Dear students, if you would like to share your experiences / testimony, please email tessa@bikramyogamelbourne.com.au.
Sara Piper
To the Bikram Yoga crew at Prahran,
I was a first timer in your 6pm class last night. Just wanted to let you know that I absolutely loved it and for the first time in ages had a FULL night's sleep afterwards!
Thanks a lot! See you tonight!
Sara Piper
Hello lovely Tessa!
Everything is very crazy at the moment and I didn't get a chance to Come to my last yoga class in Melbourne on Wednesday so I therefore couldn't say goodbye to you and give you a hug and say THANKS! Thanks for sending your positive energy and sparkling personality my way each time I visited. Yoga has changed my life in so many ways and a thank you (and the team) for guiding me through to where I am today. I'm alot happier and way calmer and..... wait for it..... I DO SLEEP BETTER!!! Ok, I still have some sleepless nights but yoga has taught me how to get through it. It ensures that my body is nice and relaxed and when I get home from a class, I'm so absolutely exhausted that I cannot do anything but sleep! It's taught me that if i can get the most out of everyday then sleep should come alot easier.
If I can achieve little things each day then my mind will be content and will allow me to rest and to achieve other little things the following day. Sooner or later these little things will start adding up to something big : ) The move to Sydney is a little scary but I know deep down that it's the right thing to do for Cath and I. It just feels right. I'll miss my 3- weekly yoga classes at Tessa's Academy of Torture but I have no doubts that my classes up in Sydney will be equally enjoyable. I have to say Tess that you've got me hooked for life. I've never known anything so good for me... ever. I've never been so flexible, I've never been so relaxed and my body has never been this toned before. It's all good!
Thanks again Tess, both Cath and I wish you and Jamin all the best for The future. NAMASTE!!!
xxxxx
Mat & Cathy Cottle
Dear Lisa,
Thanks for sending the information through to me.
I have thoroughly enjoyed the two classes I have completed so far (Laura's on Monday night and yours on Tues night). My wife is on her sixth consecutive class now and is just loving it - so good for her. I'd go more often if I could, but work and family make it a little tricky.
I've already recommended your classes to friends and some members of the health club I manage in the CBD.
I'll try and get the most out of my 10 day intro classes, so may get one of your classes again.
Anyway - just wanted to say thanks. Always good to try new things....nice change from the gym.
Take care,
Simon
'Health Club Manager'
Practicing Bikram yoga whilst pregnant was great physically, emotionally and spiritually. It was an amazing way to stay fit during pregnancy and prepare for labor. it also helped level out any emotional mood swings and stay focussed on the journey that lay ahead. My baby loved it as well, i especially loved watching him go crazy in my belly after camel pose! i feel the yoga also helped my body 'bounce back' after the birth.
I would recommend Bikram yoga to pregnant mumma's everywhere!
Megan Georgoulas
Baby Max 7 months old.
Hi Tessa,
Bikram Yoga has helped me to make positive changes in my life – mind, body, and spirit. I’m more calm and don’t let things get to me easily, I’m more compassionate to myself! I find that I have increased my inner strength and stamina not just in the physical sense. My flexibility has greatly improved and I can now “keep up” with John when it comes to rock scrambling when we go hiking/bushwalking :o), whereas the first time he took me, I was such a wooze! A few years ago, I was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism (Graves disease). Call it chance or what but I’ve been off medication since I started and regularly practice Bikram Yoga. My regular blood test/checkup always give me a good tick. Even my GP is amazed and very pleased. I remember the first time I did the class, I only managed to do the first three postures and I laid down the whole time. I tried to flee out the door, but Dagmar was sooooo strict and she wouldn't let me out and made me lie down. I'm very glad that I did what I was told, otherwise, I wouldn't have discovered the amazing benefits of this most amazing yoga!
John enjoys practicing Bikram yoga, too, and he finds that it complements with his extreme outdoor sports – mountain biking, rock climbing, skiing, to name a few.
Thank you so much to you and the whole team in Richmond/Prahran. You have wonderful teachers, and I feel blessed.
Verena Gomez
I.T.
Hi Tessa,
I am really grateful that I found bikram yoga. I am having great struggles with my health, mentally and physically, due to weight loss. In the 2.5 weeks I have been attending, some of my problems are starting to disappear.
I think this style of yoga is fantastic. It is both extremely challenging and relaxing. I used to suffer from migraines, and they had been occurring as a result of overexercising. I used to do a fair amount of gym, gym classes, and running; all practices that stressed my body out. I used to be in constant pain, having regular massage yet it did noting.
On my third class, i had a emotional release. it was amazing. I had so much pent up issues that i never knew were there. Whilst in the class the postures allowed them to come up. Initially my mind took control, and I wanted to escape the class. But thankfully the teacher stopped me, and guided me in the appropriate ways. She told me to sit down and let it out. So that's what I did. I am so grateful that she helped me. If I had left the class my system would have blocked the release and i would have had a migraine. I know this because as I let the tears out, everything hurt. My stomach, my eyes, my head. just like the way it would hurt if I endured a migraine.
I trust that if i keep practising it will help my body re-balance. As I rigorously dieted in the past my body and mind have become damaged. Yoga is also helping me to deal with my negative emotions, and to see my own truths and realities, not what my mind likes to create.
I think that all your instructors are great. They put great energy into creating a positive environment for everyone practicing bikram yoga. I love that they are friendly and caring, and focus on helping everyone in the class (compared with most other gym classes which only instruct but don't correct).
The Melbourne centre, overall, is a great space to be a part of. Thank-you for creating such a wonderful environment!
Namaste,
Liz Cox