Bikram Yoga Phoenix

Bikram Yoga is the 26 postures Sequence selected and developed by Bikram Choudhury from Hatha Yoga.

It has been proved and experienced by millions that these 26 postures systematically work every part of the body, to give all the internal organs, all the veins, all the ligaments, and all the muscles everything they need to maintain optimum health and maximum function. Each component takes care of something different in the body, and yet they all work together synergistically, contributing to the success of every other one, and extending its benefits.

Bikram Yoga’s twenty-six posture exercises systematically move fresh, oxygenated blood to one hundred percent of your body, to each organ and fiber, restoring all systems to healthy working order, just as Nature intended. Proper weight, muscle tone, vibrant good health, and a sense of well being will automatically follow.

Bikram’s Beginning Yoga Class is a twenty-six asana series designed to scientifically warm and stretch muscles, ligaments and tendons, in the order in which they should be stretched. Below is the list of 26 hatha yoga postures and their benefits.

Class burns between 750-900 calories. Please hydrate well (3-4 liters of water), consider electrolyte replacement (Emergen C packets, pedialyte, and/or coconut water/milk/oil.

Research Papers published on Bikram Yoga

Journal Name:
Chinese Medicine (Scientific Research Journal) Volume 1, Number 1, (June 2010)
Title of Article :
Bikram Yoga as a Countermeasure of Bone Loss in Women
Authors : Apurba Mukherjee, Ph.D., Prithwis Mukherjee and Dr. Robert R. Rude, M.D.

Journal Name:
The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research Volume 22, Number 5, (September 2008)
Title of Article:
Yoga as Steadiness Training : Effects on Motor Variability in Young Adults
Authors : Cady E.F. Hart and Brian L. Tracy, Ph.D., Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.