Hi Dragonfly addicts!
We come up with another country and studio
review – this time from China!
Our Dragonfly Team has been to a China trip for
a couple of days. We have visited both Chinese Bikram Yoga studios (Bikram Yoga
Shanghai and Bikram Yoga Beijing). Also we made a few pictures for you guys on
typical Chinese hot spots – get ready for some adventure! ;-)
Bikram Yoga Shanghai
Shanghai is a beautiful new and clean city of
various types of architecture styles. The Bund, buildings from the early 20th
of the last century on one riverbank of the Huangpu River and The Pudong New Area
offering glimpse to the future on the other riverside.
The French Concession area famous for its
European-like buildings and atmosphere is a home of Bikram Yoga Shanghai. The
studio is located just on the main street of Jing An district on Jiang Ning Road
but a bit “behind the corner” which offers nice and calm environment perfect
for Bikram Yoga.
The studio owner Yun Ji is a very friendly
young woman. She opened the studio about 2 years ago and is now doing very good. We have met there her teacher Jeremy Stephens. The studio atmosphere,
chill out area and facilities felt very comfy. The class was in English with a
bit of Chinese – which we appreciated! J We recommend this studio to anybody
passing through or visiting Shanghai!
Bikram Yoga Shanghai
Bikram Yoga Beijing
Beijing is an old city with traditional Chinese
buildings and architecture looking all the way back to the past - the city’s
history dates back three millennia. You can find there typical Chinese temples but
also super-modern buildings. Beijing has been the political center of the
country for much of the past seven centuries. Definitely one of the must-see
places in China for better understanding of the whole country.
Xinag Li is a studio owner of Bikram Yoga
Beijing. We didn’t get chance to meet her personally but she was very helpful
by e-mail so when we finally made it to the studio her staff had already known
about us coming. Even though in China they don’t speak English in general, we
understood each other very well – maybe that’s the Bikram language! J The
studio was very beautiful and the class was in Chinese! The teacher was really
into yoga and even if we didn’t understand any word we understood the whole
thing perfectly! J Also we would recommend this studio located in Enji green garden of Beijing.
Bikram Yoga Beijing
“He who has not
climbed the Great Wall is not a true man”, said Mao Zedong. So we have! J
Our Dragonfly Yoga Wear Team made a trip to the
Great China Wall. This was really impressive! We took a couple of pictures for
you so you can better imagine how stunning is this part of the world! Let’s
have a look at those pictures and also at pictures from Shanghai and Beijing!
Have fun! ;-)
Great China Wall
Great China Wall
Bow pose in front of Cartier in Shanghai - Pudong New Area!
Standing head to knee pose on Shangai Nanjing Road
Tree pose in Beijing - Olympic Stadium - Bird's Nest
Love, Petra
