Bikram
Yoga
Article
By James
Gunaseelan
Yoga can help a person
achieve better health, physical well being and also
spiritual bliss though there are a number of different types
of yoga to choose from each of which provide various
benefits, and among them is one that is known as Bikram
Yoga, which is very physical. In fact, Bikram Yoga is much
more aerobic than other forms of yoga and it is named after
a person known as Bikram Choudhry who was from Kolkatta in
India. Having mastered the Hatha Yoga, and having also
become a champion in this form of yoga, Bikram Choudhry then
opened up a number of training centers where yoga was taught
under the guidance of his own guru who was a person named
Bishnu Gosh till he eventually formed a unique form of yoga
that later came to be known as Bikram Yoga.
Essentially, when
performing Bikram Yoga, a person has to be in a heated room
where the temperature can be as high as ninety to hundred
degrees which is necessary to warm up the body that in turn
facilitates performing various postures. In fact, these
postures require to be performed in twenty-six different
postures starting from standing postures and on to backward
as well as forward bends and some twists are also thrown in
as well, and it takes approximately an hour and a half to
perform the Bikram Yoga in which each posture is performed
twice.
However, Bikram Yoga may
not be suitable for everybody since it does require being
physically fit; otherwise, it is not recommended if you are
out of shape in which instance you should begin with other
types of yoga to attain the proper levels of fitness after
which you may take a stab at doing Bikram Yoga. Also, before
beginning this type of yoga, you should have found out all
there is to know about Bikram Yoga which will help you
determine whether this form of yoga is suitable for you or
not.
Bikram Yoga is also
commonly referred to as 'hot yoga' and it has been used by
famous personalities that have nothing but praise for such a
form of yoga whose main purpose is to increase the strength
of the body as well as make it more flexible and to make the
physical and spiritual self unite as one. It consists of
twenty-six asanas or postures and there are also two
breathing exercises as well, and before beginning this form
of yoga you should ensure that your stomach is not full of
food and that you should also have first drunk a glass of
water.
It is normal to begin
Bikram Yoga with a meditation posture and breathing is
supposed to be done through the nose and not the mouth and
it should be normal as well as slow because the aim is to
release tension from the muscles. The reason why Bikram Yoga
is performed in heated conditions is that heat as well as
humidity makes you sweat which will help remove whatever
toxins are there in the body and also by performing postures
in a heated environment, it helps the muscles to relax and
also enables performing postures that would otherwise not be
possible.
About the
author:
James Gunaseelan writes for the
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To your health,
Thomas T :)
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