| There are numerous styles of yoga around today and | | | | Standing Separate Leg Head To Knee Pose |
| by far one of the most popular is that of Bikram Yoga. | | | | 11 Tadasana Tree Pose |
| It is a style of yoga that was developed by Bikram | | | | 12 Padangustasana Toe Stand Pose |
| Choudhury and a company based in Los Angeles, | | | | 13 Savasana Dead Body Pose |
| California. Bikram Yoga is more commonly known as | | | | 14 Pavanamuktasana Wind Removing Pose |
| Hot Yoga and is practiced in a room that is heated to | | | | 15 Sit Up Sit Up |
| 105°F (40.5°C) with a humidity of 40%. | | | | 16 Bhujangasana Cobra Pose |
| Classes are guided by a specific set of postures and | | | | 17 Salabhasana Locust Pose |
| dialogue including 26 postures and two breathing | | | | 18 Poorna - Salabhasana Full Locust Pose |
| exercises. The classes last approximately 60-90 | | | | 19 Dhanurasana Bow Pose |
| minutes and people of all ages and yoga experience | | | | 20 Supta - Vajrasana Fixed Firm Pose |
| practice and work together in this yoga class. | | | | 21 Ardha - Kurmasana Half Tortoise Pose |
| Choudhury is a self-proclaimed Yogi to the Stars living | | | | 22 Ustrasana Camel Pose |
| in Beverly Hills and teaching at the Yoga College of | | | | 23 Sasangasana Rabbit Pose |
| India in Los Angeles and he also makes the trip to | | | | 24 Janushirasana with Paschimottanasana Head To |
| Calcutta, India,to teach, as weel as other cities across | | | | Knee Pose with Stretching Pose |
| the world, including San Francisco, London, Paris and | | | | 25 Ardha - Matsyendrasana Spine Twisting Pose |
| Tokyo. His book Bikram's Beginning Yoga Class was | | | | 26 Khapalbhati Blowing In Firm |
| best seller and consists of a sequence of 26 yoga | | | | Bikram Choudhury has aggressively attempted to |
| postures (or asana) along with two breathing | | | | enforce claims of copyright and trademark protection, |
| exercises. | | | | including his claim that the sequence of asanas in |
| The following are the 26 Asana that make up Bikram | | | | Bikram's Beginning Yoga Class Book all fall under his |
| Yoga: | | | | copyright. This development is very controversial within |
| # Sanskrit English | | | | the United States yoga community as the poses are |
| 1 Pranayama Series Standing Deep Breathing | | | | not something one can or should copy write. |
| 2 Ardha Chandrasana with Pada-Hastasana Half | | | | Some practitioners strenuously object to the idea that |
| Moon Pose with Hands To Feet Pose | | | | Bikram seeks to have exclusive control over a series |
| 3 Utkatasana Awkward Pose | | | | of postures that are just derived from traditional |
| 4 Garurasana Eagle Pose | | | | practices. It would be like a baseball pitcher attempting |
| 5 Dandayamana - JanuShirasana Standing Head To | | | | to copy write a curve ball or David Beckham trying to |
| Knee Pose | | | | copy write his famous curving kick. Also, some object |
| 6 Dandayamana - Dhanurasana Standing Bow Pulling | | | | to Bikram's long term goal to create a formal |
| Pose | | | | nationwide potentially even worldwide franchise of |
| 7 Tuladandasana Balancing Stick Pose | | | | studios. |
| 8 Dandayamana - Bibhaktapada - Paschimottanasana | | | | Whether you agree or disagree with Bikram's |
| Standing Separate Leg Stretching Pose | | | | copyright claim it is certainly worth trying the method in |
| 9 Trikonasana Triangle Pose | | | | class or at home. There is no doubt the sequence and |
| 10 Dandayamana - Bibhaktapada - Janushirasana | | | | breathing is helpful to any yoga practitioner. |