This book makes sure that everybody understands it well and does yoga and pranayama as per the specified way by the great yogis. Bikram says: “Never too late, never too old, never too bad and never too sick to do this yoga and start from scratch again.”



The pose covers 26 postures, anatomy, therapeutic applications, health benefits, nutrition, philosophy of yoga, Bikram’s posture clinic and Bikram Yoga dialogue. The great yoga master, Bikram choudhury has been practising hatha yoga since the age of 3. At age of 5 he studied with Bishnu ghosh. Now he is well known as a yoga champion. He won the national India yoga competition at the age of eleven. At the age of 20, a weightlifting accident affected Bikram. With the help of his guru he created 26 different postures to restore his health. This course offers a great opportunity to learn from the great master, Bikram choudhury itself.

One can join the course by filling in an application form that is available on internet. It involves a minimum of 6 months training process at an affiliated studio. Applicants should be at least 21 years old. A teacher should be able to set a good rapport with the students.

The hotel accommodation is available. It’s a nine week course. Teacher training fee is US$6,600.00. The schedule is from Monday to Friday. Saturday is a half working day and Sunday is day of rest.

Bikram Yoga teacher training is a golden opportunity for people who aspire to become great yoga teachers. Join the teacher training and experience the powers of yoga.



Each pose is done twice and help for a certain period of time. It includes bends and twists. In presence of heat, the body becomes more flexible and thus can perform difficult poses. It reduces risk of injuries accelerates sweating and toxin production in body. BIKRAM YOGA focuses both on muscles and internal organs. It strengthens muscles, joints, ligaments, spine and acts on internal organs like glands and nervous system.

BENEFITS –

- Helps reduce stress.

- Increases blood circulation.

- Helps lose weight.

- Heals severe joint injuries.

Half Moon Pose –One example being Ardha chandrasana( Ardha- half, Chandra- moon, asana- yoga posture) :

Step 1 – stand straight

Step 2 – touch the ground with left hand by bending your body and raise the right leg so that it is perpendicular to left leg.

Step 3 – raise your right hand making a vertical line along with the left hand.

And that’s it for the Half Moon Pose. It takes a bit of practice and keeping your balance may take a while at first but keep at it.

Depending on the person, the mat may be thick to provide more cushion or thin to provide a firm grip. Mats come in various colours and patterns. Bikram mats are made of natural materials like bamboo and cotton and thus do not cause any damage to environment. A Bikram Yoga rug also may be used. All the rugs and mats should be washable to keep it in good condition. A Bikram Yoga mat provides extra amount of padding. It absorbs sweat and locks it up without allowing it to get on the floor.

It is sticky to give a good grip with palms, fingers, toes and soles. It is 30-inches wide, wider than other mats. As they are lightweight they are easy to carry. Even tall people can use this mat as it is longer than other mats. Putting a towel on top of the mat is preferred if you do not use a Bikram Yoga mat. Bikram yoga works effectively when done on these mats. It provides comfort while practising yoga and it is convenient for practising all the poses. It is easily washable dries quickly so will be ready to use again for your next session.

The temperature maintained in the room is around 40.5 degrees Celsius. Heat warms up the body tissues and makes it easier for stretching. Thus it accelerates the benefit of yoga practice. The more moisture in the room the more you sweat. Sweating is beneficial in many ways. It removes the dirt and other foreign particles from your body and skin. The more you sweat the more hungry you become and thus the diet also improves.

The room used for performing hot yoga is thermostatically controlled so that the temperature doesn’t increase. In dry conditions, steam vaporiser is used to ensure correct humidity. Thus there is no risk of unhealthy conditions in the room. Bikram yoga works well for both beginners and advanced students. This concept of heat accelerates the release of deficient enzymes and hormones.

Heat during pranayama plays an important role. As you take in hot air the minute bacteria in the wind pipe etc are killed and thus protect you from many diseases. It prepares you mentally and physically for meditation. It increases concentration level. Thus the concept of heat works effectively in yoga and pranayama.

The video or class will clearly shows each and every step practised slowly. There is loss of potassium, sodium, etc from body after doing yoga for 90 minutes in a heated room, so one should drink lots of water to compensate the loss.

A Bikram yoga video or class shows people of all age groups doing yoga. It is advisable to take a towel to put over the mat and a small towel to wipe your face as you will be sweating quite profusely. Sweating is proved to be beneficial as it helps to release toxins from the body. People wear typical yoga clothes to do all the poses perfectly and comfortably. They fit perfectly, not tight and not loose. Most of them wear shorts and tank tops.

Thus the video shows working process of a typical Bikraim yoga class starting from the clothes they wear to the angle of bending of body. One can easily learn Bakrim yoga through the video and can benefit from it.

Bikram yoga is practised in a hot room. So the clothes should be worn accordingly. Minimum clothes are preferred due to hot environment inside the room. Clothes should be selected carefully as they show one’s personality. Clothes that you like should be worn as they increase self confidence.

CLOTHES FOR MEN – Shorts and tank tops are preferred. Full sleeves are avoided to prevent distraction from discomfort while practising yoga. Clothes should not have pockets as things fall out from pocket while practising certain poses causing distraction. Cotton only should be worn as they absorb sweat.

COTHES FOR WOMEN – Shorts, tank tops, and leotards are preferred. It should be cotton clothing to prevent irritation. All should wear what they like as it increases self confidence.

Remember to wear clothes that absorb moisture and keep your fluid levels up.

Bikram yoga is a type of yoga invented by Bikram choudhury. It comprises of 26 postures and 2 breathing exercise and is generally practiced in a room with its temperature raised to 40.5 degrees Celsius and with a humidity of 40%. The heat warms up the tissues in body and thus makes it easier to stretch.

Each pose is done twice and held for a certain period of time. These poses include bends and twists. While in a hot room, the body finds it more able to flex and thus can perform more difficult poses. Training in a hot room reduces the risk of injuries, accelerates sweating and increases the rate that toxins are flushed from the body. Bikram Yoga focuses both on the muscles and internal organs. It strengthens muscles, joints, ligaments, spine as well as massagin the internal organs like glands and helping the nervous system.

Some of the BENEFITS:

- Helps reduce stress.
- prevents injury, promotes better sleep.
- Increases blood circulation.
- Helps lose weight.
- Heals severe joint injuries.
- Improves heart and lung function.
- Improves flexibility of spine in all directions.

Heat during pranayama plays an important role. As you take in hot air the minute bacteria in the wind pipe etc are killed and thus protect you from many diseases. It prepares you mentally and physically for meditation. It increases concentration level. Thus the concept of heat works effectively in yoga and pranayama.

A specially designed Bikram yoga mat is often used because Bikram yoga

Yoga Mat

involves usage of heat. This kind of yoga releases a lot of sweat and can make a normal mat slippery. Thus a Bikram yoga mat is designed to provide friction even when it becomes damp with sweat.

If you are looking to reduce stress or get your mind and body fit and healthy then consider taking a Bikram Yoga Course.

BENEFITS OF BIKRAM YOGA

Bikram yoga uses heat while performing yoga. Thus Bikram Yoga has many benefits as we shall see below.

- Easy stretching of joints, ligaments, muscles.
- Burns fat more effectively.
- Capillaries dilate in heat and thus oxygenate tissues, organs, glands
- Speeds up breakdown of glucose and fatty acids.
- Increases concentration and determination.
- Helps in meditation.
- Flexibility of muscles and connective tissue.
- Sweating promotes elimination of foreign particles from skin.
- Rise in temperature assists proper functioning of immune system.
- Improves functioning nervous system.
- Efficient transmission of messages through the brain.
- Improvement of metabolism in body cells and digestive system.
- Weight loss or gain depending on body’s response.
- Accelerates body growth and makes it strong.
- Improvement in problems of alignment, rheumatoid, diabetes, heart disease, insomnia, asthma,
- Expands capacity to breathe deeply and fully.
- prevents injury, promotes better sleep.
- Improvement in lymphatic system.
- Improvement in blood circulation.
- Improves heart and lung function.
- Improves flexibility of spine in all directions.
- Helps the mind to focus on one thing.
- Muscular and skeletal systems are enhanced.
- Improves body’s posture and its awareness.

Bikram’s yoga process consists of 26 yoga poses and 2 breathing exercises. Each of the yoga poses has its own benefits based on scientific and anecdotal evidence. Pranayama improves the mental strength of mind and accelerates positive thinking. It enables the body to work for more hours without any stress. As you can see the benefits of Bikram yoga are many and varied. It is highly advantageous when done regularly.