Browsing March, 2008
A Great Yoga Success Story
I want to share this story with you all. This is from the newsletter of the Yoga studio I practice at, Bikram Yoga Las Vegas Southwest. King Rollins, the owner, likes to point out inspiring stories of how yoga has helped various people. I am including the latest “student of the month”, Adela Praderas, as she is a testimony to the awesome power of this yoga, and how the body wants to heal itself if it is given a chance. The following is from Adela:
BIKRAM YOGA!!! I never thought that I could do it!
I first heard about Bikram Yoga from my daughter, Daal, who lives in Lakewood, CA. She would tell me how good it was, how wonderful she felt doing ‘hot yoga’, but it never crossed my mind I would become a ‘yogi’ myself.
In April 2007 I injured my right knee (don’t know how). I had some pain when walking that wouldn’t go away. Therefore I visited a physician who X-rayed and examined my knee. He said he couldn’t find anything wrong with it and advised me to wait and see if the pain would go away by itself. A couple of months passed and as I felt no improvement, I visited the physician again who advised an MRI. The result was: mild arthritis plus a torn meniscus. He prescribed a series of 3 shots in my knee -one shot every week- but I still felt the same pain, no improvement at all.
THEN, in September, Daal came to Las Vegas for a short visit. Why don’t you try Bikram, see how it goes? she said. With many doubts I attended my first class at the Tropicana studio. I was afraid I would completely ruin my knee. But contrary to my tribulations everything went well. As a matter of fact, I became addicted to Bikram Yoga since my very first class. Thanks to the wonderful guidance of my teachers, all of whom were aware of my knee condition and kept watching over me all the time, I have healed extremely well. Now I am able to walk as much as I want, go up and down stairs with ease. And I feel so wonderful lately, very healthy, optimistic, full of energy, rejuvenated and, I am 76 years young.
Thank you BIKRAM YOGA, you are WONDERFUL. Adela…
That’s powerful stuff!!
Health and Wellness,
Jamie