09/05/2025
🌟 Spotlight Student! 🌟 Meet Cynthia 🌟
I’ve been practicing Bikram yoga since the spring of 2013. I didn’t think I could stick with it because my body naturally runs hot. It became a challenge for me to hang in there.
As I became more comfortable, I practiced 5 mornings a week. I felt fortunate to have amazing teachers who not only knew the practice but also understood the body. They helped me find a way into poses that I was struggling to execute.
As I reflect on the years, I know the importance of continuing my practice for flexibility and mobility. I am a healthy person and have continued my journey through a broken foot, back issues that pop up, etc.
There are some poses I still struggle with, but imagine how excited I was when, at 70, I was finally able to touch my forehead on the floor during Standing Separate Leg Stretching pose!
I will be 72 in September, and often I recognize that I am the oldest person in the room but I feel good about it!
More than anything, I would encourage new practitioners to arrive early for practice and just continue to try. Communicate with the teachers and don’t push doing something that really causes you pain.
I appreciate the community of practitioners at Hot Yoga Claremont, and I love the 6:30 a.m. practice as it’s a great start to each day.
