time of year and where you live, your vicinity
may experience extreme temperature in the summer months. If so,
this style of yoga may be just for you. If you are more used to
a cooler environment, read on to see how yoga can really warm
you up.
Bikram yoga is hot. Specifically, Bikram yoga is a standardized
procedure which teaches 26 poses which are performed in a place
which is heated to 105 degrees Fahrenheit (about 40 Celsius)
year around. Hot enough for you? That should take the chill off
on a cold, snowy day!
Bikram yoga is becoming a more desirable and increasingly
popular yoga type. Like all other forms of yoga, Bikram
emphasizes balance combined with a mind-body connection. It is
very intense and regimented and involves constant instruction.
Participants should be aware, though, that this is not for the
weak at heart. You will work to your maximum ability and it can
put a strain on the uninitiated.
Some yoga aficionados feel that Bikram is too intense and
difficult. In fact, some have said that “it’s just too much of
a good thing”. Bikram has gained the nickname “boot camp” yoga.
And some call it “militant”. They feel that Bikram can defeat
the basic concept of yoga which is to relax and do what you
can.
Like many other types of yoga, Bikram has been credited with
helping folks get relief from symptoms of arthritis,
fibromyalgia, and other conditions. But those who savor Bikram
yoga swear that the intense temperature adds to the relief
folks feel when the practice other types of yoga.
Bright lights, intense temperature, an instructor who could
pass for a drill sergeant and a cheerleader, lots of sweat, no
warm and fuzzy meditation music. That’s Bikram in a nutshell.
While some of the 26 poses students strike are similar to those
taught in other forms, Bikram teaches them with a totally no
nonsense approach. Those 26 poses are totally standardized: no
matter where you go. Visit a Bikram studio in another city and
you will strike the same poses.
One instructor of Bikram yoga explained that there are three
types of students encountered:
First, the one who says that this form of yoga is cool (hot,
actually). It’s a challenge and they want to master the
techniques.
Second, the learner who says they are not sure about this. They
become more stressed than when they started and may actually
feel ill.
Finally, there is the student that hates the experience and is
usually never seen again.
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Which one will you be? It really doesn’t matter since there is
a yoga discipline for everyone. But you owe it to yourself to
investigate Bikram yoga to see if it’s right for you.
About The Author: Yvonne Volante, the author, is a big fan of
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