Bikram Yoga is a series of 26 hatha yoga postures or asanas done in a specific order over 90 minutes in a room heated to just above body temperature. The series was brought to the US over 30 years ago by Bikram Choudhury, who learned the yoga from his guru Bishnu Gnosh (brother of the famous Paramahansa Yogananda).

This series of postures are considered the most medicinal of all the hatha yoga postures and are particularly healing to the American way of life. Americans spend a disproportionate amount of time forward bending, weakening the spine, and have a very difficult time being still. In addition, we love high impact sports and exercise that reduces range of motion in the joints over time. Eventually even every day activities become uncomfortable, even painful, due to the bodies natural degeneration.

The Bikram series is so powerful that is has not changed much in over 30 years and can only be taught by Bikram Certified instructors. Minors (not of legal age) must be added as family members to a parent or legal guardian’s online account.