Who is Bikram?

Bikram Choudhury was born in Calcutta, India in 1946. At the age of four, Bikram began studying yoga with India's most-renowned physical culturist at that time, Bishnu Ghosh, the younger brother of Paramahansa Yogananda (Author of the most popular book on Yoga, The Autobiography of a Yogi).


At seventeen, Bikram injured his knee during a weight-lifting accident. Leading European doctors predicted that he would never walk again. Not accepting their pronouncement, he had himself carried back to Bishnu Ghosh's school. Bikram knew that if anyone could help to heal his knee, it was his teacher. Six months later, his knee had totally recovered.



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Why the Heat?

Why is Bikram Yoga performed in a heated room?

If you think about it, it makes sense.

Any exercise program focuses on warming up our bodies before vigorous activity. The temperature of the yoga room is similar to our body's own temperature. This accelerates improvement in many of the benefits of your yoga practice.



Why is sweating beneficial?

After experimenting with different levels of heat and moisture, we have found that the increased moisture in the air is more likely to make you sweat, rather than the absolute temperature! And the more people that are in the room, the more moisture from our breath, the more we sweat.

Our room is thermostatically controlled so that the temperature never gets too high, and in dry conditions we use a humidifier to ensure correct humidity.


The heat has many benefits ...

  • Capillaries dilate in the heat, more effectively oxygenating the tissues, muscles, glands and organs and helping in the removal of waste products.
  • Your peripheral circulation improves due to enhanced perfusion of your extremities.
  • Your cardiovascular system gets a thorough workout.
  • Sweating promotes detoxification and elimination through the skin - which is the body's largest eliminating organ.