Bikram Yoga Lovers

I live in New York City, I did bikram on and off for about 2 years but I've become more committed to my practice over the past 4 months and I love it. And as a beginner runner, bikram pairs perfectly with it.

Free 6.30am classes in Bikram, Wimbledon London and £35 for 30 day challenge.  Great to get up early and work out setting you up for the day!

Arda-Chandrasana with Pada Hastasana

Arda-Chandrasana with Pada Hastasana is the second of the 26 Bikram poses. This translates for you as Half-Moon Pose with Hands to Feet.

‘This posture gives you lateral flexion and front and back flexion...

Garurasana

Beyond improving flexibilities in the hips, knees, ankles and the rest, Eagle Pose also supplies fresh blood to the reproductive system and sex organs, plus the kidneys, which increases sexual vitality and helps clear up reproducti...

Pranayama

Practising yoga in the heat brings huge benefits, but Bikram yoga can be undeniably challenging. It does bring huge benefits especially to those people who participate in other sports to aid recovery, prevent injury and bring a sens...

It's not that bad.  The thing to remember is to wipe off perspiration & have dry clothes to put on before leaving so you don't get chilled.

What I do is wear a sports bra top & yoga shorts, or maybe an athletic bikini under a hoodie & runnin...

@meghanl - nice one on getting to the studio so often, it's pretty expensive to practice in London but I did really enjoy going when I had a pass for 20 days! 

So you find the heat in the studio and the cold outside messes you up a bit? I think m...

I've been going 2-3 times a week, haven't been logging the training as much as I should.

Right now in Wisconsin, winter is not going without a fight.  It's been really cold, more snow toda.  A hot studio room has been a very nice place to go.  I...

Moksha is really good for Hot Yoga, I live in Toronto and go to these classes.  They have places all over Toronto City, I've been to 2 of their locations and would definitely recommend them.

First time I heard of this, I meditate alot so hopefully I'll enjoy this too

The studio where I go to runs the temperature between 105 & 110.  I'm comfortable with that.  Actually in the middle of winter I'm LOVING it.

During a session I wear very little, like a sport bra top & shorts (the other night I wore one of my wor...

Thanks everybody. :)

The difference is that the tribes or yoga postures in the different groups or series are to support that particular sport.  The yoga stretches for running are different from kayaking because you are using different m...

Yoga is Yoga, it means yoke in Sanscrit and as Armand says it is an holisitic approach to total wellbeing and the union of mind, body and spirit. The practice is done by you for you without attachment (one of the eth...

I keep seeing tribes and challenges aimed at athletes in varying sports.  What the differences in focus for these?  For example, what focus would be different for kayakers than for runners?  Thanks!

I wish I could get a definitive answer on this one too.  My yoga instructor says around 900 calories but when I do the online calorie counter it says around 400.   It's a good question.

The belly is a prized area of the body for many men and women. When fat appears for various reasons, people are often led to exercise as a means to get rid of it. Yoga is a type of flexibility exercise that, although...

After nearly 3 and a half years of practicing Bikram yoga, I've shed off some pounds and a couple of inches from my waist. I've also developed toned muscles in my arms and legs. I've noticed, however, that I still have a bit of that unwanted belly...

The standing poses supposedly serve as the warm-up for the "real" yoga that's done in the Floor Series. The first 45 minutes of the class gets the heart and lungs worked up, opens up the major joints, bends and stret...

I live in Antipolo City, Philippines, but I work in Manila (30 kms. from where I live). Despite the daily difficulty of commuting from my house to the university where I teach, I still find time to drop by the Bikram studio around 8 kms. from my w...

I have very low blood pressure, (i.e. 90 over 60) and also get head rushes from the inverted postures. My doctor says the recommendation is more salt. At first I thought "ew," but I think what she may be meaning in m...

Thanks guys that does help, I think you are probably onto something with the breath holding thing. I do try and stay hydrated and don't do hot yoga to lose weight so not worried about that.. but drinking enough over...

its the pressure/blood pressure issue,breath correctly,...are you holding your breath as you flow from one asana to the next?,also hydration can be an issue....so many people go into bikram wanting to lose weight the...

Hi Kirstin, I suffer with head rushes too but just put this down to still coming out of postures too quickly. I'm definitely hydrated enough so I know it's not linked to that.

Thought I would struggle with headaches when I started hot yoga, but it almost seems to help them... I get a lot of head rushes coming up from inverted postures though, even when i go slowly. Is it just something to get used to, or maybe because I...