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Interesting modern take on Hatha Yoga for the WestBikram has provided a modern, LA, hot update on Hatha Yoga for the West. He situates his position well both in a Yoga context and in the context of various gurus coming to the United States.
For students of Paramhansa Yogananda's SRF or Ananda, the book provides interesting history on the importance given to Hatha Yoga in the early years of SRF and the more wide ranging interests and expertise of the wider Ghosh family beyond just Kriya Yoga.
Bikram is particularly critical of some of the rival Hatha Yoga schools and Western sports in general.
So, guru spreading the benefits of Yoga in the West in the Holy tradition of his guru (Yogananda's brother), 'bad boy' upsetting the apple cart of older franchises with their allegedly watered down and/or unhealthy practices, or yet another dollar 'guru' taking commonplace Indian techniques and packaging them for high-priced consumption by gullible Western audiences?
A visit to Bikram and other studios is the difference between knowing and following the opinions of others, an option readily accessible to all and a scientific approach popularized by Yogananda himself, visiting tens of individuals and groups in a search for truth in his famous Autobiography, recognizing that many believed their way to be the one and only way.
Bikram BookA great motivation for starting and loving Bikram Yoga. Bikram's words and his interesting personality make you want to leave everything and surrender to his tough love.
Just skip the gym altogether...this is all you need!I have been taking Bikram yoga for a few years now and I finally read Mr. Choudhury's book. I wanted a better understanding of the postures, breathing, and what this yoga means in my life outside the classroom. Bikram explains everything about his yoga in a no nonsense honesty that I appreciate. I would recommend first taking a class...read his book...and then keep coming to class as you continue reading. This yoga and this book will change your life. And yes, I really did cancel my gym membership. This yoga gave me all over, and instant, results both in my mind and body.
Bikram is Ayn Rand of yoga - and that's not horribleI like the book, I like the yoga classes, and Bikram himself is growing on me.
The hard talking style is appealing to me as an endurance athlete, so you'll find no complaint from me to hear him telling me that "99% right is 100% wrong" or that tattoos are a gross violation of your body. Even if I don't agree with his philosophy 100% (and that might make ME in the wrong), I admire and congratulate him for HAVING his own principles and enforcing them in others that want to use his name for their business.
Bravo, and here's to "90 Minutes of Suffering"!
Original 1979 book is the best!!If you can get a hold of the 1979 edition, you will have exactly what you need to continue on your yoga journey. FUNNY, honest and sensible. Yeah, he name drops, but who cares? Doesn't every one? :o) You will TREASURE this book.
Product Description Bikram, the "hot yoga" program, has been heating up the yoga world lately, and its founder probably has something to do with it: The outspoken, dramatic, and always controversial Bikram Choudhury has garnered a lot of attention with his version of hatha yoga that some yogis think unorthodox: In his classes, students are stuck in a room heated to at least 105 degrees doing a structured program of 26 asanas with a sergeant–like instructor––and they love it. Bikram Yoga will emulate that same energy. With his take–no–prisoners philosophy, Bikram describes how the program can reap great medical, physical, and spiritual benefits––the poses work out every part of the body, all of which can help alleviate many common ailments, from asthma to back pain. (Photographs will accompany each pose.) In addition, the book offers the best ways to incorporate eastern philosophy into a western lifestyle and tips on how yoga can cultivate "a union between body and spirit." Simply put, you don't have to meditate passively to reap the benefits of yoga.
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