Thanks for the very detailed response Jason. You have certainly given me lots to think over.
I took a class a few years ago when I lived in Milwaukee.
When I moved to Madison I tried a course at the YMCA, since I was a member already, and it was fine.
I recently decided to find a proper teacher and take the whole thing a lot more seriously.
I really enjoyed the heat of the Birkram method. I felt much more felixible afterwards, maybe even taller.
Some of my enjoyment might have stemmed from the fact that it was -5 degrees (F) outside and I got to go into a 90+ degree room and sweat for an hour and a half.
One of the instructors there acutally recommend that I try the Astanga class from a competitior of hers. At the other studio they offered Astanga, but suggested that I might want to try Forrest yoga. I tried it and it was also a good class.
I feel very comfortable with all of the instructors and would be happy to go with any of them. The money thing only comes into play with how often I could do a formal class. Once a week with the studio or twice a week with the YMCA. The rest of my time is devoted to other activities. I play underwater hockey once or twice a week and hit the pool on my other free nights.
Yoga studios are all over the place by my house, but no Qi Gong close enough for me to try.
Jon
