What exactly is Bikram Yoga?
When most people think of yoga, images of chanting and people maneuvering into seemingly impossible positions come to mind. This is NOT Hot Yoga. Bikram Yoga is a series of beginner yoga postures that become an energetic form of exercise. The series of postures will help you align your body for optimum health. Bikram Yoga is NOT just for the fantastically flexible. In fact, if you are not flexible, if you cannot touch your toes, or perhaps cannot even see your toes, you are a perfect candidate. There are benefits in this series for everyone; whether you are athletic or cannot touch your toes. Bikram Yoga class consists of 26-postures and two breathing exercises done in a heated room. It is a “beginning class” in the sense that there are no advanced postures that might cause injury. The “beginning postures” are, in actuality, the most physically and mentally demanding. However, students at all levels of practice will be able to perform them to some degree. One does not “do yoga”. One “p
