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Bikram Yoga is a complete system of wellness, restoration and rejuvenation. The challenging, 90 minute series consists of 26 postures, each increasing in benefit and challenge. The studio is hot (over 100°) to facilitate deeper stretching, relieve stress and tension, prevent injury and help detoxify the body. Bikram Yoga was designed by Bikram Choudhury to systematically stimulate and restore health to every muscle, joint and organ of the body. Bikram tailored the series for the Western person and specifically for our cultural problems of job stress, overeating, bad posture and fast-paced lifestyles. His series is scientifically formulated to regenerate tissue and cure chronic ailments. Participants of all ages and fitness levels notice an increase in energy, strength, balance, flexibility and mental focus. With regular practice, Bikram Yoga helps you to focus your mind and control your breath leaving you with a deep sense of relaxation and well-being. To truly understand the magic of Bikram Yoga you must experience it for yourself firsthand - please come join us in class today!
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Bikram Choudhury began learning hatha yoga in his native India at the age of 3. At 5, he began studying with Bishnu Ghosh, one of the supreme physical culturalists of our time and brother of Paramahansa Yogananda. Bikram quickly became a hatha yoga champion and at age 11, he was the youngest contestant ever to win the National India Yoga Competition. At 14, Swami Shivananda declared him "Yogi Raj" (King of the Yogis). At age 17, a weight-lifting accident crippled Bikram. With the Ghosh’s guidance and a strict regimen of yoga, Bikram defied doctors prognoses that he would never walk again and completely healed his knee. In a United Nations sponsored research project at Tokyo University, Bikram helped doctors prove that yoga regenerates tissues and relieves symptoms of chronic ailments. Bikram then tailored his technique for the Western person. Combining Eastern discipline and Western medicine, Bikram perfected his comprehensive, twenty-six posture system making it suitable for everyone. As an exact technique and series, Bikram’s Yoga brings health and peace to practitioners of all ages and fitness levels.