Today March 18, 2016 is special for me. I completed 1000 Bikram yoga classes in 1000 days. On the internet I learned a couple of people have achieved this milestone, one in Boston and one in New York city. There may be more. Not everyone has the opportunity like I did to keep going day after day due to work or family or other situations. For some, Bikram yoga is expensive compared to joining a gym. As I look back, I persisted in spite of a few occasions when I felt so dizzy and light headed and nearly fainted. Once, I did throw up and faint and was taken to emergency. I knew that occasion was caused due to dehydration and doctors found nothing. But such things scare the family members. People ask me why do I keep going day after day. The amount of commitment is enormous. I get up at 4 AM so I have enough time to hydrate before my 6 AM class. I go to bed at 8:30 PM so I can get up at 4 AM. If the studio closes for snow, I do double on another day to make up. If I have to travel