BYRP Athlete Brochure - Bikram Yoga Riverdale Park, Ivy City

OUR PROGRAM IN THE NEWS
“Everything about Bikram
yoga starts with mental
focus, and anything
that’s going to give our
guys a competitive
advantage, we want to
do,” said Brooks, who
also participated in the classes. “Most games
are won in the fourth quarter, and we have to
do something that much more different to get
our guys prepared. If this is what’s going to take
them there, we’re willing to do it.”
"Bikram Yoga Riverdale Park has been a
phenomenal training tool for our football team!
While it's fantastic for injury prevention &
flexibility, the mental discipline required to
complete each session is what is most
beneficial for our team. The instructors are
outstanding and I highly recommend it to any
program wanting to compete on a high level.”
Coach Elijah Brooks
Dematha Catholic High School Football
NOW IN TWO LOCATIONS!
BIKRAM HOT YOGA IVY CITY
1510 OKIE STREET NE
WASHINGTON DC 20002
BIKRAM HOT YOGA RIVERDALE PARK
Elite Athlete
Training Program
6202 RHODE ISLAND AVENUE, SUITE 200
RIVERDALE PARK, MD 20737
ABOUT THE OWNER
Yoga Studio Director/Owner Kendra
Blackett-Dibinga MPP, MPH is a certified
Bikram Yoga instructor, a former personal
trainer and a wellness advisor. She has taught
in various studios in the DC metropolitan area.
In June 2011, after successfully completing a
9-week intensive course on the study of
Bikram Yoga/Hatha system, Kendra received
her Bikram Yoga certification. Kendra directs
the athletes training program.
For more information, you can
reach Kendra at:
[email protected]
202.288.5745
CHANGE YOUR MIND.
CHANGE YOUR BODY.
CHANGE YOUR GAME.
BIKRAM YOGA FOR ATHLETES
BENEFITS OF BIKRAM YOGA
THE PROGRAM
Bikram Yoga is becoming increasingly popular
among athletes and sports enthusiasts.
Practicing Hatha Yoga postures (asanas) is the
only natural physical activity where you gain
energy, instead of losing it.
Every athlete has the potential to enhance his or
her ability in their chosen sport by incorporating
a consistent yoga practice. Bikram yoga
improves performance of the body's circulatory,
muscular, skeletal, respiratory, and nervous
systems. Yoga trains the athlete's body to utilize
multiple areas of the body thereby reversing
compensatory patterns that arise from repetitive
training regimens. Bikram yoga offers a wide
range of physical health benefits while also
improving the athlete's focus and
concentration. Increased body awareness may
help athletes become less injury prone.
Additional benefits of hot yoga for athletes
include:
Bikram Yoga Riverdale Park and Ivy City offers
programs for high school athletes, elite
athletes and teams of all skill levels. Programs
are customized to meet group, team, and
individual training needs and schedules. The
program is designed for a minimum of six
weeks to optimize results. Sessions are held
weekly at our state-of-the-art facilities in
Bikram Yoga Riverdale Park (MD) and Ivy City
(DC). During 60 or 90 minute sessions, athletes
are taken through 26 postures and 2
breathing exercises in a room heated to 95 105 degrees and 40% humidity. Athletes are
coached by highly experienced instructors
who have multiple certifications in yoga and
personal training.
Bikram Yoga's 26-posture systematically moves
fresh, oxygenated blood to one hundred
percent of your body, to each organ and fiber,
restoring all systems to healthy working order,
just as Nature intended. Proper weight, muscle
tone, vibrant good health, and a sense of well
being will automatically follow.
Post-workout, athletes often have sore,
energy-depleted muscles. A few yoga poses
after a workout can make the difference
between energized muscles and bouts of
muscle stiffness.
Enhance recovery.
Restore balance and help reduce injury.
Improve biomechanics and energy
conservation.
Our program achieves results. After a 10 week
session (1x a week) the Basketball team
finished 33-4 and won the Maryland State
Championship for Private Schools. In
addition, their players were virtually injury free.
Improve body and mental focus.
Improve breathing function.
"I do a lot of yoga. I love
Bikram yoga because you
burn more than 600 calories
in just one class. You need a
lot of patience for yoga, but I
love Bikram yoga because
it's in a super warm room so
from the moment you walk in
you're just pouring sweat. I
recommend everyone try
this."
Serena Williams
"I fully endorse Bikram Yoga Riverdale Park as a
health and wellness conduit for everyone. After
our 10-week program our guys exhibited
improved focus and concentration. Many of
our guys were skeptical going into the first class
and hesitated giving their all. As time went by
they all began to see results and gained
confidence because of their ability to endure
the tough class and going further into each
posture with every session. Each player
improved his flexibility, strength and stamina.”
Coach Mike Jones
Dematha Catholic High School Basketball
Our facilities can hold up to
60 players in Riverdale Park
(MD) and 70 players in Ivy
City (DC).