Funkerific Yoga
Just checked out Funky Door Yoga last night for the first time and it’s a cool spot I think everyone would love. They have several locations, one in the Haight, one in Berkeley, and the one I went to in mid-town, at Pine and Polk. They are exclusively Bikram, so if you go, be aware of that. I love Bikram yoga – it’s the most difficult yet rewarding type of yoga there is as far as I’m concerned. I’m not a first time Bikram doer, so I didn’t have to go through anything special at Funky Door, but you may have to go through a small info talk from an instructor if you’ve never been. I just walked in, left my shoes at the door, paid my drop-in fee of $16 and headed to the locker room. Super easy. Bikram , or hot yoga, is doing strength stretching in about 110 degrees, so you sweat profusely. It sounds close to awful when you read about it on paper, but if you like yoga, or even working out to a certain
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extent, it will change your life! It’s very difficult when you are actually doing it – your heart beats hard (even though all the movements are slow and controlled) and as you can imagine and as I mentioned before, you sweat… A LOT! But that’s part of the magic. Imagine all of the toxins leaving your body and your muscles getting a good stretch while being kept warm continually – amazing. You leave practically walking on air, and you almost feel high, the endorphins are running so hard. The cool thing about this spot is that the instructor (I had Darius last night) actually opens and closes the windows during the session, so you weren’t ready to pass out at any given moment. I went to a Bikram class once where not only was it hot like normal, but she never cracked a window to keep the air at 110 degrees. I think this made all the difference in my experience, since the temperature of the heater along with the students’ body temperatures rising can make the room almost unbearable. It’s a 90 minute class, so making sure you are relatively healthy is an important start. Getting slightly dizzy or breathing hard is not uncommon. The instructor will tell you if you’re new to stop if you need to – it’s not overly stringent. It was a great class where I really pushed myself – totally worth going.
Short post, just needed to tell you about this awesome spot. Have fun going and stay healthy!
Peace and Love Xo
April 16th, 2009 saat: 6:42 am
This is the only Bikram place I have gone! Let’s go together sometime soon. I haven’t been in months…