Location: Hot Bikram, FulhamThe decreasing temperature of the London is not friendly. Say "Welcome," to the 1.5 hours of yoga in a room heated to 40 degrees centigrade!
There I was signing up for the "£10 for 10 days" offer to new students, hydrated to the point of needing a bathroom all too frequently and ready to sweat!
At the introduction, the instructors told us the goal for the new students was not to hold all the 26 positions of the class but rather, to remain in the heated room for the duration.
It wasn't an extreme heat upon entry but as the session progressed and the poses stretched your body further, beads of sweat appeared on my brow. Then on the arms, my top was completely drenched, (think having gone for a swim), and as I reached for my ankle to hold the 'tree-pose', I found out my knees had sweat glands of their own too!
"It's the toxins," they tell you. The sense of achievement as I walked out having lasted the whole class, and after a decent dry off, my skin was milky smooth... ah, the detox of Bikram Yoga!
Item 34: Bikram Yoga? CHECK!
