Why the 100 day challenge?
Practicing 100 consecutive days of Bikram Yoga will change your life! But why 100? Why not 30 or even 60 days? Isn’t that enough? The answer, quite simply, is no. While 30 or 60 days is a great start and no small feat, in and of itself, it is still not enough.
Of course 30 days of Bikram Yoga are good for you and we certainly recommend you trying it. The first 30 days are basically a readjustment of the entire body’s cells, muscles, bones, and organs, setting the stage for the next 30 days. Day 31-60, we start to get into the emotional stuff, so it would really be a waste to stop now!
Emotionally
As in the first 30 days, where we readjust the entire physical body, the next 30 days we readjust the entire emotional body while simultaneously regenerating and rebuilding every single cell in the body. We also begin to get into some serious realignment of the spine and the entire central nervous system. These next 30 days, you really begin to feel mentally fatigued, even in spite of the fact that you physically feel better than you ever have in your entire life! This is the emotional readjustment.
Physically
Day 60-90, your body shape seems to suddenly change at an exponential rate, though you may not notice. These are the days when you start to hear all the “Wow, you look great! What are you doing?” comments. These 30 days are usually your best 30 days.
You feel great
Then there’s the final 11 days where you look and feel absolutely amazing, like a brand new human being. They say it takes 7 years to replace every single cell in the body. Well, you’ve cut that process down by 1/3 the time by doing 100 straight days. But, you may be wondering why the final 11 days and not 10? Because the number one rule of doing 100 yoga days is you have to show up for day 101!