Health benefits of Bikram Yoga - Hot yoga poses
There are
26 hot yoga or Bikram yoga poses (also known as hot yoga poses) that are practiced in each session.
Each session is of ninety minutes.
These Bikram yoga postures are selected carefully by Bikram Choudhary,
the founder of Bikram yoga.
According to him, these poses give the exercise to the whole body when practiced. They are to be practiced in the given order as that gives the maximum benefit to the entire body.
The
specialty of Bikram yoga is that these
26 yoga poses are practiced in a heated room. This heated room adds to
the health benefits of Bikram yoga.
Where and how to learn bikram yoga poses
You can learn these poses by attending a licensed Bikram yoga center or by using Bikram yoga DVD or video cassette or with the help of a book.
Learning at the heated studio gives the additional benefit of practicing in the prescribed heat. These 26 Bikram yoga postures include 2 pranayama - yogic breathing methods.
There are standing yoga poses, kneeling or seated yoga poses and lying down yoga poses.
The list of the 26 Bikram yoga postures is given below along with their Sanskrit names as well as the English
equivalent as they are generally known.
The list
of the 26 Bikram yoga postures in Sanskrit - English
- Pranayama - Standing Deep Breathing
- Ardha - Chandrasana
- Utkatasana - Awkward Pose or chair pose
- Garudasana - Eagle Pose
- Dandayamana - Janushirasana - Standing Head to Knee Pose
- Dandayamana - Dhanurasana - Standing Bow Pulling Pose
- Tuladandasana - Balancing Stick Pose
- Dandayamana- Bibhaktapada - Paschimotthanasana - Standing Separate Leg Stretching Pose
- Trikonasana - Triangle Pose
- Dandayamana- Bibhaktapada- Janushirasana - Standing Separate Leg Head to Knee Pose
- Tadasana - Tree Pose
- Padangustasana - Toe Stand Pose
- Savasana - shavasana - Dead Body Pose – corpse pose
- Pavanamuktasana - Wind releasing Pose
- Pada- Hastasana - Half Moon and hands to Feet Pose - Sit-up
- Bhujangasana - Cobra Pose
- Salabhasana - Locust Pose
- Poorna- Salabhasana - Full Locust Pose
- Dhanurasana - Bow Pose
- Supta- Vajrasana - Fixed Firm Pose
- Ardha- Kurmasana - Half Tortoise Pose
- Ushtrasana - Camel Pose
- Shashankasana - Rabbit Pose
- Janushirasana with Paschimotthanasana - Head to Knee Pose
- Ardha- Matsyendrasana - Spine Twisting Pose
- Kapalbhati pranayama - Blowing in Firm Pose
You may have already learnt these yoga postures if you have attended any yoga classes earlier. But doing it in the Bikram
yoga way is supposed to give you more health benefits.
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