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Bikram Yoga is one of the many styles of Yoga adapted to cater to specific requirements of its audience. Yoga is one of the most ancient philosophy and practice of healthy living which attempts to create equilibrium between the body, mind and soul. Its ability to adapt to new requirements is the secret to its constant evolution, and hence its survival, over 5 millennia. Bikram Yoga is one of the latest styles of Yoga to be created in the West.

Bikram Yoga was created by Bikram Choudhury, born in Calcutta, India in 1946 who founded Bikram’s Yoga College of India in Los Angeles in 1997 and introduced Bikram Yoga, which is named after him. Bikram Yoga consists of 27 Yoga Asanas, including 2 Pranayama exercises, conducted in a very hot room, usually heated to 90-105 degrees F. The 27 Yoga Asanas are performed in a sequence, typically twice and held for a certain amount of time. The Yoga Asanas used in Bikram Yoga include Standing Poses, Twists, Backward Bends and Forward Bends.

There are many benefits to practicing Yoga in a heated room. To begin with, the heat helps the muscles relax which makes them more flexible. This means that you can get into Yoga Poses more easily and avoid the risk of injuring yourself while attempting a Yoga pose. Doing Yoga poses in a hot room also ensures that you sweat profusely, which helps the body to get rid of a number of toxins through sweat. Finally, it also uses up a lot of energy, hence enabling you to burn fat faster. This is the main reason why Bikram Yoga is extremely popular among those who want to shed those extra pounds and stay in shape.

There are a number of other benefits to practicing Bikram Yoga. Bikram Yoga stretches and then relaxes all your muscles, ensuring that they become more flexible and give you a greater range of movement. They also make the muscles stronger and help in toning them. Not just muscles, but Bikram Yoga helps in strengthening bones, ligaments, tendons and joints as well. Bikram Yoga also has a huge impact on the circulatory system, increasing blood circulation and ensuring that highly oxygenated blood reaches every part of the body. At the same time, it helps cleanse and detoxify our internal organs and removes the present toxins in the body through sweat.

Bikram Yoga also has a huge effect on preventing, controlling and treating several diseases and ailments. Its impact on blood circulation also lowers blood pressure and reduces the chances of Hypertension. It also has an impact on blood sugar levels and helps control diabetes. Its impact on muscles, bones and joints prevent or help in treating ailments like arthritis, spondolytis, etc. It also has a great impact on the mental state of the person practicing it, helping him or her relax and get rid of stress and enxiety, making it a great therapeutic treatment for psychological disorders. And, of course, it helps tremendously in losing excess weight.