Annie Diaz takes us through some of the hardships & lessons learned in her 4th week of bikram yoga teacher training. If you missed the first 3 weeks you can find them here: week 1 | week 2 | Week 3 Dammit.  It happened.  One of the “what ifs” on the list of worries you [...]

Photo taken by: Andrew Wilz We are happy to share an inspirational woman, Holly Miely! Holly, a Mika Yoga Wear-er, has rediscovered what beauty and power for women really means. Having noticed that every day roles can tend to bind and constrain women, Holly discovered the importance and necessity for women to feel feminine, and [...]

Growing up my mom and I were very close, and happily remain so today. Due to our closeness, when I was a little girl I would be so sad whenever we were separated. Being such a thoughtful Mom, she came up with a lovely tradition of writing letters to each other for every day we [...]

Annie Diaz walks us through her third week of bikram yoga teacher training. If you missed the first two weeks you can find them here: week 1 | week 2 What Is Happening to My Body?? Um.  I have a vein running from my armpit to the bottom of my abdomen.  That’s definitely never been [...]

Mind over matter I learned a trick!  If I find myself overheating or feeling exhausted, I know I’m not meditating through my postures.  So, I focus on the energy of my breath.  I feel the new oxygen entering my lungs and I imagine the blood pumping new oxygen to every cell of my body.  I [...]

For many yoga practitioners, Namaste has come to be a greeting gesture for hellos and good byes, often recognized as marking the beginning and end of each class. “Nama” means bow, “as” means I, and “te” means you. Therefore, Namaste literally means “bow me you” or “I bow to you.” The gesture acknowledges the belief [...]

Guest blogger, Annie Diaz, takes us into her yoga world & shares how she’s surviving Bikram teacher training thus far… What do we eat? We’re spending all of this energy treating our bodies like a temple.  So, when it’s time to eat, why wouldn’t we take the quality of our food just as seriously?  I [...]

Bikram-isms: Quotes & sayings frequented by Boss. 1.   Hey boobs with black shorts, yeah you, hips more forward! 2.   You in the front row, is this your first Bikram yoga class? 3.   I am the most famous person in the world. 4.   The most important thing in life is LIFE! 5.   Forget about everyone at [...]

Meet our newest Inspiration: Mary Fischer! Below is a quick video of her demonstrating a a freestyle yoga flow here at Mika Yoga Wear. My Story Yoga came into my life at a very young age. When I was ten, I witnessed a horrible trauma, and suffered a great amount of stress and fear thereafter. [...]

A while back Mika’s founder wrote a  blog post  about her 1st week of being at the Bikram Yoga Teacher Training. Today, we are lucky enough to have Annie share her journey to becoming a Bikram Teacher! Over the next 9 weeks, Annie will be blogging about her training experience. Meet Annie! Who am I? [...]