Day 53: 60 done and 60 things I love about Bikram Yoga.

It occurs to me as I sit down to write this that I set out originally in this Challenge to do 60 classes. But here I am with 30 more to go. So, in celebration of this milestone, I’m making a list.

60 Things I love about Bikram Yoga:

1. Never getting bored with the series.
2. Nothing compares to the afterglow.
3. The way it feels to finish Pranayama and feel dizzy.
4. The glee of getting the 2nd part of Awkward after 2+ years of struggling with it.
5. Water never tastes so good as it does after Garurasana.
6. Water never tastes so good as it does after Dhanurasana.
7. Water never tastes so good as it does after final Savasana.
8. One word: KOMBUCHA (right after class)
9. The way your skin glows.
10. The feeling of doing a double.
11. The look you give the other regulars who know WHY you did the double.
12. Being right by the stage and getting ZERO air flow and loving it.
13. Recognizing when the teacher messes up the dialog and laughing out loud.
14. The steam room.
15. Sweat, sweat, sweat.
16. Spending $50 on shorts that are almost as tiny as your underwear and knowing WHY you did it.
17. Advanced class.
18. Hearing your name said after “Awesome job….”
19. Laughing at yourself.
20. Losing track of how many times you’ve been to class in one week.
21. Feeling your circulation shift with a tiny rotation of you upward arm in Triangle.
22. The “Nauseas High” of Ustrasana.
23. The buzz of just doing it, even if it scares you.
24. Kicking up so hard in Standing Bow that you begin to believe you will ONE DAY lock your knee.
25. Celebrating the little victories.
26. Smiling at yourself more when you look in the mirror.
27. Letting go of judgment.
28. Learning to let go of attachments.
29. 90 minutes of hell, a lifetime of good health.
30. Amazing teachers.
31. Pranayama
32. Ardha Chandrasana with Padahastasana
33. Ukatasana
34. Garurasana
35. Dandayamana-Janushirasana
36. Dandayamana-Dhanurasana
37. Tuladandasana
38. Dandayamana Bibhaktapada Paschimotthanasana
39. Trikonasana
39. Dandayamana-Bibhaktapada-Janushirasana
40. Tree Pose
41. Padangustasana
42. Pavanamuktasana
43. Bhujangasana
44. Salabasana
45. Poorna-Salabasana
46. Dhanurasana
47. Supta-Vajrasana
48. Ardha-Khurmasana
49. Ustrasana
50. Sasangasana
51. Janushirasana with Paschimotthasana
52. Ardha-Matsyendrasana
53. Khapalabati
54. Knowing what all of those Asanas are.
55. Loving every single one of them.
56. Sharing this yoga with others.
57. Being thankful.
58. Letting no one steal your peace.
59. Seeing your life change.
60. Knowing that every day is different, new, and good.