| There are many types of yoga that you can do to | | | | help warm the body which in turns makes the |
| help you get into shape or help you enhance your | | | | postures that you are required to do much easier. The |
| spirituality. The Bikram yoga is a physical type of yoga. | | | | postures that you do with this type of yoga are done |
| It is more aerobic than other types are. Do you know | | | | in twenty six postures. This yoga starts with standing |
| who started this type of yoga? Who was Bikram | | | | postures, backward bends, forward bends and even |
| yoga named after? | | | | twists. You will do each posture twice. In order to do |
| The Bikram yoga was founded by Bikram Choudhry. | | | | the full routine for Bikram yoga it will take you about |
| Bikram was born in 1946 in Kolkatta. During his life he | | | | ninety minutes. |
| became a disciple of Bishnu Gosh who is the brother | | | | This type of yoga may not be the right type for you. |
| of Paramahamsa Yogananda. He was very young | | | | Someone that is physically fit will be able to do the |
| when he became a disciple. He was only four years | | | | Bikram yoga with ease. However, when you are not in |
| old at the time. He mastered the Hatha yoga | | | | such good shape you might want to start with another |
| technique, which allowed him to win the Indian yoga | | | | type of yoga. Then when you have made your body |
| championship at a very young age. He retired an | | | | stronger you will be able to attempt this type of yoga. |
| undefeated champion when he was very young. | | | | You want to make sure that you find out all you can |
| Bikram went on to start many training centers for | | | | about Bikram yoga so that you will know if it is right for |
| yoga under the direction of his master Bishnu Gosh. He | | | | you. You need to know what it is about and whether |
| later on in his life came up with his own system for | | | | you can handle it. You don't want to do this yoga or |
| yoga which became known as Bikram yoga. | | | | any other yoga without first knowing what you will be |
| When doing Bikram yoga you will do this type of yoga | | | | doing. So take the time needed to find out about |
| in a heated room. The temperature in this room is | | | | Bikram yoga before you attempt it. |
| usually about ninety to one hundred degrees. This will | | | | |