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by Lesley Lyon, Les

Bikram yoga otherwise known as hot yoga is a style of yoga practiced and developed by Bikram Choudhury, who is the disciple of Bishnu Ghosh, brother of Paramahansa Yogananda. The hot yoga or Bikram yoga classes are held in a hot humid room of 105 degree Fahrenheit with a humidity of forty percent. The classes are conducted and guided by a particular dialogue and includes 26 postures and two breathing exercises. The approximate duration for the class is 90 minutes.

The Bikram's yoga college of India is in Los Angeles. Since Bikram yoga is a series of yoga poses that are practiced in a hot atmosphere, it induces profuse sweating, thus getting the body rid of toxins, thereby making the body warm and more flexible. Since the studio is heated, the students are able to stretch deeper, be free from injury, relieve stress and tension and detoxify the body.

Bikram Choudhury has succeeded in designing the yoga poses in such a way that it stimulates and restores health to every muscle, joint and organ in the body. But, Bikram Choudhury has claimed copyright and trade mark protection to his method of yoga practice, which has stirred a controversy. Bikram has claimed copyright mainly to the sequence of asana in his Bikram's beginning yoga classes. This has warranted protests from North American yoga practitioners. Also, many Indian historians and scientists have protested to this copyright since they claim that yoga tradition dates back to a longer history and that it cannot be claimed by new copyrights.

Those who undergo Bikram yoga should go well prepared with plenty of water since they tend to sweat a lot during the session. It is better to wear light comfortable clothes and avoid tight fitting clothes that would hinder movement. There are separate locker rooms and shower rooms for men and women with good carpet floor. First the standing exercises are carried out in sixty minutes and then come the floor exercises which last for thirty minutes. Altogether, there are twenty six hatha yoga postures to stretch the muscles and modulate the circulation. After all the poses have been completed, it is better to lie in savasana for two to ten minutes so that the body comes back to a balanced state.

If a person feels over heated, it is advisable not to leave the room because the sudden disparity in temperatures may affect the system, instead of the body getting gradually adjusted to it. The student can lie on the mat until he or she feels comfortable and then continue. By the end of the process, it offers a relaxed and rejuvenated condition of the body and the best sleep of one's life. To get the full benefits of bikram's yoga it is advised to attend at least three times a week.

Bikram Yoga can bring about incredible changes to your life. It can even change your perspectives. There are many reasons why you should practise Bikram Yoga. It is usually as ?hot yoga? that Bikram Yoga is known. Bikram Method Yoga is yet another name for this Yoga. Bikram Yoga helps you enhance your flexibility, balance, and mental and physical strength.

Bikram Yoga shares its crux with Hatha Yoga which was designed to heal both the mind and the body. Bikram Choudhary is regarded as the founder of Bikram Yoga. Bikram Choudhary's life itself is an instance for the healing power of Bikram Yoga. He developed Bikram Yoga after he had an injury in a weight lifting accident. He was so determined that he had discovered some healing benefits in practicing some exercises. Bikram Yoga has turned out to be advantageous to many a lot.

Some people practice Bikram Yoga for healing and physical therapy purposes. And to the believers and practitioners it has brought holistic benefits. Testimonials say that even those who suffered from serious injuries have experienced speedy recovery by means of constant Bikram Yoga practice. All you need for a successful outcome from Bikram Yoga is absolute devotion in the practice.

Bikram Yoga has got a modern scientific basis too. Bikram Choudhary developed Bikram Yoga with the help of some scientists. The medical benefits of Bikram Yoga have been approved by the scientists from the University of Tokyo University Hospital. Repairing of tissues and curing of chronic ailments have been identified as the major benefits of practicing Bikram Yoga.

The International Medical Conference of 1972 reached a milestone observation that Bikram Yoga has the ability to affect body internally too. The poses and postures of Bikram Yoga flush the toxins off our body and refill the cells. It also oxygenates blood throughout our body keeping it clean and healthy. Just like Ashtanga Yoga, there is no use of practicing Bikram Yoga too, unless the aspirant has a well functioning body system.

Bikram Yoga includes twenty-six posture exercises which are to be practiced every day. These postures constitute a sort of treatment to the physical ailments. The different postures have connections and each of it precedes a posture that is helpful in treating the body effectively. Bikram Yoga combines the core of western and eastern Yoga disciplines. It focuses on the stretching of the muscles, organs, tendons, glands, nerves and ligaments.

Bikram Yoga chooses no age at all. Bikram Yoga has got a tourniquet effect which includes balancing, stretching and creating pressure which is all done at a same time to keep a good blood flow to all the parts of the body.

Dedication and devotion are the most important factors regarding the input to Bikram Yoga from the part of the aspirant.

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