First Thirty Day Challengers!

                                                           30 DAY CHALLENGE VICTORY STORIES!

Feb 27, 2008

Ferrell Stofle     (Started Second 30 Day Challenge March 15th!)

30 Day Challenge

When I first started at the Sunrise location in mid October of 2007 I was getting in two or three hot yoga classes a week.  I remember dealing with an intermittent but nagging neck pain, and a bothersome left knee.  Slowly these minor distractions have disappeared and now both feel great.

During my thirty days of daily yoga finishing in mid February, I experienced many interesting changes. The most obvious were visible and I was pleased to observe my abs, gluts and lats showing remarkable definition. A sense of calm and awareness followed every class, and of course I was feeling stronger.

I started to notice subtle breakthroughs during the most difficult asanas (postures).  When I least expected a stubborn hamstring finally straightened or a balance pose was completed with much less effort.  These were the moments that made all the other days worthwhile.

There were a couple of classes half way through where I struggled for the whole 90 minutes; I had hit the wall.  But that passed, just like the temporarily nausea I used to block out during the camel pose.

I firmly believe that a person gets out of something what they put into it.  My most memorable experiences have come after a period of struggle, perseverance and finally triumph. Wouldn’t life be boring if everything came easy.

In closing, I am so happy to have re-discovered Bikram Yoga through Bobby, Robin the other teachers and all those who have endured the workouts alongside me. May we all pursue good health and positive relationships via the incredible practice of hatha yoga!

Nameste’

Ferrell Stofle

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My 30 Day Experience

Jessica Chin

I was very hesitant when signing up for this challenge. I secretly
promised myself that I would first try it and see how far I got
without signing my name on that paper. But low and behold, I signed my
name on that darn paper. I think my sanity went straight out the door
when I grabbed that black ballpoint pen. My hand was shaking thinking
I was signing my soul away. Only kidding. On a serious note, I have to
say that it was a challenging, but memorable experience. It took a
while for me to actually listen to what my body had to say. I was
doing all this cleansing and detoxing by doing yoga, but I wasn't
listening to what my body needed and that was exactly why my body
wanted to give up when I hit the halfway mark. When I finally figured
it out, the rest of my challenge got a little easier.The remaining
days were winding down and I would never forget the daily
announcements from Bobby that reminded me and everyone else how many
days I had left. A little embarrassing, but it was a nice reminder of
how close I was to my 30 day goal. My recommendation before starting
something as challenging as this: Make sure your mind as well as your
body is ready and let the experience guide you to grow as a person. I
guess the question that remains is: would I do it again...? Yes I
would. I don't know when, but I would try it again...sometime.

Jessica

More to come.............