Bikram Choudhury designed a system of Yoga call Bikram Yoga. It was created from the more traditional Yoga techniques. One interesting feature of Bikram yoga is that it is generally practiced in a heated room. (About 40.5C or 105F) This kind of Yoga is all about providing general well being and has 26 exercises as well as two breathing exercises. The heat from the room, among other benefits, will greatly aid the muscles while stretching.

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.

Pranayama, which is the first standing Bikram Yoga pose, includes deep breathing. This deep breathing while in a heated room is thought to protect you from many diseases as the heat will kill off bacteria in your windpipe.

Before taking up your Bikram yoga class you will want to make sure you have a non-slip mat with you. Due to the heat and length of the class most people sweat quite a lot causing their mat to become slippery. Special mats have been designed just for this purpose.

Bikram Yoga is probably one of the better ways to get a work out, have fun and relieve stress.

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