There is an old adage: "When the student is ready the teacher will appear". This seems destined to prove true once again in my life, this time encompassing my experience with Bikram Yoga. Active in sports when I was young, Psoriatic Arthritis struck in 1983, and the condition brought with it a limited ability to exercise. From traditional medicine to Homeopathic remedies, chiropractors to massage therapists, I have tried it all, without consistent results. The discovery of Homeopathy in 1990, however, did put me on a path toward beginning to heal physically and grow spiritually, but my aches and pains were still a daily reality.

I had heard of yoga, sure, but I have never been one to follow a fad. Still, late this past August, I found myself at the front desk with a litany of questions. I began with my first class on August 28th, and have completed eighty classes as of December 1st, missing only two days during the first sixty. Allow me to confirm the warning on the website: Practicing Bikram Yoga may be habit-forming (but this is one addiction I plan to nurture)!

The journey that began for me in 1990 has been furthered exponentially with the addition of Bikram Yoga. The challenges endured and the knowledge gained coupled with my newfound experience with Bikram have created quality of life I had not remembered possible. The shoulder pain and morning stiffness that woke with me each morning is mercifully almost non-existent. I have discovered freedom.

Sharing recognition as Student of the Month with two students, Carolyn and Mitchell, who recently finished their thousandth class, has inspired me to set the intention of completing one hundred classes by years' end.

I want to thank David, Karen, Erin and all my fellow yogis for the daily doses of encouragement and support that make this yoga the most wonderful gift ever given me, providing innumerable rewards. The most enlightening lesson thus far…

You CAN teach an old dog new tricks!

Marsha loves the yoga so much she even taught her dog Isshe how to lie in savasana!