The story behind the SplendourVember (November) Challenge

In the beginning

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For as long as students have been turning up and getting sweaty here, we've wanted to know what brings them to the yoga school. 

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Some years ago, tired of guessing, we carefully crafted a survey to discover what motivates Bikram Yoga students.

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What would come out on top? Health, self-realisation, community, throat chakra connection? 🧐

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Er, not exactly.

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For most students, the number one reason for investing time, money and energy into Bikram Yoga turned out to be…

To look better 😂

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Fast forward

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This result was on our minds as we pondered a theme for the November 2024 Challenge at the yoga school.

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We needed a word that captures what the majority said they wanted without excluding anyone. 

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Discussions lasted several hours. There was some light screaming and an occasional threat to quit. But eventually a nail was hit on the head.

​How about splendid?

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Splendid. Yes. That's the word we were looking for.

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The nice thing about splendid is that it can mean so many things. From looking splendid at the beach 🏖️ to maintaining a splendidly calm mind in Christmas traffic.

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From splendidly saying "no thanks" when someone suggests one more for the road 🙅‍♀️ to being a splendid parent spending precious holiday time in the backyard with the kids.

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What does a splendid summer mean to you? Whatever the answer, SplendourVember will get you moving in the right, splendiferous, direction. 

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What's involved

Practice 16 splendid yoga classes from 1st November to 28th November. 4 classes per week for 4 weeks, in other words. Any class on our schedule counts.

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There will be free yoga workshops for participants in November, and we've even organised some goodies from our wellness practitioners for Challenge finishers (all the details and how to get involved available here).