Anni Bedrossian
Anni started Bikram yoga in the Spring of 2005 and became a certified instructor in November of 2008. In her own words hear why Bikram Yoga truly changed Anni’s life…”At the time I took my first class, I was stressed out at work, I was training for a marathon, and suffering from terrible anxiety and insomnia. I smiled politely when the person at the front desk told me that my only goal my first time was to stay in the room, but what I really thought was... It's just yoga, how hard can it be? Of course I ate my words around 3 minutes into class. My love affair with Bikram yoga did not start at the first class. I did not enjoy my first class, and even made it pretty clear to my teacher at the time that I would not be back. And yet 3 days later, there I was again, sweating through the postures, swearing that THIS time would be my last time. Of course it wasn't... Something made me go back again and again, and each time I swore it would be my last. But eventually something magical started happening to me during those 90 minutes. I didn't understand it at first, until I realized that the gut-wrenching anxiety I had been feeling almost 24/7 suddenly disappeared. Only for those 90 minutes at first, but those tough, sweaty 90 minutes suddenly became the most wonderfully peaceful 90 minutes of my day. The room may have been hot, the postures may have seemed impossible, the teacher may have been tough, but none of it mattered. My mind was quiet. And, as anybody suffering from terrible anxiety would know, this was the most amazing gift anybody could have ever given me. The experience of following my instinct gave me the courage to keep going with it. It is a beautiful thing to learn to trust yourself. It eventually led me to teacher training, to quit my job, and to completely change my life. Today I am anxiety-free, insomnia-free and have the honor and privilege to share this powerful yoga with others. And I have never looked back.”
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