Bikram Yoga

Bikram yoga was founded by Mikram Choudhury who began practicing yoga in India at aged four and eventually retired as the undisputed Indian national Yoga champion

Bikram yoga beings with a sequence of 26 different yoga postures, and two specific breathing exercises. The basic difference between Bikram yoga and other types of yoga is that it is performed in a room that is heated to 105F.

Bikram's Beginning Yoga Class is designed to warm and stretch muscles, ligaments and tendons, in the order in which they should be stretched.

Bikram Yoga's twenty-six posture exercises systematically move fresh, oxygenated blood to one hundred percent of your body, to each organ and fiber, restoring all systems to healthy working order, just as Nature intended. Proper weight, muscle tone, vibrant good health, and a sense of well-being will automatically follow.

With Bikram yoga, you will besweating a considerable amount (remember the room temperature is 105F) and so you need to be sure to bring your own yoga mat, towel and water bottle (perhaps two!). 

Drink plenty of water before your class, so that you do not get dehydrated; this is of the utmost importance, because with the amount you will be sweating, it is easy to get dehydrated.

The advantages of Bikram Yoga

There are many advantages that can be received from any type of yoga, but some of these advantages are in fact increased ten-fold in this particular type of yoga, as it is basically regular yoga only intensified. The most primary and noticeable difference is that in regards to the weight that you will lose and the changes that will take place in and outside of your body.

Most people notice a significant weight drop during even the first few sessions of this type of yoga, which makes sense considering the amount that you are sweating while practicing.

There are also a number of other benefits that can be attained from this, such as a loss of anxiety and nervousness, better self-esteem, and perhaps most importantly a better sense of one’s self, in that yoga practices the art of meditation and thus this practice involves both body and mind.