Bikram Yoga El Paseo

Bikram Yoga Palm Desert El Paseo is known nationwide for it’s outdoor “shower”.

We don’t have a fancy facility.  We don’t have elaborate locker rooms.  We don’t even have a private office for our director so she can go hibernate from the big bad wolves, (although there are times  that she would like to ;-D )

BUT WE DO HAVE AN OUTDOOR  “SHOWER,”  and as our first time students and out of towner’s would say,  “how cool is that” !!!      Only in the desert…….. right??

Nothing puts a bigger smile on our faces then when an out of towner asks “where’s that outdoor shower I’ve heard about? ”

Last week I compared  desert dweller yogis  with  beach bum yogis.  Bikram Yoga studios in  our neighboring   beach communities  run and jump in the ocean TOGETHER  right after class.   HOW COOL IS THAT!!!      Here at Bikram Yoga Palm Desert,  we  “shower”  TOGETHER  in our very  own special,   outdoor “shower.”

Just about now you are probably wondering why I keep putting “shower” in quotes.  Yes?

Well, truth be told, it’s not a  REAL shower.  There is no soap and no shampoo.  Shower caps? Nope.  Razors or shower curtains. Nope, nope.     Loofah  sponges??   HECK NO.   Just a hose and nature.   The  hose,     whose original and continued purpose is to clean and sterilize the entry way,   was transformed just weeks  after Bikram Yoga Palm Desert moved from its original location.  For the past 6  years  it has doubled as a RINSE  OFF  area for our happy Yogis.

It became so popular with members and visitors alike   that  less than a year ago a shower head was added for fun and convenience.  NOTHING MORE NOTHING LESS.

Then the village came a knocking.   We were told that  “Someone”  reported that we had a “shower.”

Remember that song,  “Things that make you go HMMMM!???”  (It’s becoming my theme song………….)

Our little ol`  “shower” was not bothering or hurting anyone and  quite the contrary caused a lot of smiles and conversation.  But smiles and positive energy make unhappy people crazy,   and well,  misery loves company,   so a tattle tail called the village on our little happy place.   We were told that we had to remove the shower head. (Even the village representative got a chuckle when he actually saw what all the fuss was about.)

REALLY????

No sooner did we remove the shower head and look what happened. The smiles are bigger than ever!!!!    Soooo  much more fun  “HOSING” each other off  TOGETHER  than  “showering”  SOLO !!!!!  Additionally the  force of the hose is so much more powerful than that wimpy shower head anyway.

No matter how much peeps keep trying to steal our peace,  we keep coming back stronger  and  now CLEANER  than ever!!!! Our everlasting flames may get doused  from time to time but they  WILL  NEVER BURN OUT!!

Hope to see you in the hot room soon!!  (or maybe just under the “shower”)

Namaste`