Meet our September Student of the Month, Taylor!

We’ve highlighted a lot of students who have done a lot of yoga for many years. New students have a fresh perspective. We knew right away Taylor was going to be one of us. Even after her short time practicing Bikram Yoga, she’s seen so many benefits. She’s so fortunate to have found this yoga as early in her life as she has. We can’t wait to see where this practice takes her. Read more about her experience in her own words:

“I’ve only been doing yoga for about two months now, but it has already made a huge impact on my life in so many ways. I will never forget my first two classes. I was horrible! I came completely unprepared for my first class and got told to stop wiping my sweat in my second class. Luckily, the former athlete in me is very competitive and hates being bad at things so I made it my mission to start attending class every day I could possibly squeeze it in.
I have played basketball my whole life and even competed at the collegiate level, so when I “retired” I was completely lost. I didn’t know how to work out on my own, how to eat healthy, or even how to self-motivate. Transitioning into “adult life,” working multiple jobs, I struggled to find a form of exercise that I truly loved and that didn’t feel like a chore. In the process of trying to discover something that worked for me, I also struggled with not being able to eat how I used to anymore.
Fast forward a year post grad, I had gained a ton of weight and was not happy at all. Especially after seeing myself in my best friend’s wedding photos, I knew I had to change something. I quickly changed my eating habits and started to see weight shed off, but I still wasn’t seeing the results I wanted because I wasn’t working out at all. One day I remembered that I had written on my list of personal goals for 2019 to “Start doing yoga.” and what better time than now to try? I googled yoga studios near me and found Bikram Yoga of Catonsville that was only 2 miles from my house. It was perfect! Now, I genuinely look forward to coming here and try to make a point to come at least 3-4 days a week.
My friends and family all know now that I must get my yoga in. In the two short months that I’ve been coming, my body has seen dramatic changes between the weight and inches lost, my back pain from an old basketball injury has almost disappeared, and even my mental health has improved tremendously. I have also made some of the sweetest, most welcoming yogi friends that remind me of that feeling of being on a team. Kyle and Dana said it right, “I found my tribe.” and I cannot thank everyone at the studio enough! I look forward to seeing what yoga has in store for me in the future.”