Bikram Yoga Class is a 26-asana series designed to scientifically warm and stretch muscles, ligaments and tendons, in the order in which they should be stretched. The sequence of postures 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.
What is Yoga?
Yoga is an ancient science of health and healing that originated in the East more than 5,000 years ago. The teachings of this tradition suggest that, inherent in each of us, there is a marriage between body, mind, and spirit. In its broadest and most traditional sense, yoga describes an eight-fold path for achieving the union of body, mind, and spirit.
What if I’m not flexible?
Yoga is not about flexibility. This misconception prevents many people from coming to a yoga class. Yoga is about stretching your spine and body in all directions. From the very first class, you will learn the concept of alignment and intensity, enabling you to achieve the benefits from each pose, according to your own ability.
Is yoga a cardiovascular workout and will I lose weight?
YES! Regardless of your fitness level, this yoga will be challenging. You will be working both anaerobically and aerobically during this series. Muscles are toned and strengthened. All of the body’s systems are balanced. With consistent dedicated practice, you will lose pounds and inches.
What are some of the benefits?
Yoga helps to eliminate lower back pain, reduces stress and anxiety, lowers blood pressure, clears the mind, reduces the symptoms of many diseases.
What is Hatha Yoga?
Hatha Yoga represents only one of those paths — physical practice. Hatha Yoga employs precise body postures and breathing exercises to strengthen and stretch our physical structures while stimulating our energetic pathways.
Who is Bikram?
Yogiraj Bikram Choudhury is widely recognized as one of the world's leading Hatha Yoga authorities. He was born in 1946 in Calcutta India and began studying Yoga at the age of 4. By the time he was 13, he had become the country's youngest ever national yoga champion — a title he held for the next 3 years. When Bikram was 15, his guru, Bishnu Ghosh, suggested that he turn his athletic attentions to long distance running and weight lifting. Bikram went on to set multiple world records and competed in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. At 17, Bikram was severely injured in a weight lifting accident. Rather than accept the prognosis of a permanent disability, he returned to his Yoga practice for the purpose of rehabilitation. With the guidance Bishnu Ghosh, Bikram developed his Beginning Yoga Series. He refined and perfected this series in the years to follow with the help of western doctors and a team of scientists at the University of Tokyo. In a 3 year research effort, Bikram demonstrated the body's extraordinary ability to heal and strengthen itself with the support of a regular Yoga practice.
Why Bikram Hatha Yoga?
The Bikram Yoga Series is a challenging, workout that improves physical strength, flexibility, and balance while enhancing mental clarity and focus. The practice is a sequence of 26 postures, including two breathing exercises performed in a heated environment. The heat accelerates the rate of change within the body and improves circulation, which helps to eliminate toxins and significantly reduces the risk of injury during deep stretching. No special equipment props or clothing is required. Bikram scientifically formulated and demonstrated yoga’s ability to regenerate tissue and cure chronic ailments. An exact technique and a series of fixed poses, the class will bring health and peace to anyone.
