|
Northern Colorado Bikram challenge: 60 days of yoga - - Yoga |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Written by NEXTnc staff reports
|
|
Friday, 02 February 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
Page 1 of 2
 Bikram Yoga Colleges in Fort Collins and Greeley are joining forces for a 60-day fitness challenge aimed at focusing on your mind in order to change your body.
Bikram studios in both cities begin a community-wide challenge today, Feb. 1, open to beginners and advanced practitioners of “hot” yoga, ages 18-65. The 60-Day Bikram Challenge runs through April 2 and aims to “change your mind to change your body,” said Fort Collins studio owner Bridget Gharrity.
Participants take 60 classes in 60 days in either Fort Collins or Greeley studios. Those who complete the challenge are eligible for a discounted membership package of 40 percent off. Those completing 52 classes in 60 days can receive 20 percent off a package.
“Challenge yourself to do yoga every day and you’ll feel amazing benefits,” Gharrity said. “In 60 days, you will build mental, physical and emotional strength through group energy and karma.”
Bikram yoga originated in India and was developed in the early 1970s by Bikram Choudhury, according to a release. It is touted for building energy, stamina, flexibility, balance and for stretching internal organs, which releases deficient hormones and enzymes in the body.
This type of yoga is performed in a heated studio — the recommended temperature is 105 degrees — to allow for maximum flexibility and detoxifying of the body. There are 26 poses in the Bikram routine that work to balance the body in a 90-minute session.
——
TO PARTICIPATE
The 60-Day Bikram Challenge is offered by the Bikram Yoga College of India,
• 159 W. Mountain Ave., Fort Collins
• 2343 W. 27th St., No. 505, Greeley
• instructors will be available 30 minutes before and after classes for questions
• www.bikramyogafortcollins.com to buy packages online and view class schedules
|
|
|  | "Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is Alchemy's first law of Equivalent Exchange. In those days, we really believed that to be the world's one, and only truth." | |
|  | We're not that bright, even though in our own little world, we're geniuses. We like 80s hair bands and one-hit wonders, but among us we have respectable tastes, too. Metallica, Iron Maiden, U2. Pursuit of all things trivial is a lifestyle, not just a game. We like some sports, love other sports, and can find something to say about anything. We watch TV and movies and we've read a book or two, even a few classics (Yes, Classic Comics count!)
We call it insight, you call it what you will. | |
|  | Felix Wong is an outdoor enthusiast living in Fort Collins. A mechanical engineer by day, he is especially passionate about bicycling, running, and backpacking. | |
|  | Hola Amigos! I'm Sandra. I like to believe that people are 70 percent good and 30 percent dumb. I'm stickin to that story. Reading this blog might make you want to be good, but probably just dumb. | |
|  | Donovan Henderson is editor of NEXTnc. | |
|  | Here at Nextnc we have some characters. Get a sneak peak behind the curtain and find out what amusing antics our staffers get themselves into on a weekly basis. | |
|  | What is up FoCo?
I am a recent college graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead. After recieving my B.A. in English and Mass Communications this past August I moved down to Colorado.
I enjoy long walks on the beach, candlelight dinners, and heavy metal. My hobbies include reading and writing, music, movies, and getting drunk. Some of my favorite contemporary authors include Bret Easton Ellis, Chuck Palahniuk, and Kurt Vonnegut. My top movies are anything directed by Kubrick. I enjoy listening to anything that rocks.
Right now I am just trying to get to know Colorado and FoCo better. Mostly in order to find the best drink specials on each day that ends in Y. So if you know where I can get a cheap drunk on, let me know!
--Drew | |
|  | Life's little morsels of inspiration, observation and encouragement seen through the eyes of the Nextnc reporter.
| |
|  | Ms. Giles currently lives in Colorado where she stars in her own private reality show. She writes aphoristic accounts of her life, taken completely out of context, and embellished with characters and situations disguised to resemble something close to interesting. | |
|  | over and out | |
| | My name is Michelle Turley and I'm 28 years old. I live in Severance with my hubbie, Brandon. We have 2 dogs and a cat. We enjoy camping, four-wheeling, and just being in the mountains. I like to cook, clean (go figure), flea market, and play poker. I have so much to say about poker... | |
|
|
