 One of the first things that
you'll notice about the Quincy studio is how relaxed and
down to earth it is. Our students and instructors are friendly
folks who simply enjoy their practice.
A studio guided by a Certified Instructor provides the
best possible instruction in the BikramYoga™ Method.
In addition to completing a 9-week intensive training course
that requires over 500 hours of study, Certified Instructors
have a continuing connection to Bikram Choudhury and his
training staff, allowing the Certified Studio to draw from
all of the resources Bikram's training center has to offer.
 Charles McKelway
CHARLES MCKELWAY, known to his students as Charlie, owns
and operates the Bikram Yoga Quincy Studio.
Charlie’s journey to his role as
a yoga instructor is unorthodox, to say the least. At the
age of 19, he looked “yoga” up in the phone
book. Luckily for us, “Bikram” was listed first!
Charlie arrived at his first class knowing nothing about
the practice, and was even unaware the room would be heated.
The
heat turned out to be a blessing. Before he began practicing
Bikram, Charlie was extremely self-conscious and refused
to take his shirt off in public, even in front of his best
friends. In his very first Bikram class, that insecurity
was out the door- his shirt was off before the second posture.
Charlie credits the heat, naturally, but also the knowledge
that the only way his body would improve would be for him
to observe it in the mirror. These days, Charlie makes
his living teaching in nothing but a bathing suit. This
shedding of inhibitions and insecurities has been one of
Charlie’s greatest
accomplishments in his practice.
To Charlie, Bikram yoga’s greatest
value is derived from its tendency to harmonize with the
positive behavior in your life, while clashing with negative
behavior. As he says, “When I have finished one Bikram
Yoga class, for one moment I know what peace is. When I
go back into my real life I start to notice which parts
are peaceful and work for me and which parts are not working.”
Charlie is 28 years old, and graduated
from New York University. His interests include nutrition
and self-development. He is committed to living a great
life so that when his time comes, people will say, “There
was nothing left in him.”
Linda Hewins
LINDA HEWINS is an instructor
at Bikram Yoga Quincy. She has been teaching yoga for over
a year, and practicing for 2 ½ years.
She learned about Bikram yoga through
an Internet search, and has been practicing ever since.
Prior to teaching at Bikram Yoga Quincy, Linda taught in
Hong Kong at the busiest Bikram studio in the world, where
more than 150 classes were taught per week.
Currently 42
years old, Linda believes Bikram’s greatest contribution
in her life has been enabling her to take care of herself,
which is the most important thing she can do both personally
and for her family. Her greatest accomplishment in the practice
thus far has been locking her knee for the entire 60 seconds
of Standing Head to Knee pose.
To Linda, Bikram is a tool
that can help you take control of your own health, wellness,
and destiny. As she puts it, “What are you waiting
for? Someone gonna help you?!”
Ami Tsuji
AMI TSUJI, 26, has been teaching Bikram yoga for about
six months, but she has been practicing for almost four
years. She was introduced to Bikram by a friend from
college, and has been a devotee ever since. Ami began
her Bikram yoga practice in Los Angeles. After finishing
Bikram Yoga Teacher Training in June 2006, she moved
to Boston, met up with Charlie, and began teaching at
Bikram Yoga Quincy.
Bikram has had an impact on every
element of Ami’s
life. Physically, she has improved her flexibility to
an enormous degree- before she began practicing, she
was unable to touch her toes, or even get within 6 inches
of her toes. Since starting Bikram, however, Ami has
developed the ability to not only touch her toes, but
to comfortably rest her whole hands on the floor as she
bends forward! She has seen benefits internally as well-
she is more patient, calm, mindful, accepting, focused
and happy; and has a greater ability to cope in difficult
situations.
To all those out there who are wondering if
Bikram yoga is for you, Ami has this to say: “Come
take care of your body and you'll be surprised to see
what you can do with it. Unleash your potential!”
Ami
is a certified Bikram Yoga Instructor. Additionally,
she has a BA in Communications from the University of
Southern California. She loves other forms of yoga, especially
Power Yoga and Ashtanga Yoga. Outside of yoga, Ami enjoys
traveling, going to the beach, cooking, and playing golf.
Sherie Dier
SHERIE DIER is an instructor
at Bikram Yoga Quincy, as well as 5 other studios in
the Boston area. Raised in Washington D.C., Sherie developed
a knee problem at the age of 14, and a physical therapist
referred her to yoga.
She began practicing, and moved
to India for a year to improve her practice. She became
addicted to the intense heat of the country, and saw
firsthand the benefits the heat had on her abilities.
When she moved back to the U.S., she felt something
missing in her yoga experience.
In 2002, having already
been a personal trainer for 2 years, Sherie took her
first Bikram class. She was immediately drawn to the
challenging nature of the series and the heated room,
which reminded her of the yoga she had practiced in India.
She
continued to practice for three years using the class
to help undo any damage from five years of semi-competitive
cycling, running, and micro-triathlons. But only at Bikram
did she get the feeling of exhilaration from using everything
she’s got, every day in a different way. In 2006,
Sherie decided it was time to get serious about Bikram,
and attended teacher training.
To Sherie, the greatest
benefit of Bikram yoga is the series’ ability to
force you to be honest with yourself- honest with your
body and it’s limits,
and the respect you develop for both. To anyone who is
on the fence about trying Bikram, she has this to say-
You deserve to know what’s possible!
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