EHYS Teacher Training

Our next Express Hot Yoga and Spa Teacher Training will begin this Spring. Space is limited to 10 people so reserve your spot today. Discounts are available to early registrants. Talk to Arnie Ballew.

As I opened a Christmas gift from my children discovering a month of yoga classes at Bikram Yoga of the Woodlands, I could only think: "Oh, no! Is this the yoga that is performed in a 105-degree room for an hour and a half?" First of all, where would I find the time; secondly, would I be able to endure the heat and perform the postures? [ read more ]

I strongly believe that there is a correlation between my yoga experience and the clarity I have achieved in my intention as a mentor and educator. About two years ago in the spring of 2007 I decided to make a change from an office job and reconnect with academia as a faculty member in the art department at Lone Star College -North Harris and San Jacinto College-South. [ read more ]

As a substitute teacher, developing effective ways to manage your classroom is the most important task. When you are faced with a new set of students every day, it is imperative that you immediately establish the tone and get their attention. I have seen teachers come up with numerous creative ways to engage a class and earn students' trust..[ read more ]

"About five years ago my daughter Jennifer, a Bikrim Yoga Instructor, requested my company at a yoga session located downtown Houston, Texas. I reluctantly went with her dragging my heels most of the way. That yoga session was an extremely demanding and difficult hour and a half for someone who was in pretty poor physical condition. I made it through the full session attempting each pose to the best of my limited ability. [ read more ]

As background, I discovered I had a serious back condition at the age of 30 (I am 57 now). I underwent a ton of therapies and eventually two separate lumbar laminectomies to no avail. Last fall I had two of my vertebrae fused. It was a fairly major surgery and they installed a bit of hardware to hold things in place while the actual fusion of the bone takes place. This process actually can take years. [ read more ]

Believe it or not, on April 1st, 2006 - yes, April Fools Day - my friend and running companion suggested we attend a Bikram Yoga class. You must know I see myself as an athlete and thought Yoga was for wimps. My value of the friendship won out and I went to the class. Arriving that day and going into the Yoga room I began to doubt that my friend was really my friend. [ read more ]

I just wanted to let you know what Bikram Yoga has done for me.
 
As I have shared with you, six years ago a massive spinal cord tumor that had grown into my right lung area, was discovered.  I was told I wouldn't make it through the surgery. 
 
Needless to say, I made it through two major surgeries.  The first was a thoracotomy which opened up my chest and back and the second was the actual spinal cord surgery. [ read more ]