TWELVE

1. What is the truth about yoga for you?

It works

2. Do you believe there to be contradictions in the practice of yoga? If so, what are these contradictions?

Commercialism

3. List three hopes you have for your practice.

one - Health two - Strength three - Spiritual uplifting

4. What has the practice of Bikram Yoga given to you?

All of the above. And freedom from Drug Addiction, freedom from physical ailments, freedom from self-defeating negative thoughts, freedom from resignation and cynicism, freedom from apathy. Bikram Yoga has opened my Spirituality.

5. Why do you practice Bikram Yoga?

Because of the above. I feel clean, peaceful and good after class. Tim C. Oceanside, CA USA age:48

ELEVEN

1. What is the truth about yoga for you?

yoga will stimulate my mind , body and soul.

2. Do you believe there to be contradictions in the practice of yoga? If so, what are these contradictions?

no

3. List three hopes you have for your practice.

one - to be truthful to the practice two - to accept my limitations-not seeing them as a weakness three - to see all the pretty colors during the final savasna that I usually see.

4. What has the practice of Bikram Yoga given to you?

understanding myself and the way I intruperate life for me. It also has given me a focus on a direction in life to imporve my health

5. Why do you practice Bikram Yoga?

It is the first yoga I have been introduced to.

TEN

1. What is the truth about yoga for you?

Yoga is a dicipline. It keeps me focused on my body in a healthy way, caring more about what I eat and my hydration. It has improved my life.

2. Do you believe there to be contradictions in the practice of yoga? If so, what are these contradictions?

No

3. List three hopes you have for your practice.

one - stay healthy two - become more flexible three - keep improving my body image

4. What has the practice of Bikram Yoga given to you?

Confidence, determination, dicipline, a better body image, help with my tennis elbow, overall feeling of good health.

5. Why do you practice Bikram Yoga?

I feel I get a complete workout, mind, body, soul. Sherry I. San Diego, CA USA age: 47

NINE

1. What is the truth about yoga for you?

I don’t worry too much about the truth in my practice from a spiritual or ominous perspective. The truth is in that the yoga practice feels good to my body. It makes me feel younger and healthier. My body looks better and I feel better, and that’s enough for me. Sometimes I wonder if I should approach yoga from a more spiritual, religious perspective, but I usually talk myself out of this because I don’t feel that I need to have that connection with it at this point to get out of it what I do.

2. Do you believe there to be contradictions in the practice of yoga? If so, what are these contradictions?

I believe that there are things that we have assumed about the world that appear to be contradicted in yoga. We assume that it is harder to move then it is to stay still. We assume that when we are working hard and our body needs more air we should breath faster, but we end up taking short, fast breaths, and what we really need to do it to breath slower so that we can get more air deeper into our lungs. Although these things appear to be contradictions, yoga just offers a different frame of reference.

3. List three hopes you have for your practice.

one - Longevity two - Deeper range of movement three - Develop more strength

4. What has the practice of Bikram Yoga given to you?

It has helped me become more physically in shape and aware of my body. It has helped me realize my strengths and weaknesses both physically and mentally. Anonymous, Encinitas, CA U.S.A

EIGHT

1. What is the truth about yoga for you?

The truth is, I must realize my limitations, and cut back on my expectations.

2. Do you believe there to be contradictions in the practice of yoga? If so, what are these contradictions?

The more you practice the better it gets. Not so at my age.

3. List three hopes you have for your practice.

one - To strengthen my core. two - To keep my weight in check. three - To have a sense of calm, outside of class.

4. What has the practice of Bikram Yoga given to you?

A sense of accomplishment, as I took the 30 day challenge, and finished it as one of 16 out of some 65 participants.

5. Why do you practice Bikram Yoga?

Because of my age, I feel the heat helps my joints. Sylvia B., Carlsbad, CA USA age:63

SEVEN

1. What is the truth about yoga for you?

To accept where I am at that moment in time. Being in the present and breathing in life.

2. Do you believe there to be contradictions in the practice of yoga? If so, what are these contradictions?

The only contradiction I've found being a student and a teacher of yoga is "killing yourself" in a posture. When simply sometimes its just not possible.

3. List three hopes you have for your practice.

one - Be one with mind, body and spirit two - Always challenging my limits three - Too inspire

4. What has the practice of Bikram Yoga given to you?

My life back.

5. Why do you practice Bikram Yoga?

Calms my mind down and challenges me physically. And I love the heat, like to sweat everything out.

SIX

1. What is the truth about yoga for you?

Greater well-being; the flushing of toxins is truly beneficial to human beings.

2. Do you believe there to be contradictions in the practice of yoga? If so, what are these contradictions?

No

3. List three hopes you have for your practice.

one - Weight loss and maintanance two - Quality Longevity three - Good health

4. What has the practice of Bikram Yoga given to you?

The practice has brought me back to the person I really am. I am more social, happy with a greater clarity of mind. Physically, I am much stronger; improved posture, etc

5. Why do you practice Bikram Yoga?

Curiousity brought me to Yoga several months ago. Because of the physical and mental benefits, I will practice for the rest of my life.