Bikram Yoga El Paseo

With the hustle and bustle of the holiday season,  it’s tough to take pause and truly experience any given  moment.   That is until something stops you dead in your tracks.

Several  weeks back when I was getting in stress mode with blinders on,   I  heard  about the craziest accident regarding an elderly man who lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a school!!    A SCHOOL  of all places.

Ten year old Adrian Grajeda  was hurt badly and almost lost his life.  He lived  but lost his leg.   I started to think about that line from Ferris Bueller’s day off:   “Life moves pretty fast. You don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”

Ironically,  just days later I went to a holiday party with friends who discussed a meditation they went to involving food.  They were told to pick up each piece  of food on their plate and instead of wolfing it down they should  EXPERIENCE it with a thoughtful presence.  As they SLOWLY tasted it they would make a mental note of it’s origin, content, texture, taste etc.

I started to apply this practice to every day experiences in my life.  Since I spend a great deal of time in Bikram’s  yoga room  I started there.  Now   when I walk into the hot room I think about my ability to walk in there  with my own two legs,  to look at myself in the mirror with clarity and to really feel and experience the movement of my breath.  I’ve carried this out with every posture. I feel the muscles that are engaged and the sweat beads that drip down my arms and legs.  I’m grateful for the discomfort and the struggle because I’m able to feel.

A  brand new year is just around the corner.   Another year past !!   As the  New Year’s Eve ball drops in Times Square I will think : “Life moves pretty fast. You don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”

Let’s not miss it, let’s experience it!!!

Change your body, change your mind, change your life!!  Challenge yourself to truly experience the pleasures and the pain in your day.  Nothing is more enlightening  than a single Bikram Yoga Class……..or  30.

Join us for a  SPECIAL  30 day challenge: “Aide to Adrian”  with  special rules to help  Adrian and his  family with their mounting medical bills  while carving  out your own path of enlightenment!!

ADRIAN  GRAJEDA

Hope to see you in the hot room soon!!

NAMASTE`