Monday Motivations

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It is the last Monday of 2014! Well done to everyone for making it through another year of trying to be the best You that you can be. Despite the natural urge to look back at all the moments gone, now it is time to be in the present moment. This time of year is always challenging and full of distractions, and the pressures to meet all our physical, financial, social and personal goals can become very stressful.

The easiest way to combat holiday stress is to remain in the present moment; in the now. If you are finding this time of year particularly difficult, especially when it comes to focusing on the now, try to fit in a bikram yoga session before New Year’s. You will feel the weight of the past and the anxiety of the future lift off your shoulders leaving a pure you, ready to celebrate the New Year in harmony.

Bikram yoga helps us get into the present moment and to stay in it regardless of outer distractions. It helps strengthen the muscles in our brain that deal with focus and being completely present in the moment.

One of Bikram Yoga’s keys to bringing awareness into the present moment is breathing. Focusing on your breathing both in class and out in the big world is an immensely powerful tool to combat the worries and unnecessary weight of the past or future. After all, all we have control over is the present moment. No matter how hard we try or how much we want to travel back in time or into the future, all we have ever had and will ever have to play with is the present moment. The most successful, happy people are the most present, self-aware people.

Being in the present moment is a tension-free experience. Once fully present, the fears, anxiety, hurtful memories and chaos of life melts away, everything we hold on to from the past or future becomes redundant, and we become fully empowered to make the most of the current situation - the given moment.

So if you are looking for some relief, and a holiday from your holiday the key is to be present in the moment - be in the now – and you will have no trouble making it through this hectic time of year :)

If you need to fit in some Bikram sessions before New Year’s, see our class schedule over the next few days below.

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All you have to do is get here, we will help you achieve the rest!

Happy New Year Yogis !  :)
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Monday Motivations

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 We all spend the majority of the year busily running errands and focusing on work and family (or friends, or both!) that when the holidays come we sometimes find ourselves feeling guilty for not doing enough.

It seems absurd, after spending a huge portion of the year working hard, staying on top of our professional and personal lives, that when the time comes to relax and reflect, we are so used to the stress that when there is none, a sense of guilt creeps in. Well this year we are stopping the ‘Holiday Guilt’ before it wriggles its way in to the festive season.

It is easy to do! Here is the equation: simply replace the majority of the time spent at work each week during the year on looking after yourself. So; time at work / 1.5 + time on self x 10 = 0 Holiday Guilt. Sound easy right? Once the routine is in place – it is!

During the busiest parts of the year, it is very hard to maintain a consistent exercise and well-being routine, but we do not get too bothered because we are simply too busy achieving a number of other great things. Nothing wrong with that :) But now with the holidays approaching, and the days getting longer and more playful – it is wise to remind ourselves – of ourselves.

Holidays are a time to relax and reward ourselves for our hard work during the year. But do not be tricked by false or shallow rewards. Food, drinking and hours of sun-exposure are all rewarding to a certain extent. But if the body had a voice it would tell us to start focusing on the things that we know are important, things we want to focus on but can’t during the year because we are too busy or tired.

Just because it is the Holiday Season, the journey towards optimal well-being and health does not need to stop – in fact it ought to go up a gear or two! Make sure every day to designate at least 3 hours towards yourself, and let there be no excuses. A solid Bikram Yoga routine is perhaps one of the most rewarding, guilt-free ways to spend the summer months.

Eat what you want, enjoy the company of family and friends to the fullest and be confident to get out the bikini straps because you are already living to your optimal well-being’s needs.

There has never been a better time to sign up to a summer of Bikram Yoga and to kick the ‘Holiday Guilt’ before it starts kicking you!

Happy Monday Yogis :)
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