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Bikram Yoga of Boston
March 27th, 2009 | 
Author: Bikram Yoga of Boston offers a ten day twenty dollar intro pass valid at three locations, Harvard Square, Back Bay and The Financial District. The yoga classes are in a room heated to about a hundred degrees for toxin removal and flexibility. The facilities are immaculate with showers and changing rooms.
I’ve been doing Bikram daily since early February. My weight has gone down, I feel great and sleep like a baby. Not that long ago, I was pushing 230 pounds at 5′8 wearing pants with a 40″ waist, and they were getting too tight! Yesterday, I wore pants with a 32″ waist.
Bikram is a secret that I’d love to share with the world. But the truth is people need to discover it for themselves. I was especially intrigued by reviews on yelp.com. People either love it or hate it. I know why people hate it, they’re making excuses. Bikram Yoga is not easy. And I know why those who do it love it. Bikram addresses immediate physical issues and gets results, but the results are not all physical. The results are physical, mental and spiritual.
In India Yoga is medicine. Based on mastery of Hatha yoga from intensive lifelong training, Bikram developed a series of 26 postures for group instruction that work the body from the inside out, top to bottom sequentially. Each class works every muscle, every organ, every gland, every part of the body for optimal health.
His book is at the BPL. Discover the Holy Grail of Fitness, go to Bikram Yoga.
Bikram Yoga: The Guru Behind Hot Yoga Shows the Way to Radiant Health and Personal Fulfillment
Yoga gear: Maya Men’s Yoga
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Bates Hall
Bates Hall in the Boston Public Library’s McKim Building has a huge domed ceiling, large tables and whisper quiet free wifi. Take the MBTA Green Line to Copley. Use the East entrance that faces the 50-story Hancock Tower in Copley Square, go up the grand staircase and enter the door to Bates Hall directly in front of you at the top of the stairs.
You need a library card to access free wifi. Massachusetts residency qualifies you for a library card. Check out the library’s who can get a card page. If you’re not carrying a laptop you can reserve time on a library computer. The catalog and online book reservation system are impressive. Books available from other branches and networks can be transferred to a branch that’s convenient to you.
Starbucks is nearby on Newbury Street, a block away from the main entrance to the library (map link). Newbury Street is eight blocks of high-end boutiques, shops and restaurants.
Copley Place Mall (directory) can be reached by exiting the McKim building to the right, crossing Huntington Ave at Dartmouth, entering the diamond shaped building shown below at 12:00 in the photo, taking the escalator up a flight and walking staight ahead to the next escalator which takes you into the Mall.
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Go west on Boylston Street two blocks from the library for The Shops at Prudential Center (directory). You can also follow the directions above to enter Copley Place Mall. Copley Place Mall has an interconnected skyway to The Shops at Prudential Center.
Red Line Cafes
Take your laptop to Central, Davis or Harvard Square on the Red Line in Cambridge to drink coffee and watch people while you work.
Central has the 1369, Davis has Diesel. Neither offers free wifi but $13.95 for a month of wifi is reasonable if you plan to sit in a busy cafe for hours. Daily and hourly access are available for less. FYI, 1369 and Diesel use the same network provider but access is per location.
At Starbucks, register a card for one free session a day, two hours max. Clear Conscience Cafe connected to Harvest Food Co-op on Mass Ave in the middle of Central Square has free wifi, non-rickety chairs and a healthy menu, not to mention Mama Zuma’s REVENGE potato chips. But the 1369 is more bohemian.
Diesel in Davis Square is large, busy, and has an enticing sandwich menu. Do you have a favorite stop on the Red Line?
