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Understanding Bikram Yoga and How It Is Different 

Bikram Yoga is the most significant form of Hot Yoga that carries forward the principles of Hatha Yoga with asanas and mudras performed in a heated room. Whether you are looking to advance your Yoga practise or choosing Hot Yoga as a career path, here are some facts to help you understand the technique better and make a conscious decision.

 

 

While Hatha Yoga is a part of ancient Yogic principles, the styles and techniques practised in most yoga classes near Brisbane, are more modern forms of asanas, developed through the 20th century by yogis namely Bishnu Charan Ghosh, K. Pattabhi Jois and later by Bikram Choudhury. It is the unique technique of performing Hatha Yoga, proposed by Bikram Choudhury, that forms the basis of the 26 + 2 Hot Yoga, popularly known as Bikram Yoga around the world.

 

What Is So Special About the Bikram/26+2 Hot Yoga Principle?

 

Before understanding the uniqueness of the 26+2 Hot Yoga principle, you need to understand Yoga by its roots.

 

Now even though the terms sound very similar and confusing, Hatha Yoga, Hot Yoga, Power Yoga… they are different from each other in terms of how they are performed.

 

Hatha Yoga

It is the traditional form of performing asanas and mudras. But nowadays they can be either of two things: it may be traditional hatha yoga techniques mentioned in ancient scriptures or their modernised forms.

 

Hot Yoga

It is an idea to recreate the traditional ambience of India while performing the hatha yoga asanas and mudras. To do this, yoga studios use artificially heated rooms.

 

Power Yoga

Just what its name suggests, the idea of this form is to introduce more energised, intensified postures, that is most significantly conveyed through the Vinaya style.

 

Bikram or 26+2

Now coming back to Bikram Yoga, it is a combination of Power and Hot yoga. But it is unique in the sense that Bikram Choudhury has specifically designed it with 26 asanas and 2 pranayamas (breathing exercises), hence the name: 26+2. The room is set to a temperature of 105°F (41°C) with the humidity level set to 40%. In this ambience, all 26 asanas are performed at a defined pace. The session is ideally covered in a span of 90minuts.

Difference between Hot Yoga and 26+2 Yoga

Hot Yoga entails any form of yoga that is performed inside a heated environment. But as already explained, the methodology of 26+2 is not just yoga. The definite set of breathing exercises, the asanas and the temperature scale is rigid.

 

Whereas the temperature is adjusted to a different level, or different mudras can be performed in a heated room. And since the temperature and the asanas are strictly maintained under the Bikram Yoga principle, any changes in the principle would make it Hot Yoga. The same goes for Power Yoga if the 26+2 asanas and pranayama are performed without the heat.

Health Benefits of Bikram Yoga

It is particularly helpful in reducing pain caused by arthritis and rheumatoid. It is proven effective for weight loss and overall physical balance. It is also helpful in improving mental and psychological disorders like depression and anxiety.

 

 

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