New studio is officially open!! Lizzie only offered one class today at 4:30 and it was FREE, so kind of prime time for new yogis to come give Bikram a try. The new room was packed and there were people on people on people but it seems to be bigger so it worked out. In the new room the setup is flipped so my usual corner of windows and mirrors is now on the right of the podium, whereas I used to be on the left. Y'all know my OCD was messing with me ;) had to find a new spot on the ceiling to stare at while on the floor too!
Definitely still some work to be done, but it's all minor compared to having the room up and running again. The heat was done at the very beginning of class/when people were still pouring in but the techs got it fixed and throughout the first 30 minutes or so of class it gradually got hotter and hotter until I was finally sweating my normal amount (drip drop drip drop) all over my towel. Lizzie also taught this class and throughout ALL my time at this studio, I've never had her as an instructor and she was great!
Today for me was less about focusing on the poses and my body and more on getting acclimated to the new space and finding my new home and comfort zone in that room. Though I think I did pretty well. Having new people directly in the row behind me always makes me try just an extra bit harder, knowing that when they're confused they are going to look at me and that's going to be a part of their first Bikram experience. Standing series flew by, the spine strengthening series was killer today (have been having back spasms pretty bad since Thursday), but the rest of the floor series was fantastic.
Love the new space and I think it's going to be wonderful for the studio!
Double tomorrow...eek.
Namaste!
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