Bikram 2.0

So today I did a practice in my friend's living room.  I had a Bikram Yoga video up with a interactive aspect for all 26 poses.  It was hot in there; my friend didn't have the A/C on and I rode my bike to his house before the session and was already dying from the heat.  It was cool, the video did not speak besides telling you to switch positions.  I enjoyed that because it forced me to try harder to stay focused throughout the whole thing.  I found that, the "warmup'" we did in class was still difficult and that the whole session, felt more like a workout this time as I was putting forth my best effort.  I think that as we learn more about yoga's history in class and the introduction of physical culture, that idea can definitely be found within this practice.  As someone who studies how the body can be pushed and has a foot in the sport of bodybuilding, I can see how this Yoga has connection to the sport by the way my body felt afterwards. My body had a similar feel to that of after a lifting workout.  The idea behind yoga empowering you is interesting.  I think that it does empower you, in the sense that it gives you a better sense of your spatial environment and body control, as well as superior concentration skills and focus.  The practice so far is testing, but then again I've only done this style now.