Give Bikram Yoga a Try

Real men do yoga. NFL running back Eddie George,This school of Yoga originated in Los Angeles and
NBA superstar Kevin Garnett and pro-golfer Davidwas founded by Bikram Chouhudry. At the age of
Duvall all profess to be believers, attesting that yogafour, Bikram began practicing yoga under the tutelage
has improved their game. Also, Yoga is not as easyof Bishnu Ghosh, one of the foremost yogi of the 21st
as it looks. Do not be fooled by its calming, tranquilcentury. When he was thirteen, he won his first
façade. The Yoga system is as sophisticatedNational India Yoga Championship. He held the title for
and complex as they come. The exercises engagethree successive years.
both major and minor groups and often involvesThe proverbial twist of fate took place when at 17, he
re-learning something as basic as breathing.sustained a knee injury from weight-lifting. Contrary to
Yoga movements may be few and far between. Yet,doctor's diagnoses, he fully recovered and was able to
it is the getting to and holding the posture for thosewalk again in sic months after receiving treatment
extra millimeters and seconds that is the true measurefrom his teacher. He took this as testament to the
of a man. Bending over to touch yourself becomes anhealing abilities of yoga science and has made it his life
unlikely challenge. Curious? You are not the only one.mission to educate others worldwide.
Steadfastly converting health-conscious Manila is HotToday, Bikram Yoga is practiced in six continents, with
Yoga or Bikram Yoga. Bikram Yoga is a type ofstudios locate from Capetown, South Africa to
Hatha Yoga, done in a fixed sequence of 26 posturesAuckland, New Zealand. Famous advocates include
(asanas), performed twice over a span of 90 minutesMadonna, Quincy Jones, Karim Abul-Jabbar and
in a 100 degree centigrade heated room.former United States president Richard Nixon.