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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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