Bikram Yoga El Paseo

ONE YEAR AGO ….. TODAY    Bikram Yoga Palm Desert  changed ownership and changed names -attaching our fabulous location to  our existing name.  We went on to change the look of the studio.  We changed signs , we changed landscaping, we changed  decor and fixtures, we changed procedures and protocol,  and  we changed web design and Facebook pages! YEP, WE CHANGED!

What we DIDN’T CHANGE  was OUR PURPOSE:  To welcome  “all shapes, all sizes, and all ages”  to this amazing therapeutic yoga!

We truly believe in Bishnu Ghosh’s words of wisdom :  ” It’s never too late,  it’s never too bad, and you’re never too old or too sick to start from scratch once again!”

On the eve of this very day,  a new student walked in to our studio asking for information .  The 6pm class was going on and I was sitting at the desk busily doing payroll.  I heard the door open and she and I exchanged greetings.  With a quiver in her voice and little to no eye contact ,  she started to ask questions about the yoga.  I sensed her ambivalence and immediately felt her pain.  I recalled my own “first step”  into the yoga world.

10 years ago I couldn’t even bring myself to go alone.   I unlike this new brave student  dragged my coworker up the dirty dusty steps to the original  Bikram Yoga studio above Keedy’s Restaurant .  It wasn’t even called Bikram at the time but rather  “THIRD EYE YOGA” .   I didn’t know much about yoga , let alone that it had 3 eyes!!   As the smell of bacon grease filled the air, and as we climbed the  dirty white stairs swishing our flip flops in the dust,  no one could have told me that I was on a path that would ultimately change my life and my career !!

As a practicing RDH for 20+ years ,  I did a number on my lower back .  After suffering with lower back pain for a year and half, and trying all sorts of  remedies,  I decided to give yoga a try.  It was my last ditch effort to treat my back holistically.  After reviewing my MRI the medical doctors could only recommended invasive procedures.  Being in the health care profession, I did not want that!!

Long story short ,  within 4 months of consistent Bikram Yoga practice my pain was gone and I was completely asymptomatic!! As my love for this healing yoga practice continued, I made a choice to go to Bikram Yoga Certified teacher training in order to help others heal their bodies naturally.      One year ago I  made another choice  to  purchase  Bikram Yoga Palm Desert  so that other students could continue to have a safe,  welcoming environment  to become and stay healthy.

As this prospective new student and I engaged in conversation her eyes began to tear as she said the words:  ” I need to do something .  I can’t go on like this anymore.”  After telling her my own story of pain  and  reassuring her that she was in a safe, nurturing environment,    she looked me straight in the eyes and I saw her beautiful smile for the first time as a sense of hope came over her face !!!

That smile said it all!!!  I knew I made the right decision one year ago today!!  Amidst all the CHANGE  the most important thing of all this past year was the very thing that DID NOT change:   ALL ARE WELCOME HERE. ALL SHAPES, ALL SIZES,ALL AGES   and  all because    ” It’s never too late,  it’s never too bad, and you’re never too old or too sick to start from scratch once again!”

Change your body, change your mind , change your life…………….take that first step into the hot room!!  Hope to see you there soon!!!

NAMASTE`