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Bikram's Beginning Yoga Class (Second Edtion) Paperback – August 7, 2000

by Bonnie Jones Reynolds (Author), Bikram Choudhury (Author)

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Sweat, strain, laugh, and do more for your health, body, and general well-being than you even imagined possible as you take your beginning yoga class from Bikram. For more than twenty years, Bikram's Beginning Yoga Class has been among the preeminent and most beloved of all yoga guides-and now it has been revised and updated by Bikram, with virtually all-new photographs and an updated section on yoga's medical benefits.

With nearly two hundred vivid instructional photographs, Bikram's Beginning Yoga Class is the perfect guidebook for any student of yoga, either advanced or beginner-a reference that makes Hatha yoga fun, easy, and completely understandable.

Illustrated throughout with 160 black-and-white photographs by Biswanath "Bisu" Ghosh

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Bikram Choudhury, author of the newly revised Bikram's Beginning Yoga Class and yoga guru to the stars, is on a mission to heal America through yoga. Bikram claims that faithfully doing his yoga routine, which consists of 26 hatha yoga asanas (postures) set down by Patanjali over 4,000 years ago, can fix everything from chronic diseases (like heart disease, diabetes, and arthritis) to obesity and depression. According to Bikram, his beginning yoga class exercises 100 percent of the body, increases energy, and leaves you looking and feeling fantastic.

The book contains nearly 200 photographs illustrating each of the poses. Each asana is also accompanied by detailed directions on how to do it the right way. Can't quite twist your leg around your head or touch your nose to your knee? Bikram will tell you how to modify poses so one day you, too, can resemble a pretzel.

This is not an easy workout. Even intermediate students will find Bikram's yoga routine, which requires about an hour to complete, challenging. Need encouragement? Beginning Yoga contains suggestions for maintaining proper yoga practice, a section on the medical benefits of yoga, notes from Bikram's students, and a good dose of Bikram humor and philosophy. If you can't get to one of Bikram's 100 yoga centers and want to give his style of "hot yoga" a try, open up Bikram's Beginning Yoga Class and let Bikram work his magic on your body, mind, and spirit. --Ellen Albertson

About the Author

Born in Calcutta, Bikram Choudhury began studying yoga at the age of four. Bikram's Yoga College operates to overflow capacity in Beverly Hills, New York City, and at other locations around the world.

Paperback: 205 pages
Publisher: TarcherPerigee; 2nd ed. edition (August 7, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781585420209
ISBN-13: 978-1585420209
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Jackie W.

Best Book for New Bikram Yogis

February 7, 2018

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If you are new to Bikram Yoga or want to improve your practice, buy this book or the blue book with Bikram and his former wife Rajashree on the cover.

Both books are like taking a class taught by Bikram himself. Lots of fun. Plus, both books show & discuss perfect posture and reality posture (ie what you may be doing).

I think every Bikram yogi should read this or the blue book to improve your practice, practice “the right way” and make sure you get 100% benefit from each posture and every class. Your time is precious, don’t waste it!

Remember, when you try “the right way” you need only do 1% of the posture to get 100% benefit. These books will make sure you are trying the right way in your 90 minute class so you get full benefit.

Best wishes on the mat,
Jackie
Bikram Certified Yoga Instructor
Bikram Yoga For You in Dedham, MA.

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Eljay Morales

Bikram Yoga is my Fountain of Youth

March 7, 2015

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One of the more beneficial forms of Yoga I have found for my body - Bikram Yoga is my Fountain of Youth.

After 40 years of practicing Bikram Yoga, I speak from inner truth that my body loves and needs these specific asana (postures) performed in sequence every time to regain physical balance from the onslaught of toxicity in the air, food, water and stress caused by local / global social unrest. This regimen allows the total body mechanics to create muscuar and cellular memory through repetition. The postures are never boring as one becomes more ingrained and sensitive to how the postures feel in the body AND how we feel after we've completed the asanas to our best ability on any given day.

To explore the history of Choudhury Bikram and how he came to create this 26-asana practice, one can appreciate his early beginnings and influencers such as Bishnu Ghosh, brother of Parahamsa Yogananda (Autobiography of a Yogi). While there are hundreds of Yoga postures, this practice focuses on 26, each scientifically chosen to reach every part of the body during a 90-minute session - creating and sustaining inner life force so we may acknowledge and share our life purpose with clarity, balance, determination, fortitude and strength.

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jackie

Good book for reference, goes great with CD

January 6, 2015

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So, Bikram yoga. this is the best yoga for a complete workout by far... Now, I have worked out in a bikram studio for about a year, but the times and distance did not work for me. So, what I did was order the complete CD from Bikramyoga.com it has bikram himself running you through the entire class, then I use the book for reference. I have a small room at home that I put a space heater and a warm humidifier in heat up the room to about 90degrees turn on the Cd and do my yoga workout at home.. if you have the chance to go to a studio at least once I suggest that you do that, because there are little nuances that the instructors go over that you don't get in a book or CD.. Now I have my hot Bikram yoga whenever I want at home. I love it.!

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Linda

Good Stuff and a surprisingly Good Read

September 14, 2016

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Very enjoyable book to read. The notes from class members are interesting, funny and helpful. The book has a lot of images also, which I liked. The images show you the "optimal" pose and then what is "likely" :) I found myself actually reading the whole thing, not just looking at the pictures - which is what I expected to do.

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Marah Patterson

understanding the details

June 14, 2017

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I was really expecting a DVD because I have been looking for a great yoga video. But after reading the introduction and importance of this particular style of yoga I am really impressed. He explains the importance of a heated room, and the baby steps for poses before going onto next pose, as well as all the spiritual /physical elements

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lz3

Heavy on Bikram, light on postures

April 12, 2012

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I've been practicing Bikram yoga for 3.5 months now, and I love it. Today was my 42 class (not that I love it so much I'm counting, or anything!). So, I ordered this book thinking it would give specific details on the postures, things like where you should be feeling the stretch in each posture, or what "drives" each posture. I thought this would help me tweak each pose, to maximize the benefits of each one. Instead, the book is very light on the postures and heavy on Bikram's thinking/philosophy. So, it's interesting, but not what I was hoping for. I just saw a book today called "Yoga Anatomy" and that might be more of what I'm looking for.

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Diana S

Very good for Bikram yogis and yoginis

October 18, 2012

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I never went to Bikram, but bought this book. It is well written, with lots of funny references. Can be quite boring though, if you are trying to go through everything at once. A year later, I went to my first Bikram class. I finally realized what this book is about! I really enjoyed reading a few postures a day and learning in class. The book is different from the dialogue, but it is immensely helpful for beginners. Every time I'm in doubt about something, I can go back to the book and reference it. I now went to the classes for 3 months and feel quite confident. I'm still looking at the book from time to time for some help, and enjoy reading Bikram's quotes. I would definitely recommend this book!

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Kimmy in Valencia

A must for anyone new to hot yoga

July 8, 2008

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The style is a bit annoying to read but the explanation of poses along with the (extremely dated) photos is very helpful especially for beginners.

I read the book through once... then realized that it is broken up into 2 parts -- for each pose. The top portion is for advanced students who have a general idea of the poses. The bottom portion is for complete beginners. Although Bikram writes in the book that someone who has never taken a class can follow the book, I would highly disagree with that. I think you need to have gone to a few classes to get a general idea of the flow, then you can read about each poses and tips to get a deeper stretch/proper form.

I wish they would have redone the photos for the updated copy. Now that I have read through it once, I find that I go back to it for reference for some of the poses I find more challenging. I would highly recommend this book.

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