Category: Bikram Training
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Bikram Yoga Teacher Training–What to Expect
Congratulations! You are about to embark on an experience of a lifetime. Bikram Yoga Teacher Training is a crazy two month journey! You will challenge yourself. You will physically do more Bikram Yoga Classes then you ever thought possible. Your mind will go crazy reciting dialogue day in and day out! You get to learn…
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Veggies and Ravioli
I know I am always writing healthy recipes and most of my readers probably think I ALWAYS eat healthy. (except for my known love for beer!) I too though crave carbs on occasion. Part of this is because if you follow a Cyclic Ketogenic diet your body will tell you when you NEED to eat…
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Autobiography in 5 Short Paragraphs
An Autobiography in 5 Short Paragraphs By Portia Nelson 1. I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost. I am helpless. It isn’t my fault. It takes forever to find a way out. 2. I walk down the street. There is a deep hole…
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A Quick Healthy Meal: Meatless Meatball Dinner
One of my favorite quick healthy meals during Bikram training has been Meatless Meatballs with Broccoli, cottage cheese, and Roasted Red Pepper Soup. It is a great mix of healthy complex Carbs and Protein to help your muscles recover and fuel for your next class. Remember, protein is what helps muscles refuel, but you also…
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Electrolyte Replacement
Electrolyte replacement becomes very important if you are doing Bikram yoga doubles (or any hot yoga or workouts where you sweat a lot!) When we sweat, we sweat out electrolytes; primarily Sodium (Na+) and Potassium (K+). These two electrolytes are key to muscle contraction and relaxation. It is important to make sure you drink…
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Funky Monkey Protein Smoothie
Ingredients: 1 Banana 2 scoops protein 1 tbs Sunflower Butter 1/2 cup Coffee 1 cup ice Combine in a magic bullet and you have an awesome 320 cal 31g Protein, 31g CHO, and 10g Fat protein smoothie to refuel your body and keep you awake for boring office meetings or in late night lectures!
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The Mind Body Connection
When people talk about the mind body connection, we get the sense that they are speaking of some spiritual thing. Yoga was definitely the first place I really became aware of this concept. It was something I was always trying to work for. I needed to stay present, calm, and focused to find this Mind…
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A QUICK MEAL FOR ELECTROLYTE REPLACEMENT
Normally I wouldn’t recommend eating a large amount of sodium in your diet. High sodium levels can lead to high blood pressure, bloating, and water retention. If you are exercising in heat, however, you need to consider fluid replacement and electrolyte replacement. Sodium is the the number one electrolyte you sweat out so it is…
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The Invitation
This poem was read to me during my Bikram Teacher Training By Rajashree Choudhury. I know it isn’t the typical post on exercise, but it spoke to me. If we want to succeed at anything (exercise endeavors included) we have to be fully invested in it. You have to believe in yourself and be sure…
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Yoga Mantras: Tips to Improve Your Yoga Practice
We have heard over and over again that having a mantra can help you, making your performance stronger. Often times, positive affirmation allows us to do things we didn’t believe were possible. Mantras can also help us do something as simple as clearing the mind. We as humans are great multi-taskers. We are constantly thinking of…