Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Goals for Bikram 101 challenge

I've been thinking a great deal about the Bikram 101 challenge. Since it will be such a big part of my life for the next 3+ months, I thought it might be a good idea to set some goals for my practice...

  • Be in the moment, no fidgeting, or wiping. Completely focus. Right now, I find myself in a bad habit of being kinda 'lazy' in my triangle set-up. I put my arms down, don't get my thigh completely parallel...etc.
  • Standing head to knee: by the end of the challenge, I would love to be able to get my forehead to my knee and hold it. Right now I can kick out, bend my elbows, tuck my chin in, but the forehead just won't touch my knee.
  • Standing separate leg head to knee: I struggle with this posture a lot. I find it one of my toughest. By the end of the challenge I would like to be able to consistently get my forehead to knee with my hands in prayer.
  • Standing Bow: hold the posture for one minute. On a good day, I fall out of it twice.
  • Locust: I struggle with lifting both legs up. I hesitate often in this posture. I would like to be more consistent and give it 100% each time.
  • Rabbit: I want to be able to get my forehead to touch my knee and lift, lift, lift! Compression postures are very difficult for me.
  • Spine twist: to be able to grab my inner thigh.
  • Water intake: cut down my water intake to two times a class (after standing series and before fixed firm)

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