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| Ok all you Bikramites - don't take me to task on this. I'm only reporting what I see. I passed a Bikram studio on the way to another studio today, and came across this sign: "Youth, Beauty, and Complete Happiness in 90 minutes". Seriously? It only takes 90 minutes? That's a pretty freakin' good deal!  C'mon! (and yes, I would have said this about ANY studio making this claim) | |||
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Maybe it was a type - maybe they meant to say "FOR 90 minutes." After 90 minutes, you return to your cranky old self, but much sweatier.  | |||
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Expert Yogi Posts: 5098   Location: Somewhere in the Mountains of Western NC | Actually I do feel that way after a good Bikram class. Sometimes I'm walking on air....of course, after my long 45 minute nap After that..... I can do anything, I can fly and I am WOMAN, no better than that, I am YOGINI!! Does it really matter how we do it, which Yoga did it for us??? Works great for me and it has potential to work for anybody...but you gotta work it and do it and not sit around talking about it or for that matter - criticizing it - you got to love what you do, put your heart into it, have passion for it and a positive environment for what your doing to make anything work...I do believe this about everything...especially doing ANY kind of YOGA! If you don't have that, then you have no practice. Might as well do nothing. I think the 90 minutes is the sales pitch to get you in the door though, that's not too bad for an advertising campaign, I've seen worse and after reading my Yoga Journal Magazine this month..it was full of ads and ads and ads...like oh my Gosh, who do we choose from and which is better...geez. Okay, now you guys can resume your analysing and add your theories. Don't try to change my mind, I'm happy with what I'm doing, I want others to be happy with what they are doing so they can feel comfortable and find their way without my negative input, because anything negative I say could be misinforming and not good, but it really is all good, and so many people are benefiting from this type of Yoga and the ones that are not just have not gotten there yet and perhaps maybe they need something more or different - maybe they need a TEACHER.... I TOTALLY respect that, but you should not give up by listening to bad advice or to someone's bad experience, be your own judge of your own body....MOST important thing to realize. Edited by Cyndi 2005-04-24 7:41 PM | ||
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Expert Yogi Posts: 8442    | OK, maybe that's my problem - I don't need any of those things! YOUTH - I've been there. Not totally all it is cracked up to be. BEAUTY - is in the eye of the beholder and my beloved beholder says I'm ok in the department, which makes me completely HAPPY! To get me in the door they would have to promise enlightenment in 90 minutes. But they don't do that spiritual stuff so I guess I just won't be going there | ||
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tourist - 2005-04-26 12:25 PM OK, maybe that's my problem - I don't need any of those things! YOUTH - I've been there. Not totally all it is cracked up to be. BEAUTY - is in the eye of the beholder and my beloved beholder says I'm ok in the department, which makes me completely HAPPY! To get me in the door they would have to promise enlightenment in 90 minutes. But they don't do that spiritual stuff so I guess I just won't be going there | |||
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Expert Yogi Posts: 5098 Location: Somewhere in the Mountains of Western NC | LoraB - 2005-04-24 5:08 PM Ok all you Bikramites - don't take me to task on this. I'm only reporting what I see. I passed a Bikram studio on the way to another studio today, and came across this sign: "Youth, Beauty, and Complete Happiness in 90 minutes". Seriously? It only takes 90 minutes? That's a pretty freakin' good deal! C'mon! (and yes, I would have said this about ANY studio making this claim) Hey Lora, Here's another one for ya!! Get a load of this one, talk about ridiculous advertising.... Hot Yoga in (City left blank) during the summer? You'll never fear swimsuit season again! | ||
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Cyndi - 2005-04-28 8:51 AM LoraB - 2005-04-24 5:08 PM Ok all you Bikramites - don't take me to task on this. I'm only reporting what I see. I passed a Bikram studio on the way to another studio today, and came across this sign: "Youth, Beauty, and Complete Happiness in 90 minutes". Seriously? It only takes 90 minutes? That's a pretty freakin' good deal! C'mon! (and yes, I would have said this about ANY studio making this claim) Hey Lora, Here's another one for ya!! Get a load of this one, talk about ridiculous advertising.... Hot Yoga in (City left blank) during the summer? You'll never fear swimsuit season again!  thanks for visting my web site cyndi! glad to see my advert was memorable for you. That's Houston BTW! Dee | |||
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| I go for a less direct approach in my marketing materials. I've attached a portion of one of my ads. I did another one with a picture of someone in Full Locust Pose with the caption, "Learn to Fly". Marketing can be fun. Edited by ebenjen 2005-04-28 4:12 PM (navel.jpg) Attachments ----------------  navel.jpg (50KB - 76 downloads) | |||
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Expert Yogi Posts: 5098 Location: Somewhere in the Mountains of Western NC | |||
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| Lora and all the others who discussed this thread earnestly, remember this was just an ad - and a pretty good one too. It makes people wonder and maybe enter the studio. It is so ridicoulusly exaggerated that no one will believe it anyway. When I was younger I used to work for a travel agency and operator which organized cheapo holidays for young people. One of our slogans translated was like "WE SATISFY YOUR DAUGHTER!" Of course we had to withdraw it after some complaints by offended parents. But it was fun as long as it was up (and the teenies loved it!).  | |||
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| Stefan, I don't discuss anything earnestly! You should know that by now! Now go to bed and get yourself to yoga tomorrow! | |||
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Expert Yogi Posts: 8442 | ebenjen - 2005-05-01 8:27 AM I love the fact that he stirs things up. Let's hear it for people who stir things up !!! Aka sh*t disturbers There are so many things that I feel strongly about but don't have what it takes or don't even believe that outrageous acts will work to change. But I admire those who do take those wild steps and put themselves in the line of fire. For one thing, it makes the slightly radical folks (like myself) look like moderates... | ||
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tourist - 2005-05-01 4:54 PM ebenjen - 2005-05-01 8:27 AM I love the fact that he stirs things up. Let's hear it for people who stir things up !!! Aka sh*t disturbers There are so many things that I feel strongly about but don't have what it takes or don't even believe that outrageous acts will work to change. But I admire those who do take those wild steps and put themselves in the line of fire. For one thing, it makes the slightly radical folks (like myself) look like moderates... I left my first workshop with Bikram pretty dismayed and judgemental. Since then, I've learned a little more about him and a *lot* more about myself. | |||
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Expert Yogi Posts: 5098 Location: Somewhere in the Mountains of Western NC | There's another name for people like us who like to "stir things up". We are also called the "movers and the shakers of the world". I had a great teacher ask me this question once..Are you going to be a mover and a shaker?? Or are you going to sit on your A$$ and do nothing? Of course, I think you know what my answer was | ||
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Expert Yogi Posts: 5098 Location: Somewhere in the Mountains of Western NC | Piel - 2005-05-02 10:41 PM if you want to put an ad, please put it in the right place. the guidelines for posting are quite clear regarding advertising and the placement of links for other web sites. thanks. Hi Piel, I am curious about something. Why aren't there any ads for Bikram Yoga at this website?? I see lots of Iyengar and others...but no Bikram, not even a book - nothin'. Cyndi - who has no interest in advertising for my Bikram home practice | ||
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