Bikram Yoga is a form of Yoga which consists of a series of 26 poses performed in a hot room commonly bikram yoga is also referred as “Hot Yoga”. Bikram yoga position can be called or same with postures, poses and asanas.

Bikram yoga was created by Bikram Choudhury, a self-styled yoga entrepreneur who moved from India to the US to teach yoga. His own version of Hatha yoga is consists of a tightly scripted sequence of 26 positions and two breathing exercise. As it is called “Hot Yoga”, the temperature of a Bikram Yoga studio temperature is usually at 105 degrees or even higher. It is believed that the heat will help to loosen your muscles, improve flexibility, and increase your heart rate.

Like the other styles of hatha Yoga the Bikram’s hatha yoga postures are designed to stretch your muscle, compress your cardiopulmonary system and improve your circulation. For someone who practice Bikram Yoga at first time can get a lightheaded or nauseous during the session. These might be symptoms of detoxification taking place in the body, or the symptoms might be signs of dehydration.

The first 60 minutes of Bikram Yoga session is usually spent doing standing exercises, followed by 30 minutes of floor exercises. The routine includes Bikram Yoga positions such as the Half Moon Pose that strengthens your abdominals and helps with back pain. The Awkward pose that strengthens calves, thighs, and hips. And the Wind Removing Pose that straightens the spine and increases flexibility. The last mentioned one also exerts pressure on your colon, which perhaps is the origin of the name of the position