Bikram Yoga Poses Bikram Sequence
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Bikram Yoga is the Hot Yoga of today.

The Bikram sequence and poses took hold as the Bikram Institue established itself in the US. Bikram Massachusetss, Sacramento Bikram yoga Bikram Yoga Austin Texas anmongst others sprang up and eagerly had many flock to this hot yoga. Hot being the operational word as its classes are performed at temperatires over 100 degrees. Sweat and weight loss are often the offshoots of this yoga.

Along with a desire to have Bikram yoga clothing suitable for these conditions to accompany this style of yoga - it was to become a hugely successful new yoga style. It also carried with it a controversial founder who thinks nothing of using litigeous American practices to stamp out rivals and "copyright"theft of his yoga style.

Many yoga studios although respecting the different styles of yoga, wish to offer their own hot yoga styles, which although can be compared to Bikram are their own style - Hot Yoga Ahwatukee is one such studio amongst many - Hot Yoga, a style of Hatha Yoga, is the physical form of yoga designed to bring balance and well-being into your life. This Hot Yoga is built on many of the poses and philosophies of Bikram Choudhury and Bishnu Ghosh, but also integrates postures and philosophies from other styles of yoga

Celebrity Bikram adherents flocked to the cause - Demi Moore, Jennifer Aniston, George Clooney and Beyonce are just a few who have immersed themselves into the Bikram Yoga set.

This celebrity interest really suited the P.R. seeking talents of Choudhury and his massive ego , according to those not keen on his approach, was swelled even more along with his litigious nature towards those that altered their hot yoga styles into his "copyrighted" 26 poses. The Bikram poses and Bikram sequence are fundamental to the Bikram yoga style as well as to the arguement that nobody can copyright yoga practice that has been around for over 5,000 years.

The argument goes on yet the Bikram yoga poses are still highly popular in the overheated yoga studios they are practiced in.

The controversy does not stop the eponymous founder of Bikram to excel in establishing Bikram Yoga as a western yoga style with roots in its sub continent stewardship.

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Bikram yoga mats are much sought after. These as you can imagine are those that soak up the sweat and water content associated with hot practice. One mat that does cope very well is the Manduka range of yoga mats

The Bikram Yoga poses comprise 26 yoga postures. These postrues have been put together from classical yoga postures.

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. Proper weight, muscle tone, vibrant good health, and a sense of well being will automatically follow, according to the Bikram description.

Here are the list with their Sanskrit names of the Bikram Yoga poses and the Bikram sequence they are practiced in:

Standing Deep Breathing Pranayama(Sanskrit) - Half Moon Pose, Ardha-Chandrasana(Sanskrit) - Hands to Feet, Pada-Hasthasana(Sanskrit) - Awkward Pose, Utkatasana(Sanskrit) - Eagle Pose, Garurasana(Sanskrit) -  Standing Head to Knee Dandayamana-Janushirasana(Sanskrit) - Standing Bow Pose, Dandayamana-Dhanurasana(Sanskrit) - Balancing Stick, Tuladandasana(Sanskrit) - Standing Separate Leg Stretching Pose, Dandayamana-Bibhaktapada-Paschimotthanasana(Sanskrit) - Triangle Pose, Trikanasana(Sanskrit) - Standing Separate Leg Head to Knee Pose, Dandayamana-Bibhaktapada-Janushirasana(Sanskrit) - Tree Pose, Tadasana(Sanskrit)
- Toe Stand Padangustasana(Sanskrit) - Dead Body Pose, Savasana(Sanskrit) - Wind-Removing Pose, Pavanamuktasana(Sanskrit) - Cobra Pose, Bhujangasana (Sanskrit) - Locust Pose, Salabhasana(Sanskrit) - Full Locust Pose, Poorna-Salabhasana(Sanskrit) - Bow Pose, Dhanurasana(Sanskrit) - Fixed Firm Pose, Supta-Vajrasana(Sanskrit)

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