Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Hot Yoga -- Hot Mess



Don't worry, there aren't crazy looking men standing on your back during Bikram Yoga -- I just couldn't resist posting this picture.

Here's the deal, lately I've been on this bikram (hot) yoga kick.   I hate going but I love how I feel afterward.  The room is heated to 105-110 degrees, and we "yogi's" do 26 poses, totalling 90 minutes.   By pose 16, I feel nauseated, light headed and ready to run out of the room screaming.   During the floor poses I dream of a rush of cold water falling from the ceiling like "Flash Dance."  I literally have this fantasy every time.  BUT, I can literally feel the difference in my body and I'm hooked on how great I feel when it's all over.

So here's the hot mess part.  MY HAIR!  What the heck am  I supposed to do with my hair?  There is no way to get around it, I have to wash my hair after every class, but lately I've been doing it 5 days a week, and black hair can't take that much washin'!  I'll have a head of straw by New Years!

Anyone got any tips?


2 comments:

Brooke Buckingham said...

Okay, so I don't have any hair tips for ya! It sounds like that class would just turn my hair into a giant oil slick! :-) But, I'm thinking I may want to give this crazy thing a try. Are you going to the one on California by Uptown Espresso? When do you go? I might tag along for a class... if that works.

Tonya said...

I left a message on your board too. I go on the weekends at 9:30am and Mon-Wed evenings 6:30pm.

Let me know what works for you -- I'd love to have a partner. Email me.
tonyamosleyb@gmail.com